Requirements selection: Knowledge based optimization techniques for solving the next release problem

CEUR Workshop Proceedings

Volumn 636, Issue , 2010, Pages 40-51

  Del Sagrado, José ^a   Del Águila, Isabel M ^a   Orellana, Francisco J ^a   Tunez S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Next release problem; Optimization techniques; Search based software engineering

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

COMPLEX NATURE; KNOWLEDGE BASED; NEAR-OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; NEXT RELEASE PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES; REQUIREMENTS SELECTIONS; SEARCH-BASED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; SOFTWARE RELEASE;

APPLICATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84888875080     PISSN: 16130073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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