In order to improve software maintenance processes, we need to be able to first characterize and assess them. This task needs to be performed in depth and with objectivity since t...
Lionel C. Briand, Victor R. Basili, Yong-Mi Kim, D...
: Successfully incorporating utility engineering functions into business decisions requires integrating the numeric-intensive world of the engineer with business systems that are d...
This paper presents two empirical usability studies based on techniques from Human-Computer Interaction HCI and software engineering, which were used to elicitate requirements fo...
Abstract. Software designs equipped with specification of dependability techniques can help engineers to develop critical systems. In this work, we start to envision how a softwar...
Abstract--Formal methods are very useful in software industry and are becoming of paramount importance in practical engineering techniques. They involve the design and the modeling...