One of the characteristics of large software systems is that they evolve over time. Evolution patterns include modifications related to the implementation, interfaces and the over...
Ladan Tahvildari, Richard Gregory, Kostas Kontogia...
This paper describes a feasibility study into the use of a formal requirements modeling method (SCR) to assist with Independent Verification and Validation of change requests for ...
Deduction-based software component retrieval uses preand postconditions as indexes and search keys and an automated theorem prover (ATP) to check whether a component matches. This...
Estimation of development effort without imposing overhead on the project and the development team is of paramount importance for any software company. This study proposes a new e...
Pekka Abrahamsson, Raimund Moser, Witold Pedrycz, ...
Critical properties of software systems, such as reliability, should be considered early in the development, when they can govern crucial architectural design decisions. A number o...
Franz Brosch, Heiko Koziolek, Barbora Buhnova, Ral...