Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering最新文献

Test Code Reuse from OSS: Current and Future Challenges 来自OSS的测试代码重用:当前和未来的挑战

Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-12-12 DOI: 10.1145/3178298.3178305

S. Makady, R. Walker

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引用次数: 3

The Quest for Fully Smart Autonomous Business Networks in IoT Platforms 在物联网平台中寻求完全智能的自主业务网络

Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-12-12 DOI: 10.1145/3178298.3178301

A. Ali, Iman A. El-Dessouky, Mahmoud M. Abdallah, A. Nabih

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引用次数: 7

Privacy-Preserving Autonomous Cab Service Management Scheme 保障私隐的自动驾驶的士服务管理计划

Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-12-12 DOI: 10.1145/3178298.3178303

Ahmed B. T. Sherif, Ahmad Alsharif, Mohamed Mahmoud, Jacob Moran

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引用次数: 6

Towards A Comprehensive Serious Educational Games' Ontology 面向全面的严肃教育游戏本体

Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-12-12 DOI: 10.1145/3178298.3178304

Ahmed M. Abou Elfotouh, Eman S. Nasr, M. Gheith

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引用次数: 1

Semantic Technology in Internet of Things Mashup Platforms 物联网混搭平台中的语义技术

Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-12-12 DOI: 10.1145/3178298.3178309

Aya Reda, S. Khattab

引用次数: 1

Risk-Based Test Estimation 基于风险的测试评估

Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-12-12 DOI: 10.1145/3178298.3178302

Yasser Ghanim

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引用次数: 1

Detecting Design Patterns from Source Code using Static Analysis Techniques 使用静态分析技术从源代码检测设计模式

Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-12-12 DOI: 10.1145/3178298.3178307

K. A. Mohamed, Amr A. Kamel

引用次数: 0

Scalable Distributed-Computing IoT Applied Architecture with Semantic Interoperable Gateway 具有语义互操作网关的可扩展分布式计算物联网应用架构

Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-12-12 DOI: 10.1145/3178298.3178306

A. A. Seif, Nissreen A. S. El-Saber

引用次数: 2

Implementing an ERP System in an Egyptian Research Center: Lessons from Practice 在埃及研究中心实施ERP系统:来自实践的教训

Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-12-12 DOI: 10.1145/3178298.3178308

Mohamed A. Abd Elmoniem, Eman S. Nasr, M. Gheith

引用次数: 1

A Requirements Elicitation Tool for Cloud-Based ERP Software Product Line 基于云的ERP软件产品线的需求提取工具

Proceedings of the 3rd Africa and Middle East Conference on Software Engineering Pub Date : 2017-12-12 DOI: 10.1145/3178298.3178300

Mohamed A. Abd Elmoniem, Eman S. Nasr, M. Gheith

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引用次数: 1