Publications

Journal papers

2008

1. Heymans, P.; Schobbens, P.; Trigaux, J.; Bontemps, Y.; Matulevicius, R. and Classen, A. Evaluating Formal Properties of Feature Diagram Languages. In IET Software Journal, Special Issue on Language Engineering, 2 (3): 281-302, 2008. pdf..  publisher..  BibTeX.. 

Conference and workshop papers (peer-reviewed)

2010

2. Boucher, Q.; Classen, A.; Faber, P. and Heymans, P. Introducing TVL, a Text-based Feature Modelling Language. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS'10), Linz, Austria, January 27-29, pages 159-162, University of Duisburg-Essen, 2010. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 
3. Classen, A.; Heymans, P.; Schobbens, P.; Legay, A. and Raskin, J. Model Checking Lots of Systems: Efficient Verification of Temporal Properties in Software Product Lines (to appear). In 32nd International Conference on Software Engineering, ICSE 2010, May 2-8, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, Proceedings, IEEE, 2010. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 
4. Gauthier, C.; Classen, A.; Boucher, Q.; Heymans, P. ; Storey, M. and Mendonca, M. XToF: A Tool for Tag-based Product Line Implementation. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS'10), Linz, Austria, January 27-29, pages 163-166, University of Duisburg-Essen, 2010. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 
5. Hubaux, A.; Classen, A.; Mendonca, M. and Heymans, P. . A Preliminary Review on the Application of Feature Diagrams in Practice. In Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS'10), Linz, Austria, January 27-29, pages 53-59, University of Duisburg-Essen, 2010. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 

2009

6. Bourdoux, A.; Demonceau, L.; Parisis, P.; Classen, A. and Boucher, Q. Feature Management Applied to On-Board Software Building Blocks. In DASIA 2009, DAta Systems In Aerospace, May 2009, Istanbul, Turkey, ESA, 2009. more..  pdf..  publisher..  BibTeX.. 
7. Classen, A.; Hubaux, A. and Heymans, P. A Formal Semantics for Multi-level Staged Configuration. In Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems (VaMoS'09), Sevilla, Spain, January 28-30, pages 51-60, University of Duisburg-Essen, 2009. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 
8. Classen, A.; Heymans, P.; Tun, T. T. and Nuseibeh, B. . Towards Safer Composition. In Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), Companion Volume, New Ideas and Emerging Results Track, pages 227-230, IEEE, 2009. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 
9. Classen, A.; Hubaux, A. and Heymans, P. Analysis of Feature Configuration Workflows (poster). In Proceedings of the 17th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'09), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, pages 381-382, IEEE, 2009. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 
10. Ebraert, P.; Classen, A.; Heymans, P. and D'Hondt, T. Feature Diagrams for Change-Oriented Programming. In Feature Interactions in Sofware and Communication Systems X (ICFI'09), pages 107-122, IOS Press, 2009. more..  pdf..  publisher..  BibTeX.. 
11. Hubaux, A.; Classen, A. and Heymans, P. Formal Modelling of Feature Configuration Workflows. In Proceedings of the 13th International Software Product Lines Conference (SPLC'09), San Francisco, CA, USA, pages 221-230, SEI, Carnegie Mellon University, 2009. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 
12. Tun, T. T.; Boucher, Q.; Classen, A.; Hubaux, A. and Heymans, P. Relating Requirements and Feature Configurations: A Systematic Approach. In Proceedings of the 13th International Software Product Lines Conference (SPLC'09), San Francisco, CA, USA, pages 201-210, SEI, Carnegie Mellon University, 2009. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 

2008

13. Classen, A.; Heymans, P. and Schobbens, P. What's in a Feature: A Requirements Engineering Perspective. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering (FASE'08), Held as Part of the Joint European Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software (ETAPS'08), pages 16-30, Springer, 2008. more..  pdf..  publisher..  BibTeX.. 
14. Classen, A.; Laney, R.; Tun, T. T.; Heymans, P. and Hubaux, A. Using the Event Calculus to Reason about Problem Diagrams. In Proceedings of the Third International Workshop on Advances and Applications of Problem Frames (IWAAPF'08). Co-located with ICSE 2008., pages 74-77, ACM Digital Library, 2008. more..  pdf..  publisher..  BibTeX.. 
15. Classen, A.; Hubaux, A.; Sanen, F.; Truyen, E.; Vallejos, J.; Costanza, P.; Meuter, W. De; Heymans, P. and Joosen, W. Modelling Variability in Self-Adaptive systems: Towards a Research Agenda. In Workshop on Modularization, Composition and Generative Techniques for Product Line Engineering (McGPLE), held in conjuction with GPCE / OOPSLA 2008, Nashville, Tennessee, October 19-23, pages 19-26, 2008. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 
16. Linden, I.; Toussaint, H.; Classen, A. and Schobbens, P. Automatic Student Coaching and Monitoring Thanks to AUTOMATON: The Case of Writing a Compiler. In ECEL 2008: Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on e-Learning, Cyprus 6-7 November 2008, pages 109-117, 2008. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 

2007

17. Classen, A.; Heymans, P.; Laney, R.; Nuseibeh, B. and Tun, T. T. On the Structure of Problem Variability: From Feature Diagrams to Problem Frames. In Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Variability Modelling of Software-intensive Systems, January 2007, Limerick, Ireland, pages 109-117, LERO, 2007. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 
18. Classen, A. Problem-Oriented Feature Interaction Detection in Software Product Lines. In Feature Interactions in Sofware and Communication Systems IX (ICFI'07), pages 203-206, IOS Press, 2007. more..  pdf..  publisher..  BibTeX.. 
19. Heymans, P.; Schobbens, P.; Trigaux, J.; Matulevicius, R.; Classen, A. and Bontemps, Y. Towards the Comparative Evaluation of Feature Diagram Languages. In Proceedings of the Software and Services Variability Management Workshop - Concepts, Models and Tools, 2007. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 

2006

20. Trigaux, J.; Heymans, P.; Schobbens, P. and Classen, A. Comparative semantics of Feature Diagrams : FFD vs vDFD. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Comparative Evaluation in Requirements Engineering (CERE06) held in conjunction with the 14th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE06), 2006. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 

Other

2010

21. Classen, A.; Boucher, Q.; Faber, P. and Heymans, P. Syntax and Semantics of TVL, a Text-based Feature Modelling Language. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 
22. Classen, A. Modelling with FTS: a Collection of Illustrative Examples. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 

2009

23. Boucher, Q.; Classen, A.; Heymans, P.; Bourdoux, A. and Demonceau, L. Tag and Prune: A Pragmatic Approach to Software Product Line Implementation. more..  BibTeX.. 
24. Classen, A.; Hubaux, A. and Heymans, P. A Formal Semantics for Multi-level Staged Configuration. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 

2008

25. Hubaux, A. and Classen, A. Taming Time in Software Product Lines. more..  pdf..  BibTeX.. 

2007

26. Classen, A. Problem-Oriented Modelling and Verification of Software Product Lines. more..  pdf..  BibTeX..