Regular Paper Software Project Simulator for Effective Process Improvement (2009)
Shinji Kusumoto, Osamu Mizuno, Tohru Kikuno, Yasunari Takagi, Keishi Sakamoto
In this paper, we propose a new model for describing software processes and an estimation method for the quality, cost and delivery date of a software project. The model was developed based on the...
PAPER Test Item Prioritizing Metrics for Selective Software Testing (2008)
Masayuki Hirayama, Tohru Kikuno
SUMMARY In order to respond to the active market’s needs for software with various new functions, the system testing must be completed within a limited period. Additionally, important faults, which...
Evaluating Semantic Warnings in VoIP Programmable Services with Open Source Environment (2008)
Pattara Leelaprute, Masahide Nakamura, Ken-ichi Matsumoto, Tohru Kikuno
The programmable service for Internet telephony (VoIP) allows end-users or third parties to define their own customized services. However, it imposes a serious drawback that service description...
Eun-hye Choi, Eun-hye Choi, Tatsuhiro Tsuchiya, Tohru Kikuno
Various principal fault-tolerant agreement protocols for asynchronous distributed systems, such as atomic commitment and view synchrony, can be constructed in a modular way which is based on...
Nahomi Kikuchi, Osamu Mizuno, Tohru Kikuno
In this paper we identify key attributes of projects in which the number of problem reports after release is remarkable in the communication software. After several interviews to software project...
DEFINITION AND DETECTION OF SEMANTIC WARNINGS FOR VOICEXML (2008)
Pattara Leelaprute, Tohru Kikuno
VoiceXML is an XML-based language to describe interactive voice response services, which brings the advantages of Web-based development and delivery. Although the syntax of VoiceXML is prescribed by...
Development of Session Management Mechanism for Cellular Phone with WWW Connection (2008)
Satoru Uehara, Osamu Mizuno, Tohru Kikuno
The needs for accessibility of cellular phones to Web based client-server systems are increasing. For this access, efficient management of the context data must be implemented on the cellular phone....
Osamu Mizuno, Tohru Kikuno, Katsumi Inagaki, Yasunari Takagi, Keishi Sakamoto
This paper analyzes cause and effect of the deviation of actual cost (measured by personmonth) from estimated cost for software development project. Although the obtained results themselves may not...
Satoru Uehara, Osamu Mizuno, Tohru Kikuno
In this paper we discuss estimation of efforts needed to update programs according to a given requirement change. In the Object-Oriented prototyping development(shortly the OO prototyping), the...
Estimation of Project Success Using Bayesian Classifier (2008)
Seiya Abe, Osamu Mizuno, Tohru Kikuno
{s-abe, o-mizuno,
Prediction of Fault-Prone Software Modules Using a Generic Text Discriminator (2008)
This paper describes a novel approach for detecting fault-prone modules using a spam filtering technique. Fault-prone module detection in source code is important for the assurance of software...
Availability Evaluation of Quorum-Based Mutual Exclusion Schemes in General Topology Networks (2007)
Tatsuhiro Tsuchiya, Tohru Kikuno
The use of quorums is a well-known approach to achieving mutual exclusion in distributed environments. In this paper, we propose a new availability evaluation method for quorum-based mutual exclusion...
WONG, TheinLai, TSUCHIYA, Tatsuhiro, KIKUNO, Tohru
This letter proposes a broadcast scheme for use in ad hoc networks using variable-range transmission power. Preserving energy and ensuring a high delivery ratio of broadcast packets are crucial tasks...
AMASAKI, Sousuke, TAKAGI, Yasunari, MIZUNO, Osamu, KIKUNO, Tohru
Recently, software development projects have been required to produce highly reliable systems within a short period and with low cost. In such situation, software quality prediction helps to confirm...
An Effective Testing Method for Hardware Related Fault in Embedded Software (2005)
SUMI, Takeshi, MIZUNO, Osamu, KIKUNO, Tohru, HIRAYAMA, Masayuki
According to the proliferation of ubiquitous computing, various products which contain large-size embedded software have been developed. One of most typical features of embedded software is...
Elimination of Crucial Faults by a New Selective Testing Method (2002)
Masayuki Hirayama, Tetsuya Yamamoto, Jiro Okayasu, Osamu Mizuno, Tohru Kikuno
Recent software systems contain a lot of functions to provide various services. According to this tendency, software testing becomes more difficult than before and cost of testing increases so much,...
Feature Interaction Filtering with Use Case Maps at Requirements Stage (2000)
Masahide Nakamura, Tohru Kikuno, Jameleddine Hassine, Luigi Logrippo
. This paper proposes a new Feature Interaction (FI) filtering method at the requirements level. FI filtering is to screen out some irrelevant feature combinations before the FI detection process, by...
Availability Evaluation of Quorum-Based Mutual Exclusion Schemes in General Topology Networks (1999)
Tsuchiya, Tatsuhiro, Kikuno, Tohru
The use of quorums is a well-known approach to achieving mutual exclusion in distributed environments. In this paper, we propose a new availability evaluation method for quorum-based mutual exclusion...