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The idea of synthesizing statecharts out of a collection of scenarios has received a lot of attention in recent years. However due to the poor expressive power of first generation scenario languages, including UML 1.x sequence diagrams, the proposed solutions often use ad hoc tri…
We apply data mining to version histories in order to guide programmers along related changes: "Programmers who changed these functions also changed. . . ". Given a set of existing changes, such rules (a) suggest and predict likely further changes, (b) show up item coupling that …
In my research I try to define a framework which can be used to provide semantics for non-functional specifications of component-based systems. Some of the key questions driving my work are: What is the fundamental difference between functional and non-functional specifications? …
Agile software development methods have caught the attention of software engineers and researchers worldwide. Scientific research is yet scarce. This paper reports results from a study, which aims to organize, analyze and make sense out of the dispersed field of agile software de…
In order to facilitate the study and use of software process, which is essential to the education of future software professionals, a standard and tailorable project process has been developed over the last five years at Texas Tech University for use in both undergraduate and gra…
Problems and Programmers is an educational card game that we have developed to help teach software engineering. It is based on the observation that students, in a typical software engineering course, gain little practical experience in issues regarding the software process. The u…
The key objective of this workshop is to explore innovative approaches to the adoption of software engineering tools and practices-in particular by embedding them in extensions of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) software products and/or middleware technologies. The workshop aims …
A developer attempting to evolve a system in which design patterns have been applied can benefit from knowing which code implements which design pattern. For instance, the developer may be able to understand the purpose, or to assess the flexibility of the code, more quickly. The…
Preparations for Y2K reminded the software engineering community of the extent to which long-lived software systems are embedded in our daily environments. As systems are maintained and enhanced throughout their lifecycles they appear to follow generalized behaviors described by …
Feature Oriented Programming (FOP) is a design methodology and tools for program synthesis. The goal is to specify a target program in terms of the features that it offers, and to synthesize an efficient program that meets these specifications. FOP has been used to develop produc…
Step-wise refinement is a powerful paradigm for developing a complex program from a simple program by adding features incrementally. We present the AHEAD (Algebraic Hierarchical Equations for Application Design) model that shows how step-wise refinement scales to synthesize multi…
This report comprises some experiences, which were made during the development of a point of sale (POS) system. Specific about the project is the fact that it started as an attempt to develop customizable standard software, and then was restructured to deliver a unique project so…
The Second International Workshop on From SofTware Requirements to Architectures (STRAW'03) was held in Portland, Oregon, USA on 9 May 2003 just after the Twenty-Fifth International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE'03). This brief paper outlines the motivation, goals, and…
Component-based development is the emerging paradigm in software production, though several challenges still slow down its full taking up. In particular, the "component trust problem" refers to how adequate guarantees and documentation about a component's behaviour can be transfe…
Many source code analyses are closely related to and strongly influenced by interdependence among program components. This paper reports results from an empirical study of the interdependences involving program predicates and the formal parameters and global variables which poten…
This paper is based on our experiences in trying to apply software engineering practices to development projects staffed by developers from three distinct cultures; Japan, India, and the United States. The development of commercial software products has always been difficult. The…
Usability is increasingly recognized as a quality attribute that one has to design for. The conventional alternative is to measure usability on a finished system and improve it. The disadvantage of this approach is, obviously, that the cost associated with implementing usability …
Information technology has become the driving force of innovation in many areas of technology and also in cars. Embedded software controls the functions of cars, supports and assists the driver and realizes systems for information and entertainment. Software in automobiles is tod…
There has been little research on end-user program development beyond the activity of programming. Devising ways to address additional activities related to end-user program development may be critical, however, because research shows that a large proportion of the programs writt…
This tutorial provides a one-day overview of Practical Software Measurement (PSM). The measurement approach focuses on satisfying the information needs of project managers. Innovative elements of PSM include the measurement process model and the measurement information model. Rat…