While graph drawing focuses more on the aesthetic representation of node-link diagrams,
graph visualization takes into account other visual metaphors making them useful for graph …

UML is the de facto standard notation for graphically representing software. UML diagrams
are used in the analysis, construction, and maintenance of software systems. Mostly, UML …

Eye-tracking equipment is used to assess how well a subject comprehends UML class
diagrams. The results of a study are presented in which eye movements are captured in a …

This paper describes a user study examining the effects of different spatial layouts on human
sociogram perception. The study compares the relative effectiveness of five sociogram …

UML class diagrams are helpful for understanding the structure of a software system.
Algorithms and tools have been developed to generate UML class diagrams automatically …

Practical experience suggests that usage and understanding of UML diagrams is greatly
affected by the quality of their layout. While existing research failed to provide conclusive …

Analysis and design of programs by using tools has emerged to a standard technique in
object-oriented software engineering. Many of these tools claim to implement methods …

Class diagrams are among the most popular visualizations for object oriented software
systems and have a broad range of applications. In many settings it is desirable that the …

Even if the standard for specifying software, the Unified Modeling Language, is known in
different versions to everybody, CASE tool vendors did not implement all basic features …

Practical experience suggests that use and understanding of UML diagrams is greatly
affected by the quality of their layout. However, existing experimental evidence for this effect …