Barry Boehm National Academy of EngineeringAcademician, AIAA, IEEE, ACM Fellow. He has been trying to find a balance between agility and discipline in software development since 1955. He is a professor of TRW software engineering andUniversity of Southern CaliforniaDirector of Software Engineering Center.U.S. Department of DefenseAdvanced Research Projects Agency(DARPA) is the director of the technical office, the chief scientist of TRW (the world-famous military industrial system contractor), and the chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the US Air Force.
Professor Barry Bohm obtained his bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University in 1957, and then obtained his master's degree and doctor's degree in mathematics from UCLA in 1961 and 1964 respectively.In 2000, he received an honorary doctorate degree from the Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts.[2]
Dr. Barry Bohm died at his home in Los Angeles at 11:38 p.m. on August 20, 2022, at the age of 87.In the last days of Dr. Barry Bohm, his students, colleagues and friends rushed to his home. They were filled with heartache and reluctance, telling the story they had shared, thanking and saying goodbye to Dr. Barry Bohm.[1]
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Dr. Boehm's contributions includeCOCOMO model 、软件过程中的Spiral modelW theory applicable to software management and requirement determination（Win win theory）。
Two advanced software engineering environments: TRW software productivity system and Quantum Leap environment.
J. D. Warnier AwardNSIA Grace Murray Hopper AwardACM Outstanding Research Award（The ACM Distinguished Research Award）
Dr. Barry Bohm is the best friend of the Software Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the honorary doctor of the Software Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.[1]
