Estimating different characteristics viz., size, cost, etc. of sofrware during different phases of software development is required to manage the resources effectively. Function p...
Designing large software systems out of reusable components has become increasingly popular. Although liberal composition of reusable components saves time and expense, many exper...
Jing Dong, Paulo S. C. Alencar, Donald D. Cowan, S...
By QoS (Quality of Service), we often refer to a set of quality requirements on the collective behavior of one or more objects. These requirements enable the provision of better se...
Embedded systems are complex as a whole but consist of smaller independent modules minimally interacting with each other. This structure makes embedded systems amenable to composi...
Quantitative prediction of quality properties (i.e. extrafunctional properties such as performance, reliability, and cost) of software architectures during design supports a syste...
Anne Martens, Heiko Koziolek, Steffen Becker, Ralf...