1996 Publications

For further information, contact Prof. Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33432, phone: (561)297-3994, fax: (561)297-2800, email: taghi@cse.fau.edu.

[1]Lofton A. Bullard. Tree-based classification models for analyzing a very large software system. Master's thesis, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL USA, August 1996. Advised by Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar.

[2]K. Ganesan, Samuel M. Smith, K. White, and T. Flanagan. A pragmatic software architecture for UUVs. In Proceedings of the Symposium on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, Monterey, CA USA, 1996. IEEE.

[3]Robert Hochman, Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, and John P. Hudepohl. Using the genetic algorithm to build optimal neural networks for fault-prone module detection. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, pages 152--162, White Plains, NY, October 1996. IEEE Computer Society.

[4]John P. Hudepohl, Stephen J. Aud, Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, and Jean Mayrand. Emerald: Software metrics and models on the desktop. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Assessment of Software Tools, pages 111--112, Toronto, May 1996. IEEE Computer Society. Extended abstract of [5].

[5]John P. Hudepohl, Stephen J. Aud, Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, and Jean Mayrand. Emerald: Software metrics and models on the desktop. IEEE Software, 13(5):56--60, September 1996.

[6]John P. Hudepohl, Stephen J. Aud, Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, and Jean Mayrand. Integrating metrics and models for software risk assessment. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, pages 93--98, White Plains, NY, October 1996. IEEE Computer Society.

[7]Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar and Edward B. Allen. Industrial-strength software quality modeling. In Lionel C. Briand, editor, Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Empirical Studies of Software Maintenance, pages 115--117, Monterey, CA, November 1996. IEEE Computer Society.

[8]Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, Lofton A. Bullard, Robert Halstead, and Gary P. Trio. A tree-based classification model for analysis of a military software system. In Proceedings of the IEEE High-Assurance Systems Engineering Workshop, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, Canada, October 1996. IEEE Computer Society.

[9]Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, Nishith Goel, Amit Nandi, and John McMullan. Detection of software modules with high debug code churn in a very large legacy system. In Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, pages 364--371, White Plains, NY, October 1996. IEEE Computer Society.

[10]Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, Robert Halstead, and Gary P. Trio. Detection of fault-prone software modules during a spiral life cycle. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Software Maintenance, pages 69--76, Monterey, CA, November 1996. IEEE Computer Society.

[11]Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, John P. Hudepohl, and Stephen J. Aud. Software metric-based neural network classification models of a very large telecommunications system. In Steven K. Rogers and Dennis W. Ruck, editors, Applications and Science of Artificial Neural Networks II, volume 2760 of Proceedings of SPIE, pages 634--645, Orlando, FL, April 1996. SPIE---International Society for Optical Engineering.

[12]Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, Kalai S. Kalaichelvan, and Nishith Goel. Early quality prediction: A case study in telecommunications. IEEE Software, 13(1):65--71, January 1996.

[13]Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, Kalai S. Kalaichelvan, and Nishith Goel. The impact of software evolution and reuse on software quality. Empirical Software Engineering: An International Journal, 1(1):31--44, 1996.

[14]Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, Edward B. Allen, Kalai S. Kalaichelvan, and Nishith Goel. Predictive modeling of software quality for very large telecommunications systems. In Proceedings of the International Communications Conference, volume 1, pages 214--219, Dallas, TX, June 1996. IEEE Communications Society.

[15]Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar and David L. Lanning. Analysis and differentiation of software system environments. Software Quality Journal, 5(2):127--139, June 1996.

[16]Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar and Robert M. Szabo. Using neural networks to predict software faults during testing. IEEE Transactions on Reliability, 45(3):456--462, September 1996.

[17]David L. Lanning, Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar, and Peter J. Guasti. Improving neural network models of defect content in complex software systems. In Steven K. Rogers and Dennis W. Ruck, editors, Applications and Science of Artificial Neural Networks II, volume 2760 of Proceedings of SPIE, pages 713--724, Orlando, FL, April 1996. SPIE---International Society for Optical Engineering.

[18]John C. Munson and Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar. Software metrics for reliability assessment. In Michael Lyu, editor, Handbook of Software Reliability Engineering, chapter 12, pages 493--529. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996.

[19]Samuel M. Smith, P. E. An, D. Kronen, K. Ganesan, J. Park, and Stanley E. Dunn. The development of autonomous underwater vehicle based survey capabilities for coastal exploration. In Proceedings of the Oceans 96 Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL USA, September 1996. IEEE.

[20]Samuel M. Smith, K. Ganesan, and B.L. Jacobson. Design of a c language reference implementation of the lontalk protocol on the mc68360. In Proceedings of the LonUsers Conference, Nice, France, October 1996.

[21]C. Vasudevan and K. Ganesan. Case-based path planning for autonomous underwater vehicles. Journal of Autonomous Robots, 3:79--89, 1996.

[22]K. A. White, Samuel M. Smith, K. Ganesan, D. Kronen, G. J. S. Rae, and R. M. Langenbach. Performance results of a fuzzy behavioral altitude flight controller and rendezvous and docking of an autonomous underwater vehicle with fuzzy control. In Proceedings of the Symposium on Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Technology, Monterey, CA USA, 1996. IEEE.