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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…
Requirements engineering current practice and capability in small and medium software development enterprises in New Zealand
Alison Talbot, Andy M. Connor
This paper presents research on current industry practices with respect to requirements engineering as implemented within software development companies in New Zealand. A survey in…
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…
Mining Software Metrics from Jazz
Jacqui Finlay, Andy M. Connor, Russel Pears
In this paper, we describe the extraction of source code metrics from the Jazz repository and the application of data mining techniques to identify the most useful of those metrics…