This paper explores and describes the state of the art for what concerns the model-driven
approaches proposed in the literature to support reverse engineering. We conducted a …

Many organizations depend on software systems to accomplish their daily tasks, but these
systems need to be maintained and evolved to cope with various changes and …

The success of modernizing legacy software systems to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
depends on Service Identification Approaches (SIAs), which identify reusable functionalities …

Abstract When Service Orientation was introduced as the solution for retaining and
rehabilitating legacy assets, both researchers and practitioners proposed techniques …

Legacy systems are a challenge for the operations of modern organizations as they limit
their changing ability and grow business. However, they are often systems suited to their …

Background: Model Driven Web Engineering (MDWE) is the application of the model driven
paradigm to the domain of web software development, where it is particularly helpful …

The clone-and-own approach becomes a common practice to quickly develop Software
Product Variants (SPVs) that meet variability in user requirements. However, managing the …

The migration of legacy web applications (LWA) to Service Oriented Architectures (SOA) has
become mainstream in the last years due to the architectural flexibility that SOA provides …

Service-oriented architectures (SOA) offer a suitable solution to manage the continuous
changes in companies business processes. SOA facilitates the alignment of business …

Many companies have implemented their business processes in Web applications which
must be frequently adapted so as to stay aligned with new business process requirements …