International Journal On Advances in Software, volume 6, numbers 1 and 2, 2013

Type: journal

Notes: A free access journal featuring works submitted on an invitation basis only.

ISSN: 1942-2628

Articles: there are 17 articles

An Empirical Evaluation of Simplified Function Point Measurement Processes
Luigi Lavazza and Geng Liu
keywords: Functional Size Measures; Function Points; Simplified measurement processes; Early&Quick Function Points (EQFP); NESMA estimated; NESMA indicative

Basic Building Blocks for Column-Stores
Andreas Schmidt, Daniel Kimmig, and Reimar Hofmann
keywords: Column store; basic components; framework; rapid prototyping; TPC-H benchmark; query-optimizer; query-execution plan

Theoretical and Practical Implications of User Interface Patterns Applied for the Development of Graphical User Interfaces
Stefan Wendler, Danny Ammon, Teodora Kikova, Ilka Philippow, and Detlef Streitferdt
keywords: graphical user interface development; model-based software development; HCI patterns; user interface patterns; UIML; UsiXML

Message-Passing Interface for Java Applications: Practical Aspects of Leveraging High Performance Computing to Speed and Scale Up the Semantic Web
Alexey Cheptsov and Bastian Koller
keywords: High Performance Computing, Big Data, Semantic Web, Performance, Scalability, Message-Passing Interface, Open MPI

A QoS-Aware BPEL Framework for Service Selection and Composition Using QoS Properties
Chiaen Lin and Krishna Kavi
keywords: WS-BPEL; Quality of Services; Nonfunctional Properties; Service Composition

Supporting Test Code Generation with an Easy to Understand Business Rule Language
Christian Bacherler, Ben Moszkowski, and Christian Facchi
keywords: Requirements engineering; business rules; common constraints; natural language; testing; logic

Design and Classification of Mutation Operators for Abstract State Machines
Jameleddine Hassine
keywords: Mutation testing; specification; mutation operator; Abstract State Machines (ASM); domain operators; function update operators; transition rules operators; CoreASM.

Transformational Implementation of Business Processes in SOA
Krzysztof Sacha and Andrzej Ratkowski
keywords: business process; service oriented architecture; BPEL; LOTOS; transformational implementation

Automated Tailoring of Application Lifecycle Management Systems to Existing Development Processes
Matthias Biehl, Jad El-khoury, and Martin Törngren
keywords: Application Lifecycle Management; Process Modeling; Tool Integration; Tool Chain; Generative Approach; Model Driven Development

Towards an Approach for Analysing the Strategic Alignment of Software Requirements using Quantified Goal Graphs
Richard Ellis-Braithwaite, Russell Lock, Ray Dawson, and Badr Haque
keywords: Requirements Engineering; Strategic Alignment; Quantified Goal Graphs; Requirements Traceability

Towards the Standardization of Industrial Scientific and Engineering Workflows with QVT Transformations
Corina Abdelahad, Daniel Riesco, Alessandro Carrara, Carlo Comin, and Carlos Kavka
keywords: BPMN 2.0; business workflow; industrial workflow; transformation; QVT

GUI Failures of In-Vehicle Infotainment: Analysis, Classification, Challenges, and Capabilities
Daniel Mauser, Alexander Klaus, Konstantin Holl, and Ran Zhang
keywords: domain specific failures; GUI based software; invehicle infotainment system; failure classification; fault seeding

Linear Constraints and Guarded Predicates as a Modeling Language for Discrete Time Hybrid Systems
Federico Mari, Igor Melatti, Ivano Salvo, and Enrico Tronci
keywords: Model-based software design; Linear predicates; Hybrid systems

Derivation of Web Service Implementation Artifacts from Service Designs Based on SoaML
Michael Gebhart and Jaouad Bouras
keywords: service design; SoaML; web service, implementation; derivation

Incorporating Design Knowledge into the Software Development Process using Normalized Systems Theory
Peter De Bruyn, Philip Huysmans, Gilles Oorts, Dieter Van Nuffel, Herwig Mannaert, Jan Verelst, and Arco Oost
keywords: Normalized Systems, Design Patterns, Knowledge Management

Enhancing the Performance of J2EE Applications through Entity Consolidation Design Patterns
Reinhard Klemm
keywords: Enterprise Java Beans; object caching; object consolidation; software design patterns; software performance

Automated Software Engineering Process Assessment: Supporting Diverse Models using an Ontology
Gregor Grambow, Roy Oberhauser, and Manfred Reichert
keywords: software engineering process assessment tooling; semantic technology; Capability Maturity Model Integration; ISO/IEC 15504; ISO 9000