Clustering large software systems at multiple layers

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 244-254

  Andreopoulos, Bill ^a   An, Aijun ^a   Tzerpos, Vassilios ^a   Wang, Xiaogang ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Categorical; Graph; MULIC; Multiple layer; Software clustering

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; GRAPH THEORY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

MULIC; MULTIPLE LAYER; SOFTWARE CLUSTERING;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 33846415512     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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