MEReq: a tool to capture and validate multi-lingual requirements

Massila Kamalrudin; Safiah Sidek; Noorrezam Yusop; John Grundy; John Hosking

doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-434-3-231

MEReq: a tool to capture and validate multi-lingual requirements

Massila Kamalrudin, Safiah Sidek, Noorrezam Yusop, John Grundy, John Hosking

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Abstract

Within the era of globalisation that acknowledges differences and diversity, multiple languages have been increasingly used to capture requirements. This practice is particularly prevalent in Malaysia, where both Malay and English languages are used as a media of communication. Nevertheless, capturing requirements in multiple languages is often error-prone due to natural language imprecision being compounded by language differences. Considering that two languages may be used to describe requirements for the same system in different ways, we were motivated to develop MEReq, a tool which uses Essential Use Case (EUC) models to support capturing and checking the inconsistency occurring in English and Malay multi-lingual requirements. MEReq is tablet compatible to minimise time for on-site capture and validation of multi-lingual requirements. This paper describes the MEReq approach and demonstrates its use to capture and validate English and Malay requirements.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	New Trends in Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques - Proceedings of the Thirteenth SoMeT_14
Editors	Hamido Fujita, Ali Selamat, Habibollah Haron
Place of Publication	Amsterdam Netherlands
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	231-245
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	9781614994343
ISBN (Print)	9781614994336
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-434-3-231
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on New Trends in Intelligent Software Methodology Tools and Techniques (SoMeT 2014) - Meritus Pelangi Beach Resort & Spa, Langkawi, Malaysia Duration: 22 Sept 2014 → 24 Sept 2014 Conference number: 13th https://seminar.utmspace.edu.my/somet2014/

Publication series

Name	Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Publisher	IOS Press
Volume	265
ISSN (Print)	0922-6389
ISSN (Electronic)	879-8314

Conference

Conference	International Conference on New Trends in Intelligent Software Methodology Tools and Techniques (SoMeT 2014)
Abbreviated title	SoMeT 2014
Country/Territory	Malaysia
City	Langkawi
Period	22/09/14 → 24/09/14
Internet address	https://seminar.utmspace.edu.my/somet2014/

Keywords

Consistency checking
Essential use cases model
Multi-lingual requirements
Requirements capture

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Kamalrudin, M., Sidek, S., Yusop, N., Grundy, J., & Hosking, J. (2014). MEReq: a tool to capture and validate multi-lingual requirements. In H. Fujita, A. Selamat, & H. Haron (Eds.), New Trends in Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques - Proceedings of the Thirteenth SoMeT_14 (pp. 231-245). (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications; Vol. 265). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-434-3-231

Kamalrudin, Massila ; Sidek, Safiah ; Yusop, Noorrezam et al. / MEReq : a tool to capture and validate multi-lingual requirements. New Trends in Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques - Proceedings of the Thirteenth SoMeT_14. editor / Hamido Fujita ; Ali Selamat ; Habibollah Haron. Amsterdam Netherlands : IOS Press, 2014. pp. 231-245 (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications).

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Kamalrudin, M, Sidek, S, Yusop, N, Grundy, J & Hosking, J 2014, MEReq: a tool to capture and validate multi-lingual requirements. in H Fujita, A Selamat & H Haron (eds), New Trends in Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques - Proceedings of the Thirteenth SoMeT_14. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, vol. 265, IOS Press, Amsterdam Netherlands, pp. 231-245, International Conference on New Trends in Intelligent Software Methodology Tools and Techniques (SoMeT 2014), Langkawi, Malaysia, 22/09/14. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-434-3-231

MEReq: a tool to capture and validate multi-lingual requirements. / Kamalrudin, Massila; Sidek, Safiah; Yusop, Noorrezam et al.
New Trends in Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques - Proceedings of the Thirteenth SoMeT_14. ed. / Hamido Fujita; Ali Selamat; Habibollah Haron. Amsterdam Netherlands: IOS Press, 2014. p. 231-245 (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications; Vol. 265).

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Kamalrudin M, Sidek S, Yusop N, Grundy J, Hosking J. MEReq: a tool to capture and validate multi-lingual requirements. In Fujita H, Selamat A, Haron H, editors, New Trends in Software Methodologies, Tools and Techniques - Proceedings of the Thirteenth SoMeT_14. Amsterdam Netherlands: IOS Press. 2014. p. 231-245. (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications). doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-434-3-231

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