David L. Parnas is one of the grandmasters of software engineering. His academic research and industrial collaborations have exerted far-reaching influence on software design and development. His groundbreaking writings capture the essence of the innovations, controversies, challenges, and solutions of the software industry. Together, they constitute the foundation for modern software theory and practice. This symposium is being held in recognition of Parnas’s work and in honour of his 60th birthday. It is an opportunity for everyone in the software engineering community to celebrate his contributions, and to think hard about where we are today and where we are going.
Daniel Hoffman, David M. Weiss