On the value of user preferences in search-based software engineering: A case study in software product lines

Proceedings - International Conference on Software Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 492-501

  Sayyad, Abdel Salam ^a   Menzies, Tim ^a   Ammar, Hany ^a  

^a West Virginia University   (United States)

Author keywords

Feature Models; Indicator Based Evolutionary Algorithm; Multiobjective Optimization; Optimal Feature Selection; Search Based Software Engineering; Software Product Lines

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX DECISION; DOMAIN CONSTRAINT; FEATURE MODELS; HYPERVOLUME; OBJECTIVE SPACE; OPTIMAL FEATURE SELECTIONS; SEARCH-BASED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE PRODUCT LINE;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

SOFTWARE DESIGN;

EID: 84886494195     PISSN: 02705257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICSE.2013.6606595     Document Type: Conference Paper

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