The architecture of a software-intensive system can be defined as the set of relevant design
decisions that affect the qualities of the overall system functionality; therefore, architectural …

The ability to evolve software rapidly and reliably is a major challenge for software
engineering. In this introductory chapter we start with a historic overview of the research …

We describe a real-time, low-cost system to localize a mobile robot in outdoor environments.
Our system relies on stereo vision to robustly estimate frame-to-frame motion in real time …

The dependencies and interrelations between classes and modules affect the
maintainability of object-oriented systems. It is therefore important to capture weaknesses of …

As systems evolve and their structure decays, maintainers need accurate and automatic
identification of the design problems. Current approaches for automatic detection of design …

As systems evolve their structure change in ways not expected upfront. As time goes by, the
knowledge of the developers becomes more and more critical for the process of …

Over the past years software architecture has become an important sub-field of software
engineering. There has been substantial advancement in develo** new technical …

Knowing where to start reverse engineering a large software system, when no information
other than the system's source code itself is available, is a daunting task. Having the history …

Software repositories such as versioning systems, defect tracking systems, and archived
communication between project personnel are used to help manage the progress of …

According to Ross Anderson,'Many systems fail because their designers protect the wrong
things or protect the right things in the wrong way'. Surveys also show that security incidents …