Sumaya Alkubaisi^1,*, Said Ghoul², Oguz Ata¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.1, pp. 1249-1262, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.019434

Abstract Most large-scale systems including self-adaptive systems utilize feature models (FMs) to represent their complex architectures and benefit from the reuse of commonalities and variability information. Self-adaptive systems (SASs) are capable of reconfiguring themselves during the run time to satisfy the scenarios of the requisite contexts. However, reconfiguration of SASs corresponding to each adaptation of the system requires significant computational time and resources. The process of configuration reuse can be a better alternative to some contexts to reduce computational time, effort and error-prone. Nevertheless, systems’ complexity can be reduced while the development process of systems by reusing elements or components. FMs… More >

Waqar Mehmood¹, Abdul Waheed Khan², Waqar Aslam³, Shafiq Ahmad⁴, Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny⁴, Muhammad Shafiq^5,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.32, No.1, pp. 441-454, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.016116

Abstract Software Configuration Management (SCM) aims to control the development of complex software systems. Traditional SCM systems treat text files as central artifacts, so they are mainly developed for source code. Such a system is not suitable for model-based software development with model-centric artifacts. When applying traditional systems to model-based software development, new challenges such as model mapping, differentiation, and merging arise. Many existing methods mainly use UML or domain-specific languages to determine model differences. However, as far as we know, there is no such technology for System Modeling Language (SysML) models. SysML covers the entire development life cycle of various… More >

Islam Ali¹, Musawwer Khan¹, Waqar Mehmood¹, Wasif Nisar¹, Waqar Aslam², Muhammad Qaiser Saleem³, Majzoob K. Omer³, Muhammad Shafiq^4,*

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.27, No.3, pp. 605-623, 2021, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2021.014639

Abstract Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a world-renowned framework for software process improvement, which specifies “What-To-Do” in terms of requirements. However, it leaves the “How-To-Do” part regarding implementation to implementers. The software industry especially software SMEs (SSMEs) faces difficulties in implementing the Specific Practices (SPs) of Various Process Areas (PAs). Configuration Management Process Area (CM-PA) is usually ignored despite its acknowledged importance in the software development process. Establishing integrity is one of the three Specific Goals (SGs) that CMMI ver. 1.3 requires for successful implementation of CM-PA. This goal is achieved through the implementation of two SPs (i.e., 3.1 and… More >

Muhammad Wajeeh Uz Zaman¹, Yaser Hafeez¹, Shariq Hussain², Haris Anwaar³, Shunkun Yang^4,*, Sadia Ali¹, Aaqif Afzaal Abbasi², Oh-Young Song⁵

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.2, pp. 2373-2391, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015112

Abstract The rapid growth in software demand incentivizes software development organizations to develop exclusive software for their customers worldwide. This problem is addressed by the software development industry by software product line (SPL) practices that employ feature models. However, optimal feature selection based on user requirements is a challenging task. Thus, there is a requirement to resolve the challenges of software development, to increase satisfaction and maintain high product quality, for massive customer needs within limited resources. In this work, we propose a recommender system for the development team and clients to increase productivity and quality by utilizing historical information and… More >