Why digital agriculture is fertile ground for software systems research (keynote)

Abstract The use of virtual prototyping tools typically results in products with lower costs, better quality, and shorter development cycles. However, there are many interface/configuration problems that occur in the process of obtaining a design solution using the typical gamut of virtual prototyping tools. This paper presents the architecture, design, and implementation of a framework to support the integration of the multiple software systems used in the virtual prototyping of mechanical components. Some of the virtual prototyping software systems considered in the implementation of this framework were customer input systems, solid modeling systems, finite-element systems, knowledge-based systems, NC code generator systems, and virtual assembly systems. There is a pressing need for the different software systems to talk to each other while transferring the required data at varying levels of abstraction without compromising data integrity. Of special significance is the fact that the philosophy of the framework is widely applicable to any mechanical system, and is almost independent of specific software utilities. Thus, this design incorporates a clear path towards expansion to encompass other independent tools/systems. The architecture was designed using object-oriented methods. The framework was very successfully demonstrated for a well-defined subset of software systems being used at Isothermal Systems Research (ISR) Inc., a leader in proprietary spray cooling systems for multi-chip modules. This framework effectively supports the strong industry push towards integrated design, manufacturing, and virtual prototyping. The work presented in this paper was supported by an SBIR grant from the Department of Commerce, DOC contract 50-DKNB-5-00117.

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Model Based Process to Support Security and Privacy Requirements Engineering

International Journal of Secure Software Engineering ◽

10.4018/jsse.2012070101 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 1-22 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Shareeful Islam ◽

Haralambos Mouratidis ◽

Christos Kalloniatis ◽

Aleksandar Hudic ◽

Lorenz Zechner

Keyword(s):

Requirements Engineering ◽

Security And Privacy ◽

Software Systems ◽

Continuous Change ◽

Privacy Requirements ◽

Model Based ◽

Systems Research ◽

Implementation Techniques ◽

Voting System ◽

Eu Project

Software systems are becoming more complex, interconnected and liable to adopt continuous change and evolution. It’s necessary to develop appropriate methods and techniques to ensure security and privacy of such systems. Research efforts that aim to ensure security and privacy of software systems are distinguished through two main categories: (1) the development of requirements engineering methods, and (2) implementation techniques. Approaches that fall in the first category usually aim to address either security or privacy in an implicit way, with emphasis on the security aspects by developing methods to elicit and analyse security (and privacy) requirements. Works that fall in the latter categories focus specifically on the later stages of the development process irrespective of the organisational context in which the system will be incorporated. This work introduces a model-based process for security and privacy requirements engineering. In particular, the authors’ work includes activities which support to identify and analyse security and privacy requirements for the software system. Their purpose process combines concepts from two well-known requirements engineering methods, Secure Tropos and PriS. A real case study from the EU project E-vote, i.e., an Internet based voting system, is employed to demonstrate the applicability of the approach.

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