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Professor Pete Sawyer

Formerly at Lancaster University

  1. 2008
  2. Published

    A flexible framework to experiment with ontology learning techniques

    Gacitua, R., Sawyer, P. & Rayson, P., 04/2008, In: Knowledge-Based Systems. 21, 3, p. 192-199 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Goal-Based Modeling of Dynamically Adaptive System Requirements

    Goldsby, H. J., Sawyer, P., Bencomo, N., Hughes, D. & Cheng, B. H. C., 03/2008, 15th Annual IEEE International Conference and Workshop on the Engineering of Computer Based Systems, 2008. ECBS 2008. . IEEE Publishing, p. 36-45 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  4. Published

    Migrating to SOAs by way of hybrid systems

    Hutchinson, J., Kotonya, G., Walkerdine, J., Sawyer, P., Dobson, G. & Onditi, V., 01/2008, In: IT Professional. 10, 1, p. 34-42 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Reflective Component-based Technologies to Support Dynamic Variability

    Bencomo, N., Blair, G. S., Flores, C. & Sawyer, P., 01/2008. 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paperpeer-review

  6. Published

    A flexible framework to experiment with ontology learning techniques

    Gacitua, R., Sawyer, P. & Rayson, P., 2008, Proceedings of AI-2007 Twenty-seventh SGAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence. Bramer, M., Coenen, F. & Petridis, M. (eds.). Springer, p. 153-166 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  7. Published

    An Exploratory Study of Information Retrieval Techniques in Domain Analysis

    Alves, V., Schwanninger, C., Barbosa, L., Rashid, A., Sawyer, P., Rayson, P., Pohl, C. & Rummler, A., 2008, 12th International Software Product Line Conference, 2008. SPLC '08. . IEEE Publishing, p. 67-76 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  8. Published

    Ontology-aided Translation in the Comparison of Candidate Service Quality

    Zachos, K., Dobson, G. & Sawyer, P., 2008, SOCCER '08: Proceedings of the 2008 International Workshop on Service-Oriented Computing Consequences for Engineering Requirements. Washington, DC, USA: IEEE Computer Society, p. 30-37 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  9. Published

    Profiling and Tracing Stakeholder Needs

    Sawyer, P., Gacitua, R. & Stone, A., 2008, INNOVATIONS FOR REQUIREMENT ANALYSIS. FROM STAKEHOLDERS’ NEEDS TO FORMAL DESIGNS. 5320 ed. Springer-Verlag, p. 196-213 18 p. (LNCS).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  10. Published

    Service-Centric Systems and Requirements Engineering

    Baresi, L., Maiden, N. & Sawyer, P., 2008, RE '08: Proceedings of the 2008 16th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference. Washington, DC, USA: IEEE Computer Society, p. 305 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  11. Published

    When to Adapt? Identification of Problem Domains for Adaptive Systems

    Welsh, K. & Sawyer, P., 2008, REFSQ '08: Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Requirements Engineering. Paech, B. & Rolland, C. (eds.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, p. 198-203 6 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 5025).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  12. 2007
  13. Published

    A Faceted Approach to Service Specification

    Walkerdine, J., Hutchinson, J., Sawyer, P., Dobson, G. & Onditi, V., 05/2007, Internet and Web Applications and Services, 2007. ICIW '07. Second International Conference on. IEEE, p. 20 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  14. Published

    Visualizing the Analysis of Dynamically Adaptive Systems Using i* and DSLs

    Sawyer, P., Bencomo, N., Hughes, D., Grace, P., Goldsby, H. J. & Cheng, B. H. C., 2007, Requirements Engineering Visualization, 2007. REV 2007. Second International Workshop on. Washington, DC, USA: IEEE Computer Society, p. 3 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  15. 2006
  16. Published

    Identifying Tacit Knowledge-Based Requirements.

    Sawyer, P. & Stone, A., 1/12/2006, In: IEE Proceedings - Software. 153, 6, p. 211-218 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Is a Dominant Service-Centric Sector Good for Diversity of Provision?

    Hutchinson, J., Sawyer, P. & Walkerdine, J., 09/2006, SOCCER '06 Proceedings of the Service-Oriented Computing: Consequences for Engineering Requirements.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  18. Published

    Requirements Process Establishment and Improvement from the Viewpoint of Cybernetics.

    Sawyer, P., Sommerville, I. & Xu, H., 16/06/2006, In: Journal of Systems and Software. 79, 11, p. 1504-1513 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. 2005
  20. Published

    Shallow Knowledge as an Aid to Deep Understanding in Early-Phase Requirements Engineering

    Sawyer, P., Rayson, P. & Cosh, K., 11/2005, In: IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 31, 11, p. 969-981 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Unpublished

    A Requirements Engineering Reference Model

    Sawyer, P. & Gacitua, R., 08/2005, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Other

  22. Published

    Faceted Service Specification

    Sawyer, P., Hutchinson, J., Walkerdine, J. & Sommerville, I., 08/2005.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Conference paper

  23. Unpublished

    Finding Tacit Knowledge by Solving the Pre-Requirements Tracing Problem

    Sawyer, P. & Stone, A., 06/2005, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Other

  24. Published

    A database evolution taxonomy for object-oriented databases.

    Rashid, A. & Sawyer, P., 1/04/2005, In: Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice. 17, 2, p. 93-141 49 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. 2004
  26. Unpublished

    Tracing the distribution concern: Bridging the Gap

    Bencomo, N., Blair, G. S. & Sawyer, P., 10/2004, (Unpublished)

    Research output: Other contribution

  27. Unpublished

    Supporting MEASUR-driven analysis using NLP tools

    Sawyer, P. & Cosh, K., 06/2004, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Other

  28. Unpublished

    Maturing Requirements Engineering Process Maturity Models

    Sawyer, P., 04/2004, (Unpublished) EPRINTS-BOOK-TITLE. Maté, J. & Silva, A. (eds.).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter

  29. Published

    Aiding Semiotic Analysis using Natural Language Processing Tools

    Cosh, K. & Sawyer, P., 2004, Virtual, Distributed and Flexible Organisations. Jointly published by Springer Netherlands and Canopus Publishing Limited, Bristol, p. 307-308 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  30. 2003
  31. Unpublished

    Using natural language processing tools to assist semiotic analysis of information systems

    Cosh, K. & Sawyer, P., 01/2003, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Other

  32. 2002
  33. Published

    REVERE: support for requirements synthesis from documents

    Sawyer, P., Rayson, P. & Garside, R., 09/2002, In: Information Systems Frontiers . 4, 3, p. 343-353 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  34. Published

    Early aspects: a model for aspect-oriented requirements engineering

    Rashid, A., Sawyer, P., Moreira, A. M. D. & Araújo, J., 2002, Requirements Engineering, 2002. Proceedings. IEEE Joint International Conference on. Washington, DC, USA: IEEE Computer Society, p. 199-202 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  35. 2001
  36. Published

    Aspect-Orientation and Database Systems: An Effective Customisation Approach.

    Sawyer, P. & Rashid, A., 1/10/2001, In: IEE Proceedings - Software. 148, 5, p. 156-164 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    The REVERE project: Experiments with the application of probabilistic NLP to systems engineering

    Rayson, P., Emmet, L., Garside, R. & Sawyer, P., 1/01/2001, Natural Language Processing and Information Systems - 5th International Conference on Applicationsof Natural Language to Information Systems, NLDB 2000, Revised Papers. Springer-Verlag, p. 288-300 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); vol. 1959).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  38. Published

    A Flexible Approach for Instance Adaptation During Class Versioning

    Rashid, A., Sawyer, P. & Pulvermueller, E., 2001, Objects and Databases International Symposium Sophia Antipolis,France,June 13,2000 Revised Papers. Dittrich, K., Guerrini, G., Merlo, I., Oliva, M. & Rodriguez, M. E. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 101-113 13 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 1944).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  39. 2000
  40. Unpublished

    Packaged Software: Challenges for RE

    Sawyer, P., 06/2000, (Unpublished).

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Other

  41. Published

    Object database evolution using separation of concerns

    Rashid, A. & Sawyer, P., 2000, ACM SIGMM Records, 29, 4, p. 26-33 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to specialist publicationLetter

  42. 1999
  43. Published

    Software Requirements Engineering

    Kotonya, G. & Sawyer, P., 12/1999, In: Forum for Advance Software Engineering Education. 9, 12

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  44. Published

    Capturing the Benefits of Requirements Engineering

    Sawyer, P. & Sommerville, I., 01/1999, In: IEEE Software. 16, 2, p. 78-85 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  45. Unpublished

    Managing Process Inconsistency Using Viewpoints

    Sommerville, I. & Sawyer, P., 01/1999, (Unpublished) In: IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. 25, 6, p. 784-799 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  46. Published

    Dynamic Relationships in Object Oriented Databases: A Uniform Approach

    Rashid, A. & Sawyer, P., 1999, Database and Expert Systems Applications 10th International Conference, DEXA’99 Florence, Italy, August 30 – September 3, 1999 Proceedings. Bench-Capon, T. J. M., Soda, G. & Tjoa, A. M. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 26-35 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 1677).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  47. Published

    Evaluation for Evolution: How Well Commercial Systems Do

    Rashid, A. & Sawyer, P., 1999, Proceedings of the Workshop on Object-Oriented Technology. London: Springer, p. 13-24 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  48. Published

    Systematic Change Impact Determination in Complex Object Database Schemata

    Lock, S., Rashid, A., Sawyer, P. & Kotonya, G., 1999, Proceedings of the Workshop on Object-Oriented Technology. Moreira, A. M. D. & Demeyer, S. (eds.). London: Springer, p. 31-40 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  49. 1998
  50. Published

    Integrating Object-Oriented Analysis and Formal Specification

    Araújo, J. & Sawyer, P., 07/1998, In: Journal of the Brazilian Computer Society. 5, 1

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal article

  51. Published

    Facilitating Virtual Representation of CAD Data Through A Learning Based Approach to Conceptual Database Evolution Employing Direct Instance Sharing

    Rashid, A. & Sawyer, P., 1998, Database and Expert Systems Applications 9th International Conference, DEXA'98 Vienna, Austria, August 24–28, 1998 Proceedings. Quirchmayr, G., Schweighofer, E. & Bench-Capon, T. J. M. (eds.). Berlin: Springer, p. 384-393 10 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 1460).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  52. Published

    Viewpoints for requirements elicitation: a practical approach

    Sommerville, I., Sawyer, P. & Viller, S., 1998, Requirements Engineering, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 Third International Conference on. Washington, DC, USA: IEEE Computer Society, p. 74-81 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  53. 1997
  54. Published

    Requirements engineering: a good practice guide

    Sommerville, I. & Sawyer, P., 1997, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 391 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsBook

  55. Published

    Viewpoints: principles, problems and a practical approach to requirements engineering

    Sommerville, I. & Sawyer, P., 1997, In: Annals of Software Engineering. 3, 1, p. 101-130 30 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  56. 1996
  57. Published

    Desktop objects: directly manipulating data and meta data

    Kadyamatimba, A., Mariani, J. A. & Sawyer, P., 1996, Interfaces'96: Proceedings of the 1996 international conference on Interfaces to Databases. Swindon: British Computer Society, p. 3-3 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  58. 1995
  59. Published

    Database object display definition and management with Moggetto

    Sawyer, P., Colebourne, A., Mariani, J. A. & Sommerville, I., 1995, Proceedings of the third IFIP WG2.6 working conference on Visual database systems 3 (VDB-3). Spaccapietra, S. & Jain, R. (eds.). London: Chapman Hall, Ltd., p. 289-303 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  60. Published

    Process Viewpoints

    Sommerville, I., Kotonya, G., Viller, S. & Sawyer, P., 1995, Software Process Technology 4th European Workshop, EWSPT'95 Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, April 3–5, 1995 Proceedings. Schäfer, W. (ed.). Berlin: Springer Verlag, p. 2-8 7 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 913).

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  61. 1994
  62. Published

    Architectural support for cooperative multiuser interfaces

    Bentley, R., Rodden, T., Sawyer, P. & Sommerville, I., 05/1994, In: Computer. 27, 5, p. 37-46 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  63. Published

    Issues in collaborative database browsing: Technical Report - CSCW/14/94

    Twidale, M., Nichols, D., Mariani, J., Rodden, T. & Sawyer, P., 1994, Lancaster: Lancaster University. 24 p.

    Research output: Book/Report/ProceedingsOther report

  64. 1993
  65. Published

    Sociologists can be surprisingly useful in interactive systems design

    Sommerville, I., Rodden, T., Sawyer, P. & Bentley, R., 1993, People and computers VII : proceedings of HCI 92, York, September 1992. Monk, A., Diaper, D. & Harrison, M. D. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 342-354 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNConference contribution/Paperpeer-review

  66. 1992
  67. Published

    Vista: a user interface for a distributed object-oriented software engineering environment

    Rodden, T., Sawyer, P. & Sommerville, I., 01/1992, In: Software Engineering Journal. 7, 1, p. 25-34 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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