Traceability challenge 2013: Query+enhancement for Semantic Tracing (QuEST): Software verification and validation research laboratory (SVVRL) of the University of Kentucky

Wenbin Li, Jane Huffman Hayes

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Abstract

We present the process and methods applied in undertaking the Traceability Challenge in addressing the Ubiquitous Grand Challenge, Research Project 3. Terms contained within queries (along with document collection terms, hence the "+") have been enhanced to include semantic tags that indicate whether a term represents an action or an agent. This information is obtained by calling the Senna semantic role labeling tool. The standard TF-IDF component in TraceLab is then used to recover trace links. The QuEST method was applied to four datasets. Results based on the provided answer sets show that QuEST improved Mean Average Precision (MAP) for two artifact pairs of two of the datasets when the artifacts used natural language, but generally did not outperform unaugmented datasets not using natural language. We provide insights on this finding.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 7th International Workshop on Traceability in Emerging Forms of Software Engineering, TEFSE 2013 - Proceedings
Pages95-99
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 7th International Workshop on Traceability in Emerging Forms of Software Engineering, TEFSE 2013 - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: May 19 2013May 19 2013

Publication series

Name2013 7th International Workshop on Traceability in Emerging Forms of Software Engineering, TEFSE 2013 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2013 7th International Workshop on Traceability in Emerging Forms of Software Engineering, TEFSE 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period5/19/135/19/13

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationNNG05GQ58G
National Science Foundation (NSF)CCF-0811140, ARRA-MRI-R2 500733SG067

    Keywords

    • Challenge
    • Research Project 2
    • Semantics
    • Trace Recovery
    • Traceability
    • Ubiquitous
    • Ubiquitous Grand Challenge

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Software

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