| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L37953/01 |
| Title: |
UNDERSTANDING SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE |
| Principal Investigator: |
Anderson, Professor S |
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| Department: |
Sch of Informatics |
| Organisation: |
University of Edinburgh |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 July 1997 |
Ends: |
30 September 2000 |
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174,728
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The term 'software architecture' is in common use in the computing industry and is claimed to provide a basis for properties such as safety and security. However, there is no formal characterisation of software architecture in the literature and thus nothing which could provide a sound basis for such claims. The aim of the proposed project is to investigate the extent to which software architecture can be provided with a secure foundation. Our hypothesis is that software architectures are useful because at a sensible level they impose modularity upon systems under development, thus clarifying and making explicit the distinction between structure and detail . This modularity clarifies the interfaces between the various technical specialists involved in the design and provides the means to factor the arguments developers use to motivate and verify designs. We propose to investigate our hypothesis by empirical, theoretical and pragmatic study of the actual use of architectures in real industrial systems. Progress in providing a sound basis for software architecture and an understanding of its implications could make a significant contribution to the production of reliable software.
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