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Software development effort estimation is one of the most critical aspect in software development process, as the success or failure of the entire project depends on the accuracy of estimations. Researchers are still conducting studies on…

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The aim of this study was to check how efficient can be smoothed finite element method (FEM) for solution of the linear fracture mechanics problems. Accuracy of stress intensity factor (SIF) computation were investigated using three types…

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An architecture of a new neuro-fuzzy system is proposed. The basic idea of this approach is to tune both synaptic weights and membership functions with the help of the supervised learning and self-learning paradigms. The approach to solving…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-10-21 Yevgeniy V. Bodyanskiy , Oleksii K. Tyshchenko , Anastasiia O. Deineko

Developing software projects allows students to put knowledge into practice and gain teamwork skills. However, assessing student performance in project-oriented courses poses significant challenges, particularly as the size of classes…

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The job of software effort estimation is a critical one in the early stages of the software development life cycle when the details of requirements are usually not clearly identified. Various optimization techniques help in improving the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2014-01-16 Shashank Mouli Satapathy , Santanu Kumar Rath

It is well recognized that the project productivity is a key driver in estimating software project effort from Use Case Point size metric at early software development stages. Although, there are few proposed models for predicting…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2018-12-18 Mohammad Azzeh , Ali Bou Nassif , Shadi Banitaan , Cuauhtemoc Lopez-Martin

Development effort is an undeniable part of the project management which considerably influences the success of project. Inaccurate and unreliable estimation of effort can easily lead to the failure of project. Due to the special…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2012-09-13 Elham Khatibi , Roliana Ibrahim

Software effort estimation requires high accuracy, but accurate estimations are difficult to achieve. Increasingly, data mining is used to improve an organization's software process quality, e. g. the accuracy of effort estimations . There…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2013-10-22 Sumeet Kaur Sehra , Jasneet Kaur , Sukhjit Singh Sehra

Software cost estimation is one of the prerequisite managerial activities carried out at the software development initiation stages and also repeated throughout the whole software life-cycle so that amendments to the total cost are made. In…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-12-21 Efi Papatheocharous , Harris Papadopoulos , Andreas S. Andreou

Several adaptation techniques have been investigated to optimize fuzzy inference systems. Neural network learning algorithms have been used to determine the parameters of fuzzy inference system. Such models are often called as integrated…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2016-11-15 Ajith Abraham

Software testing is one of the important ways to ensure the quality of software. It is found that testing cost more than 50% of overall project cost. Effective and efficient software testing utilizes the minimum resources of software.…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-09-01 Ali Nawaz , Attique Ur Rehman , Muhammad Abbas

We propose a hybrid method, the Neural Enrichment Finite Element Method (NEFEM), designed for problems involving strong oscillations or interface problems with weak discontinuities. This method is based on the stable generalized finite…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-05-12 Shihan Guo , Thomas Richter

Purpose: The study aims to investigate the application of the data element market in software project management, focusing on improving effort estimation by addressing challenges faced by traditional methods. Design/methodology/approach:…

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The lack of standardization in seizure forecasting slows progress in the field and limits the clinical translation of forecasting models. In this work, we introduce a Python-based framework aimed at streamlining the development, assessment,…

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Among various soft computing approaches for time series forecasting, Fuzzy Cognitive Maps (FCM) have shown remarkable results as a tool to model and analyze the dynamics of complex systems. FCM have similarities to recurrent neural networks…

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With current advancement in hybermedia knowledges, the privacy of digital information has developed a critical problem. To overawed the susceptibilities of present security protocols, scholars tend to focus mainly on efforts on alternation…

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Many methods have been proposed to estimate how much effort is required to build and maintain software. Much of that research assumes a ``classic'' waterfall-based approach rather than contemporary projects (where the developing process may…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-02-18 Tianpei Xia , Rui Shu , Xipeng Shen , Tim Menzies

Use Case Points (UCP) is a well-known method to estimate the project size, based on Use Case diagram, at early phases of software development. Although the Use Case diagram is widely accepted as a de-facto model for analyzing object…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2017-03-20 Mohammad Azzeh , Ali Bou Nassif

State estimation of nonlinear dynamical systems has long aimed to balance accuracy, computational efficiency, robustness, and reliability. The rapid evolution of various industries has amplified the demand for estimation frameworks that…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-05-15 Reza Ahmadvand , Sarah Safura Sharif , Yaser Mike Banad

According to a study of The Standish Group International, 44% of software projects cost more and last longer than expected. More accurate the effort estimation is; the better the enterprise gets organized and the more the software project…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2015-09-03 S Laqrichi , Didier Gourc , François Marmier