dazar@cs.mcgill.caremovethispart

danielle.azar@mail.mcgill.caremovethispart

D. Azar received her PhD degree from McGill University in October 2004. During her PhD work, she worked under the supervision of Prof. Doina Precup and the co-supervision of Prof. Sue Whitesides and Prof. Houari Sahraoui.

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Publications  

• PhD Thesis: Using Genetic Algorithms to Optimize Software Quality Predictive Models.
•  Abstract of the thesis (in english)
  
• Abstract of the thesis (in french)
• Bouktif, S., Azar, D., Kegl, B., Sahraoui, H. and Precup, D.: Improving Rule Set Based Software Quality Prediction: A Genetic Algorithm-Based Approach. In  Journal of Object Technology,  vol. 3, No. 3, April  2004.
  
• Danielle Azar: Genetic Algorithms To Optimize software Quality Estimation Models. Mathematical and Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 13 and 14, 2003.
• Azar, D., Bouktif, S., Kegl, B.,  Sahraoui, H.,  and Precup, D. Combining and Adapting Software Quality Predictive Models by Genetic Algorithms In Proc. of the IEEE International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE’02), Edinburgh, 2002.
• Sahraoui H. A., Azar D. Quality Estimation Models Optimisation Using Genetic Algorithms: Case of Maintainability. In Proc. of the European Software Measurement Conference , (FESMA'99), 1999.

Courses taught at McGill University

• Introduction to Computing I
• Course taught during the terms: Fall 2000, Winter 2001, Summer 2001, Fall 2001, Winter 2002, Summer 2002.

• Algorithm Design Techniques
• Programming Languages and Paradigms

Research intrests

• Genetic Algorithms
• Heuristics
• Software Quality
  
• Applying GAs to Bioinformatics
  

Links

• Genetic Algorithms
• Evolutionary Computation
  
• Machine Learning
• Bioinformatics
• Implementation of Hilditch's skeletonization algorithm

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