The agile methods of software development have emerged as an alternative to traditional approaches, to spend less time on documentation and more time with solving problems interactively and iteratively. In this context, ...

The study on data integration is not new but neither is exhausted. Its need is increasingly clear due to the search for information in a general environment with increasing availability of data proceeding from distributed ...

The study performed on this paper is intended to extend the message exchange between process of a real time kernel, that nowadays is executed between processes on the same station, in order to cover also distinguish stations. ...

The information domain is seen as a competitive differential in the most varied business areas, such as health, agribusiness, telecommunications, logistics, and government agencies. The correct and updated information is ...

Context: The Mutation Analysis criterion – or, mutation testing – allows both the evaluation of test sets and the identification of faults present in the software. The criterion is considered effective, however has gaps in ...

Embedded systems (ES) has become more important to everyday life due to technology advance and increasing application field. Engineers start ES development using tools like Matlab/Simulink. Usually, Simulink models are low ...

This work argues that the growth in numbers of IoT (Internet of Things) in our lives (eg Amazon Echo, cameras, etc.), as well as their increasing computing power, arouses the interest of hackers and consequently, their ...

Code inspection is an important activity to assure the software quality that, in some cases, shows a better performance than the testing activity. Its application depends on the use of reading techniques that assist the ...

Constructive Design Research (CDR) aims to produce design knowledge through experimentation and debate within the academic community about the process of designing and evaluating an artifact. However, many studies in this ...