Dr Claire Ingram
Lecturer (Teaching and Scholarship)

Interests

I'm a researcher studying software-driven technology innovation in multi-disciplinary fields. In my current work I study design and new product development in the creative sector, and in previous projects I've looked at design in cyber-physical systems.

Currently I work at DC Labs in York, where I focus on:
* innovation and R&D practices in the creative sector
* the role played by the creative sector in the regional innovation system
* whole systems viewpoints that take into account the holistic environment

I have a background in Computer Science, with a PhD in empirical techniques examining early stage software engineering design. As a postdoctoral researcher in CS I've contributed to many large-scale international research projects studying early-stage design with techniques and methods that span engineering and technical disciplines and organisational boundaries. Over my career I've worked in academic research as well as in commercial applications, specialising in software and system design.

Qualifications

As a postdoctoral researcher I've specialised in modelling techniques for systems of systems and practical applications of emerging and innovative technologies.

I worked on the EU-funded COMPASS project, evaluating new systems engineering methods designed to model systems of systems, as well as producing roadmaps for systems of systems research. I've also supported collaborative projects that developed tools and methods for developers and engineers to co-operate in the early design stages of cyber-physical systems.

As part of the EU-funded Road2CPS project I was part of an international team that worked with practitioners and researchers from a variety of sectors to deliver a strategic research agenda for Cyber-Physical Systems research in Europe. I'm a member of the International Council of Systems Engineering (INCOSE), and an active contributor to INCOSE's Systems of Systems Working Group.

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Career

Publications

• Ingram, C, Drachen, A. How Software Practitioners Use Informal Local Meetups to Share Software Engineering Knowledge, In 42nd International Conference on Software Engineering ICSE 2020, Seoul, Korea, May 2020
• Ingram, C., Chubb, J. A., Boardman, C. & Ursu, M., Generating Real-World Impact from Academic Research: Experience Report from a University Impact Hub, In IEEE/ACM 42nd International Conference on Software Engineering Workshops: 7th International Workshop on Software Engineering Research and Industrial Practice. May 2020
• Beasley, R. & Ingram, C., How Systems Engineering and Systems Thinking Enable Innovation 30th INCOSE International Symposium. International Council for Systems Engineering, 18 Jul 2020
• Ingram C, Payne R, Fitzgerald JS, Couto LD. Model-based Engineering of Emergence in a Collaborative SoS: Exploiting SysML & Formalism. In: 25th Annual INCOSE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (IS2015). 2015, Seattle, WA, USA: International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
• Ingram C, Fitzgerald JS, Holt J, Plat N. Integrating an Upgraded Constituent System in a System of Systems: a SysML Case Study. In: 25th Annual INCOSE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (IS2015). 2015, Seattle, WA, USA: International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
• Ingram C, Payne R, Fitzgerald JS. Architectural Modelling Patterns for Systems of Systems. In: 25th Annual INCOSE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (IS2015). 2015, Seattle, WA, USA: International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE).
• Zoe Andrews, Claire Ingram, Richard Payne, Alexander Romanovsky, Jon Holt, and Simon Perry. Traceable Engineering of Fault-Tolerant Systems of Systems. In 24th Annual INCOSE International Symposium, Las Vegas, USA, June 2014.
• Ingram C, Riddle S, Fitzgerald J, Al-Lawati AHJ, Alrbaiyan A. SoS Fault Modelling at the Architectural Level in an Emergency Response Case Study. In: Workshop on Engineering Dependable Systems of Systems (EDSoS). 2014, Newcastle, UK.
• Claire Ingram, Zoe Andrews, Richard Payne, and Nico Plat. SysML Fault Modelling in a Traffic Management System of Systems. In 9th Annual International Conference on System of Systems Engineering (IEEE SoSE), Adelaide, Austrialia, June 2014.
• Claire Ingram, Richard Payne, Simon Perry, Jon Holt, Finn Hansen, and Luis Diogo Couto. Modelling Patterns for Systems of Systems Architectures. In 8th Annual IEEE International Systems Conference, Ottawa, Canada, April 2014.
• Claire Ingram and Steve Riddle. Linking Software Design Metrics to Component Change-Proneness. In WeTSOM 2011 - 2nd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics (WeTSOM 2011), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2011.
• Claire Ingram and Steve Riddle. Using Early Stage Project Data to Predict Change-Proneness. In WeTSOM 2012 - 3nd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics (WeTSOM 2012), Zurich, Switzerland, June 2012.
• Claire Ingram, Steve Riddle, John Fitzgerald, Sakina Al-Lawati, and Afra Alrbaiyan. SoS Fault Modelling at the Architectural Level in an Emergency Response Case Study. In Engineering Dependable Systems of Systems (EDSoS), Newcastle, UK, May 2014.
• Ken G. Pierce, Claire Ingram, Bert Bos, and Augusto Ribeiro. Experience in Managing Requirements between Distributed Parties in a Research Project Context. In International Conference on Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), pages 124–128, August 2013.
• Ingram C, Riddle S. Linking software design metrics to component change-proneness. In: 2nd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics (WeTSOM 2011) at IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE). 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii: ACM Press.

Book chapters

• Fitzgerald JS, Ingram C, Romanovksy A. Concepts of Dependable Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering: Model-Based Approaches. In: Romanovksy A; Ishikawa F, ed. Trustworthy Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering. London: CRC Press, 2016, pp.1-22.
• Ingram C, Riddle S. Cost?benefits of Traceability. In: Cleland-Huang, J., Gotel, O., Zisman, A, ed. Software and Systems Traceability. London: Springer, 2012, pp.23-42
• Fitzgerald JS, Ingram C, Romanovksy A. Pathways to Dependable Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering. In: Romanovksy A; Ishikawa F, ed. Trustworthy Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering. London: CRC Press, 2016, pp.23-26.

White Papers and Technical Reports

• Ingram C, Payne R, Fitzgerald J, Diogo Couto L. Model-based Engineering of Emergence in a Collaborative SoS: Exploiting SysML & Formalism . Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2015. School of Computing Science Technical Report Series 1449.
• Road2CPS project Guide to Cyber-Physical Systems Engineering [Technical Report]
• Reimann M, Rückriegel C, Mortimer S, Bageritz S, Henshaw M, Siemieniuch C, Sinclair M, Palmer P, Fitzgerald J, Ingram C, Servat D, Stock D, Rauschecker U, Götz B, Ordóñez D, Butler T, Lama N, Rico J, Alonso J. Road2CPS Priorities and Recommendations for Research and Innovation in Cyber-Physical Systems . Karlsruhe, Germany: Steinbeis-Editions, 2017.
• Zoe Andrews, Jon Holt, Claire Ingram, Richard Payne, Simon Perry, and Alexander Romanovksy. Traceable Engineering of Fault-Tolerant SoSs. Technical Report CS-TR-1391, School of Computer Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 2013.
• Claire Ingram, Richard Payne, Simon Perry, Jon Holt, Finn Hansen, and Luis D Couto. Modelling Patterns for Systems of Systems Architectures. Technical Report WP05, COMPASS.
• Claire Ingram and Steve Riddle. Using Early Stage Project Data to Predict Change-Proneness. Technical Report CS-TR-1321, School of Computer Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, March 2012.
• Claire Ingram and Alexander Romanovsky. An Introduction to Systems of Systems: Underlying Concepts. Technical Report WP06, COMPASS.2013.
• Claire Ingram and Alexander Romanovsky. An Introductory Comparison of COMPASS Case Studies. Technical Report WP07, COMPASS.
• Ingram C, Riddle S. Linking Software Design Metrics to Component Change-Proneness. Newcastle upon Tyne: School of Computing Science, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2011. School of Computing Science Technical Report Series 1257.

Doctoral Thesis

• Claire Ingram. Using Requirements and Design Information to Predict Volatility in Software Development. PhD thesis, School of Computer Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle NE1 7RU UK, 2011.

Departmental and University Roles

• Deputy Undergraduate Admissions Tutor