This book illustrates how goal-oriented, automated measurement can be used to create Lean organizations and to facilitate the development of Lean software, while also demonstrating the practical imple
Data Science for Software Engineering: Sharing Data and Models presents guidance and procedures for reusing data and models between projects to produce results that are useful and relevant. Starting w
"This book brings together high quality research on the influence and impact of ordinary people on the software industry, with the goal of improving the quality and usability of computer technologies"
This book provides guidelines for practicing design science in the fields of information systems and software engineering research. A design process usually iterates over two activities: first designi
This edited book presents scientific results of 15th IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Networking and Parallel/Distributed Computing (SNPD 2014) held
Although there are countless books on statistics, few are dedicated to the application of statistical methods to software engineering.Simple Statistical Methods for Software Engineering: Data and Patt
Computing Handbook, Third Edition: Computer Science and Software Engineering mirrors the modern taxonomy of computer science and software engineering as described by the Association for Computing Mach
With the growth of public and private data stores and the emergence of off-the-shelf data-mining technology, recommendation systems have emerged that specifically address the unique challenges of navi
This book provides foundations for software specification and formal software development from the perspective of work on algebraic specification, concentrating on developing basic concepts and studyi
?What will business software look like in the future? And how will it be developed?This book covers the proceedings of the first international conference on Future Business Software – a new think tank
Software quality stems from two distinctive, but associated, topics in software engineering: software functional quality and software structural quality. Software Quality Engineering studies the tenet
Software has become a decisive cost and time factor in regard to developing and establishing manufacturing systems and setting them into operation. In addition, software determines the availability,
The purpose of the 11th International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2013) held on August 7 - 9, 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic was to bring together sc
"This book focuses on the inherent issues to help practitioners in gaining understanding of software development processes aimed at software professionals,students and researchers in the domain of sof
This book provides a progressive approach to the teaching of software engineering. It features over 70 easy-to-follow diagrams and tables depicting concepts and tools used in software engineering and
"This book investigates the most recent and relevant research on model-driven engineering, identifying opportunities and advantages, and complexities and challenges, inherent in the future of software
Software effort estimation is a key element of software project planning and management. Yet, in industrial practice, the important role of effort estimation is often underestimated and/or misundersto
High-quality software engineering, which promotes the best possible conditions to create successful software products, depends on a myriad of elements, spanning different areas, such as coding and exe
Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Information Technology and Software Engineering presents selected articles from this major event, which was held in Beijing, December 8-10, 2012. Th
This book is about a significant step forward in software development. It brings state-of-the-art ontology reasoning into mainstream software development and its languages. Ontology Driven Software De
Many approaches to creating Software Product Lines have emerged that are based on Model-Driven Engineering. This book introduces both Software Product Lines and Model-Driven Engineering, which have se
The book is intended for anyone who plans, designs andimplements software products; for anyone who is involvedwith quality assurance; and hence for anyone who isinterested in the software developmen
At a time when people use more and more geographic information and tools, the management of geographical information in software systems still holds many challenges and motivates researchers from diff
This collection of eighteen articles on computer security and programming showcases current scholarship in a variety of topics relating to the development of security aware systems and software. Topic
The series Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI) publishes new developments and advances in the various areas of computational intelligence-quickly and with a high quality. The intent is to cov
Based on their own experiences of in-depth case studies of software projects in international corporations, in this book the authors present detailed practical guidelines on the preparation, conduct,
There are many books on computers, networks, and software engineering but none that integrate the three with applications. Integration is important because, increasingly, software dominates the perfor
This book provides foundations for software specification and formal software development from the perspective of work on algebraic specification, concentrating on developing basic concepts and studyi
This textbook for beginning to intermediate computer science students provides a comprehensive overview of the practices involved in modern traditional software development processes. The work provide
The purpose of the 9th International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications(SERA 2011) held on August 10-12, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland was to bring together scienti
With multicore processors now in every computer, server, and embedded device, the need for cost-effective, reliable parallel software has never been greater. By explaining key aspects of multicore pro
This book is the culmination of a project in which university staff at the Dublin Institute of Technology in Ireland and the Harbin Institute of Technology in China collaborated on the creation of ind
This collection of nineteen articles on web portals showcases current scholarship in the design of service oriented architectures in enterprise environments. Topics discussed include building portal a
To understand the principles and practice of software development, there is no better motivator than participating in a software project with real-world value and a life beyond the academic arena. Sof
The purpose of the 8th Conference on Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2010) held on May 24 – 26, 2010 in Montreal, Canada was to bring togethe
Innovations in Computing Sciences and Software Engineering includes a set of rigorously reviewed world-class manuscripts addressing and detailing state-of-the-art research projects in the areas of Com
Software product line engineering has proven to be the methodology for developing a diversity of software products and software intensive systems at lower costs, in shorter time, and with higher quali
This collection of sixteen articles on advanced topics in software development showcases current scholarship in the fields of computer software design, programming, and testing. The volume is divided
This book focuses on defining the achievements of software engineering in the past decades and showcasing visions for the future. It features a collection of articles by some of the most prominent res
