Luhmann's Slip Box -- What can we Learn from the Device for Knowledge Representation in Requirements Engineering?

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Faatz ◽  
Birgit Zimmermann ◽  
Eicke Godehardt
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Requirements Engineering

The Role of Nonmonotonic Representations in Requirements Engineering

1998 ◽  
Vol 08 (03) ◽  
pp. 385-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grigoris Antoniou
Keyword(s):  
Software Engineering ◽  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Requirements Engineering ◽  
Nonmonotonic Reasoning ◽  
Default Reasoning ◽  
Requirements Prioritization ◽  
Evolving System ◽  
System Requirements

This paper discusses the significance of nonmonotonic reasoning, a method from the knowledge representation area, to mainstream software engineering. In particular, we discuss why the use of defaults in specifications is an adequate way of addressing some of the most important problems in requirements engineering, such as: The problem of identifying and dealing with inconsistencies; evolving system requirements; requirements prioritization; and the quality of specifications with respect to naturalness and compactness. We argue that these problems need to be addressed in a principled, formal way, and that default reasoning provides adequate mechanisms to deal with them.

A knowledge representation language for requirements engineering

1986 ◽  
Vol 74 (10) ◽  
pp. 1431-1444 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Dubois ◽  
J. Hagelstein ◽  
E. Lahou ◽  
F. Ponsaert ◽  
A. Rifaut
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Representation ◽  
Requirements Engineering ◽  
Knowledge Representation Language ◽  
Representation Language
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