Guiding Architects in Selecting Architectural Evolution Alternatives

Selim Ciraci; Hasan Sözer; Mehmet Aksit

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-23798-0_28

Guiding Architects in Selecting Architectural Evolution Alternatives

Selim Ciraci
, Hasan Sözer
, Mehmet Aksit

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Abstract

Although there exist methods and tools to support architecture evolution, the derivation and evaluation of alternative evolution paths are realized manually. In this paper, we introduce an approach, where architecture specification is converted to a graph representation. Based on this representation, we automatically generate possible evolution paths, evaluate quality attributes for different architectural configurations, and optimize the selection of a particular path accordingly. We illustrate our approach by modeling the software architecture evolution of a crisis management system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	5th European Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2011
Editors	Ivica Crnkovic, Volker Gruhn, Matthias Book
Place of Publication	London, UK
Publisher	Springer
Pages	252-260
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-642-23798-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-23797-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23798-0_28
Publication status	Published - Sept 2011
Event	5th European Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2011 - Essen, Germany Duration: 13 Sept 2011 → 16 Sept 2011 Conference number: 5

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer
Volume	6903
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	5th European Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2011
Abbreviated title	ECSA
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Essen
Period	13/09/11 → 16/09/11

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IR-78135
EWI-20564
METIS-279188

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Ciraci, S, Sözer, H & Aksit, M 2011, Guiding Architects in Selecting Architectural Evolution Alternatives. in I Crnkovic, V Gruhn & M Book (eds), 5th European Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2011. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 6903, Springer, London, UK, pp. 252-260, 5th European Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2011, Essen, Germany, 13/09/11. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23798-0_28

Guiding Architects in Selecting Architectural Evolution Alternatives. / Ciraci, Selim; Sözer, Hasan; Aksit, Mehmet.
5th European Conference on Software Architecture, ECSA 2011. ed. / Ivica Crnkovic; Volker Gruhn; Matthias Book. London, UK: Springer, 2011. p. 252-260 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 6903).

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