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Exploiting Requirements Variability for Software Customization and Adaptation (2011)
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@MISC{Lapouchnian11exploitingrequirements,
author = {Alexei Lapouchnian},
title = { Exploiting Requirements Variability for Software Customization and Adaptation},
year = {2011}
}
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Abstract
The complexity of software systems is exploding, along with their use and application in new domains. Managing this complexity has become a focal point for research in Software Engineering. One direction for research in this area is developing techniques for designing adaptive software systems that self-optimize, self-repair, self-configure and self-protect, thereby reducing maintenance costs, while improving quality of service. This thesis presents a requirements-driven approach for developing adaptive and customizable systems. Requirements goal models are used as a basis for capturing problem variability, leading to software designs that support a space of possible behaviours – all delivering the same functionality. This space can be exploited at system deployment time to customize the system on the basis of user preferences. It can also be used at runtime to support system adaptation if the current behaviour of the running system is deemed to be unsatisfactory. The contributions of the thesis include a framework for systematically generating designs from high-variability goal models. Three complementary design views are generated: configurational view (feature model), behavioural view (statecharts) and an architectural view (parameterized
Keyphrases
requirement variability software customization architectural view possible behaviour behavioural view requirement goal model software design system adaptation focal point feature model system deployment time complementary design view maintenance cost new domain running system software system user preference configurational view high-variability goal model software engineering problem variability customizable system adaptive software system requirements-driven approach current behaviour
