Prof Marian Petre
Emeritus Professor
Marian Petre is interested in expertise in software design. Her interdisciplinary research draws on cognitive theory and qualitative research methods to analyze how expert software designers behave and reason when solving design problems. Her research is grounded in empirical studies of actual professional practice in industry. She has investigated software design from a number of different perspectives, including: cognitive dimensions of notations, a whiteboard tool for design, programming paradigms, graphical and textual notations, software visualisation, disciplines of innovation, and how designers learn effective strategies. Most recently, she has been studying the integration of software engineering practices into computational science.
Publications
Barker-Canler, Matthew, Gooch, Daniel, van der Linden, Janet and Petre, Marian ,(2024). Flexible minimalist self-tracking to support individual reflection. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (Early access).
Shaw, Mary and Petre, Marian ,(2024). Design Spaces and How Software Designers Use Them: A Sampler. In: 2024 IEEE/ACM International Workshop on Designing Software (Designing), 14-20 Apr 2024, Lisbon, Portugal.
Rzevski, George, Sharp, Helen, Petre, Marian and Buckland, Rodney ,(1997). Intelligent Support for Conceptual Design: A flow modeling approach. Department of Computing, The Open University.
Petre, Marian, Carswell, Linda and Price, Blaine ,(1997). Innovations in large-scale supported distance teaching transformation for the Internet, not just translation. Department of Computing, The Open University.
Petre, Marian and Cole, Paula ,(1997). Summary of a preliminary comparison of costs for a conventional and Internet delivery of M205. Department of Computing, The Open University.
Petre, Marian, Carswell, Linda, Price, Blaine and Thomas, Pete ,(1997). The MZX Trials: Update April 1997. Department of Computing, The Open University.
Thomas, Pete, Carswell, Linda, Price, Blaine and Petre, Marian ,(1998). A Holistic approach to supporting distance learning using the Internet: transformation, not translation. Department of Computing, The Open University.
Petre, Marian, Carswell, Linda, Price, Blaine and Thomas, Pete ,(1998). Innovations in large-scale supported distance teaching: transformation for the Internet, not just translation. Department of Computing, The Open University.
Minocha, Shailey, Dawson, Liisa, Roberts, Dave and Petre, Marian ,(2004). E-SEQUAL: A Customer-Centred Approach to Providing Value in E-Commerce Environments. Department of Computing, The Open University.
Haley, Debra Trusso, Thomas, Pete, De Roeck, Anne and Petre, Marian ,(2005). A Research Taxonomy for Latent Semantic Analysis-Based Educational Applications. Department of Computing, The Open University.
