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An Ontological Software Comprehension Process Model

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Title{An Ontological Software Comprehension Process Model}
Publication TypeConference Paper
Year of Publication2006
Refereed DesignationRefereed
AuthorsMeng, W. J., J. Rilling, Y. Zhang, R. Witte, and P. Charland
Conference Name3rd International Workshop on Metamodels, Schemas, Grammars, and Ontologies for Reverse Engineering (ATEM 2006)
Date PublishedOctober 1st
Conference LocationGenoa, Italy
Keywordsontological reasoning, process modeling, program comprehension, Software Maintenance
Abstract

Comprehension is an essential part of software maintenance. Only software that is well understood can evolve in a controlled manner. In this paper, we present a formal process model to support the comprehension of software systems by using Ontology and Description Logic. This formal representation supports the use of reasoning services across different knowledge resources and therefore, enables us to provide users with guidance during the comprehension process that is context sensitive to their particular comprehension task.

Notes

This paper received the best paper award, jointly with our second ATEM 2006 contribution.

URLhttp://planetmde.org/atem2006/atem06Proceedings.pdf
Copyright

Copyright © 2006 Wen Jun Meng, Juergen Rilling, Yonggang Zhang, René Witte, and Philippe Charland.

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