Peter Walsh

Dr. Peter Walsh is a Professor in the Department of Computing Science at Vancouver Island University. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from University College Cork (Republic of Ireland) and a Ph.D. from the University of Victoria (Canada). His teaching and research focus on Embedded Systems and Design Verification, particularly using VHDL for hardware description language applications.

• University College Cork - B.Sc. (Republic of Ireland)
• University College Cork - M.Sc. (Republic of Ireland)
• University of Victoria - Ph.D. (Canada)

Research Focus

Dr. Walsh's research explores the intersection of Software Engineering and Hardware Verification. He investigates how techniques from software testing can be applied to VHDL design verification, emphasizing automated testing tools and specification-driven development. His work on object-oriented software engineering focuses on creating behavioral test benches for class libraries.

Selected Publications

His publications from 1994-1999 include works on VHDL integration in education, automated behavioral testing, and document-driven software design methodologies. These works connect software testing with hardware verification practices.