(Last modified Sat Jul 05 12:42 2008)

Publications

Chronological table

Book chapters

36.  Toward Architecture Evaluation Through Ontology-based Requirements-level Scenarios 
Mamadou H. Diallo, Leila Naslavsky, Thomas A. Alspaugh, Hadar Ziv, and Debra J. Richardson. 
To appear:  Architecting Dependable Systems V, editors R. de Lemos, F. Di Giandomenico, C. Gacek, H. Muccini, and M. Vieira, Springer. 
[BibTeX] [abstract]

Journal papers

31.  Scenario Support for Effective Requirements
Thomas A. Alspaugh and Annie I. Antón. 
Information and Software Technology 50(3) pp. 198-220.  Feb. 2008. 
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

19.  An Architectural Pattern for Non-functional Dependability Requirements
Lihua Xu, Hadar Ziv, Thomas A. Alspaugh, and Debra J. Richardson. 
Journal of Systems and Software, special issue on Architecting Dependable Systems, 79(10) pp. 1370-1378.  Oct. 2006. 
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

Conference papers

*.  Marginal Notes on Amethodical Requirements Engineering:  What experts learned from experience
Susan Elliott Sim, Thomas A. Alspaugh, and Ban Al-Ani. 
16th International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'08), September 2008. 
(11% acceptance)
[BibTeX] [abstract]

32.  In the Requirements Lies the Power
Rand Waltzman, Kristina Winbladh, Thomas A. Alspaugh, and Debra J. Richardson. 
International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE'07), July 2007. 
(43% acceptance)
[pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

27.  An Automated Approach for Goal-driven, Specification-based Testing
Kristina Winbladh, Thomas A. Alspaugh, Hadar Ziv, and Debra J. Richardson. 
International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, pages 289-292, September 2006. 
(28% acceptance)
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

26.  Using Social Agents to Visualize Software Scenarios
Thomas A. Alspaugh, Bill Tomlinson, and Eric Baumer. 
ACM Symposium on Software Visualization (SOFTVIS'06), pages 87-94, September 2006. 
(36% acceptance)
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract] [mov]

25.  A Comparative Evaluation of Three Approaches to Specifying Security Requirements
Mamadou H. Diallo, Jose Romero-Mariona, Susan Elliot Sim, Thomas A. Alspaugh, and Debra J. Richardson. 
12th Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality, June 2006. 
(41% acceptance)
[pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

4.  The Role of Policy and Stakeholder Privacy Values in Requirements Engineering
Annie I. Antón, Julia B. Earp, Colin Potts, and Thomas A. Alspaugh. 
Fifth IEEE International Symposium on Requirements Engineering (RE'01), pages 138-145, August 2001. 
(28% acceptance)
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

2.  An Integrated Scenario Management Strategy 
Thomas A. Alspaugh, Annie I. Antón, Tiffany Barnes, and Bradford W. Mott. 
Fourth IEEE International Symposium on Requirements Engineering (RE'99), pages 142-149, June 1999. 
(24% acceptance)
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

Workshop papers

*.  Articulating Software Requirements Comic Book Style 
Amanda M. Williams and Thomas A. Alspaugh. 
Submitted to Third International Workshop on Multimedia and Enjoyable Requirements Engineering (MERE'08), September 2008. 

34.  The Importance of Clarity in Usable Requirements Specification Formats 
Thomas A. Alspaugh, Susan Elliott Sim, Kristina Winbladh, Mamadou Diallo, Hadar Ziv, and Debra J. Richardson. 
Fifth International Workshop on Comparative Evaluation in Requirements Engineering (CERE'07), October 2007. 
[pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

35.  Case Study, Interrupted:  The Paucity of Subject Systems that Span the Requirements-Architecture Gap 
Mamadou Diallo, Susan Elliott Sim, and Thomas A. Alspaugh. 
First Workshop on Empirical Assessment of Software Engineering Languages and Technologies (WEASELTech'07).  September 2007. 
[pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

33.  Evaluating Software Architectures Against Requirements-level Scenarios 
Mamadou H. Diallo, Leila Naslavsky, Hadar Ziv, Thomas A. Alspaugh, and Debra J. Richardson. 
Third International Workshop on the Role of Software Architecture for Testing and Analysis (ROSATEA'07), Boston, MA, July 2007. 
[pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

28.  On a Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Social-Agent Scenario Visualization 
Thomas A. Alspaugh, Eric Baumer, and Bill Tomlinson. 
Fourth International Workshop on Comparative Evaluation in Requirements Engineering (CERE'06), pages 60-65, Minneapolis, MN, September 2006. 
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

23.  Architecture-based Testing Using Goals and Plans 
Kristina Winbladh, Thomas A. Alspaugh, Hadar Ziv, and Debra J. Richardson. 
Second International Workshop on the Role of Software Architecture for Testing and Analysis (ROSATEA'06), Portland, ME, July 2006. 
[pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

18.  Using Scenarios to Support Traceability 
Leila Naslavsky, Thomas A. Alspaugh, Debra J. Richardson, and Hadar Ziv. 
Workshop on Traceability in Emerging Forms of Software Engineering (TEFSE'05), Long Beach, CA, November 2005. 
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

17.  Scenario-Driven Specification-Based Testing against Goals and Requirements 
Thomas A. Alspaugh, Debra J. Richardson, Thomas A. Standish, and Hadar Ziv. 
11th International Workshop on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ'05).  Porto, Portugal, June 2005. 
[pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

15.  Scenarios, State Machines, and Purpose-Driven Testing. 
Thomas A. Alspaugh, Debra J. Richardson, and Thomas A. Standish. 
4th International Workshop on Scenarios and State Machines:  Models, Algorithms and Tools (SCESM'05).  St. Louis, USA, May 2005. 
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

14.  An Architectural Pattern for Non-functional Dependability Requirements 
Lihua Xu, Hadar Ziv, Debra J. Richardson, and Thomas A. Alspaugh. 
ICSE 2005 Workshop on Architecting Dependable Systems (WADS 2005).  St. Louis, USA, May 2005. 
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

3.  Scenario Networks: A Case Study of the Enhanced Messaging System 
Thomas A. Alspaugh and Annie I. Antón. 
Seventh International Workshop on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ'01), pages 113-124, June 2001. 
[pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

Other refereed publications

37.  Emerging Issues in the Acquisition of Open Source Software by the U.S. Department of Defense 
Walt Scacchi and Thomas A. Alspaugh. 
Fifth Annual Acquisition Research Symposium, Naval Postgraduate School.  May 2008. 

20.  Normative Echoes: Use and manipulation of player generated content by communities of NPCs 
Eric Baumer, Bill Tomlinson, Man Lok Yau, and Thomas Alspaugh. 
Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE 2006).  June 2006. 
[pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract] [mov]

11.  Contrasting Use Case, Goal, and Scenario Analysis of the Euronet System 
Thomas A. Alspaugh and Annie I. Antón.  Poster presentation,
11th IEEE Joint International Conference on Requirements Engineering (RE'03). pages 355-356, September 2003. 
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

10.  SMaRT -- Scenario Management and Requirements Tool 
William Stufflebeam, Annie I. Antón, and Thomas A. Alspaugh.  Research demo,
11th IEEE Joint International Conference on Requirements Engineering (RE'03). page 351, September 2003. 
[doi] [pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

Other publications

8.  Scenario Networks and Formalization for Scenario Management 
Thomas A. Alspaugh.  PhD thesis, NCSU, September 2002. 
[pdf] [BibTeX] [abstract]

1.  Software Requirements for the A-7E Aircraft. 
Thomas A. Alspaugh, Stuart R. Faulk, Kathryn Heninger Britton, R. Alan Parker, David L. Parnas, and John E. Shore. 
NRL Memorandum Report 3876, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, August 1992. 
[BibTeX]

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Thomas A. Alspaugh
Assistant Professor, Informatics Dept.
School of Information and Computer Sciences