A Multiple Viewed Interrelated Ontology Model for Holistic Component Specification and Retrieval

Li, Chengpu; Liu, Xiaodong; Kennedy, Jessie

Abstract

Despite the success that Component-Based Development has achieved so far, component mismatch remains as a major hurdle for wider and smoother component reuse due to the lack of effective and automated approaches to component specification and retrieval. This paper presents a novel ontology-based approach to solve the above problem via holistic, semantic-based and adaptation-aware component specification and retrieval. The Multiple-Viewed and Interrelated Component Specification ontology model (MVICS) provides an ontology based architecture to specify components in a spectrum of perspectives. A semantic-based component retrieval method is then developed and the result of retrieval is presented to CBD engineers in a comprehensive component matching profile. Uniquely, the effect of possible component adaptation is included in the MVICS model and associated component specification and retrieval, which enables a more systematic and holistic view in component specification and selection.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (Published)
• Conference Name: International Conference on Advanced Software Engineering and Its Applications: ASEA 2009
• Start Date: Dec 10, 2009
• End Date: Dec 12, 2009
• Acceptance Date: Mar 31, 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Deposit Date: Apr 4, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 4, 2017
• Electronic ISSN: 1865-0937
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 50-60
• Series Title: Communications in Computer and Information Science
• Series ISSN: 1865-0929
• Book Title: Advances in Software Engineering. ASEA 2009
• Chapter Number: 7
• ISBN: 9783642106187
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10619-4_7
• Keywords: component repository, component retrieval, ontology-based component specification, component reuse, adaptation assets, result profile,
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/825318
• Contract Date: Apr 4, 2017