Gov App Store Mobile App NAVSEA Liaison Michael

Gov. App Store Mobile App NAVSEA Liaison: Michael Tao Faculty Advisor: Jiang Guo, Ph. D. Graduate Advisor: Surenkumar Jayachandran Team Members Fang Chan • Ray Han • Brian Hernandez Zi Feng Li • Andrew Medrano • John Warren

AGENDA • About NAVSEA and Gov. App Store Mobile App. • Objectives and requirements. • Technology, tools and programming languages. • Challenges, acknowledgements and future enhancements.

ABOUT NAVSEA • The largest of the Navy’s five system commands. • Primary objective is to engineer, build and support the U. S. Navy's fleet of ships and its combat systems. • Warfare centers supply the technical operations, people and technology used which helps keep our country safe. Mission Statement: “We design, build, deliver and maintain ships and systems on time and on cost for the U. S. Navy. ”

ABOUT GOVAPP STORE MOBILE APP • Distribution platform for NAVSEA developed applications. • Similar to app stores like Windows Store, Google Play and Apple App Store. • Developed for mobile platforms such as tablets and smart phones.

BENEFITS OF A GOVAPP STORE APP • Privacy • Restrictions • Convenience • Security • App consolidation

OBJECTIVES • Develop a digital distribution platform for software. • Free NAVSEA personnel from their fixed workstations. • Provide a friendly user interface for all parties involved: § Client user § Developer § Manager

OBJECTIVES • Allow NAVSEA personnel to become more efficient. • Maintain better records and data. • Implement secure data protocols.

SURVEY ON EXISTING APP STORES • Apple’s App Store • Google Play Store • Steam • Windows Store

GOVAPP STORE WORKFLOW

CLIENT USERS • Able to search for apps. • Able to view apps.

CLIENT USER INTERFACE

CLIENT USER INTERFACE • Search apps by: § Name § Date published § App category § Keyword

CLIENT USER INTERFACE • Categories

CLIENT USER INTERFACE • Sort

CLIENT USER INTERFACE • App Download Page

APP DEVELOPERS • Able to search for apps. • Able to view apps. • Able to use developer tools.

APP DEVELOPERS • Upload and Submit Apps: § Upload apps to server. § Submit apps for evaluation. • Remove submitted apps: § Review submitted apps and status. § Remove submitted app from evaluation. § Edit submitted app information.

APP DEVELOPER WEB INTERFACE

APP STORE MANAGER • Able to search for apps. • Able to use manager tools.

APP STORE MANAGER • Advanced Search: § Pending apps § App history § App category § App version • Manage apps: § Evaluate approval/disapproval of submitted apps. § Edit customer-facing information about existing apps. § Delete apps from Gov. App store.

APP STORE MANAGER WEB INTERFACE

TECHNOLOGY, TOOLS AND MORE • Target client: § Microsoft Surface Pro 3 § Windows 10 • Programming languages: § C# 6. 0 § ASP. NET MVC 5. 2. 3 §. NET Framework 4. 6. 1 • System technologies: § Windows Server 2012 R 2 § IIS 10. 0 § SQL Server 2014 SP 1

CHALLENGES FACED • Learning and developing in unfamiliar programming languages and environments. • Making use of system technologies outside the scope of the CSULA CS curriculum.

FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS • Integrate a fully developed authentication infrastructure. • Enable the use of multiple cores or processors if present. • Implement access to the Gov. App Store by visually impaired persons.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS • NAVSEA: § Allowing exposure to work on a real-world application. § Opportunity to learn outside the scope of CSULA CS courses. § Challenging us to do better as individuals and as a team.

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