A layout algorithm for data flow diagrams
A layout algorithm is presented that allows the automatic drawing of data flow diagrams, a diagrammatic representation widely used...
Structuring primitives for a dictionary of entity relationship data schemas
The data dictionary contains the description of all types of data produced, managed, exchanged, and maintained in an organization....
An Algebra for a General Entity-Relationship Model
Although many data manipulation languages (DML's) have been proposed for the entity-relationship (ER) model, there is no agreement on...
Toward the Next Generation of Data Modeling Tools
This paper describes the Update Protocol Model (UPM), a formal language for the expression of database update semantics. UPM...
Comprehending 3D and 4D ontology-driven conceptual models: An empirical study
This paper presents an empirical study that investigates the extent to which the pragmatic quality of ontology-driven models is...
Comparing traditional conceptual modeling with ontology-driven conceptual modeling: An empirical study
This paper conducts an empirical study that explores the differences between adopting a traditional conceptual modeling (TCM) technique and...
Incorporating ontology-based semantics into conceptual modelling
With the increasing complexity of applications and user needs, recent research has shifted from a data-information level to a...
Metainformation scenarios in Digital Humanities: Characterization and conceptual modelling strategies
Requirements for the analysis, interpretation and reuse of information are becoming more and more ambitious as we generate larger...
Execution of Partial State Machine Models
The iterative and incremental nature of software development using models typically makes a model of a system incomplete (i.e.,...
Assessing and improving state-based class testing: a series of experiments
This work describes an empirical investigation of the cost effectiveness of well-known state-based testing techniques for classes or clusters...
