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DLOG
2010
13 years 3 months ago
Checking Full Satisfiability of Conceptual Models
Abstract. UML class diagrams (UCDs) are the de-facto standard formalism for the analysis and design of information systems. By adopting formal language techniques to capture constr...
Alessandro Artale, Diego Calvanese, Yazmin Ang&eac...
ER
2007
Springer
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13 years 11 months ago
Reasoning over Extended ER Models
Abstract. We investigate the computational complexity of reasoning over various fragments of the Extended Entity-Relationship (EER) language, which includes a number of constructs:...
Alessandro Artale, Diego Calvanese, Roman Kontchak...
ASWEC
2004
IEEE
13 years 9 months ago
Linking UML Models of Design and Requirement
In this paper, both a UML model of requirement and a UML model of a design are defined as a pair of class diagram and a family of sequence diagrams. We then give an unified semant...
Jing Liu, Zhiming Liu, Jifeng He, Xiaoshan Li
IWPC
2007
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
Assessing the Comprehension of UML Class Diagrams via Eye Tracking
Eye-tracking equipment is used to assess how well a subject comprehends UML class diagrams. The results of a study are presented in which eye movements are captured in a non-obtru...
Shehnaaz Yusuf, Huzefa H. Kagdi, Jonathan I. Malet...
COOPIS
2002
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
Towards Ontological Foundations for UML Conceptual Models
Abstract. UML class diagrams can be used as a language for expressing a conceptual model of a domain. We use the General Ontological Language (GOL) and its underlying upper level o...
Giancarlo Guizzardi, Heinrich Herre, Gerd Wagner