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Special Interest Group on Systems Analysis and Design

Journal Papers

Please find the recent articles from scientific journals in information systems, computer science, software engineering and other disciplines.

Constraint modelling using a conceptual prototyping language

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A conceptual language (CPL) is proposed, derived from natural language theory, for specifying both the static and dynamic component...

A transition logic for schemata conflicts

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Conflict detection and analysis are of high importance, e.g., when integrating conceptual schemata, such as UML-Specifications, or analysing goal-fulfilment...

Deriving static and dynamic concepts from software requirements using sophisticated tagging

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Natural language requirements specifications form the basis for the subsequent phase of the information system development process, namely the...

English, Chinese and ER diagrams

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This paper examines the similarities and correspondence between the Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD) technique and the constructs of two natural...

Fuzzy XML data modeling with the UML and relational data models

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Information imprecision and uncertainty exist in many real-world applications and for this reason fuzzy data modeling has been extensively...

Improving conceptual data models through iterative development

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Agile methods promote iterative development with short cycles, where user feedback from the previous iteration is used to refactor...

Automated code generation of dynamic specializations: an approach based on design patterns and formal...

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In this work, we present an automatic code generation process from conceptual models. This process incorporates the use of...

Modeling and analysis of security trade-offs – A goal oriented approach

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In designing software systems, security is typically only one design objective among many. It may compete with other objectives...

Conceptual modelling of database applications using an extended ER model

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In this paper, we motivate and present a data model for conceptual design of structural and behavioural aspects of...

From textual scenarios to a conceptual schema

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Scenarios are a very popular means for describing and analyzing behavioral aspects on the level of natural language. In...