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

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• 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

• 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 (accepted for publication).

• Rabiser, R., Heider, W., Elsner, C., Lehofer, M., Grünbacher, P., Schwanninger, C.: A Flexible Approach for Generating Product-Specific Documents in Product Lines. 14th International Software Product Line Conference, Jeju Island, South Korea, 13-17 September 2010 (accepted for publication).

• 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/Doctoral Symposia:

• 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

• 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

• 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)

Others

• 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)

This summer semester (SS2010) I will lecture

• Product Line Engineering KV

at the Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation at Johannes Kepler University Linz.

I’m co-organizing the Fourth International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (http://www.vamos-workshop.net). The workshop will take place from January 27 to 29, 2010 and is hosted by Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria. Please consider to contribute to this workshop by submitting a paper until November 20th, 2009. You can find the call for papers at http://www.vamos-workshop.net/2010/cfp.html.

This winter semester (09/10) I will lecture

• Software Engineering UE
• Praesentations- und Arbeitstechnik KV

I invite you to submit papers to the 22nd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE 2010), Redwood City, San Francisco Bay, USA, July 1-3, 2010 for which I am a member of the program committee.

Mein über alles geliebter Kater Jimmy musste heute nach einer Thrombose im Rückenmark, welche seine Hinterbeine gelähmt hat, leider um 18:30 eingeschläfert werden. Bereits 2003 wurde bei ihm eine Immunkrankheit festgestellt welche von Katze zu Katze übertragen wird und sich in starken Zahnfleisch- und Rachenentzündungen äußert. Katzen mit dieser Diagnose wird normalerweise eine Restlebensspanne von maximal 1 Jahr gegeben. Unser starker, liebenwerter, kämpferischer Kater, der immer seinen Willen durchgesetzt hat, hat diese Krankheit fast 6 Jahre lang bekämpft. Es gab oft Perioden, in denen er nichts fressen konnte und in denen Tierärztliche Behandlungen durchgeführt wurden, um die Entzündungen zu hemmen. Er hat sich aber – oft wieder Erwarten – immer wieder aufgerappelt und weitergemacht, sehr zu unserer Freude. Sehr viele schöne Erlebnisse in diesen Jahren wurden so erst möglich.

In den letzen Wochen wurde er mal wieder von schweren Entzündungen geplagt und sollte eigentlich bald operiert werden, um ihm so gut wie alle Zähne zu entfernen. Eigentlich war ich noch guter Hoffnung, dass er es noch mal einige Zeit übertaucht. Leider hatte er aber heute Morgen plötzlich eine Lähmung beider Hinterläufe und der forderen, rechten Pfote und starke Schmerzen. Der Tierarzt hat dann die Thrombose festgestellt und meinte man kann noch 10h beobachten und wenn es mit der Lähmung nicht besser wird, muss leider – zum besten des Katers, denn mit einer Lähmung hat eine (so agile) Katze kein schönes Leben mehr – eingeschläfert werden. Nach einem Tag des Bangens und Hoffens und des „Nichtwahrhabenwollens“, sind wir dann schließlich wieder zum Tierarzt gefahren, der dann festgestellt hat, dass da nix mehr zu machen ist. Und so wurde um 18:30 eine Spritze zur Narkose gesetzt und anschließend die Todesspritze.

Ich habe diesen Kater wirklich sehr geliebt und er war fast 13 Jahre lang immer ein treuer Begleiter. Ich kann gar nicht alle unvergesslichen Erlebnisse aufzählen, welche ich Jimmy zu verdanken habe und die mein Leben nachhaltig mitbestimmt haben.

Jimmy, ich werde Dich nie vergessen! Ich liebe Dich und werde Dich immer lieben! Mein Leben wird nie mehr dasselbe sein ohne Dich!

English version:

My beloved cat Jimmy had to be put to sleep today at 0630pm because of a thrombosis in his spinal cord wich led to both his legs being paralyzed. Since 2003, he had been suffering from a cat imunne disease. Doctors gave him 1 year back then. Our strong, adorable but battlesome cat, who always got his way, lived with the disease for almost 6 years. There were some periods of pain but also many happy times.Many unforgettable moments were only possible because of this cat’s will to live.

In the last weeks, Jimmy was tortured by inflammations in his teethridge. It was planned to operate him to help him get over it. We were hopefully that this would bring him some additional years. Unfortunately, today he suddenly had his legs paralyzed – through to a thrombosis as we should learn later. After 10 hours of waiting and hoping – for the best of the cat – based on our animal doctor’s advice – we decided to put poor Jimmy to sleep.

I loved this cat with the bottom of my heard. He was my companion for almost 13 years. I can not name all the unforgettable moments which I could only experience because of Jimmy and that strongly influenced and changed my life.

Jimmy, I will never forget you! I love you and always will! My life will never be the same without you!

This summer semester (SS2009) I will lecture

• Product Line Engineering KV

at the Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation at Johannes Kepler University Linz.