Reducing the risks associated with developing large-scale, critical software-integrated systems. Industry, government and defence increasingly rely on large-scale, critical software-integrated systems. The scale and complexity of these systems means current methods of analysing, designing and assuring their dependability are struggling to provide the constructive support and assurance that is demanded. Consequently, there are significant risks of cost and schedule overruns and of system problems ....Reducing the risks associated with developing large-scale, critical software-integrated systems. Industry, government and defence increasingly rely on large-scale, critical software-integrated systems. The scale and complexity of these systems means current methods of analysing, designing and assuring their dependability are struggling to provide the constructive support and assurance that is demanded. Consequently, there are significant risks of cost and schedule overruns and of system problems and failures. This project builds on results from our current collaboration - a new method for modelling, analysis and defect detection for the requirements of large-scale systems. We will develop and scale-up to industry strength, simpler, more powerful, strategies for analysing, designing and providing the high level of assurance required.Read moreRead less
Achieving Tailored Industrial Software Process Improvement with Experience Repositories and Electronic Process Guides. There is a well-recognised need for organisations to improve their software development processes in order to achieve higher software quality and greater efficiencies in development. The use of electronic process guides and experience repositories have been two technologies independently proposed to achieve these aims. This research will develop a framework, methods and tools ....Achieving Tailored Industrial Software Process Improvement with Experience Repositories and Electronic Process Guides. There is a well-recognised need for organisations to improve their software development processes in order to achieve higher software quality and greater efficiencies in development. The use of electronic process guides and experience repositories have been two technologies independently proposed to achieve these aims. This research will develop a framework, methods and tools to allow integration of experience repositories and electronic process guides to facilitate process tailoring, process improvement, and project management. The result will be significant improvements in software development productivity and quality.Read moreRead less
Building dependability into complex, computer-based systems. Air traffic control, telecommunications, defence, power distribution and many other vital infrastructures all rely on complex computer-based systems. Whenever one of these systems fails, it can cause major disruption to society, create large financial losses and even pose risks to life.
This project will integrate and improve methods for modelling and analysing computer-based systems in terms of their requirements and architectures ....Building dependability into complex, computer-based systems. Air traffic control, telecommunications, defence, power distribution and many other vital infrastructures all rely on complex computer-based systems. Whenever one of these systems fails, it can cause major disruption to society, create large financial losses and even pose risks to life.
This project will integrate and improve methods for modelling and analysing computer-based systems in terms of their requirements and architectures, focusing on how to achieve and maintain dependability in the context of on-going change and failure to meet requirements. These methods will be based on sound mathematical foundations and proven engineering approaches applicable to industrial-scale complex systems.Read moreRead less
Agile Systems Engineering Processes, Analysis and Design Methods for Distributed, Safety Critical Automotive By-Wire Systems. Systems development for automotive by-wire applications provides a
number of challenges. It spans the disciplines of mechanical, control
and software engineering, it must be agile enough to cope with changes
in technology and changing market conditions and, most important, it
must result in safe and reliable By-Wire systems. This project will
address the development ....Agile Systems Engineering Processes, Analysis and Design Methods for Distributed, Safety Critical Automotive By-Wire Systems. Systems development for automotive by-wire applications provides a
number of challenges. It spans the disciplines of mechanical, control
and software engineering, it must be agile enough to cope with changes
in technology and changing market conditions and, most important, it
must result in safe and reliable By-Wire systems. This project will
address the development of safety critical By-Wire systems from a
systems and sofwtare engineering viewpoint by: (1) developing modeling
and analysis methods for real-time distributed control systems; (2)
investigating design methods for such systems, and (3) developing
software and systems engineering processes for agile development of
By-Wire systems.Read moreRead less
Metamorphic slices and their applications in fault localization. The main purpose of this project is to enhance the quality of software. The expected outcomes include the delivery of new cost-effective methods to debug software, and the extension of current debugging methods to be applicable in wider contexts.
Cost-effective use of assertions in the verification and validation of distributed and real-time systems. The project will reinforce Australia as a world leader in empirical software engineering and software verification and validation research, thus building on Australia's strengths in ICT research and innovation. Through the involvement of a local software verification and validation company and through industrial case studies, this project will also improve the software verification and valid ....Cost-effective use of assertions in the verification and validation of distributed and real-time systems. The project will reinforce Australia as a world leader in empirical software engineering and software verification and validation research, thus building on Australia's strengths in ICT research and innovation. Through the involvement of a local software verification and validation company and through industrial case studies, this project will also improve the software verification and validation capabilities of local industry, allow them to save software development costs, and improve the quality of the software produced.Read moreRead less
Integration of Metamorphic Testing and Model Checking. This project proposes an innovative approach of integrating metamorphic testing and model checking. Its main outcome will be to deliver a comprehensive testing method that will help to reduce errors and costs in software development and consequently to improve the quality of software systems. Since software is pervasive and ubiquitous, our results will improve the nation's software productivity and quality. Thus, our results will help in ra ....Integration of Metamorphic Testing and Model Checking. This project proposes an innovative approach of integrating metamorphic testing and model checking. Its main outcome will be to deliver a comprehensive testing method that will help to reduce errors and costs in software development and consequently to improve the quality of software systems. Since software is pervasive and ubiquitous, our results will improve the nation's software productivity and quality. Thus, our results will help in raising our nation's competitive advantage towards the goal of becoming a leading nation in the software industry among Asia-Pacific countries. Furthermore, this collaboration will help young Australian researchers to link to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, a leading-edge international research institute.Read moreRead less
Mapping the Effectiveness of Automated Software Testing. This project aims to help software engineers build complex software systems in far more reliable and cost-effective ways. It takes an interdisciplinary approach by applying machine learning techniques to automatically test complex software systems. Expected outcomes include a novel methodology for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of test suites generated by automated software testing techniques and the approaches required for generat ....Mapping the Effectiveness of Automated Software Testing. This project aims to help software engineers build complex software systems in far more reliable and cost-effective ways. It takes an interdisciplinary approach by applying machine learning techniques to automatically test complex software systems. Expected outcomes include a novel methodology for assessing the strengths and weaknesses of test suites generated by automated software testing techniques and the approaches required for generating high-quality test cases. Such advances are urgently needed to avoid disasters when deploying software systems in the real world.Read moreRead less
Metamorphic Testing: An In-Depth Study to Enhance the Failure-Detection Capability of Software Testing Without an Oracle. Nowadays, software is pervasive and ubiquitous. It plays a significant role in the daily lives of all kinds of people. The Australian software industry has bloomed in recent years. Our research results will improve the cost-effectiveness of software development, thereby upgrading the nation's software productivity and quality. These factors are conducive to the export of soft ....Metamorphic Testing: An In-Depth Study to Enhance the Failure-Detection Capability of Software Testing Without an Oracle. Nowadays, software is pervasive and ubiquitous. It plays a significant role in the daily lives of all kinds of people. The Australian software industry has bloomed in recent years. Our research results will improve the cost-effectiveness of software development, thereby upgrading the nation's software productivity and quality. These factors are conducive to the export of software produced by Australians and helpful in raising our nation's competitive advantage towards the goal of becoming a leading nation in the software industry among Asia-Pacific countries.Read moreRead less
A Comprehensive Testing Methodology for Embedded Software. Embedded systems are a bedrock technology for many high-technology industries. They are used in many safety-critical situations, such as medical devices and car control systems, amongst hundreds of other applications. Unfortunately, current practice still sometimes results in disastrous mistakes remaining undetected, leading to multi-million dollar losses and in some cases even deaths. Improved testing methods for these systems offer ....A Comprehensive Testing Methodology for Embedded Software. Embedded systems are a bedrock technology for many high-technology industries. They are used in many safety-critical situations, such as medical devices and car control systems, amongst hundreds of other applications. Unfortunately, current practice still sometimes results in disastrous mistakes remaining undetected, leading to multi-million dollar losses and in some cases even deaths. Improved testing methods for these systems offer the potential of reducing such catastrophic losses. Improved embedded system testing techniques can offer Australia a competitive advantage in this strategically important industry. We will work to distribute our results to the Australian embedded systems community.Read moreRead less