RE 2012 – Proceedings

2012 20th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE), September 24–28, 2012, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Preface

Main Research Track

Handling Uncertainty
Wed, Sep 26, 10:30 - 12:00

Managing Requirements Uncertainty with Partial Models
Rick Salay, Marsha Chechik, and Jennifer Horkoff
(University of Toronto, Canada)
Article: re12main-p109-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Speculative Requirements: Automatic Detection of Uncertainty in Natural Language Requirements
Hui Yang, Anne De Roeck, Vincenzo Gervasi, Alistair Willis, and Bashar Nuseibeh
(Open University, UK; University of Pisa, Italy; Lero, Ireland)
Article: re12main-p027-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Resolving Uncertainty in Automotive Feature Interactions
Silky Arora, Prahladavaradan Sampath, and Ramesh S
(General Motors, India)
Article: re12main-p114-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Requirements Processes
Wed, Sep 26, 10:30 - 12:00

Process Improvement for Traceability: A Study of Human Fallibility
Wei-Keat Kong, Jane Huffman Hayes, Alex Dekhtyar, and Olga Dekhtyar
(University of Kentucky, USA; Cal Poly, USA)
Article: re12main-p093-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

How do Software Architects Consider Non-functional Requirements: An Exploratory Study
David Ameller, Claudia Ayala, Jordi Cabot, and Xavier Franch
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain; INRIA, France)
Article: re12main-p124-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Evaluating the Software Product Management Maturity Matrix
Willem Bekkers, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Lucas van den Bemd, Frederik Mijnhardt, Christoph Wagner, and Inge van de Weerd
(Utrecht University, Netherlands; VU University Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Article: re12main-p066-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Requirements Management and Tracing 1
Wed, Sep 26, 13:30 - 15:00

Identifying Outdated Requirements Based on Source Code Changes
Eya Ben Charrada, Anne Koziolek, and Martin Glinz
(University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Article: re12main-p074-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

The Quest for Ubiquity: A Roadmap for Software and Systems Traceability Research
Orlena C. Z. Gotel, Jane Cleland-Huang, Jane Huffman Hayes, Andrea Zisman, Alexander Egyed, Paul Grünbacher, and Giuliano Antoniol
(DePaul University, USA; University of Kentucky, USA; City University London, UK; JKU Linz, Austria; École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada)
Article: re12main-p099-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Enhancing Candidate Link Generation for Requirements Tracing: The Cluster Hypothesis Revisited
Nan Niu and Anas Mahmoud
(Mississippi State University, USA)
Article: re12main-p117-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Legal and Regulatory Requirements
Wed, Sep 26, 15:30 - 17:00

Reconciling Multi-jurisdictional Legal Requirements: A Case Study in Requirements Water Marking
David G. Gordon and Travis D. Breaux
(CMU, USA)
Article: re12main-p028-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Managing Changing Compliance Requirements by Predicting Regulatory Evolution: An Adaptability Framework
Jeremy C. Maxwell, Annie I. Antón, and Peter Swire
(North Carolina State University, USA; Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, USA; Georgia Tech, USA; Ohio State University, USA)
Article: re12main-p038-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

RE@Runtime
Thu, Sep 27, 10:30 - 12:00

Requirements-Driven Adaptive Security: Protecting Variable Assets at Runtime
Mazeiar Salehie, Liliana Pasquale, Inah Omoronyia, Raian Ali, and Bashar Nuseibeh
(Lero, Ireland; Bournemouth University, UK; Open University, UK)
Article: re12main-p098-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Stateful Requirements Monitoring for Self-Repairing Socio-Technical Systems
Lingxiao Fu, Xin Peng, Yijun Yu, John Mylopoulos, and Wenyun Zhao
(Fudan University, China; Open University, UK; University of Trento, Italy)
Article: re12main-p113-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Privacy Arguments: Analysing Selective Disclosure Requirements for Mobile Applications
Thein Than Tun, Arosha K. Bandara, Blaine A. Price, Yijun Yu, Charles Haley, Inah Omoronyia, and Bashar Nuseibeh
(Open University, UK; Frogfish Technologies, UK; Lero, Ireland)
Article: re12main-p123-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Feature Models
Thu, Sep 27, 10:30 - 12:00

Mining Binary Constraints in the Construction of Feature Models
Li Yi, Wei Zhang, Haiyan Zhao, Zhi Jin, and Hong Mei
(Peking University, China)
Article: re12main-p057-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

A Feature-Oriented Requirements Modelling Language
Pourya Shaker, Joanne M. Atlee, and Shige Wang
(University of Waterloo, Canada; General Motors, USA)
Article: re12main-p070-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Efficient Consistency Checking of Scenario-Based Product-Line Specifications
Joel Greenyer, Amir Molzam Sharifloo, Maxime Cordy, and Patrick Heymans
(Politecnico di Milano, Italy; University of Namur, Belgium)
Article: re12main-p079-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Requirements Communication
Thu, Sep 27, 13:30 - 15:00

What You Need Is What You Get! The Vision of View-Based Requirements Specifications
Anne Gross and Joerg Doerr
(Fraunhofer IESE, Germany)
Article: re12main-p034-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

The Impact of Domain Knowledge on the Effectiveness of Requirements Idea Generation during Requirements Elicitation
Ali Niknafs and Daniel M. Berry
(University of Waterloo, Canada)
Article: re12main-p044-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Using Collective Intelligence to Detect Pragmatic Ambiguities
Alessio Ferrari and Stefania Gnesi
(ISTI-CNR, Italy)
Article: re12main-p013-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Goal Modeling
Fri, Sep 28, 08:30 - 10:00

A Probabilistic Framework for Goal-Oriented Risk Analysis
Antoine Cailliau and Axel van Lamsweerde
(Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
Article: re12main-p068-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Requirements Analysis for a Product Family of DNA Nanodevices
Robyn R. Lutz, Jack H. Lutz, James I. Lathrop, Titus H. Klinge, Divita Mathur, D. M. Stull, Taylor G. Bergquist, and Eric R. Henderson
(Iowa State University, USA; Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA)
Article: re12main-p092-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

On Eliciting Contribution Measures in Goal Models
Sotirios Liaskos, Rina Jalman, and Jorge Aranda
(York University, Canada; University of Victoria, Canada)
Article: re12main-p041-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Requirements Management and Tracing 2
Fri, Sep 28, 10:30 - 12:00

Breaking the Big-Bang Practice of Traceability: Pushing Timely Trace Recommendations to Project Stakeholders
Jane Cleland-Huang, Patrick Mäder, Mehdi Mirakhorli, and Sorawit Amornborvornwong
(DePaul University, USA; JKU Linz, Austria)
Article: re12main-p005-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Characterization of Functional Software Requirements Space: The Law of Requirements Taxonomic Growth
Arbi Ghazarian
(Arizona State University, USA)
Article: re12main-p002-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Detecting and Classifying Patterns of Requirements Clarifications
Eric Knauss, Daniela Damian, Germán Poo-Caamaño, and Jane Cleland-Huang
(University of Victoria, Canada; DePaul University, USA)
Article: re12main-p095-p (type: Full Paper (10 pp)) doi:

Industrial Track

Product Management Concerns
Wed, Sep 26, 10:30 - 12:00

What Do Practitioners Mean When They Talk about Product Management?
Andrey Maglyas, Uolevi Nikula, and Kari Smolander
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland)
Article: re12industrial-p012-p (type: Industry Paper (6 pp)) doi:

Towards Outcome-Based Regulatory Compliance in Aviation Security
Rasha Tawhid, Edna Braun, Nick Cartwright, Mohammad Alhaj, Gunter Mussbacher, Azalia Shamsaei, Daniel Amyot, Saeed Ahmadi Behnam, and Greg Richards
(Transport Canada, Canada; Carleton University, Canada; University of Ottawa, Canada)
Article: re12industrial-p021-p (type: Industry Paper (6 pp)) doi:

Aspect Oriented RE
Wed, Sep 26, 15:30 - 17:00

Requirements Composition Table Explained
Yuri Chernak
(Valley Forge Consulting, USA)
Article: re12industrial-p002-p (type: Industry Paper (6 pp)) doi:

Categorizing Requirements for a Contract-Based System Integration Project
Xiping Song and Beatrice Hwong
(Siemens, USA)
Article: re12industrial-p015-p (type: Industry Paper (6 pp)) doi:

Natural Language vs. Formalized Specification
Thu, Sep 27, 10:30 - 12:00

The Use of a Requirements Modeling Language for Industrial Applications
Brian Berenbach, Florian Schneider, and Helmut Naughton
(Siemens, USA; TU Munich, Germany)
Article: re12industrial-p004-p (type: Industry Paper (6 pp)) doi:

Prioritization
Fri, Sep 28, 08:30 - 10:00

Log-Based Approach for Performance Requirements Elicitation and Prioritization
Odorico Machado Mendizabal, Martin Spier, and Rodrigo Saad
(FURG, Brazil; Expedia, USA; Dell, Brazil)
Article: re12industrial-p013-p (type: Industry Paper (6 pp)) doi:

Selecting an Appropriate Framework for Value-Based Requirements Prioritization: A Case Study
Nupul Kukreja, Sheetal Swaroop Payyavula, Barry Boehm, and Srinivas Padmanabhuni
(University of Southern California, USA; Infosys Technologies, India)
Article: re12industrial-p043-p (type: Industry Paper (6 pp)) doi:

Requirements Reuse at Danfoss
Dagny Hauksdottir, Arne Vermehren, and Juha Savolainen
(Danfoss Power Electronics, Denmark)
Article: re12industrial-p025-p (type: Industry Paper (6 pp)) doi:

Posters and Tool Demonstrations
Thu, Sep 27, 15:30 - 17:00

ArchiTech: Tool Support for NFR-Guided Architectural Decision-Making
David Ameller, Oriol Collell, and Xavier Franch
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain)
Article: re12demos-id5-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

CoFM: An Environment for Collaborative Feature Modeling
Li Yi, Haiyan Zhao, Wei Zhang, and Zhi Jin
(Peking University, China)
Article: re12demos-id10-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

Concern-Driven Development with jUCMNav
Daniel Amyot, Stéphane Leblanc, Jason Kealey, and Jörg Kienzle
(University of Ottawa, Canada; JUCM Software, Canada; McGill University, Canada)
Article: re12demos-id14-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

Facilitating Transition from Requirements to Code with the ReDSeeDS Tool
Michał Śmiałek and Tomasz Straszak
(Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
Article: re12demos-id9-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

Flexible, Lightweight Requirements Modeling with FlexiSketch
Dustin Wüest, Norbert Seyff, and Martin Glinz
(University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Article: re12demos-id12-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

MbFM: A Matrix-Based Tool for Modeling and Configuring Feature Models
Long Li, Haiyan Zhao, and Wei Zhang
(Peking University, China)
Article: re12demos-id11-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

ReCVisu: A Tool for Clustering-Based Visual Exploration of Requirements
Sandeep Reddivari, Zhangji Chen, and Nan Niu
(Mississippi State University, USA)
Article: re12demos-id1-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

Run-Time Model Evaluation for Requirements Model-Driven Self-Adaptation
Kristopher Welsh and Nelly Bencomo
(University of Kent, UK; INRIA, France)
Article: re12demos-id18-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

STS-Tool: Socio-technical Security Requirements through Social Commitments
Elda Paja, Fabiano Dalpiaz, Mauro Poggianella, Pierluigi Roberti, and Paolo Giorgini
(University of Trento, Italy)
Article: re12demos-id7-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

The RE-Tools: A Multi-notational Requirements Modeling Toolkit
Sam Supakkul and Lawrence Chung
(Sabre, USA; University of Texas at Dallas, USA)
Article: re12demos-id2-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

Tool Support for Combined Rule-Based and Goal-Based Reasoning in Context-Aware Systems
Mira Vrbaski, Dorina Petriu, and Daniel Amyot
(Carleton University, Canada; University of Ottawa, Canada)
Article: re12demos-id16-p (type: Extended Abstract for Posters/Demos (2 pages)) doi:

Doctoral Symposium
Mon, Sep 24, 08:30 - 17:00

A Pattern-Based Approach for Analysing Requirements in Socio-technical Systems Engineering
Axel Hoffmann
(University of Kassel, Germany)
Article: re12doctoral-ds02-p (type: Full paper) doi:

On the Usage of Context for Requirements Elicitation: End-User Involvement in IT Ecosystems
Alessia Knauss
(University of Victoria, Canada)
Article: re12doctoral-ds03-p (type: Full paper) doi:

Model-Based Prioritization in Business-Process-Driven Software Development
Norman Riegel
(Fraunhofer IESE, Germany)
Article: re12doctoral-ds04-p (type: Full paper) doi:

StakeCloud: Stakeholder Requirements Communication and Resource Identification in the Cloud
Irina Todoran
(University of Zurich, Switzerland)
Article: re12doctoral-ds05-p (type: Full paper) doi:

RE 2012 – Proceedings

Preface

Main Research Track

Handling Uncertainty Wed, Sep 26, 10:30 - 12:00

Requirements Processes Wed, Sep 26, 10:30 - 12:00

Requirements Management and Tracing 1 Wed, Sep 26, 13:30 - 15:00

Legal and Regulatory Requirements Wed, Sep 26, 15:30 - 17:00

RE@Runtime Thu, Sep 27, 10:30 - 12:00

Feature Models Thu, Sep 27, 10:30 - 12:00

Requirements Communication Thu, Sep 27, 13:30 - 15:00

Goal Modeling Fri, Sep 28, 08:30 - 10:00

Requirements Management and Tracing 2 Fri, Sep 28, 10:30 - 12:00