Carolyn Seaman, Ph.D.

Carolyn Seaman is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). Her research generally falls under the umbrella of empirical studies of
software engineering, with particular emphases on maintenance, organizational structure, communication, measurement, COTS-based development, and qualitative research methods.  Dr.
Seaman is also a Research Scientist at the Fraunhofer Center for Experimental Software Engineering, Maryland, where she participates in research on experience management in software engineering organizations and software metrics. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College Park, a MS in Information and Computer Science from Georgia Tech, and a BA in Computer Science and Mathematics from the College of Wooster (Ohio).  She has worked in the software industry as a software engineer and consultant, and has conducted some of her research in industrial and governmental settings (e.g. IBM Canada Ltd., NASA).