Qiang Zhi¹, Wanxu Pu¹, Jianguo Ren¹, Zhengshu Zhou^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.74, No.3, pp. 5141-5155, 2023, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2023.035846 - 28 December 2022

Abstract In the early stage of software development, a software requirements specification (SRS) is essential, and whether the requirements are clear and explicit is the key. However, due to various reasons, there may be a large number of misunderstandings. To generate high-quality software requirements specifications, numerous researchers have developed a variety of ways to improve the quality of SRS. In this paper, we propose a questions extraction method based on SRS elements decomposition, which evaluates the quality of SRS in the form of numerical indicators. The proposed method not only evaluates the quality of SRSs but… More >

Fatema Nafa^1,*, Amal Babour², Austin Melton³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.133, No.3, pp. 639-652, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2022.020084 - 03 August 2022

Abstract The importance of prerequisites for education has recently become a promising research direction. This work proposes a statistical model for measuring dependencies in learning resources between knowledge units. Instructors are expected to present knowledge units in a semantically well-organized manner to facilitate students’ understanding of the material. The proposed model reveals how inner concepts of a knowledge unit are dependent on each other and on concepts not in the knowledge unit. To help understand the complexity of the inner concepts themselves, WordNet is included as an external knowledge base in this model. The goal is More >

Anil Sharma^1,*, Suresh Kumar²

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.34, No.3, pp. 1989-2005, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.026095 - 25 May 2022

Abstract Information Retrieval (IR) systems are developed to fetch the most relevant content matching the user’s information needs from a pool of information. A user expects to get IR results based on the conceptual contents of the query rather than keywords. But traditional IR approaches index documents based on the terms that they contain and ignore semantic descriptions of document contents. This results in a vocabulary gap when queries and documents use different terms to describe the same concept. As a solution to this problem and to improve the performance of IR systems, we have designed… More >

Mohammad Alkhatib^*

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.41, No.3, pp. 975-995, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.021398 - 10 November 2021

Abstract Improving the quality assurance (QA) processes and acquiring accreditation are top priorities for academic programs. The learning outcomes (LOs) assessment and continuous quality improvement represent core components of the quality assurance system (QAS). Current assessment methods suffer deficiencies related to accuracy and reliability, and they lack well-organized processes for continuous improvement planning. Moreover, the absence of automation, and integration in QA processes forms a major obstacle towards developing efficient quality system. There is a pressing need to adopt security protocols that provide required security services to safeguard the valuable information processed by QAS as well.… More >

Paweł Lula¹, Octavian Dospinescu^2,*, Daniel Homocianu², Napoleon-Alexandru Sireteanu²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.66, No.3, pp. 2425-2443, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.013771 - 28 December 2020

Abstract Our primary research hypothesis stands on a simple idea: The evolution of top-rated publications on a particular theme depends heavily on the progress and maturity of related topics. And this even when there are no clear relations or some concepts appear to cease to exist and leave place for newer ones starting many years ago. We implemented our model based on Computer Science Ontology (CSO) and analyzed 44 years of publications. Then we derived the most important concepts related to Cloud Computing (CC) from the scientific collection offered by Clarivate Analytics. Our methodology includes data More >