Automated requirements elicitation: Combining a model-driven approach with concept reuse

International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-82

  Jin, Z ^c   Bell, D A ^a,b   Wilkie, F G ^b   Leahy, D G ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Completeness and consistency; Concept reuse; Domain model; Enterprise ontology; Model driven; Requirements elicitation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; DATA ACQUISITION; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

AUTOMATED REQUIREMENTS ELICITATION; CONCEPT REUSE; DOMAIN MODEL; ENTERPRISE ONTOLOGY;

REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING;

EID: 0038022797     PISSN: 02181940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218194003001147     Document Type: Article

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