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Ontology-supported quality assurance for component-based systems configuration

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Richard Mordinyi,

Dindin WahyudinAuthors Info & Claims

WoSQ '08: Proceedings of the 6th international workshop on Software quality

Pages 59 - 64

https://doi.org/10.1145/1370099.1370113

Published: 11 May 2008 Publication History

Abstract

Systems development needs to reconcile views from many roles, such as domain experts and engineers. A particular challenge is the multitude of models for requirements and quality, which can get time consuming and error prone to trace, change, and verify.

In this paper we introduce an ontology-supported component-based systems engineering approach for the production automation domain that describes explicitly stakeholder quality requirements and traces design decisions to generate new system and software versions that implement these requirements. The ontology approach is expected to allow continuous modeling and extracting model views for all roles involved to a) improve the quality assurance of system requirements; b) support more explicit feedback on the quality of intermediate models during systems development; and c) provide better auditing capabilities of the systems development process.

Based on an industry case study, we describe the ontology concept of the system, the development process, and how software quality can be measured and improved.

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https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3686-4.ch002
Kaur LMishra A(2017)Software component and the semantic WebJournal of Systems and Software10.1016/j.jss.2016.11.028125:C(152-169)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.jss.2016.11.028
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https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2647-8.ch009
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Index Terms

Ontology-supported quality assurance for component-based systems configuration
1. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Management of computing and information systems
      1. System management
        Quality assurance
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software development techniques
      1. Reusability
  2. Software notations and tools

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WoSQ '08: Proceedings of the 6th international workshop on Software quality

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DOI:10.1145/1370099

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Beydoun GVoinov ASugumaran V(2018)Beyond Service-Oriented ArchitecturesDevelopments and Trends in Intelligent Technologies and Smart Systems10.4018/978-1-5225-3686-4.ch002(16-27)Online publication date: 2018
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3686-4.ch002
Kaur LMishra A(2017)Software component and the semantic WebJournal of Systems and Software10.1016/j.jss.2016.11.028125:C(152-169)Online publication date: 1-Mar-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.jss.2016.11.028
Moser TBiffl SSunindyo WWinkler D(2013)Integrating Production Automation Expert Knowledge Across Engineering DomainsDevelopment of Distributed Systems from Design to Application and Maintenance10.4018/978-1-4666-2647-8.ch009(152-167)Online publication date: 2013
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2647-8.ch009
Moser TBiffl SSunindyo WWinkler D(2011)Integrating Production Automation Expert Knowledge Across Engineering DomainsInternational Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies10.4018/jdst.20110701062:3(88-103)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.4018/jdst.2011070106
Moser TBiffl SSunindyo WWinkler D(2010)Integrating Production Automation Expert Knowledge Across Engineering Stakeholder DomainsProceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems10.1109/CISIS.2010.57(352-359)Online publication date: 15-Feb-2010
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Moser TSchimper KMordinyi RAnjomshoaa A(2009)SAMOA - A Semi-Automated Ontology Alignment Method for Systems Integration in Safety-Critical Environments2009 International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems10.1109/CISIS.2009.138(724-729)Online publication date: Mar-2009
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