JEM–X science analysis software

SciMAT: A new science mapping analysis software tool

This article presents a new open-source software tool, SciMAT, which performs science mapping analysis within a longitudinal framework. It provides different modules that help the analyst to carry out all the steps of the science mapping workflow. In addition, SciMAT presents three key features that are remarkable in respect to other science mapping software tools: (a) a powerful preprocessing ...

Science of Software Changes

Software is subject to change. Changes come from many sources. It has to change as its infrastructure has been changed. It has to change as its functionality has to be augmented. It has to change as new algorithms are found which will increase it performance. There are a lot of reasons why it has to change and only software which can stand for the change can survive. Changes which are gradual a...

Software Engineering for Science

Mathematics, Computer Science, Software Engineering

This paper examines three ideas: First, the traditional relationship between a science, the mathematics it uses and the engineering based on it. Second, the nature of (software) computer science, which may not be a science at all, and its unusual use of mathematics. And finally, the nature of software engineering, its relationship with computer science, and its use of mathematics called ‘formal...

A Science of Software Design

I have worked in the areas of program generation, software product-lines, domain specific languages, and component-based architectures for over twenty years. The emphasis of my research has been on large-scale program synthesis and design automation. The importance of these topics is intuitive: higher productivity, improved software quality, lower maintenance costs, and reduced time-to-market c...