Preface

Organization and Program Committee (PDF)

pp. x

Reviewers (PDF)

pp. xi

Invited Papers

Digital Product Evolution ? Models and Trends (Abstract)

C. Ramamoorthy

pp. 2

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Should/Could Software Be More Reliable than the "World" in Which it is Used? (Abstract)

W. Turski

pp. 3

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Reliability Prediction and Estimation

Software Reliability Predictions for Distributed Software (Abstract)

H. Pant

D. Jeske

pp. 11

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Estimating the Number of Undetected Errors: Bayesian Model Selection (Abstract)

S. Basu

N. Ebrahimi

pp. 22

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A Comparison and Integration of Capture-Recapture Models and the Detection Profile Method (Abstract)

Lionel C. Briand, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering

Khaled El Emam, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering

Bernd G. Freimut, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering

pp. 32

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Process Improvement and Software Maintenance

On the Inadequacy of Ordinary Preconditions for the Practical Design and Verification of Programs (Abstract)

Robert L. Baber, University of the Witwatersrand

pp. 43

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Understanding Software Defect Detection in the Personal Software Process (Abstract)

C. Wohlin

A. Wesslén

pp. 49

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To Maintain a Reliable Software Specification (Abstract)

J. Li

J. Horgan

pp. 59

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Reliability and Testability

Derivation of an Integrated Operational Profile and Use Case Model (Abstract)

Per Runeson, Lund University

Björn Regnell, Lund University

pp. 70

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Industrial Application of Criticality Predictions in Software Development (Abstract)

C. Ebert

E. Baisch

pp. 80

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Applying Testability to Reliability Estimation (Abstract)

Mark C.K. Yang, University of Florida

W. Eric Wong, Bellcore

Alberto Pasquini, ENEA

pp. 90

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Panel: Issues in the Next Generation of Dependability Standards

Panel Statement (Abstract)

pp. 101

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Reliability Modelling and Validation

Software Reliability Modeling by Concatenating Failure Rates (Abstract)

N. Singpurwalla

pp. 106

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Pragmatic Study of Parametric Decomposition Models for Estimating Software Reliability Growth (Abstract)

Chin-Yu Huang, National Taiwan University

Jung-Hua Lo, National Taiwan University

Sy-Yen Kuo, National Taiwan University

pp. 111

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The Lognormal Distribution of Software Failure Rates: Origin and Evidence (Abstract)

R. Mullen

pp. 124

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The Lognormal Distribution of Software Failure Rates: Application to Software Reliability Growth Modeling (Abstract)

R. Mullen

pp. 134

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Test Planning and Automation

Comparing the Effectiveness of Testing Methods in Improving Programs: the Effect of Variations in Program Quality (Abstract)

Michele Pizza, City University of London

Lorenzo Strigini, City University of London

pp. 144

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Resource-Constrained Non-Operational Testing of Software (Abstract)

A. Rivers

M. Vouk

pp. 154

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Identifying High-Risk Scenarios of Complex Systems using Input Domain Partitioning (Abstract)

pp. 164

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Model-based Testing of a Highly Programmable System (Abstract)

S. Dalal

A. Jain

N. Karunanithi

J. Leaton

C. Lott

pp. 174

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Panel: Does Software Reliability Engineering (SRE) Offer Any Benefits to Mobile Code's Security Woes?

Panel Statement (Abstract)

pp. 180

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On Certifying Mobile Code for Secure Applications (Abstract)

A. Ghosh

pp. 381

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Mobile Agent Security and Reliability (Abstract)

F. Hohl

pp. 181

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Software Reliability Engineering for Mobile Code (Abstract)

J. Musa

pp. 182

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Protecting Mobile Code (Abstract)

T. Sander

pp. 183

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Reliability and Simulation

Lightweight Guided Random Simulation (Abstract)

pp. 185

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Reliability Simulation of Component-based Software Systems (Abstract)

S. Gokhale

M. Lyu

K. Trivedi

pp. 192

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Software Reliability Analysis Incorporating Fault Detection and Debugging Activities (Abstract)

S. Gokhale

M. Lyu

K. Trivedi

pp. 202

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Panel: Achieving Adequate Levels of Reliability in Practice: Issues and Strategies

Special Test Methods

Testing Production System Programs (Abstract)

Grigoris Antoniou, Griffith University

Oliver Jack, Universit?t-GH Paderborn

pp. 214

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Expressing and Implementing Operational Profiles for Reactive Software Validation (Abstract)

pp. 222

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Testing the Robustness of Windows NT Software (Abstract)

A. Ghosh

M. Schmid

V. Shah

pp. 231

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Process Improvements and Fault Diagnosis

Studying the Effects of Code Inspection and Structural Testing on Software Quality (Abstract)

O. Laitenberger

pp. 237

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A Modular Implementation Model of the Primary-Shadow TMO Replication Scheme and a Testing Approach using a Real-Time Environment Simulator (Abstract)

K. Kim

C. Subbaraman

pp. 247

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Software Diagnosability (Abstract)

pp. 257

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Reliability Analysis and Optimization

Reliability Analysis of Clustered Computing Systems (Abstract)

Veena B. Mendiratta, Lucent Technologies

pp. 268

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Applying Design Metrics to a Large-Scale Software System (Abstract)

W. Eric Wong, Bellcore

Joseph R. Horgan, Bellcore

Michael Syring, Motorola

Wayne Zage, Ball State University

pp. 273

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A Methodology for Detection and Estimation of Software Aging (Abstract)

S. Garg

pp. 283

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Reliability Optimization of Redundant Software with Correlated Failures (Abstract)

Walter J. Gutjahr

pp. 293

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Panel: Reliability Assesment for Emerging Techniques

Panel Statement (Abstract)

pp. 304

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Evolutionary Software

Determining Fault Insertion Rates for Evolving Software Systems (Abstract)

A. Nikora

J. Munson

pp. 306

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Exploring Defect Data from Development and Customer Usage on Software Modules over Multiple Releases (Abstract)

S. Biyani

P. Santhanam

pp. 316

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Code Defect Classification and Metrics

The Repeatability of Code Defect Classifications (Abstract)

K. El Emam

I. Wieczorek

pp. 322

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Predicting Fault-Prone Classes with Design Measures in Object-Oriented Systems (Abstract)

J. Daly

pp. 334

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Predicting the Order of Fault-Prone Modules in Legacy Software (Abstract)

T. Khoshgoftaar

E. Allen

pp. 344

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Safety Critical Software and Fault Injection

Using Statistics of the Extremes for Software Reliability Analysis of Safety Critical Systems (Abstract)

pp. 355

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Critical Software for Nuclear Reactors: 11 Years of Field Experience Analysis (Abstract)

J. Laplace

M. Brun

pp. 364

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M. Hiller J. Christmansso

An Experimental Comparison of Fault and Error Injection (Abstract)

M. Rimén.

pp. 369

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Panel: Everything You Wanted to Know About SRE But Didn't Know Who To Ask: Coordinator: J. Musa

Panel Statement (Abstract)

pp. 380

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Index of Authors (PDF)

pp. 383