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An Innovative Approach for Generating Static UML Models from Natural Language Requirements

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Advances in Software Engineering (ASEA 2008)

Part of the book series: Communications in Computer and Information Science ((CCIS,volume 30))

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Moving from requirements analysis to design is considered as one of the most complex and difficult activities of software development life cycle. Errors caused in this activity can be quite expensive to fix. Tool support for integrating both requirement analysis and design phases by automating some of the tasks involved in this activity is highly desirable. To this end we proposed a tool, named Static UML Model Generator from Analysis of Requirements (SUGAR), which generates static UML models by emphasizing on natural language requirements. This tool extends previously existing approaches and implemented with the help of efficient natural language processing tools using the modified approach of Rational Unified Process with better accuracy. SUGAR generates all static UML models in Java in conjunction with Rational Rose and provides all functionalities of the system even though the developer is having less domain knowledge.

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  1. Indian Institute of Information Technology-Allahabad, Deoghat, Jhalwa, Allahabad, 211012, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Deva Kumar Deeptimahanti & Ratna Sanyal

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  1. Hannam University, 133 Ojeong-dong, DaedeokGu, 306-791, Daejeon, South Korea

    Tai-hoon Kim

  2. National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan

    Wai-Chi Fang

  3. Korea University, Seoul, South Korea

    Changhoon Lee

  4. Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA

    Kirk P. Arnett

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Deeptimahanti, D.K., Sanyal, R. (2009). An Innovative Approach for Generating Static UML Models from Natural Language Requirements. In: Kim, Th., Fang, WC., Lee, C., Arnett, K.P. (eds) Advances in Software Engineering. ASEA 2008. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 30. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10242-4_13

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