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Understanding Class-level Testability Through Dynamic Analysis
Amjed Tahir, Stephen G. MacDonell, Jim Buchan
It is generally acknowledged that software testing is both challenging and time-consuming. Understanding the factors that may positively or negatively affect testing effort will po…
An automatic architecture reconstruction and refactoring framework
Frederik Schmidt, Stephen G. MacDonell, Andy M. Connor
A variety of sources have noted that a substantial proportion of non trivial software systems fail due to unhindered architectural erosion. This design deterioration leads to low m…
Improving web search using contextual retrieval
Dilip K. Limbu, Andy M. Connor, Russel Pears +1
Contextual retrieval is a critical technique for today's search engines in terms of facilitating queries and returning relevant information. This paper reports on the development a…
A framework for contextual information retrieval from the WWW
Dilip K. Limbu, Andy M. Connor, Stephen G. MacDonell
Search engines are the most commonly used type of tool for finding relevant information on the Internet. However, today's search engines are far from perfect. Typical search querie…
Autonomous requirements specification processing using natural language processing
S. G. Macdonell, K. Min, A. M. Connor
We describe our ongoing research that centres on the application of natural language processing (NLP) to software engineering and systems development activities. In particular, thi…