Research Article

A Semantic Approach for Automatic Structuring and Analysis of Software Process Patterns

by  Nahla Jlaiel, Khouloud Madhbouh, Mohamed Ben Ahmed
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 54 - Issue 15
Published: September 2012
Authors: Nahla Jlaiel, Khouloud Madhbouh, Mohamed Ben Ahmed
10.5120/8643-2503
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Nahla Jlaiel, Khouloud Madhbouh, Mohamed Ben Ahmed . A Semantic Approach for Automatic Structuring and Analysis of Software Process Patterns. International Journal of Computer Applications. 54, 15 (September 2012), 24-31. DOI=10.5120/8643-2503 

                        @article{ 10.5120/8643-2503,
                        author  = { Nahla Jlaiel,Khouloud Madhbouh,Mohamed Ben Ahmed },
                        title   = { A Semantic Approach for Automatic Structuring and Analysis of Software Process Patterns },
                        journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
                        year    = { 2012 },
                        volume  = { 54 },
                        number  = { 15 },
                        pages   = { 24-31 },
                        doi     = { 10.5120/8643-2503 },
                        publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA }
                        }
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                        %A Nahla Jlaiel
                        %A Khouloud Madhbouh
                        %A Mohamed Ben Ahmed
                        %T A Semantic Approach for Automatic Structuring and Analysis of Software Process Patterns%T 
                        %J International Journal of Computer Applications
                        %V 54
                        %N 15
                        %P 24-31
                        %R 10.5120/8643-2503
                        %I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

The main contribution of this paper, is to propose a novel semantic approach based on a Natural Language Processing technique in order to ensure a semantic unification of unstructured process patterns which are expressed not only in different formats but also, in different forms. This approach is implemented using the GATE text engineering framework and then evaluated leading up to high-quality results motivating us to continue in this direction.

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Keywords

Software process patterns patterns unification patterns analysis patterns structuring patterns reuse

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