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Empirical Investigation of Practitioners' Perceptions of Agile Testing Coordination in Medical Information Systems Development (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Salihu, Y. B., Bass, J. M., & Iyawa, G. E. (in press). Empirical Investigation of Practitioners' Perceptions of Agile Testing Coordination in Medical Information Systems Development.

Despite adopting agile practices during large-scale agile software development testing, practitioners developing medical information systems face critical challenges coordinating agile software testing. The lack of collaboration and coordination amon... Read More about Empirical Investigation of Practitioners' Perceptions of Agile Testing Coordination in Medical Information Systems Development.

Empirical Investigation of Practitioners' Perceptions of Agile Testing Coordination in Medical Information Systems Development (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Salihu, Y. B., Bass, J. M., & Iyawa, G. E. (in press). Empirical Investigation of Practitioners' Perceptions of Agile Testing Coordination in Medical Information Systems Development.

Despite adopting agile practices during large-scale agile software development testing, practitioners developing medical information systems face critical challenges coordinating agile software testing. The lack of collaboration and coordination amon... Read More about Empirical Investigation of Practitioners' Perceptions of Agile Testing Coordination in Medical Information Systems Development.

Novel Cloud Load Distribution Management and Deployment Techniques (2023)
Thesis
Adewojo, A. (2023). Novel Cloud Load Distribution Management and Deployment Techniques. (Thesis). University of Salford

Cloud computing provides scalable, flexible, and cost-effective computing resources. Cloud adoption has, however, introduced resource utilisation and service unavailability issues during the process of designing, deploying, and hosting cloud-native a... Read More about Novel Cloud Load Distribution Management and Deployment Techniques.

Implications of regulatory policy for building secure agile software in Nigeria: A grounded theory (2023)
Journal Article
Ardo, A. A., A. Ardo, A. A., Bass, J. M., & Gaber, T. (2023). Implications of regulatory policy for building secure agile software in Nigeria: A grounded theory. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 89(6), https://doi.org/10.1002/isd2.12285

Nigeria is ranked second worldwide, after India, in reported incidences of cyberattacks. Attackers usually exploit vulnerabilities in software which may not have adequately considered security features during the development process. Agile methods ha... Read More about Implications of regulatory policy for building secure agile software in Nigeria: A grounded theory.

Comparing Object Recognition Models and Studying Hyperparameter Selection for the Detection of Bolts (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Bolton, T., Bass, J., Gaber, T., & Mansouri, T. (2023). Comparing Object Recognition Models and Studying Hyperparameter Selection for the Detection of Bolts. In Natural Language Processing and Information Systems (186-200). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35320-8_13

The commonly-used method of bolting, used to secure parts of apparatus together, relies on the bolts having a sufficient preload force in order to the ensure mechanical strength. Failing to secure bolted connections to a suitable torque rating can ha... Read More about Comparing Object Recognition Models and Studying Hyperparameter Selection for the Detection of Bolts.

A Data Brokering Architecture to Guarantee Nonfunctional Requirements in IoT Applications (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Mansouri, T., Bass, J., Gaber, T., Wright, S., & Scorey, B. (2023). A Data Brokering Architecture to Guarantee Nonfunctional Requirements in IoT Applications. In Big Data Technologies and Applications (75-84). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33614-0_6

IoT sensors capture different aspects of the environmental data and generate high throughput data streams. To harvest potential values from these sensors, a system fulfilling the big data requirements should be designed. In this work, we reviewed the... Read More about A Data Brokering Architecture to Guarantee Nonfunctional Requirements in IoT Applications.

A novel weight-assignment load balancing algorithm for cloud applications (2023)
Journal Article
Adewojo, A., & Bass, J. (in press). A novel weight-assignment load balancing algorithm for cloud applications. SN Computer Science, 4, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-023-01702-7

Web applications commonly suffer from flash crowds and resource failure, resulting in performance degradation. Flash crowds are large, sudden, yet legitimate influxes of user requests that constitute a critical problem because of their potential econ... Read More about A novel weight-assignment load balancing algorithm for cloud applications.

A comparison of deep learning techniques for corrosion detection (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Bolton, T., Bass, J., & Gaber, T. (2022). A comparison of deep learning techniques for corrosion detection. . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20601-6_18

Corrosion - degradation in metal structures - is problematic, expensive to rectify, and can be unpredictable in the rate at which it spreads. Traditional preventative maintenance techniques are complemented by human visual inspection, in turn complem... Read More about A comparison of deep learning techniques for corrosion detection.

Coordination of development and operations activities in agile software development (2022)
Thesis
Macarthy, R. Coordination of development and operations activities in agile software development. (Thesis). University of Salford

DevOps is described as a software engineering culture and philosophy that utilises cross-functional teams, to build test and release software faster and more reliably through automation. As an emerging concept, its definitions and best practices are... Read More about Coordination of development and operations activities in agile software development.

Multi-cloud load distribution for three-tier applications (2022)
Journal Article
Adewojo, A., & Bass, J. (in press). Multi-cloud load distribution for three-tier applications. CLOSER (Setúbal), 296-304. https://doi.org/10.5220/0011092100003200

Web-based business applications commonly experience user request spikes called flash crowds. Flash crowds in web applications might result in resource failure and/or performance degradation. To alleviate these challenges, this class of applications... Read More about Multi-cloud load distribution for three-tier applications.

A novel weight-assignment load balancing algorithm for cloud applications (2022)
Journal Article
Adewojo, A., & Bass, J. (in press). A novel weight-assignment load balancing algorithm for cloud applications. CLOSER (Setúbal), 86-96. https://doi.org/10.5220/0011091600003200

Load balancing dynamically optimizes cloud resources and performance, and enhances the performance of applications deployed on cloud. We have chosen to investigate the class of cloud deployed web-based threetier business applications. There is a pro... Read More about A novel weight-assignment load balancing algorithm for cloud applications.

An empirical investigation of agile information systems development for cybersecurity (2022)
Journal Article
Ardo, A., Bass, J., & Gaber, T. (2022). An empirical investigation of agile information systems development for cybersecurity. Lecture notes in business information processing (Internet), 567-581. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95947-0_40

Cybersecurity has been identified as a major challenge confronting the digital world, neglecting cybersecurity techniques during software design and development increases the risk of malicious attacks. Thus, there is a need to make security an inte... Read More about An empirical investigation of agile information systems development for cybersecurity.

Towards secure agile software development process: a practice-based model (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Ardo, A., Bass, J., & Gaber, T. (2022). Towards secure agile software development process: a practice-based model. In 2022 48th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA). https://doi.org/10.1109/SEAA56994.2022.00031

Agile methods are a well-established paradigm in the software development field. Agile adoption has contributed to improving software quality. However, software products are vulnerable to security challenges and susceptible to cyberattacks. This stud... Read More about Towards secure agile software development process: a practice-based model.

Managing non‐functional requirements in agile software development (2021)
Journal Article
Rahy, S., & Bass, J. (2022). Managing non‐functional requirements in agile software development. IET Software, 16(1), 60-72. https://doi.org/10.1049/sfw2.12037

Non‐functional requirements define qualities of the software system that ensure effectiveness while embedding any constraints and restrictions on the design. A challenge rises with agile implementation in handling non‐function requirements in regulat... Read More about Managing non‐functional requirements in agile software development.

An architecture governance approach for Agile development by tailoring the Spotify model (2021)
Journal Article
Salameh, A., & Bass, J. (2021). An architecture governance approach for Agile development by tailoring the Spotify model. AI & society, 37(2), 761-780. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00146-021-01240-x

The role of software architecture in large-scale Agile development is important because several teams need to work together to release a single software product while helping to maximise teams’ autonomy. Governing and aligning Agile architecture acro... Read More about An architecture governance approach for Agile development by tailoring the Spotify model.

Overcoming team boundaries in agile software development (2021)
Journal Article
Rahy, S., & Bass, J. (2021). Overcoming team boundaries in agile software development. Journal of international technology and information management, 29(4), Article 2

The usage of agile software development methods is increasing and so is the need for enhancing the collaboration between the different stakeholders. Thus, we chose to investigate the communication tools and challenges across the different boundaries... Read More about Overcoming team boundaries in agile software development.

Redefining legacy : a technical debt perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Monaghan, B., & Bass, J. (2020). Redefining legacy : a technical debt perspective. Lecture notes in computer science, 12562, 254-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-64148-1_16

Organisations that manage legacy systems at scale, such as those found within large government agencies and commercial enterprises, face a set of unique challenges. They manage complex software landscapes that have evolved over decades. Current conce... Read More about Redefining legacy : a technical debt perspective.

Agile at scale : a summary of the 8th International Workshop on Large-Scale Agile Development (2020)
Book Chapter
Bass, J., & Salameh, A. (2020). Agile at scale : a summary of the 8th International Workshop on Large-Scale Agile Development. In M. Paasivaara, & P. Kruchten (Eds.), Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming – Workshops XP 2020 Workshops, Copenhagen, Denmark, June 8–12, 2020, Revised Selected Papers (67-73). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58858-8

The Large-Scale Agile Development workshop explored the main research challenges in large-scale software development. We considered multi-site organisations with large-scale projects that include a large number of teams adopting agile methods. Such... Read More about Agile at scale : a summary of the 8th International Workshop on Large-Scale Agile Development.

An empirical taxonomy of DevOps in practice (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Macarthy, R., & Bass, J. (2020). An empirical taxonomy of DevOps in practice. . https://doi.org/10.1109/SEAA51224.2020.00046

DevOps is described as a software engineering culture and philosophy that utilises cross-functional teams to build, test and release software faster and more reliably through automation. Research shows that its adoption speeds up software deliver... Read More about An empirical taxonomy of DevOps in practice.

Spotify tailoring for architectural governance (2020)
Journal Article
Salameh, A., & Bass, J. (2020). Spotify tailoring for architectural governance. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58858-8_24

Organisations usually tailor Agile methods to fit their needs best. Spotify has developed its own Agile culture to facilitate software development for hundreds of developers across multiple cities. The Spotify model has become influential among agile... Read More about Spotify tailoring for architectural governance.

Information and Communication Technologies for Development (2020)
Conference Proceeding
(2020). Information and Communication Technologies for Development. In J. M. Bass, & P. J. Wall (Eds.), IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65828-1

This book presents the collection of papers selected for presentation at the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Working Group 9.4 16th International Conference organized under the banner of the Third European Conference on the... Read More about Information and Communication Technologies for Development.

Implementation of agile methodology in developing countries : case study in Lebanon (2020)
Journal Article
Rahy, S., & Bass, J. (2020). Implementation of agile methodology in developing countries : case study in Lebanon. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65828-1_18

Researchers have become interested in agile approaches to information systems development, because of their potential to improve product quality and increase productivity. While often associated with project orchestration in software development, ag... Read More about Implementation of agile methodology in developing countries : case study in Lebanon.

A cloud-hosted MapReduce architecture for syntactic parsing (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Woldemariam, Y., Pletschacher, S., Clausner, C., & Bass, J. (2019). A cloud-hosted MapReduce architecture for syntactic parsing. In Kallithea, Greece. https://doi.org/10.1109/SEAA.2019.00024

Syntactic parsing is a time-consuming task innatural language processing particularlywherea largenumber of text files are beingprocessed. Parsingalgorithms are conventionally designed to operate on a single machine in a sequenti... Read More about A cloud-hosted MapReduce architecture for syntactic parsing.

Future Trends in Agile at Scale: A Summary of the 7th International Workshop on Large-Scale Agile Development (2019)
Conference Proceeding
M. Bass, J. (2019). Future Trends in Agile at Scale: A Summary of the 7th International Workshop on Large-Scale Agile Development. . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30126-2_9

This workshop explored the main research challenges in conducting agile software development in large-scale software development. We considered multi-site companies with projects that include a large number of teams which develop sophisticated system... Read More about Future Trends in Agile at Scale: A Summary of the 7th International Workshop on Large-Scale Agile Development.

Southern theories in ICT4D (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Kreps, D., & Bass, J. (2019). Southern theories in ICT4D. In P. Nielsen, & H. Kimaro (Eds.), Information and Communication Technologies for Development. Strengthening Southern-Driven Cooperation as a Catalyst for ICT4D 15th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, ICT4D 2019, Dar es Salaam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19115-3_1

This paper suggests that the dominance of northern research paradigms in ICT4D may be viewed as a continuation of colonial sway over the endeavors of the global South. The notion of Southern Theory - as introduced in the work of Raewyn Connell, the... Read More about Southern theories in ICT4D.

Agile software development practices in Egypt SMEs : a grounded theory investigation (2019)
Journal Article
Mohallel, A., & Bass, J. (2019). Agile software development practices in Egypt SMEs : a grounded theory investigation. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18400-1_29

Agile information system development methods have been adopted by most software development organizations due to their proven benefits in terms of flexibility, reliability, and responsiveness. However, companies face significant challenges in adop... Read More about Agile software development practices in Egypt SMEs : a grounded theory investigation.

Tailoring product ownership in large-scale agile (2019)
Journal Article
Bass, J., & Haxby, A. (2019). Tailoring product ownership in large-scale agile. IEEE Software, 36(2), 58-63. https://doi.org/10.1109/MS.2018.2885524

In large-scale agile projects, product owners undertake a range of challenging and varied activities beyond those conventionally associated with that role. Using in-depth research interviews from 93 practitioners working in cross-border teams, from 2... Read More about Tailoring product ownership in large-scale agile.

Agile on a large scale (2019)
Journal Article
Bass, J. (2019). Agile on a large scale. ITNOW, 61(1), 56-57. https://doi.org/10.1093/itnow/bwz023

Agile is sometimes seen as an approach that’s best suited to small project and small teams. Julian M. Bass FBCS shows how, through methods and practice, Agile can work equally well on global scale projects too.

Optimal deployment of components of cloud-hosted application for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation (2019)
Journal Article
Ochei, L., Petrovski, A., & Bass, J. (2019). Optimal deployment of components of cloud-hosted application for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation. Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications, 8(1), 1-38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-018-0124-5

One of the challenges of deploying multitenant cloud-hosted services that are designed to use (or be integrated with) several components is how to implement the required degree of isolation between the components when there is a change in the wor... Read More about Optimal deployment of components of cloud-hosted application for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation.

Degrees of tenant isolation for cloud-hosted software services : a cross-case analysis (2018)
Journal Article
cross-case analysis. Journal of Cloud Computing: Advances, Systems and Applications, 7(22), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-018-0121-8

A challenge, when implementing multi-tenancy in a cloud-hosted software service, is how to ensure that the performance and resource consumption of one tenant does not adversely affect other tenants. Software designers and architects must achieve... Read More about Degrees of tenant isolation for cloud-hosted software services : a cross-case analysis.

Influential factors of aligning Spotify squads in mission-critical and offshore projects – a longitudinal embedded case study (2018)
Journal Article
Salameh, A., & Bass, J. (2018). Influential factors of aligning Spotify squads in mission-critical and offshore projects – a longitudinal embedded case study. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03673-7_15

Changing the development process of an organization is one of the toughest and riskiest decisions. This is particularly true if the known experiences and practices of the new considered ways of working are relative and subject to contextual assumptio... Read More about Influential factors of aligning Spotify squads in mission-critical and offshore projects – a longitudinal embedded case study.

Information flows at inter-team boundaries in agile information systems development (2018)
Journal Article
Rahy, S., & Bass, J. (2018). Information flows at inter-team boundaries in agile information systems development. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11395-7_38

Agile software development methods are being used on larger projects thus the study of inter-team communication are becoming an important topic of interest for researchers. This research addresses inter-team communication by exploring the tools and t... Read More about Information flows at inter-team boundaries in agile information systems development.

A framework for achieving the required degree of multitenancy isolation for deploying components of a cloud-hosted service (2018)
Journal Article
cloud-hosted service. International Journal of Cloud Computing, 7(3/4), 248-281. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCC.2018.10016238

When a cloud offering is provided to multiple users/tenants, multitenancy isolation has to be implemented. While several approaches exist for implementing multitenancy, little attention has been paid to implementing the required degree of isolation... Read More about A framework for achieving the required degree of multitenancy isolation for deploying components of a cloud-hosted service.

A framework for achieving the required degree of multitenancy isolation for deploying components of a cloud-hosted service (2018)
Journal Article
Ochei, L. C., Petrovski, A., & Bass, J. M. (2018). A framework for achieving the required degree of multitenancy isolation for deploying components of a cloud-hosted service. International Journal of Cloud Computing, 7(3-4), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCC.2018.095396

Multitenancy allows multiple tenants to access a single instance of a cloud offering. While several approaches exist for implementing multitenancy, little attention has been paid to implementing the required degree of isolation since there are varyin... Read More about A framework for achieving the required degree of multitenancy isolation for deploying components of a cloud-hosted service.

Evolutionary Computation for Optimal Component Deployment with Multitenancy Isolation in Cloud-hosted Applications (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Charles Ochei, L., Petrovski, A., & Bass, J. (2018). Evolutionary Computation for Optimal Component Deployment with Multitenancy Isolation in Cloud-hosted Applications. . https://doi.org/10.1109/INISTA.2018.8466315

A multitenant cloud-application that is designed to use several components needs to implement the required degree of isolation between the components when the workload changes. The highest degree of isolation results in high resource consumption and... Read More about Evolutionary Computation for Optimal Component Deployment with Multitenancy Isolation in Cloud-hosted Applications.

Hierarchical multi-tenancy in business to businesssoftware services (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Abdul, A., & Bass, J. (2018). Hierarchical multi-tenancy in business to businesssoftware services. . https://doi.org/10.1109/SEAA.2018.00085

The introduction of cloud computing has changed the provisioning and consumption of IT resources. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications provide functionality using internet connectivity and enable centralised management of executable code resourc... Read More about Hierarchical multi-tenancy in business to businesssoftware services.

Evaluating the effect of multi-tenancy patterns in containerized cloud-hosted content management system (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Adewojo, A., & Bass, J. (2018). Evaluating the effect of multi-tenancy patterns in containerized cloud-hosted content management system. . https://doi.org/10.1109/PDP2018.2018.00047

Multi-tenancy in cloud computing describes the extent to which resources can be shared while guaranteeing isolation among components (tenants) using these resources. There are three multi-tenancy patterns: shared, tenant-isolated and dedicated compon... Read More about Evaluating the effect of multi-tenancy patterns in containerized cloud-hosted content management system.

Scrum for product innovation : a longitudinal embedded case study (2018)
Journal Article
Bass, J., Abdul, A., Ghavimi, H., MacRae, N., & Adam, P. (2018). Scrum for product innovation : a longitudinal embedded case study. International Journal of Multimedia and Image Processing, 8(2), 414-424. https://doi.org/10.20533/ijmip.2042.4647.2018.0051

This article describes the innovation processes used in a partnership between Add Latent Ltd., an asset integrity and maintenance management consulting services provider in the energy sector and University of Salford. The challenge faced by the compa... Read More about Scrum for product innovation : a longitudinal embedded case study.

Experience of industry case studies : a comparison of multi-case and embedded case study methods (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J., Beecham, S., & Noll, J. (2018). Experience of industry case studies : a comparison of multi-case and embedded case study methods. In CESI '18 Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Conducting Empirical Studies in Industry (13-20). https://doi.org/10.1145/3193965.3193967

This research comprises a methodological comparison of two independent empirical case studies in industry: Case Study A and Case Study B. Case Study A, is a multiple-case study involving a set of short-duration data collections with 46 practitioners... Read More about Experience of industry case studies : a comparison of multi-case and embedded case study methods.

Employee retention and turnover in global software development : comparing in-house offshoring and offshore outsourcing (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J., Beecham, S., Razzak, M., & Noll, J. (2018). Employee retention and turnover in global software development : comparing in-house offshoring and offshore outsourcing. . https://doi.org/10.1145/3196369.3196375

Poor employee retention (high staff turnover) has a negative impact on software development productivity and product quality. Further, offshore outsourcing has a widely held reputation for particularly poor employee retention. Interestingly, in-house... Read More about Employee retention and turnover in global software development : comparing in-house offshoring and offshore outsourcing.

Poster: An empirical study of the product owner role inScrum (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J., Beecham, S., Razzak, M., Canna, C., & Noll, J. (2018). Poster: An empirical study of the product owner role inScrum. . https://doi.org/10.1145/3183440.3195066

The Product Owner (PO) is critical for translating business needs into a software implementation by gathering and prioritizing requirements, and assessing whether features have met the definition of “done.” There is a paucity of detail about how POs... Read More about Poster: An empirical study of the product owner role inScrum.

A performance evaluation of multi-tenant data tier design patterns in a containerized environment (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Abdul, A., Bass, J., Ghavimi, H., & Adam, P. (2018). A performance evaluation of multi-tenant data tier design patterns in a containerized environment. In 2017 International Conference on Information Society (i-Society). https://doi.org/10.23919/i-Society.2017.8354684

Software as a Service (SaaS) has become one of de facto approach for deploying cloud base services or applications for many businesses. At the core of SaaS is Multi-tenancy; multi-tenancy gives customers (i.e. tenants) and software provider vast oppo... Read More about A performance evaluation of multi-tenant data tier design patterns in a containerized environment.

A study of the Scrum Master’s role (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Noll, J., Razzak, M., Bass, J., & Beecham, S. (2017). A study of the Scrum Master’s role. In M. Felderer, D. Méndez Fernández, B. Turhan, M. Kalinowski, F. Sarro, & D. Winkler (Eds.), Product-Focused Software Process Improvement: 18th International Conference, PROFES 2017, Innsbruck, Austria, November 29–December 1, 2017, Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69926-4

Scrum is an increasingly common approach to software development adopted by organizations around the world. However, as organizations transition from traditional plan-driven development to agile development with Scrum, the question arises as to which... Read More about A study of the Scrum Master’s role.

Product innovation with Scrum : a longitudinal case study (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Abdul, A., Bass, J., Ghavimi, H., & Adam, P. (2017). Product innovation with Scrum : a longitudinal case study. . https://doi.org/10.23919/i-Society.2017.8354664

This paper describes the innovation processes used in a partnership between a company that provides asset integrity and maintenance management consulting services in the energy sector and a university. The challenge faced by the company is to make th... Read More about Product innovation with Scrum : a longitudinal case study.

Agile methods in Ethiopia : an empirical study (2017)
Journal Article
Regassa, Z., Bass, J., & Midekso, D. (2017). Agile methods in Ethiopia : an empirical study. #Journal not on list, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59111-7_31

This paper provides empirical evidence of agile method adoption in smaller companies in Ethiopia. Agile methods are emerging as best practice for software development in the global north. So, is there evidence that agile methods are being used in Eth... Read More about Agile methods in Ethiopia : an empirical study.

Experimenting with docker: Linux container and baseos attack surfaces (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Mohallel, A. A., Bass, J., & Dehghantaha, A. (2017). Experimenting with docker: Linux container and baseos attack surfaces. . https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2016.7854163

Linux containers showed great superiority when compared to virtual machines and hypervisors in terms of networking, disk and memory management, start-up and compilation speed, and overall processing performance. In this research, we are questioning w... Read More about Experimenting with docker: Linux container and baseos attack surfaces.

Optimizing the deployment of cloud-hosted application components for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Charles Ochei, L., Petrovski, A., & Bass, J. (2017). Optimizing the deployment of cloud-hosted application components for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation. . https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2016.7854180

The sharing of components of a cloud-hosted application and the underlying cloud resources between tenants have the potential to reduce resource consumption and running cost per tenant. However, this sharing may allow the behaviour of one component t... Read More about Optimizing the deployment of cloud-hosted application components for guaranteeing multitenancy isolation.

Cloud-computing : adoption issues for Ethiopian public and private enterprises (2017)
Journal Article
Seifu, S., Dahiru, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2017). Cloud-computing : adoption issues for Ethiopian public and private enterprises. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 78(7), 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2017.tb00575.x

This paper explores the emergence and adoption of cloud computing by enterprises in sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies have shown the benefits of cloud technologies for enterprises. Using qualitative techniques we obtained and analyzed data from nin... Read More about Cloud-computing : adoption issues for Ethiopian public and private enterprises.

Implementing the required degree of multitenancy isolation : a case study of cloud-hosted bug tracking system (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ochei, L., Petrovski, A., & Bass, J. (2016). Implementing the required degree of multitenancy isolation : a case study of cloud-hosted bug tracking system. In Services Computing (SCC), 2016 IEEE International Conference on 27 June-2 July 2016. https://doi.org/10.1109/SCC.2016.56

Implementing the required degree of isolation between tenants is one of the significant challenges for deploying a multitenant application on the cloud. In this paper, we applied COMITRE (COmponent-based approach to Multitenancy Isolation Through req... Read More about Implementing the required degree of multitenancy isolation : a case study of cloud-hosted bug tracking system.

Improving writing processes using lean and Kanban (2016)
Journal Article
Bass, J. (2016). Improving writing processes using lean and Kanban. Learned Publishing, 29(4), 307-310. https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1045

Key points •Concepts from lean manufacturing and Kanban production can usefully be applied to writing for academic publication. •Value and pull focus the author's attention on the needs of reviewers, editors, and readers. •Value stream and flow... Read More about Improving writing processes using lean and Kanban.

Large-scale offshore agile tailoring : exploring productand service organisations (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J. (2016). Large-scale offshore agile tailoring : exploring productand service organisations. In Proceedings of the Scientific Workshop Proceedings of XP2016. https://doi.org/10.1145/2962695.2962703

This paper uses empirical data to compare large-scale agile method tailoring in two types of global software development programme: offshore outsourced services and offshore captive development centres. This research forms part of a larger study and... Read More about Large-scale offshore agile tailoring : exploring productand service organisations.

Artefacts and agile method tailoring in large-scale offshore software development programmes (2016)
Journal Article
Bass, J. (2016). Artefacts and agile method tailoring in large-scale offshore software development programmes. Information and Software Technology, 75, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2016.03.001

Context: Large-scale offshore software development programmes are complex, with challenging deadlines and a high risk of failure. Agile methods are being adopted, despite the challenges of coordinating multiple development teams. Agile processes are... Read More about Artefacts and agile method tailoring in large-scale offshore software development programmes.

Enhanced cloud patterns: a case study of multi-tenancy patterns (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Adewojo, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. Enhanced cloud patterns: a case study of multi-tenancy patterns. . https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2015.7366858

Multi-tenancy is a vital cloud computing property that enables multiple tenants of an application to be served concurrently while guaranteeing isolation between the tenants. Current cloud deployment patterns catalogue for implementing multi-tenancy l... Read More about Enhanced cloud patterns: a case study of multi-tenancy patterns.

Exploring the factors that influence the success of insourced government ICT projects (2016)
Journal Article
Omar, A., Bass, J., & Lowit, P. (2016). Exploring the factors that influence the success of insourced government ICT projects. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 77(5), 1-22

This paper explores information system insourcing in selected government agencies in Malaysia and discusses the challenges and barriers that have impeded its implementation. The paucity of similar projects and limited literature has resulted in this... Read More about Exploring the factors that influence the success of insourced government ICT projects.

A comparative analysis of two globally distributed group projects: A perspective from CSCW/CSCL research (2015)
Conference Proceeding
McDermott, R., Daniels, M., Cajander, A., Bass, J., & Lalchandani, J. (2015). A comparative analysis of two globally distributed group projects: A perspective from CSCW/CSCL research. . https://doi.org/10.1109/fie.2015.7344344

Globally distributed group projects are becoming an attractive and increasingly common feature in computer science education. They provide opportunities for students to engage in activities that enhance both their technical skills and wider professio... Read More about A comparative analysis of two globally distributed group projects: A perspective from CSCW/CSCL research.

Cloud deployment patterns: Migrating a database driven application to the cloud using design patterns (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Adewojo, A., Bass, J., Allison, I., & Hui, K. (2015). Cloud deployment patterns: Migrating a database driven application to the cloud using design patterns.

Cloud computing provides scalable and reliable computing services that can be beneficial to software organizations that intend to migrate their existing or new applications to the cloud. However, migration is potentially complex, so cloud computi... Read More about Cloud deployment patterns: Migrating a database driven application to the cloud using design patterns.

Evaluating Degrees of Multitenancy Isolation: A Case Study of Cloud-Hosted GSD Tools (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Charles Ochei, L., M. Bass, J., & Petrovski, A. (2015). Evaluating Degrees of Multitenancy Isolation: A Case Study of Cloud-Hosted GSD Tools. . https://doi.org/10.1109/iccac.2015.17

Multitenancy is an essential cloud computing property where a single instance of an application serves multiple tenants. Multitenancy introduces significant challenges when deploying application components to the cloud due to the demand for different... Read More about Evaluating Degrees of Multitenancy Isolation: A Case Study of Cloud-Hosted GSD Tools.

Virtual teams and employability in global software engineering education (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J., McDermott, R., & Lalchandani, J. (2015). Virtual teams and employability in global software engineering education. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2015.21

Universities face many challenges when creating opportunities for student experiences of global software engineering. We provide a model for introducing global software engineering into the computing curriculum. Our model is based on a three year col... Read More about Virtual teams and employability in global software engineering education.

The learner experience of student-led international group project work in software engineering (2015)
Conference Proceeding
McDermott, R., Bass, J., & Prakash Lalchandani, J. (2015). The learner experience of student-led international group project work in software engineering. . https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2014.7044181

Software development has become increasingly globalized because of technological innovation, the evolution of work and business processes, as well as prevailing educational systems and national policies [1]. This paper addresses the challenges faced... Read More about The learner experience of student-led international group project work in software engineering.

Cloud computing adoption in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis using institutions and capabilities (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Dahiru, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. K. (2015). Cloud computing adoption in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis using institutions and capabilities. . https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2014.7009019

Cloud computing can provide remote access to computing resources via the internet. It has the potential to transform economic activities considering its inherent pay-per usage model, flexibility and scalability features. This paper uses a socio-techn... Read More about Cloud computing adoption in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis using institutions and capabilities.

Enhanced cloud patterns : a case studyof multi-tenancy patterns (2015)
Book Chapter
Adewojo, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2015). Enhanced cloud patterns : a case studyof multi-tenancy patterns. In 2015 International Conference on Information Society (i-Society) (53-58). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2015.7366858

Multi-tenancy is a vital cloud computing property that enables multiple tenants of an application to be served concurrently while guaranteeing isolation between the tenants. Current cloud deployment patterns catalogue for implementing multi-tenancy l... Read More about Enhanced cloud patterns : a case studyof multi-tenancy patterns.

Insourcing a government information system : an analysis using institutions and the capability approach (2015)
Book Chapter
Omar, A., Bass, J., & Lowit, P. (2015). Insourcing a government information system : an analysis using institutions and the capability approach. In 2015 International Conference on Information Society (i-Society) (91-96). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2015.7366866

This study explores the effectiveness of insourcing in the Malaysian Government. The research discusses the factors and issues of insourcing in a Malaysian government agency in the context of post contract termination of an outsourcing agreement. A q... Read More about Insourcing a government information system : an analysis using institutions and the capability approach.

Evaluating degrees of tenant isolation in multitenancy patterns : a case study of cloud-hosted Version Control System (VCS) (2015)
Conference Proceeding
Ochei, L., Petrovski, A., & Bass, J. (2015). Evaluating degrees of tenant isolation in multitenancy patterns : a case study of cloud-hosted Version Control System (VCS). In 2015 International Conference on Information Society (i-Society). https://doi.org/10.1109/i-Society.2015.7366859

One of the key concerns of implementing multitenancy (i.e., serving multiple tenants with a single instance of an application) on the cloud is how to enable the required degree of isolation between tenants, so that the required performance of one ten... Read More about Evaluating degrees of tenant isolation in multitenancy patterns : a case study of cloud-hosted Version Control System (VCS).

Cloud Computing: A Comparison Of Adoption Issues Between Uk And Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Dahiru, A. A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2014). Cloud Computing: A Comparison Of Adoption Issues Between Uk And Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs.

Cloud computing can provide remote access to computing resources via the internet. This paper analyses and compares the adoption of cloud computing by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the United Kingdom (UK) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SS-Afr... Read More about Cloud Computing: A Comparison Of Adoption Issues Between Uk And Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs.

Scrum master activities : process tailoring in large enterprise projects (2014)
Book Chapter
Bass, J. (2014). Scrum master activities : process tailoring in large enterprise projects. In Global Software Engineering (ICGSE), 2014 IEEE 9th International Conference on 18-21 Aug. 2014 (6-15). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGSE.2014.24

This paper explores practitioner descriptions of agile method tailoring in large-scale offshore or outsourced enterprise projects. Specifically, tailoring of the scrum master role is investigated. The scrum master acts as a facilitator for software d... Read More about Scrum master activities : process tailoring in large enterprise projects.

How product owner teams scale agile methods to large distributed enterprises (2014)
Journal Article
large distributed enterprises. Empirical Software Engineering, 20(6), 1525-1557. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10664-014-9322-z

Software development teams in large scale offshore enterprise development programmes are often under intense pressure to deliver high quality software within challenging time contraints. Project failures can attract adverse publicity and damage corpo... Read More about How product owner teams scale agile methods to large distributed enterprises.

Cloud computing: Adoption issues for sub-saharan African SMEs (2014)
Journal Article
Abubakar, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2014). Cloud computing: Adoption issues for sub-saharan African SMEs. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 62(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2014.tb00439.x

This paper explores the emergence and adoption of cloud computing by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and points towards its implications for developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies have shown the importance of technologi... Read More about Cloud computing: Adoption issues for sub-saharan African SMEs.

Multi-casting in mountainous regions of developing countries: Analysis through ICT, institutions, and capabilities perspectives (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J. M., & Thapa, D. (2014). Multi-casting in mountainous regions of developing countries: Analysis through ICT, institutions, and capabilities perspectives. . https://doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2014.412

Overcoming shortages of teachers or teachers with required skills and experience is a major challenge in rural schools in the global south. We investigate a classroom video conference multi-casting project under development by the Nepal Wireless Netw... Read More about Multi-casting in mountainous regions of developing countries: Analysis through ICT, institutions, and capabilities perspectives.

Cloud computing : adoption issues for Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs (2014)
Journal Article
Dahiru, A., Bass, J., & Allison, I. (2014). Cloud computing : adoption issues for Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 62(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2014.tb00439.x

This paper explores the emergence and adoption of cloud computing by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and points towards its implications for developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Several studies have shown the importance of technologi... Read More about Cloud computing : adoption issues for Sub-Saharan Africa SMEs.

Agile Method Tailoring in Distributed Enterprises: Product Owner Teams (2013)
Conference Proceeding
M. Bass, J. (2013). Agile Method Tailoring in Distributed Enterprises: Product Owner Teams. . https://doi.org/10.1109/icgse.2013.27

This paper explores practitioner descriptions of agile method tailoring in large-scale offshore or outsourced enterprise projects. Specifically, tailoring of the product owner role is discussed. The product owner identifies and prioritizes customer r... Read More about Agile Method Tailoring in Distributed Enterprises: Product Owner Teams.

Educating the Educators: Ethiopian IT PhD Program (2013)
Book Chapter
Negash, S., & Bass, J. (2013). Educating the Educators: Ethiopian IT PhD Program. In S. Negash, & B. D. Lundy (Eds.), Teaching Africa: A Guide for the 21st-Century Classroom (240-252). Indiana University Press

Influences on agile practice tailoring in enterprise software development (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J. (2012). Influences on agile practice tailoring in enterprise software development. . https://doi.org/10.1109/AgileIndia.2012.15

Agile development projects have become a reality in large enterprises using offshore development models. A case study involving seven international companies with offices in Bangalore, India, and London, UK was conducted, including interviews with 19... Read More about Influences on agile practice tailoring in enterprise software development.

Changing Computing Curricula in African Universities: Evaluating Progress and Challenges via Design-Reality Gap Analysis (2011)
Journal Article
Bass, J., & Heeks, R. (2011). Changing Computing Curricula in African Universities: Evaluating Progress and Challenges via Design-Reality Gap Analysis. The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries, 48(1), 1-39. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2011.tb00341.x

Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are diffusing rapidly into all African nations. Effective use of the new technology requires a step-change in local skill levels; including a step-change in ICT-related university education. Part of t... Read More about Changing Computing Curricula in African Universities: Evaluating Progress and Challenges via Design-Reality Gap Analysis.

A developmental model of basic ICT skills for pre-service trainee teachers (2007)
Conference Proceeding
M. Bass, J. (2007). A developmental model of basic ICT skills for pre-service trainee teachers. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ictd.2007.4937404

Resource limitations present several challenges to diffusion of ICT skills in developing (non-OECD) countries. Trainee teachers join colleges of teacher education with little or no prior exposure to technologies such as mobile phones or computers. Di... Read More about A developmental model of basic ICT skills for pre-service trainee teachers.

A novel object-oriented environment for distributed process control systems (2005)
Journal Article
Ramos-Hernandez, D., Fleming, P., & Bass, J. (2005). A novel object-oriented environment for distributed process control systems. Control Engineering Practice, 13(2), 213-230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conengprac.2004.03.007

This paper addresses the design, development and implementation of distributed process control systems. A novel object-oriented environment is presented that supports the development lifecycle phases. The core of this environment is the integrated de... Read More about A novel object-oriented environment for distributed process control systems.

A comparison of software development process experiences (2004)
Conference Proceeding
Gittins, R., Bass, J., & Hope, S. (2004). A comparison of software development process experiences. . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-24853-8_30

Commercial pressures to produce faster and more dependable software prompt management initiatives to improve software practices. Technical solutions such as CASE tools, 4GLs, Interactive Development Environments and more recent modeling notations and... Read More about A comparison of software development process experiences.

A taxonomy for software voting algorithms used in safety-critical systems (2004)
Journal Article
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bass, J., & Bennett, S. (2004). A taxonomy for software voting algorithms used in safety-critical systems. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 53(3), https://doi.org/10.1109/TR.2004.832819

Voting algorithms are used to provide an error masking capability in a wide range of highly dependable commercial & research applications. These applications include N-Modular Redundant hardware systems and diversely designed software systems based o... Read More about A taxonomy for software voting algorithms used in safety-critical systems.

Multiple error filtering in cyclic systems (2004)
Journal Article
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bass, J., & Bennett, S. (2004). Multiple error filtering in cyclic systems. Computer Journal, 47(3), 299-308. https://doi.org/10.1093/comjnl/47.3.299

Voting algorithms are used to arbitrate between the variant results in fault-tolerant systems. Traditional voters produce incorrect outputs in multiple error conditions. This paper introduces a class of voters, called predictor voters, which can reso... Read More about Multiple error filtering in cyclic systems.

Smoothing voter: A novel voting algorithm for handling multiple errors in fault-tolerant control systems (2003)
Journal Article
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bennett, S., & Bass, J. (2003). Smoothing voter: A novel voting algorithm for handling multiple errors in fault-tolerant control systems. Microprocessors and Microsystems, 27(7), 303-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-9331%2803%2900040-1

Voting algorithms are used to arbitrate between variant results in a wide range of highly dependable real-time control applications. These applications include N-Modular Redundant hardware systems and diversely designed software systems based on N-Ve... Read More about Smoothing voter: A novel voting algorithm for handling multiple errors in fault-tolerant control systems.

Towards a control software design environment using a meta-modelling technique (2002)
Conference Proceeding
Ramos-Hernandez, D., Zubizarreta, I., Fleming, P., Bennett, S., & Bass, J. (2002). Towards a control software design environment using a meta-modelling technique. . https://doi.org/10.3182/20020721-6-ES-1901.00948

The novelty of this paper is mainly the integration of multi-disciplinary software tools into a control software design environment, namely the Integrated Design Notation (IDN). The IDN supports the design, development and implementation of decentral... Read More about Towards a control software design environment using a meta-modelling technique.

Voting algorithms in multiple error scenarios for real-time control applications (2002)
Conference Proceeding
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bennett, S., & Bass, J. (2002). Voting algorithms in multiple error scenarios for real-time control applications. . https://doi.org/10.3182/20020721-6-ES-1901.00971

Voting algorithms are used to arbitrate between the variant results in fault tolerant systems. Traditional voters produce incorrect outputs in multiple error conditions. This paper introduces a class of voters, called predictor voters, which can reso... Read More about Voting algorithms in multiple error scenarios for real-time control applications.

History-based weighted average voter: A novel software voting algorithm for fault-tolerant computer systems (2001)
Conference Proceeding
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bass, J., & Bennett, S. (2001). History-based weighted average voter: A novel software voting algorithm for fault-tolerant computer systems. . https://doi.org/10.1109/EMPDP.2001.905068

Voting algorithms have been widely used in the realisation of fault-tolerant systems. We propose a new software voting algorithm which uses the history record of redundant modules to compute the final output. Two versions for the novel algorithm are... Read More about History-based weighted average voter: A novel software voting algorithm for fault-tolerant computer systems.

Process control systems integration using object oriented technology (2001)
Conference Proceeding
Ramos-Hernandez, D., Fleming, P., Bennett, S., Hope, S., Bass, J., & Baxter, M. (2001). Process control systems integration using object oriented technology. . https://doi.org/10.1109/TOOLS.2001.911763

The development of a control software design environment, namely the Integrated Design Notation (IDN), is presented. IDN supports the design, development and implementation of decentralised distributed control systems. A cable extrusion process is ta... Read More about Process control systems integration using object oriented technology.

Component-oriented voter model for dependable control applications (2001)
Journal Article
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bass, J., & Bennett, S. (2001). Component-oriented voter model for dependable control applications. Microprocessors and Microsystems, 25(3), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-9331%2801%2900109-0

In many industrial applications arbitration between redundant subsystems using voting algorithms is popular. Many voting strategies, implemented in hardware or software, have been proposed of which majority and median voters have been widely used in... Read More about Component-oriented voter model for dependable control applications.

Mapping and scheduling for heterogeneous architectures (1999)
Journal Article
Ramos-Hernandez, D., Tokhi, M., & Bass, J. (1999). Mapping and scheduling for heterogeneous architectures. Microprocessors and Microsystems, 23(1), 7-23. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0141-9331%2899%2900009-5

Extensive and computationally complex signal processing and control applications are commonly constructed from small computational blocks where the load decomposition and balance may not be easily achieved. This requires the development of mapping an... Read More about Mapping and scheduling for heterogeneous architectures.

An open environment for the specification, design and code generation of control algorithms (1998)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J. (1998). An open environment for the specification, design and code generation of control algorithms. . https://doi.org/10.1049/ic%3A19980416

Proposals for an open, yet integrated, design environment to ease the design of complex process control systems are presented. A hierarchical approach to the allocation of computing resources is typically used in process control systems. The lower en... Read More about An open environment for the specification, design and code generation of control algorithms.

Simulation of a component-oriented voter library for dependable control applications (1998)
Conference Proceeding
Latif-Shabgahi, G., Bass, J., & Bennett, S. (1998). Simulation of a component-oriented voter library for dependable control applications. . https://doi.org/10.1109/EURMIC.1998.711829

Control systems are required to meet increasingly stringent reliability and safety constraints. In many industrial applications, arbitration between redundant subsystems using voting algorithms is popular. Many voting strategies implemented in hardwa... Read More about Simulation of a component-oriented voter library for dependable control applications.

Design tools for hybrid control systems (1997)
Book Chapter
Hajji, M., Bass, J., Browne, A., & Fleming, P. (1997). Design tools for hybrid control systems. . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0014717

Hybrid systems exhibit a variety of discrete and continuous behaviour. Extensions to the Development Framework, an environment for real-time control system design, are described here. These extensions allow the management of discrete events such as m... Read More about Design tools for hybrid control systems.

A proposed design environment for dependable embedded systems (1997)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J. (1997). A proposed design environment for dependable embedded systems. . https://doi.org/10.1049/ic%3A19971139

Proposals for an integrated design environment to ease the design of complex embedded systems are presented. Embedded systems are computer-based systems which must respond to external stimuli within time scales determined by the external environment.... Read More about A proposed design environment for dependable embedded systems.

Experimental comparison of voting algorithms in cases of disagreement (1997)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J., Latif-Shabgahi, G., & Bennett, S. (1997). Experimental comparison of voting algorithms in cases of disagreement. . https://doi.org/10.1109/EURMIC.1997.617368

Voting algorithms are used to mask erroneous results from redundant subsystems (variants) in fault tolerant systems. While voting algorithms are well known and widely used, the authors are not aware of any detailed investigation of voter behaviour in... Read More about Experimental comparison of voting algorithms in cases of disagreement.

Testing fault-tolerant systems using a unified error model (1997)
Conference Proceeding
Tyrrell, A., & Bass, J. (1997). Testing fault-tolerant systems using a unified error model. . https://doi.org/10.1109/EMSCNT.1997.658455

This paper presents a method of designing test data based around a unified error model. The model allows error 'surfaces' to be defined for a given application, and used to define a test region(s) that give a measure of test coverage. The paper appli... Read More about Testing fault-tolerant systems using a unified error model.

Error model for computer control systems (1996)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J., Fleming, P., & Tyrrell, A. (1996). Error model for computer control systems. . https://doi.org/10.1049/cp%3A19960578

This paper presents an error model that is intended to allow the dependability of computer control systems, with fault tolerant mechanisms included, to be evaluated. The model allows error `surfaces' to be defined for a given application, and used to... Read More about Error model for computer control systems.

The development framework: Work in progress towards a real-time control system design environment (1996)
Conference Proceeding
Hajji, M., Bass, J., Browne, A., Schroder, P., Croll, P., & Fleming, P. (1996). The development framework: Work in progress towards a real-time control system design environment. . https://doi.org/10.1049/ic%3A19960422

This paper describes work in progress on two extensions to the environment of a Development Framework for the design of control system software; hybrid system design and design of dependable systems. The Development Framework automatically converts a... Read More about The development framework: Work in progress towards a real-time control system design environment.

Development framework approach to heterogeneous system design for control systems (1996)
Journal Article
Baxter, M., Bass, J., Browne, A., Hajji, M., Tokhi, M., Croll, P., & Fleming, P. (1996). Development framework approach to heterogeneous system design for control systems. Control Engineering Practice, 4(2), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/0967-0661%2895%2900230-8

An integrated environment of software development tools, known as the Development Framework, which automates the design process for complex real-time embedded control systems, is introduced. The approach favoured here is to maximise the use of commer... Read More about Development framework approach to heterogeneous system design for control systems.

Dependable, intelligent voting for real-time control software (1995)
Journal Article
Croll, P., Sharkey, A., Bass, J., Sharkey, N., & Fleming, P. (1995). Dependable, intelligent voting for real-time control software. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 8(6), 615-623. https://doi.org/10.1016/0952-1976%2895%2900044-5

An intelligent and dependable voting mechanism for use in real-time control applications is presented. Strategies proposed by current safety standards advocate N-version software to minimize the effects of undetected software design faults (bugs). Th... Read More about Dependable, intelligent voting for real-time control software.

Intelligent voting strategies for dependable real-time control systems (1995)
Conference Proceeding
R. CROLL, P., M. BASS, J., & J. FLEMING, P. (1995). Intelligent voting strategies for dependable real-time control systems. . https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-042374-6.50011-0

An intelligent and dependable voting mechanism for use in real-time control applications is presented. Strategies proposed by current safety standards advocate N-version software to minimise the effects from undetected software design faults (bugs).... Read More about Intelligent voting strategies for dependable real-time control systems.

Dependability modelling in a prototype Development Framework (1995)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J., Metge, S., Browne, A., Croll, P., & Fleming, P. (1995). Dependability modelling in a prototype Development Framework. . https://doi.org/10.1109/FTCS.1995.466990

The Development Framework provides a highly automatic translation from a specification to an implementation. The specification is in a popular, graphical control engineering notation typically representing a system with stringent reliability requirem... Read More about Dependability modelling in a prototype Development Framework.

Prototype framework of tools for the design of real-time distributed control software (1994)
Conference Proceeding
Bass, J., Browne, A., Croll, P., & Fleming, P. (1994). Prototype framework of tools for the design of real-time distributed control software. . https://doi.org/10.1049/cp%3A19940258

A prototype framework of software tools for the design of distributed real-time control system software is described here. The tools provide a highly transparent transformation from a specification to an implementation. The specification is in a fami... Read More about Prototype framework of tools for the design of real-time distributed control software.

Prototype framework of design tools for computer-aided control engineering (1994)
Conference Proceeding
Browne, A., Bass, J., Croll, P., & Fleming, P. (1994). Prototype framework of design tools for computer-aided control engineering. . https://doi.org/10.1109/CACSD.1994.288904

This paper introduces a framework of tools which allow the design of distributed, potentially fault-tolerant, real-time control software. This framework takes a system specified in the control engineering domain and translates this application-orient... Read More about Prototype framework of design tools for computer-aided control engineering.

Voting Software for Fault-Tolerant Aircraft Flight Control Systems (1992)
Conference Proceeding
M. Bass, J., & J. Fleming, P. (1992). Voting Software for Fault-Tolerant Aircraft Flight Control Systems. . https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-042050-9.50018-x

An intelligent and robust voting service is proposed. The novel voting service, is capable of forming a consensus based on performance of redundant applications in the value, time and reliability domains. The voter is distributed using a hot backup a... Read More about Voting Software for Fault-Tolerant Aircraft Flight Control Systems.

Heterogeneous tailoring approach using the Spotify model
Presentation / Conference
Salameh, A., & Bass, J. Heterogeneous tailoring approach using the Spotify model. Presented at Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2020), Trondheim, Norway

Organisations tailor agile methods to fit their specific needs. There are two recognised approaches to agile method tailoring: Contingency Factors and Method Engineering. Spotify has developed its own agile culture, which has become influential amo... Read More about Heterogeneous tailoring approach using the Spotify model.

A post-colonial analysis of agile software development methods in ICT4D
Presentation / Conference
methods in ICT4D. Presented at 16th IFIP WG 9.4 International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries, Online

There is evidence that agile approaches to information system development can improve product quality and developer productivity. However, successful adoption of these approaches appears to depend on adaptation to specific contexts. This research c... Read More about A post-colonial analysis of agile software development methods in ICT4D.

Spotify tailoring for promoting effectiveness in cross-functional autonomous squads
Presentation / Conference
Salameh, A., & Bass, J. Spotify tailoring for promoting effectiveness in cross-functional autonomous squads. Presented at 20th International Conference, XP 2019 Workshops, Montréal, QC, Canada

Organisations tend to tailor agile methods to scale employed practices to have cross-functional autonomous teams while promoting sustainable creative and productive development at a constant pace. Thus, it is important to investigate how organisation... Read More about Spotify tailoring for promoting effectiveness in cross-functional autonomous squads.