Networks-on-chip (NoCs) can improve the communication bandwidth and power efficiency
of multiprocessor systems-on-chip (MPSoC). However, traditional metallic interconnects …

Architecture is the set of principal design decisions about a software system. In practice, new
architectural decisions are added and existing ones reversed or modified throughout a …

Code decay is a gradual process that negatively impacts the quality of a software system.
Developers need trusted measurement techniques to evaluate whether their systems have …

Abstract Architecture Consistency (AC) aims to align implemented systems with their
intended architectures. Several AC approaches and tools have been proposed and …

The Software Product Lines (SPL) paradigm has arisen for taking advantage of existing
common aspects between different products, while also considering product-specific …

Software architecture degradation is a phenomenon that frequently occurs during software
evolution. Source code anomalies are one of the several aspects that potentially contribute …

Reflexion Modelling is a popular method used in industry for Software Architectural
Consistency Checking (SACC). However, it involves a mapping step that is manual and …

Architectural conformance checking is the process of verifying whether a given software
implementation conforms to the rules and decisions in an architectural model. Different …

Software aging and architecture degradation are important areas in software quality
assurance. Existing research in these areas has developed mitigation strategies for software …

Architectural drift is a widely cited problem in software engineering, where the
implementation of a software system diverges from the designed architecture over time …