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Patricia Collins, Assistant Professor of the PracticeAreas of Interest: Software Metrics, Requirements Management, Reuse, Technical Writing, Creative Nonfiction Overview: Patricia Collins is an Assistant Professor of the Practice at Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley. Before joining the faculty, she was at Agilent Laboratories where she conducted research in bio-informatics, employing knowledge discovery and data mining techniques. Prior to Agilent, Patricia worked at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories conducting computer science research in speech recognition, knowledge discovery, and data mining. She also led internal teams of consultants in advancing software engineering and business management process practices within Hewlett-Packard worldwide, specializing in the area of software reuse methods. Patricia completed her undergraduate studies at Dickinson College and obtained her master’s degree from Stanford University. She has recently completed studies in anthropology and ethnography and is currently in the master’s program in English literature at San Jose State University, where she was elected to the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. |