A sequential software release policy

Annals of the Institute of Statistical Mathematics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 193-204

  Chang, Yen Chang ^a  

^a VAN NUNG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Kalman filter; Open loop feedback optimal control problem; Self exciting point process; Submartingale

Indexed keywords

COSTS; GRAPHIC METHODS; KALMAN FILTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PROGRAM DEBUGGING; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; RISKS;

OPEN-LOOP-FEEDBACK-OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEM; SELF-EXCITING POINT PROCESS; SOFTWARE RELEASE POLICY; SUBMARTINGALE;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 3142541218     PISSN: 00203157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02530532     Document Type: Review

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