Title :
Consistent stakeholder modifications of formal models via a natural language representation
Author :
Gabrysiak, Gregor ; Eichler, Daniel ; Hebig, Regina ; Giese, Holger
Author_Institution :
Hasso Plattner Inst., Univ. of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Abstract :
While requirements described in Natural Language are inherently ambiguous and hard to check for consistency, they are intuitively understandable for domain experts. Using formal models, on the other hand, supports requirements engineers to specify requirements correct, consistent and complete. Transformations between these two different representations can become quite complex, since not everything that can be expressed with natural language can be captured in a restricted formal model. We describe a transformation approach that takes the formal modeling operations of story patterns and allows domain experts to transparently apply them on a natural language representation of these formal models. Also, a preliminary evaluation is presented.
Keywords :
computational linguistics; formal specification; consistent stakeholder modifications; domain experts; natural language representation; requirements engineers; restricted formal model; transformation approach; Contracts; Electronic mail; Natural languages; Proposals; Prototypes; Receivers; Unified modeling language; Formal Model Modification; Natural Language Representation; Requirements Validation;
Conference_Titel :
Natural Language Analysis in Software Engineering (NaturaLiSE), 2013 1st International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
DOI :
10.1109/NAturaLiSE.2013.6611714