Rick’s Blog

My collected publications (updated regularly, some links require access to a digital library (e.g., IEEE, ACM, Springer, Elsevier, …), for those that are not available online, feel free to contact me): also see my dblp and my Microsoft Academic Research profile. Publications that best represent my research focus are highlighted in italics.

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Journals/Magazines (7)

• Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R.: The DOPLER Meta-Tool for Decision-Oriented Variability Modeling: A Multiple Case Study. Automated Software Engineering, vol. 18(1), pp. 77-114, 2011. (link)

• Rabiser, R., O’Leary, P., Richardson, I.: Key Activities for Product Derivation in Software Product Lines. The Journal of Systems and Software, vol. 84(2), pp. 285-300, 2011. (link)

• Heider, W., Froschauer, R., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D.: Simulating Evolution in Model-based Product Line Engineering, Information and Software Technology, vol. 52(7), pp. 758-769, 2010. (link).

• Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R., Neumayer, T.: Structuring the Modeling Space and Supporting Evolution in Software Product Line Engineering. Journal of Systems and Software, vol. 83(7), pp. 1108-1122, 2010. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P., Dhungana, D.: Requirements for Product Derivation Support: Results from a Systematic Literature Review and an Expert Survey. Information and Software Technology, vol. 52(3), pp. 324-346, 2010. (link)

• Noor, M.A., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P.: Agile Product Line Planning: A Collaborative Approach and a Case Study. Journal of Systems and Software, vol. 81(6), pp. 868-882, 2008. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P. Lehner, K., Federspiel, C.: Product Configuration Support for Nontechnicians: Customer-Centered Software Product-Line Engineering. In.: Carsten Sinz and Albert Haag (Eds.): Configuration. IEEE Intelligent Systems, vol. 22(1), pp. 78-90, 2007. (link)

Conferences (16)

• Dhungana, D., Seichter, D., Botterweck, G., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P., Benavides, D., Galindo, J.: Configuration of Multi Product Lines by Bridging Heterogeneous Variability Modeling Approaches. Proc. of the 15th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2011), Munich, Germany, August 22-26, 2011, IEEE CS, pp. 120-129. (link)

• Vierhauser, M., Holl, G., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P., Lehofer, M., Stürmer, U.: A Deployment Infrastructure for Product Line Models and Tools. Proc. of the 15th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2011), Munich, Germany, August 22-26, 2011, IEEE CS, pp. 287-294. (link)

• Vierhauser M., Grünbacher P., Egyed A., Rabiser R., Heider W.: Flexible and Scalable Consistency Checking on Product Line Variability Models. 25th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2010), Antwerp, Belgium, September 20-24, 2010, ACM 2010, pp. 63-72. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Heider, W., Elsner, C., Lehofer, M., Grünbacher, P., Schwanninger, C.: A Flexible Approach for Generating Product-Specific Documents in Product Lines. Proc. of the 14th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2010), Jeju Island, South Korea, September 13-17, 2010, LNCS 6287, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010, pp. 47-61. (link)

• Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Lehofer, M.: Model-based Customization and Deployment of Eclipse-Based Tools: Industrial Experiences. Proc. of the 24th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2009), Auckland, New Zealand, November 16-20, 2009, IEEE/ACM, 2009, pp. 247-256. (link)

• O’Leary, P., Rabiser, R., Richardson, I., Thiel, S.: Important Issues and Key Activities in Product Derivation: Experiences from Two Independent Research Projects. Proc. of the 13th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2009), San Francisco, CA, USA, August 24-28, 2009, ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Vol. 446, Carnegie Mellon University, 2009, pp. 121-130. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Heider, W., Grünbacher, P.: Flexibility and End-User Support in Model-based Product Line Tools, Proc. of the 35th EUROMICRO SEAA Conference 2009, Patras, Greece, August 27-29, 2009, IEEE CS, pp. 508-511. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Wolfinger, R., Grünbacher, P.: Three-level Customization of Software Products Using a Product Line Approach. Proc. 42nd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-42), Waikoloa, Big Island, HI, USA, January 5-8, 2009, IEEE CS, pp. 1-10. (link)

• Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D.: Product Line Tools Are Product Lines Too: Lessons Learned from Developing a Tool Suite. Proc. of the 23rd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, L’Aquila, Italy, September 15-19, 2008, IEEE/ACM, pp. 351-354. (link)

• Dhungana, D., Neumayer, T., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R.: Supporting Evolution in Model-based Product Line Engineering, Proc. of the 12th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2008), Limerick, Ireland, September 8-12, 2008, IEEE CS, pp. 319-328. (link)

• Dhungana, D., Neumayer, T., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R.: Supporting Evolution of Product Line Architectures With Variability Model Fragments, Proceedings of the Seventh Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture (WICSA 2008), Vancouver, Canada, IEEE CS, 2008, pp. 327-330. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P., Dhungana, D.: Supporting Product Derivation by Adapting and Augmenting Variability Models. Proceedings of the 11th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2007), Kyoto, Japan, IEEE CS, 2007, pp. 141-150. (link)

• Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R.: Domain-specific Adaptations of Product Line Variability Modeling. Proceedings of the IFIP WG 8.1 Working Conference on Situational Method Engineering: Fundamentals and Experiences, Geneva, Switzerland, International Federation for Information Processing, Springer Series in Computer Science, 2007, pp. 238-251. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D.: Integrated Support for Product Configuration and Requirements Engineering in Product Derivation. Proceedings of the 33rd EUROMICRO Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (EUROMICRO-SEAA07), Lübeck, Germany, IEEE CS, 2007, pp. 219-228. (link)

• Dhungana, D., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P.: Decision-Oriented Modeling of Product Line Architectures. Proceedings of the Sixth Working IEEE/IFIP Conference on Software Architecture, WICSA 2007, Mumbai, India, IEEE CS, 2007, pp. 22-25. (link)

• Dhungana, D., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P., Prähofer, H., Federspiel, C., Lehner, K.: Architectural Knowledge in Product Line Engineering: An Industrial Case Study. Proceedings of the 32nd Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (EUROMICRO-SEAA06), Cavtat/Dubrovnik, Croatia, IEEE CS, 2006, pp. 186-197. (link)

Workshops/Symposia (22)

• Czarnecki, K., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R., Schmid, K., Wasowski, A.: Cool Features and Tough Decisions: A Comparison of Variability Modeling Approaches. Proc. of the 6th International Workshop on Variability Modeling of Software-Intensive Systems (VaMoS 2012), Leipzig, Germany, January 25-27, 2012. (to appear). (no link yet)

• Lettner, D., Thaller, D., Vierhauser, M., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P., Heider, W.: Supporting Business Calculations in a Product Line Engineering Tool Suite. Proc. of the Joint Workshop of the 3rd International Workshop on Model-driven Approaches in Software Product Line Engineering and the 3rd Workshop on Scalable Modeling Techniques for Software Product Lines, SPLC Workshops 2011, Munich, Germany, August 22, 2011, ACM, p 26. (link)

• Pleuss, A., Rabiser, R., Botterweck, G.: Visualization Techniques for Application in Interactive Product Configuration. Proc. of the Joint Workshop of the 3rd International Workshop on Model-driven Approaches in Software Product Line Engineering and the 3rd Workshop on Scalable Modeling Techniques for Software Product Lines, SPLC Workshops 2011, Munich, Germany, August 22, 2011, ACM, p 22. (link)

• Schmid, K., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P.: A Comparison of Decision Modeling Approaches in Product Lines. 5th International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS 2011), Namur, Belgium, January 26-29, 2011, ACM ICPS, ACM Press, pp. 119-126. (link)

• Holl, G., Vierhauser, M., Heider, W., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R.: Product Line Bundles for Tool Support in Multi Product Lines. 5th International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS 2011), Namur, Belgium, January 26-29, 2011, ACM ICPS, ACM Press, pp. 21-28. (link)

• Mazo, R., Grünbacher, P., Heider, W., Rabiser, R., Salinesi, C., Diaz, D.: Using Constraint Programming to Verify DOPLER Variability Models. 5th International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS 2011), Namur, Belgium, January 26-29, 2011, ACM ICPS, ACM Press, pp. 97-104. (link)

• Heider, W., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R.: Negotiation Constellations in Reactive Product Line Evolution. 4th International Workshop on Software Product Management (IWSPM 2010) in conjunction with the 18th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE’10), Sydney, Australia, Sept 27 – Oct 1, 2010, IEEE CS, pp. 63-66. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P., Holl, G.: Improving Awareness during Product Derivation in Multi-User Multi Product Line Environments. 1st International Workshop on Automated Configuration and Tailoring of Applications (ACoTA 2010) in conjunction with the 25th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE’10), Antwerp, Belgium, September 20-24, 2010, pp. 1-5. (link)

• Vierhauser, M., Dhungana, D., Heider, W., Rabiser, R., Egyed, A.: Tool Support for Incremental Consistency Checking on Variability Models. 4th International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS 2010), Linz, Austria, January 27-29, 2010, ICB-Research Report No. 37, University of Duisburg Essen, pp. 171-174. (link)

• Dhungana, D., Heymans, P., Rabiser, R.: A Formal Semantics for Decision-oriented Variability Modeling with DOPLER. 4th International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS 2010), Linz, Austria, January 27-29, 2010, ICB-Research Report No. 37, University of Duisburg Essen, pp. 29-35. (link)

• Heider, W., Rabiser, R.: Tool Support for Evolution of Product Lines through Rapid Feedback from Application Engineering. 4th International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS 2010), Linz, Austria, January 27-29, 2010, ICB-Research Report No. 37, University of Duisburg Essen, pp. 167-170. (link)

• Heider, W., Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P.: Tracking Evolution in Model-based Product Lines. 1st International Workshop on Model-driven Approaches in Software Product Line Engineering (MAPLE 2009), Proc. (vol. 2) of the 13th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2009), San Francisco, CA, USA, August 24, 2009, Software Engineering Institute, CarnegieMellon, 2009, pp. 59-63. (link)

• Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Lehofer, M.: Structuring the Product Line Modeling Space: Strategies and Examples. Proc. Third International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS 2009), Sevilla, Spain, January 28-30, 2009, ICB-Research Report No. 29, University of Duisburg Essen, pp. 77-82. (link)

• Rabiser, R.: Flexible and User-Centered Visualization Support for Product Derivation, Proc. of the 12th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2008), Second Volume, 2nd International Workshop on Visualisation in Software Product Line Engineering (ViSPLE 2008), Limerick, Ireland, September 8-12, 2008, Lero, pp. 323-328. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P., Burgstaller, B.: Value-Based Elicitation of Product Line Variability: An Experience Report. Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VAMOS 2008), Essen, Germany, ICB-Research Report No. 22, University of Duisburg Essen, 2008, pp. 73-79. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P.: Tool Support for Product Derivation in Large-Scale Product Lines: A Wizard-based Approach. ViSPLE 2007 – 1st International Workshop on Visualisation in Software Product Line Engineering, Proceedings (vol. 2) of the 11th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2007), Kyoto, Japan, Kindai Kagaku Sha Co Ltd, 2007, pp. 119-124. (link)

• Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P., Rabiser, R.: DecisionKing: A Flexible and Extensible Tool for Integrated Variability Modeling. Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VAMOS 2007), Limerick, Ireland, Lero Technical Report 2007-01, 2007, pp. 119-128. (link)

• Dhungana, D., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P.: Coordinating Multi-Team Variability Modeling in Product Line Engineering. Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Supporting Knowledge Collaboration in Software Development (KCSD2006), in conjunction with 21st IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, Tokyo, Japan, National Institute of Informatics (Tokyo, Japan), 2006, pp. 60-61. (link)

• Rabiser R., Seyff N., Grünbacher P., Maiden, N.: Capturing Multimedia Requirements Descriptions with Mobile RE Tools. Proc. of the First International Workshop on Multimedia Requirements Engineering – Beyond Mere Descriptions (MeRE’06), 14th International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE’06), Minneapolis/St.Paul, Minnesota, USA, IEEE CS, 2006, pp. 2-7. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P.: Integrating Knowledge-Based Product Configuration and Product Line Engineering: An Industrial Example. Proceedings of the 17th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI 2006) Workshop on Configuration, Riva Del Garda, Italy, 2006, pp. 48-50. (link)

• Rabiser, R.: Facilitating the Involvement of Non-Technicians in Product Configuration. Doctoral Symposium, 10th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC’06), Baltimore, Maryland, USA, IESE-Report No. 104.06/E, Fraunhofer IESE, 2006, pp. 13-22. (link)

• Noor, M.A., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P.: A Collaborative Approach for Reengineering-based Product Line Scoping. Proc. of the First International Workshop on Agile Product Line Engineering (APLE), 10th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC’06), Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 2006. (link)

Tool Demonstrations/Posters (3)

• Dhungana, D., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P., Neumayer, T.: Integrated Tool Support for Software Product Line Engineering. Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2007), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, ACM, 2007, pp. 533-534. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Grünbacher, P., Lehner, K., Federspiel, C.: Involving Non-Technicians in Product Derivation and Requirements Engineering: A Tool Suite for Product Line Engineering. Proceedings of the 15th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE’07), New Delhi, India, IEEE CS, 2007, pp. 367-368. (link)

• Dhungana, D., Rabiser, R., Grünbacher, P., Lehner, K., Federspiel, C.: DOPLER: An Adaptable Tool Suite for Product Line Engineering. Tool Demonstration. Proceedings (vol. 2) of the 11th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2007), Kyoto, Japan, Kindai Kagaku Sha Co Ltd, 2007, pp. 151-152. (no link)

Theses (2)

• Rabiser, R: A User-Centered Approach to Product Configuration in Software Product Line Engineering. PhD Thesis. Christian Doppler Laboratory for Automated Software Engineering, Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, February 2009. (no link)

• Rabiser, R.: MSP II – Entwicklung eines mobilen Werkzeugs für das szenariobasierte Requirements Engineering (German), Master Thesis, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria, 2005. (no link)

Edited Proceedings (2)

• Becker, M., Benavides, D., Leucker, M., Rabiser, R., Villela, K., Wong, P.Y.H.: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Formal Methods and Analysis in Software Product Line Engineering, collocated with SPLC 2011, Munich, Germany, August 26, 2011. (no link).

• Dhungana, D., Rabiser, R., Seyff, N., Botterweck, G.: Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Automated Configuration and Tailoring of Applications (ACoTA 2010), Antwerp, Belgium, September 20, 2010, CEUR-WS Vol-688, 2010. (link).

Others (5)

• Benavides, D., Leucker, M., Becker, M., Rabiser, R., Villela, K., Wong, P.Y.H.: Formal Methods and Analysis in Software Product Line Engineering (FMSPLE 2011). Proc. of the 15th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2011), Munich, Germany, 2011, IEEE CS, p. 336. (link)

• Botterweck, G., Noda, N., Dhungana, D., Rabiser, R., Babar, M.A., Cohen, S., Kang, K.C., Kishi, T.: Joint Workshop of the 3rd International Workshop on Model-driven Approaches in Software Product Line Engineering and the 3rd Workshop on Scalable Modeling Techniques for Software Product Lines (MAPLE/SCALE 2011). Proc. of the 15th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2011), Munich, Germany, 2011, IEEE CS, p. 340. (link)

• Thiel, S., Rabiser, R., Dhungana, D., Cawley, C.: 3rd International Workshop on Visualisation in Software Product Line Engineering (VISPLE 2010). Proc. of the 14th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2010), Jeju Island, Korea, September 13-17, 2010, Springer LNCS 6287, p. 527. (link)

• Dhungana, D., Groher, I., Rabiser, R., Thiel, S.: 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Approaches in Software Product Line Engineering (MAPLE 2010). Proc. of the 14th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2010), Jeju Island, Korea, September 13-17, 2010, Springer LNCS 6287, p. 525. (link)

• Rabiser, R., Healy, P., Nestor, D., Sellier, D., Mannion, M.: 2nd International Workshop on Visualisation in Software Product Line Engineering, Proc. of the 12th International Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2008), Limerick, Ireland, September 8-12, 2008, IEEE CS, p. 328. (link)

Not Peer-Reviewed:

• Rabiser, R.: Systemgestaltung im heutigen industriellen Umfeld (German). In: G. Chroust und M. Lenz (ed.): Erlebte Meilensteine der Informatik – 4 Generationen berichten, 2008. Inst. f. Systems Engineering and Automation, Kepler Univ. Linz, SEA-SR-17. ISBN 978-3-902457-17-2, pp. 44-49. (no link)

• Rabiser, R., Benavides, D.: Variability Modeling of Diverse Systems. In: I. Schaefer (ed): Survey on Diversity Awareness and Management, Deliverable 2.1 of the EternalS Coordination Action (FP7-247758), supported by the 7th Framework Programme of the EC within the FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) scheme, 2011, pp. 7-15. (no link yet)

• Rabiser, R., Botterweck, G.: Evolution of Diverse Systems. In: I. Schaefer (ed): Survey on Diversity Awareness and Management, Deliverable 2.1 of the EternalS Coordination Action (FP7-247758), supported by the 7th Framework Programme of the EC within the FET (Future and Emerging Technologies) scheme, 2011, pp. 38-42. (no link yet)

• Rabiser, R.: FOSD Adoption in Industry (Plenary Session Summary). In Apel, S., Cook, W., Czarnecki, K., Nierstrasz, O. (eds.): Report from Dagstuhl Seminar 11021 Feature-Oriented Software Development (FOSD), Dagstuhl Publishing, Germany, 2011, pp. 37-38. (link)

Volume 18, Number 1, 77-114