?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Reliability+prediction+in+model+driven+development&rft.creator=Rodrigues%2C+G.N.&rft.creator=Rosenblum%2C+D.S.&rft.creator=Uchitel%2C+S.&rft.description=Evaluating+the+implications+of+an+architecture+design+early+in+the+software+development+lifecycle+is+important+in+order+to+reduce+costs+of+development.+Reliability+is+an+important+concern+with+regard+to+the+correct+delivery+of+software%0D%0Asystem+service.+Recently%2C+the+UML+Profile+for+Modeling+Quality+of+Service+has+defined+a+set+of+UML+extensions+to+represent+dependability+concerns+(including+reliability)+and+other+non-functional+requirements+in+early+stages+of+the+software%0D%0Adevelopment+lifecycle.+Our+research+has+shown+that+these+extensions+are+not+comprehensive+enough+to+support+reliability+analysis+for+model-driven+software+engineering%2C%0D%0Abecause+the+description+of+reliability+characteristics+in+this+profile+lacks+support+for+certain+dynamic+aspects+that+are+essential+in+modeling+reliability.+In+this+work%2C+we+define+a+profile+for+reliability+analysis+by+extending+the+UML+2.0%0D%0Aspecification+to+support+reliability+prediction+based+on+scenario+specifications.+A+UML+model+specified+using+the+profile+is+translated+to+a+labelled+transition+system+(LTS)%2C+which+is+used+for+automated+reliability+prediction+and+identification+of+implied%0D%0Ascenarios%3B+the+results+of+this+analysis+are+then+fed+back+to+the+UML+model.+The+result+is+a+comprehensive+framework+for+addressing+software+reliability+modeling%2C+including+analysis+and+evolution+of+reliability+predictions.+We+exemplify+our+approach+using+the+Boiler+System+used+in+previous+work+and+demonstrate%0D%0Ahow+reliability+analysis+results+can+be+integrated+into+UML+models.&rft.publisher=Springer-Verlag&rft.contributor=Briand%2C+L.&rft.contributor=Williams%2C+C.&rft.date=2005-11&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+Briand%2C+L.+and+Williams%2C+C.%2C+(eds.)+Model+Driven+Engineering+Languages+and+Systems%3A+8th+International+Conference%2C+MoDELS+2005%2C+Montego+Bay%2C+Jamaica%2C+October+2-7%2C+2005.+Proceedings.++(pp.+pp.+339-354).++Springer-Verlag%3A+Berlin+%2F+Heidelberg%2C+Germany.+(2005)+++++&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4099%2F1%2F4099.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F4099%2F&rft.rights=open