Browsing SERL - Software Engineering Research Laboratory by Author "Connor, AM"

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    • A comparison of semi-deterministic and stochastic search techniques

      Connor, AM; Shea, K (Springer, 2000)
      This paper presents an investigation of two search techniques, tabu search (TS) and simulated annealing (SA), to assess their relative merits when applied to engineering design optimisation. Design optimisation problems ...

    • A contextual information retrieval framework

      Limbu, D; Connor, AM; MacDonell, SG (National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ), 2005)
      The amount of information on the Internet is constantly growing and the challenge now is one of finding relevant information. Contextual information retrieval (CIR) is a critical technology for today's search engines to ...

    • A framework for contextual information retrieval from the WWW

      Limbu, DK; Connor, AM; MacDonell, SG (International Society for Computers and Their Applications (ISCA), 2005)
      Search engines are the most commonly used type of tool for finding relevant information on the Internet. However, today’s search engines are far from perfect. Typical search queries are short, often one or two words, and ...

    • A tabu search environment for engineering design optimisation

      Connor, AM; MacDonell, SG (AUT UniversityMcMaster University, 2004)

    • A tabu search method for the optimisation of fluid power circuits

      Connor, AM; Tilley, DG (SAGE Publications Ltd., 1998)
      This paper describes the development of an efficient algorithm for the optimization of fluid power circuits. The algorithm is based around the concepts of Tabu search, where different time-scale memory cycles are used as ...

    • An automatic architecture reconstruction and refactoring framework

      Schmidt, F; MacDonell, SG; Connor, AM (Springer (Studies in Computational Intelligence v.377), 2012)
      A variety of sources have noted that a substantial proportion of non trivial software systems fail due to unhindered architectural erosion. This design deterioration leads to low maintainability, poor testability and reduced ...

    • An integrated tool set to support software engineering learning

      Philpott, A; Buchan, J; Connor, AM (Software Engineering Research Group (SERG), the University of Auckland, 2007)
      This paper considers the possible benefits of an integrated Software Engineering tool set specifically tailored for novice developers, and reflects on the experience of having software engineering students produce various ...

    • Autonomous requirements specification processing using natural language processing

      MacDonell, SG; Min, K; Connor, AM (International Society for Computers and Their Applications (ISCA), 2005)
      We describe our ongoing research that centres on the application of natural language processing (NLP) to software engineering and systems development activities. In particular, this paper addresses the use of NLP in the ...

    • Bridging the research-practice gap in requirements engineering

      Pais, S; Talbot, A; Connor, AM (National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ), 2009)
      This paper examines the perceived research-practice gap in software requirements engineering, with a particular focus on requirements specification and modelling. Various contributions by researchers to write requirements ...

    • Bridging the research-practice gap in requirements engineering through effective teaching and peer learning

      Connor, AM; Buchan, J; Petrova, K (IEEE, 2009)
      In this paper, we introduce the concept of the research-practice gap as it is perceived in the field of software requirements engineering. An analysis of this gap has shown that two key causes for the research-practice gap ...

    • Building services integration: a technology transfer case study

      Connor, AM; Siringoringo, WS; Clements, N; Alexander, N (National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ), 2007)
      This paper details the development of a relationship between Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and the Building Integration Software Company (bisco) and how projects have been initiated that add value to the bisco ...

    • Contextual and concept-based interactive query expansion

      Limbu, D; Pears, R; Connor, AM; MacDonell, S (National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications (NACCQ), 2006)
      In this paper, we present a novel approach for contextual and concept based query formulation in web-based information retrieval, which is an on-going PhD project being undertaken at the Software Engineering Research Lab ...

    • Contextual relevance feedback in web information retrieval

      Limbu, DK; Connor, AM; Pears, R; MacDonell, S (Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2006)
      In this paper, we present an alternative approach to the problem of contextual relevance feedback in web-based information retrieval. Our approach utilises a rich contextual model that exploits a user's implicit and explicit ...

    • Design and control of cross coupled mechanisms driven by AC brushless servomotors

      Connor, AM (Professional Engineering Publishing, 1998)
      This paper presents an overview of a design methodology for the optimal synthesis of hybrid mechanisms. Hybrid mechanisms have been defined as multi-degree of freedom systems where the input motions are supplied by different ...

    • Improving web information retrieval using shared contexts

      Connor, AM; Limbu, DK; MacDonell, SG; Pears, R (Information Sciences and Computer Engineering, 2010)
      The effective utilisation of a user’s context in improving the performance of web search engines is a subject of intense research interest. In particular, much attention has been directed to the enhancement of queries and ...

    • Improving web search using contextual retrieval

      Limbu, DK; Connor, AM; Pears, R; MacDonell, SG (IEEE Computer Society Press, 2009)
      Contextual retrieval is a critical technique for todaypsilas search engines in terms of facilitating queries and returning relevant information. This paper reports on the development and evaluation of a system designed to ...

    • Memory models for improving tabu search with real continuous variables

      Connor, AM (IEEE, 2006)
      This paper proposes that current memory models in use for tabu search algorithms are at best evolving, as opposed to adaptive, and that improvements can be made by considering the nature of human memory. By introducing new ...

    • Minimum cost polygon overlay with rectangular shape stock panels

      Siringoringo, WS; Connor, AM; Clements, N; Alexander, N (Taylor & Francis, 2008)
      Minimum Cost Polygon Overlay (MCPO) is a unique two-dimensional optimization problem that involves the task of covering a polygon shaped area with a series of rectangular shaped panels. This has a number of applications ...

    • Mining developer communication streams

      Connor, AM; Finlay, J.A.; Pears, R (Academy & Industry Research Collaboration Center (AIRCC) Publishing Corporation, 2014)
      This paper explores the concepts of modelling a software development project as a process that results in the creation of a continuous stream of data. In terms of the Jazz repository used in this research, one aspect of ...

    • Mining software metrics from the jazz repository

      Connor, AM (ARPN Journal of Systems and Software, 2011)
      This paper describes the extraction of source code metrics from the Jazz repository and the systematic application of data mining techniques to identify the most useful of those metrics for predicting the success or failure ...