Dataflow diagrams (DFDs) are a valuable asset for securing applications, as they are the
starting point for many security assessment techniques. Their creation, however, is often …

Locating features is one of the most common software development activities. It is typically
done during maintenance and evolution, when developers need to identify the exact places …

While many large-scale software systems intensively implement variability to reuse software
and speed up development, they often do not document it, hampering its comprehension …

Comprehending and characterizing the spread and interaction of features in a software
system is know to be difficult and error-prone. This paper presents FeatureVista, a …

Almost any software system needs to exist in multiple variants. While branching or forking—
aka clone & own—are simple and inexpensive strategies, they do not scale well with the …

Customization is a general trend in software engineering, demanding systems that support
variable stakeholder requirements. Two opposing strategies are commonly used to create …

Security must be considered in almost every software system. Unfortunately, selecting and
implementing security features remains challenging due to the variety of security threats and …

Development and maintenance in variant-rich systems often involves the replication of
specific software code, known as software cloning. This process allows for code reuse but …

Features are commonly used by developers and users to describe the functional and non-
functional characteristics of software. Especially agile development methods, such as …

Context: Many software systems exist in several variants customized for specific stakeholder
requirements, such as different market segments or hardware constraints. This …