Goal-Based Modeling of Dynamically Adaptive System Requirements

Self-adaptation is emerging as an increasingly important capability for many applications, particularly those deployed in dynamically changing environments, such as ecosystem monitoring and disaster management. One key challenge posed by Dynamically Adaptive Systems (DASs) is the need to handle changes to the requirements and corresponding behavior of a DAS in response to varying environmental conditions. Berry et al. previously identified four levels of RE that should be performed for a DAS. In this paper, we propose the Levels of RE for Modeling that reify the original levels to describe RE modeling work done by DAS developers. Specifically, we identify four types of developers: the system developer, the adaptation scenario developer, the adaptation infrastructure developer, and the DAS research community. Each level corresponds to the work of a different type of developer to construct goal model(s) specifying their requirements. We then leverage the Levels of RE for Modeling to p...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ECBS
• Authors: Heather Goldsby, Peter Sawyer, Nelly Bencomo, Betty H. C. Cheng, Danny Hughes
• Keywords: Adaptation Scenario Developer, DAS Research Community, ECBS 2008, Hardware, RE Modeling Work