Component-based software engineering (CBSE) and the use of (de-facto) standard component models have gained popularity in recent years, particularly in the development of desktop ...
Wepresent a model based onan expert-systemapproach for the scavenging of reusable componentsfrom exis:ing software systems. We also describe a toolset called Code Miner that imple...
For `mixed-criticality' systems that have both critical and non-critical functions, the greatest leverage on dependability may be at the design level. By designing so that ea...
Self-adaptability has been proposed as an effective approach to automate the complexity associated with the management of modern-day software systems. While over the past decade w...
Due to the large number of possible variants in typical Software Product Lines (SPLs), the modeling of, explicit knowledge of, and predictability of the quality tradeoffs inherent ...