Software Design Visualization

Award Information

Agency: Department of Defense	Branch: Office of the Secretary of Defense	Award ID: 78775	Program Year/Program: 2006 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: O053-SP1-2153	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: GrammaTech, Inc
317 N. Aurora Street Ithaca, NY -
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 2006

Title: Software Design Visualization

Agency / Branch: DOD / OSD

Contract: W911QX-06-C-0112

Award Amount: $100,000.00

Abstract:
Modern software projects are extremely complex systems. A small subprogram may require intense study to understand its intended functionality, yet even modest software applications have thousands of such subprograms. Assessing software quality is critical, but an engineer tasked with analyzing or modifying an unfamiliar software project is faced with a steep learning curve. We propose to survey visualization techniques for representing important software properties. The property we intend to focus on in Phase I is security. Effective visualization of security properties will be extremely valuable to developers and security auditors. We plan to leverage open visualization standards and our own proven analysis tools to experimentally assess the state of the art. We will implement a prototype security visualization tool based on the most promising techniques.

Principal Investigator:
Michael McDougall
Senior Scientist
6072737340
mcdougall@grammatech.com

Business Contact:
Ray Teitelbaum
CEO
6072737340
tt@grammatech.com

Small Business Information at Submission:

GRAMMATECH, INC.
317 N. Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850

EIN/Tax ID: 161338879

DUNS: N/A

Number of Employees:

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No