Integrating Quality-attribute Reasoning Frameworks in the ArchE Design Assistant
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Techniques and tools for specific quality-attribute issues are becoming a mainstream in architecture design. This approach is practical for evaluating the architecture in early stages but also for planning improvements for it. Thus, we believe that one challenge is the integration of the individual capabilities of quality-attribute techniques. This paper presents our research work on a design assistant called ArchE that, based on reasoning framework technology, provides an infrastructure for third-party researchers to integrate their own quality-attribute models. This infrastructure aims at facilitating the experimentation and sharing of quality-attribute knowledge in both research and educational contexts.
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Reasoning About Software Quality Attributes
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Diaz-Pace, A., Kim, H., Bass, L., Bianco, P., & Bachmann, F. (2009, May 5). Integrating Quality-attribute Reasoning Frameworks in the ArchE Design Assistant. Retrieved September 19, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-quality-attribute-reasoning-frameworks-in-the-arche-design-assistant/.
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author={Diaz-Pace, Andres and Kim, Hyunwoo and Bass, Len and Bianco, Phil and Bachmann, Felix},
title={Integrating Quality-attribute Reasoning Frameworks in the ArchE Design Assistant},
month={May},
year={2009},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-quality-attribute-reasoning-frameworks-in-the-arche-design-assistant/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Sep-19}
}
Diaz-Pace, Andres, Hyunwoo Kim, Len Bass, Phil Bianco, and Felix Bachmann. "Integrating Quality-attribute Reasoning Frameworks in the ArchE Design Assistant." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, May 5, 2009. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-quality-attribute-reasoning-frameworks-in-the-arche-design-assistant/.
A. Diaz-Pace, H. Kim, L. Bass, P. Bianco, and F. Bachmann, "Integrating Quality-attribute Reasoning Frameworks in the ArchE Design Assistant," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, 5-May-2009 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-quality-attribute-reasoning-frameworks-in-the-arche-design-assistant/. [Accessed: 19-Sep-2026].
Diaz-Pace, Andres, Hyunwoo Kim, Len Bass, Phil Bianco, and Felix Bachmann. "Integrating Quality-attribute Reasoning Frameworks in the ArchE Design Assistant." Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 5 May. 2009. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-quality-attribute-reasoning-frameworks-in-the-arche-design-assistant/. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.
Diaz-Pace, Andres; Kim, Hyunwoo; Bass, Len; Bianco, Phil; & Bachmann, Felix. Integrating Quality-attribute Reasoning Frameworks in the ArchE Design Assistant. Software Engineering Institute. 2009. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/integrating-quality-attribute-reasoning-frameworks-in-the-arche-design-assistant/