Reuse of Use Cases Diagrams: An Approach based on Ontologies and Semantic Web Technologies
Software reuse is defined as the use of any artifact, or part thereof, created before, on a new Project. This practice has significant benefits in reducing costs and increasing quality and productivity in software development. Numerous approaches have been proposed aimed mostly at the source code reuse, but this type of reuse has its limitations because development platforms and technologies are constantly changing. Then, it is necessary to apply reuse over software artifacts created at higher levels of software life cycle such as requirements specification. This paper presents a tool for the reuse of use case diagrams by storing their information in OWL ontology and the use of Semantic Web technologies.
Keywords: Software reuse, use cases diagram, ontology, Semantic Web.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Belen Bonilla-Morales
Belen Bonilla-Morales is a student of the Master of Science in Information and Communication Technology at the Technological University of Panama. She was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Computer Science from the Technological University of Panama in 2009. Her research interests include Software Engineering, Semantic Web, Grid Computing and other topics.
Sergio Crespo
Sergio Crespo is a professor at the Universidade do Vale do Rio Dos Sinos - Brasil, PhD awarded by Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.
Clifton Clunie
Clifton Clunie is a professor at the Technological University of Panama, PhD awarded by the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Belen Bonilla-Morales
Belen Bonilla-Morales is a student of the Master of Science in Information and Communication Technology at the Technological University of Panama. She was awarded a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Computer Science from the Technological University of Panama in 2009. Her research interests include Software Engineering, Semantic Web, Grid Computing and other topics.
Sergio Crespo
Sergio Crespo is a professor at the Universidade do Vale do Rio Dos Sinos - Brasil, PhD awarded by Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro.
Clifton Clunie
Clifton Clunie is a professor at the Technological University of Panama, PhD awarded by the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
