7. QUATIC 2010: Porto, Portugal
Fernando Brito e Abreu, João Pascoal Faria, Ricardo Jorge Machado (Eds.): Quality of Information and Communications Technology, 7th International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology, QUATIC 2010, Porto, Portugal, 29 September - 2 October, 2010, Proceedings. IEEE Computer Society 2010 ISBN 978-0-7695-4241-6
Main Session
Robert Dupuis, Roger Champagne, Alain April, Normand Séguin: Experiments with Adding to the Experience that Can be Acquired from Software Courses. 1-6
Arnold Pears: Conveying Conceptions of Quality through Instruction. 7-14
Ahilton Barreto, Elaine Duarte, Ana Regina Rocha, Leonardo Murta: Supporting the Definition of Software Processes at Consulting Organizations via Software Process Lines. 15-24
Mariano Angel Montoni, Ana Regina Rocha: Applying Grounded Theory to Understand Software Process Improvement Implementation. 25-34
Kirsi Korhonen: Evaluating the Effect of Agile Methods on Software Defect Data and Defect Reporting Practices - A Case Study. 35-43
Panagiotis Sfetsos, Ioannis Stamelos: Empirical Studies on Quality in Agile Practices: A Systematic Literature Review. 44-53
Hannu Harju, Jussi Lahtinen, Jukka Ranta, Risto Nevalainen, Mika Johansson: Software Safety Standards for the Basis of Certification in the Nuclear Domain. 54-62
Terence P. Rout: The Evolving Picture of Standardisation and Certification for Process Assessment. 63-72
Frank Salger, Jochen Englert, Gregor Engels: Towards Specification Patterns for Global Software Development Projects - Experiences from the Industry. 73-78
Fernando Brito e Abreu, Raquel de Bragança V. da Porciúncula, Jorge Manuel Freitas, José Carlos Costa: Definition and Validation of Metrics for ITSM Process Models. 79-88
Florian Merz, Carsten Sinz, Hendrik Post, Thomas Gorges, Thomas Kropf: Abstract Testing: Connecting Source Code Verification with Requirements. 89-96
Andrea Ciancone, Antonio Filieri, Raffaela Mirandola: MANTra: Towards Model Transformation Testing. 97-105
Alexander Chatzigeorgiou, Anastasios Manakos: Investigating the Evolution of Bad Smells in Object-Oriented Code. 106-115
Matthias Keller, Martin Nussbaumer: CSS Code Quality: A Metric for Abstractness; Or Why Humans Beat Machines in CSS Coding. 116-121
Domenico Amalfitano, Anna Rita Fasolino, Armando Polcaro, Porfirio Tramontana: Comprehending Ajax Web Applications by the DynaRIA Tool. 122-131
Ana Oliveira, Matias Urbieta, João Araújo, Armanda Rodrigues, Ana Moreira, Silvia E. Gordillo, Gustavo Rossi: Improving the Quality of Web-GIS Modularity Using Aspects. 132-141
Thematic Track: Teaching ICT Quality
Stephen B. Seidman: Teaching ICT Quality. 142-143
Rejane M. da C. Figueiredo, André B. de Sales, Luiz C. M. Ribeiro Jr., Luiz A. F. Laranjeira, Adson Rocha: Teaching Software Quality in an Interdisciplinary Course of Engineering. 144-149
Thematic Track: Quality in ICT Service Management
Neil McBride: Quality in ICT Service Management. 156-158
Anacleto Correia, Fernando Brito e Abreu: Defining and Observing the Compliance of Service Level Agreements: A Model Driven Approach. 165-170
Luis Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, Fernando Brito e Abreu: An IT Infrastructure Patterns Approach to Improve IT Service Management Quality. 171-176
Alexander Serebrenik, Amrita Mishra, Thomas Delissen, Martijn Klabbers: Requirements Certification for Offshoring Using LSPCM. 177-182
Syaripah Ruzaini Syed Aris, Noor Habibah Arshad, Azlinah Mohamed: Managing Risk in Decision to Outsource IT Project. 183-188
Thematic Track: Quality in Requirements Engineering
Ana Moreira: Quality in Requirements Engineering. 189-191
Rosaria Bittencourt, Renata Mendes de Araujo, Claudia Cappelli, Juliana Jansen Ferreira, Priscila Engiel: Experiences on the Use of Business Models for Identifying Quality Requirements for Information systems. 192-197
Reinhold Plösch, Alois Mayr, Christian Körner: Collecting Quality Requirements Using Quality Models and Goals. 198-203
João Pedro Santos, Ana Moreira, João Araújo, Miguel Goulão: Increasing Quality in Scenario Modelling with Model-Driven Development. 204-209
David de Almeida Ferreira, Alberto Manuel Rodrigues da Silva: Survey on System Behavior Specification for Extending ProjectIT-RSL. 210-215
Gilleanes Thorwald Araujo Guedes, Rosa Maria Vicari: Applying a UML Profile in the Requirements Modeling to Multi-Agents Systems. 216-221
Craig E. Kuziemsky, Xia Liu, Liam Peyton: Leveraging Goal Models and Performance Indicators to Assess Health Care Information Systems. 222-227
Luciano Vale, Adriano Bessa Albuquerque, Patrícia Vasconcelos Beserra: Relevant Skills to Requirement Analysts According to the Literature and the Project Managers Perspective. 228-232
Thematic Track: Quality in Model Driven Engineering
Parastoo Mohagheghi: Quality in Model Driven Engineering. 233-235
Fernando Barros: Increasing Software Quality through Design Reuse. 236-241
Beatriz Marín, Giovanni Giachetti, Oscar Pastor, Tanja E. J. Vos: A Tool for Automatic Defect Detection in Models Used in Model-Driven Engineering. 242-247
Ulrich Winkler, Mathias Fritzsche, Wasif Gilani, Alan Marshall: A Model-Driven Framework for Process-Centric Business Continuity Management. 248-252
Patricia Roberts: Seamlessness as a Desirable Aspect of Quality for MDE: The Contribution of Object-Relational Database Stuctures. 253-258
Thematic Track: Quality in ICT Verification and Validation
Antonia Bertolino: Quality in ICT Verification and Validation. 259-261
Anna-Lena Lamprecht, Stefan Naujokat, Tiziana Margaria, Bernhard Steffen: Synthesis-Based Loose Programming. 262-267
Ricardo D. F. Ferreira, João C. P. Faria, Ana C. R. Paiva: Test Coverage Analysis of UML Activity Diagrams for Interactive Systems. 268-274
Fayçal Bessayah, Ana R. Cavalli: A Formal Passive Testing Approach for Checking Real Time Constraints. 274-279
Sylvia Ilieva, Valentin Pavlov, Ilina Manova: A Composable Framework for Test Automation of Service-Based Applications. 286-291
Sebastian Wieczorek, Alin Stefanescu, Andreas Roth: Model-Driven Service Integration Testing - A Case Study. 292-297
Andreia Rodrigues, Plácido Rogério Pinheiro, Adriano Albuquerque: The Definiton of a Testing Process to Small-Sized Companies: The Brazilian Scenario. 298-303
María Lázaro, Natalia Juristo Juzgado, Esperanza Marcos: Do Testers' Preferences Have an Impact on Effectiveness? 304-309
Thematic Track: Quality in ICT Reengineering and Refactoring
Mel Ó Cinnéide: Quality in ICT Reengineering and Refactoring. 310-312
Quinten David Soetens, Serge Demeyer: Studying the Effect of Refactorings: A Complexity Metrics Perspective. 313-318
Jonas Trümper, Johannes Bohnet, Stefan Voigt, Jürgen Döllner: Visualization of Multithreaded Behavior to Facilitate Maintenance of Complex Software Systems. 325-330
Luis Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, Fernando Brito e Abreu: Reengineering IT Infrastructures: A Method for Topology Discovery. 331-336
Sergio Bryton, Fernando Brito e Abreu, Miguel Pessoa Monteiro: Reducing Subjectivity in Code Smells Detection: Experimenting with the Long Method. 337-342
Salima Hassaine, Foutse Khomh, Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, Sylvie Hamel: IDS: An Immune-Inspired Approach for the Detection of Software Design Smells. 343-348
Thematic Track: Quality Evolution in ICT
Michel Wermelinger: Quality Evolution in ICT. 349-351
Alain April: Studying Supply and Demand of Software Maintenance and Evolution Services. 352-357
Denis Kozlov, Jussi Koskinen, Markku Sakkinen, Jouni Markkula: Exploratory Analysis of the Relations between Code Cloning and Open Source Software Quality. 358-363
Daniel Izquierdo-Cortazar, Jesús M. González-Barahona, Santiago Dueñas, Gregorio Robles: Towards Automated Quality Models for Software Development Communities: The QualOSS and FLOSSMetrics Case. 364-369
Reinhold Plösch, Harald Gruber, Christian Körner, Matthias Saft: A Method for Continuous Code Quality Management Using Static Analysis. 370-375
Aleteia Xavier Bettin, Carlos Miguel Tobar Toledo, Denise P. Prado, Íris Bento da Silva: A PMO Installation for TI Project Management in a R&D Institution. 376-381
Thematic Track: Quality in Agile Methods
Panagiotis Sfetsos: Quality in Agile Methods. 382-384
Henrique Farias Landim, Adriano Bessa Albuquerque, Thiago Christian Macedo: Procedures and Conditions that Influence on the Efficiency of Some Agile Practices. 385-390

Sami Kollanus: Test-Driven Development - Still a Promising Approach? 403-408
Thematic Track: ICT Process Improvement and Assessment
Karol Frühauf: ICT Process Improvement and Assessment. 409-411
Gleison Santos, Marcos Kalinowski, Ana Regina Rocha, Guilherme Horta Travassos, Kival Chaves Weber, José Antonio Antonioni: MPS.BR: A Tale of Software Process Improvement and Performance Results in the Brazilian Software Industry. 412-417
Ian Allison: Organizational Factors Shaping Software Process Improvement in Small-Medium Sized Software Teams: A Multi-Case Analysis. 418-423
Luis Manuel Gonzalez Amaral, João Pascoal Faria: A Gap Analysis Methodology for the Team Software Process. 424-429
Clenio F. Salviano, Márcia Regina Martins Martinez, Edgar Lopes Banhesse, Angela Enelize, Alessandra Zoucas, Marcello Thiry: A Method for Tridimensional Process Assessment Using Modelling Theory. 430-435
Timo Varkoi: Process Assessment In Very Small Entities - An ISO/IEC 29110 Based Method. 436-440
Andrea Oliveira Soares Barreto, Ana Regina Rocha: Analyzing the Similarity among Software Projects to Improve Software Project Monitoring Processes. 441-446
Gisele Villas Boas, Ana Regina Cavalcanti da Rocha, Márcio Pecegueiro do Amaral: An Approach to Implement Software Process Improvement in Small and Mid Sized Organizations. 447-452
Paula Ventura Martins, Alberto Rodrigues da Silva: PIT-ProcessM: A Software Process Improvement Meta-Model. 453-458
Thematic Track: Standardization and Certification in ICT
Knut Blind: Standardization and Certification in ICT. 459-460
Isabella Biscoglio, Alessandro Coco, Mario Fusani, Stefania Gnesi, Gianluca Trentanni: An Approach to Ambiguity Analysis in Safety-Related Standards. 461-466
Monalessa Perini Barcellos, Ricardo de Almeida Falbo, Ana Regina Rocha: Establishing a Well-Founded Conceptualization about Software Measurement in High Maturity Levels. 467-472
Thematic Track: Quality in Web Engineering
Coral Calero: Quality in Web Engineering. 473-475
Anna Wingkvist, Morgan Ericsson, Rüdiger Lincke, Welf Löwe: A Metrics-Based Approach to Technical Documentation Quality. 476-481
Ludger Martin: Gathering Information about Web 2.0 Applications for Usability Engineering. 482-486
Américo Rio, Fernando Brito e Abreu: Websites Quality: Does It Depend on the Application Domain? 493-498
Mario Luca Bernardi, Giuseppe A. Di Lucca, Damiano Distante: Improving the Design of Existing Web Applications. 499-504
Santiago Meliá, Jesús Pardillo, Cristina Cachero: Automatic Selection of RIA Software Architectures Using Quality Models. 505-510



