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OntoBioethics: A framework for the agile development of bioethics ontologies in pandemics, applied to COVID-19 (2021)
Journal Article
Odeh, M., Kharbat, F. F., Yousef, R., Odeh, Y., Tbaishat, D., Hakooz, N., …Mansour, A. (2021). OntoBioethics: A framework for the agile development of bioethics ontologies in pandemics, applied to COVID-19. Frontiers in Medicine, 8, Article 619978. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.619978

Background: Few ontological attempts have been reported for conceptualizing the bioethics domain. In addition to limited scope representativeness and lack of robust methodological approaches in driving research design and evaluation of bioethics onto... Read More about OntoBioethics: A framework for the agile development of bioethics ontologies in pandemics, applied to COVID-19.

Extending the scope of configuration management for the development and life cycle support of systems of systems - An ontology‐driven framework applied to the Enceladus Submarine Exploration Lander (2020)
Journal Article
Kossmann, M., Samhan, A., Odeh, M., Qaddoumi, E., Tbakhi, A., & Watts, S. (2020). Extending the scope of configuration management for the development and life cycle support of systems of systems - An ontology‐driven framework applied to the Enceladus Submarine Exploration Lander. Systems Engineering, 23(3), 366-391. https://doi.org/10.1002/sys.21532

Increasingly complex systems of systems (SoS) have to be developed in ever shorter times-to-market at reduced costs and with high reliability. In addition, as the life cycle of such SoS frequently spans across several decades, customer expectations a... Read More about Extending the scope of configuration management for the development and life cycle support of systems of systems - An ontology‐driven framework applied to the Enceladus Submarine Exploration Lander.

Incremental development of business process architecture using the design science research methodology (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Sabri, M., Odeh, M., & Saad, M. (2019). Incremental development of business process architecture using the design science research methodology

This paper presents a new approach to developing a business process architecture using the design science research methodology. It is also part of the research framework development that generates a business process architecture using semantic knowle... Read More about Incremental development of business process architecture using the design science research methodology.

An ontology-based i* goal-oriented referential integrity model in systems of systems context (2019)
Journal Article
AlHajHassan, S., Odeh, M., Green, S., & Mansour, A. (2019). An ontology-based i* goal-oriented referential integrity model in systems of systems context. International Arab Journal of Information Technology, 16(3A), 565-576

System of Systems (SoS) results from the integration of a set of independent Constituent Systems (CS) that could be socio or technical, in order to offer unique functionalities. SoS is largely driven by stakeholders’ needs and goals taking into consi... Read More about An ontology-based i* goal-oriented referential integrity model in systems of systems context.

Deriving object-based business process architecture using knowledge management enablers (2019)
Journal Article
Sabri, M., Odeh, M., & Saad, M. (2019). Deriving object-based business process architecture using knowledge management enablers

This paper discusses a semantic-driven approach to deriving an object-based Business Process Architecture (BPA) using Knowledge Management Enablers (KMEs). The semantic enriched Riva BPA (srBPA) ontology has been selected as an object and ontology b... Read More about Deriving object-based business process architecture using knowledge management enablers.

A semantically-enriched quality governance framework for systems of systems applied to cancer care (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Qaddoumi, E., Odeh, M., Khan, Z., Kossmann, M., Tbakhi, A., & Mansour, A. (2019). A semantically-enriched quality governance framework for systems of systems applied to cancer care. In 2018 1st International Conference on Cancer Care Informatics (CCI). , (15-24). https://doi.org/10.1109/CANCERCARE.2018.8618263

Quality Governance of Systems of Systems (SoS) is a very complex challenge, given that participating systems in the arrangement are often not under direct control and they have different life cycles; yet one has to ensure that the required level of q... Read More about A semantically-enriched quality governance framework for systems of systems applied to cancer care.

An agent-based approach for strategic alignment in enterprise systems: A cancer care case (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Aydin, M. E., Oztemel, E., Nashawati, D., Odeh, M., & Mansour, A. (2019). An agent-based approach for strategic alignment in enterprise systems: A cancer care case. In M. Odeh, & F. Kharbat (Eds.), 2018 1st International Conference on Cancer Care Informatics (CCI) (25-31). https://doi.org/10.1109/CANCERCARE.2018.8618176

Enterprise systems are viewed as large-scale software systems, which are usually assembled through a number of protocols inspired by political coalitions. This is due to the fact that incompatibilities emerge through the nature of subsystems can only... Read More about An agent-based approach for strategic alignment in enterprise systems: A cancer care case.

A metaheuristic search framework to derive Cancer Care Services from business process models (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Aljawawdeh, H., Odeh, M., Simons, C., & Lebzo, N. (2019). A metaheuristic search framework to derive Cancer Care Services from business process models. In Proceedings - 2018 1st International Conference on Cancer Care Informatics (CCI) (142-151). https://doi.org/10.1109/CANCERCARE.2018.8618153

Cancer Care involves not only handling patients' medical or physical needs but also other services to facilitate patient needs which are underpinned by appropriate software systems that assist in patient care processes. The Service-Oriented Architect... Read More about A metaheuristic search framework to derive Cancer Care Services from business process models.

Analysing cancer care informatics through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - A review and assessment (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Brooks, I., Longhurst, J., Kossmann, M., Mansour, A., Odeh, M., & Tbakhi, A. (2019). Analysing cancer care informatics through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - A review and assessment. . https://doi.org/10.1109/CANCERCARE.2018.8618264

© 2018 IEEE. Cancer Care Informatics (CCI) and its impacts are assessed using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The positive and negative impacts of CCI on the SDGs are considered through a literature review and expert assessme... Read More about Analysing cancer care informatics through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals - A review and assessment.

Implementing the United Nations sustainable development goals for the systems engineering of multinational corporations (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Brooks, I., Kossmann, M., Longhurst, J., & Odeh, M. (2018, July). Implementing the United Nations sustainable development goals for the systems engineering of multinational corporations. Paper presented at Delivering Systems in the Age of Globalization, Washington DC, USA

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted in 2015 by 193 countries. They can be characterised as sustainability ‘requirements’ for the global system. This paper provides a vision of how Multinational Companies (MNCs) are... Read More about Implementing the United Nations sustainable development goals for the systems engineering of multinational corporations.

OntoSoS.QM.Gov: A quality governance framework for systems of systems (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Qaddoumi, E., Odeh, M., Khan, Z., Kossmann, M., Traish, I., & Tbakhi, A. (2017, December). OntoSoS.QM.Gov: A quality governance framework for systems of systems. Paper presented at Complex systems design and management conference, Paris, France

Many organisations develop Systems of systems (SoS) to accomplish their business objectives. SoS deliver new capabilities by enabling cooperation between existing constituent monolithic systems. However, domain and process heterogeneities and varying... Read More about OntoSoS.QM.Gov: A quality governance framework for systems of systems.

A semantic representation of the knowledge management enablers domain: The aKMEOnt ontology (2017)
Book Chapter
Sabri, M., Odeh, M., & Saad, M. (2017). A semantic representation of the knowledge management enablers domain: The aKMEOnt ontology. In F. Marimon, M. Mas-Machuca, J. Berbegal-Mirabent, & R. Bastida (Eds.), Proceedings of the 18th European Conference on Knowledge Management ECKM 2017

Knowledge management is a significant driver for any enterprise development and evolution as it is engaged with planning, implementing, controlling, monitoring and improving enterprise’s processes and systems. However, organisations are still at a di... Read More about A semantic representation of the knowledge management enablers domain: The aKMEOnt ontology.

eLEM: A novel e-Learner Experience Model (2017)
Journal Article
Hammad, R., Odeh, M., & khan, Z. (2017). eLEM: A novel e-Learner Experience Model. International Arab Journal of Information Technology, 14(4A), 586-597

Many e-learning artefacts have been developed and promoted based on their ability to enhance learning and e-learner experience. However, there is a lack of precise definition of what the e-learner experience implies and associated models to inform th... Read More about eLEM: A novel e-Learner Experience Model.

ELCMM: An e-learning capability maturity model (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hammad, R., Odeh, M., & Khan, Z. (2017, April). ELCMM: An e-learning capability maturity model. Paper presented at The 15th International Conference on e-Society, Budapest

The widespread applications of e-learning or technology-enhanced learning in academic institutions have led to a huge escalation in the development of e-learning evaluation models. Such models are focused on the assessment of e-learning systems at th... Read More about ELCMM: An e-learning capability maturity model.

Towards a generalised e-learning business process model (2017)
Journal Article
Hammad, R., Odeh, M., & Khan, Z. (2017). Towards a generalised e-learning business process model

Modelling learning scenarios is central for e-learning domain. This has been manifested in the proliferation of the different Educational Modelling Languages, as well as in developed e-learning models. However, the existing modelled scenarios are def... Read More about Towards a generalised e-learning business process model.

Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects (2017)
Book Chapter
Dwairi, S., Mahdjoubi, L., Odeh, M., & Kossmann, M. (2017). Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects. In Y. Bahei-El-Din, & M. Hassan (Eds.), Advanced Technologies for Sustainable Systems (19-30). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48725-0

Employers of heritage projects always have a main requirement, which is for the project to be completed within the time scale, budget and with the highest quality. Evidence suggests that for clients of heritage buildings, various factors led to unfor... Read More about Ont-EIR framework to deliver sustainable heritage projects.

eLearner experience model (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hammad, R., Odeh, M., & Khan, Z. (2016, December). eLearner experience model. Paper presented at ACIT, Morocco

In literature, there have been many e-learning artefacts developed and promoted based on their ability to enhance learning and e-learner experience. However, there is lack of a precise definition of e-learner experience in literature. This paper disc... Read More about eLearner experience model.

OntoSoS.CM: A business process architecture driven and semantically enriched change management framework for systems of systems engineering (2016)
Journal Article
Samhan, A., Odeh, M., Sa, J., & Mario, K. (2016). OntoSoS.CM: A business process architecture driven and semantically enriched change management framework for systems of systems engineering

Abstract— The emergence of Systems of Systems (SoS)arrangements, with their high level of complexity, mainly due to the different characteristics of the individual systems and their integration into the respective SoS, has brought about new challenge... Read More about OntoSoS.CM: A business process architecture driven and semantically enriched change management framework for systems of systems engineering.

Development of OntEIR framework to support BIM clients in construction (2016)
Journal Article
Dwairi, S., Mahdjoubi, L., Odeh, M., & Kossmann, M. (2016). Development of OntEIR framework to support BIM clients in construction. International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling, 5(1), 45-66. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJ3DIM.2016010104

This paper discusses an ongoing research that is conducted to develop a framework that will support employers in making informed and sound decision in defining their requirements. The aim of this research is to develop an ontology-based, BIM enabled... Read More about Development of OntEIR framework to support BIM clients in construction.

Aligning systems of systems engineering with goal-oriented approaches using the i star framework (2016)
Presentation / Conference
AlHajHassan, S., Odeh, M., & Green, S. (2016, October). Aligning systems of systems engineering with goal-oriented approaches using the i star framework. Paper presented at 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Systems Engineering (ISSE), Edinburgh, Scotland

Systems of Systems (SoS) are complex systems that result from the integration of a set of independent constituent systems - which are complex systems themselves - in order to achieve new functionalities and goals. The emerging interdisciplinary area... Read More about Aligning systems of systems engineering with goal-oriented approaches using the i star framework.

Towards a model-based approach to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Hammad, R., Odeh, M., & Khan, Z. (2015, September). Towards a model-based approach to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning. Paper presented at ECIME 2015, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

There is a lack of a standard based approach that can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of different e-learning models due to their diversity and complexity. This paper introduces a new evaluation approach to assess the effectiveness of e-learnin... Read More about Towards a model-based approach to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning.

Metaheuristic design pattern: Preference (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Aljawawdeh, H., Simons, C., & Odeh, M. (2015, July). Metaheuristic design pattern: Preference. Paper presented at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2015 (GECCO 2015), Madrid, Spain

In interactive metaheuristic search, the human helps to steer the trajectory of the search by providing qualitative evaluation to assist in the selection of solution individuals. It can be challenging to design mechanisms to exploit human qualitative... Read More about Metaheuristic design pattern: Preference.

Blueprint of a semantic business process-aware Enterprise Information Architecture: The EIAOnt ontology (2014)
Book Chapter
Ahmad, M., & Odeh, M. (2014). Blueprint of a semantic business process-aware Enterprise Information Architecture: The EIAOnt ontology. In J. Cordeiro, L. A. Maciaszek, J. Filipe, & S. Hammoudi (Eds.), Enterprise Information Systems, Revised Selected Papers (520-539). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer

A robust design of enterprise information resources and their optimal usage can significantly enhance the information management (IM) capability of an enterprise. Enterprise Information Architecture (EIA) is a critical success factor for this objecti... Read More about Blueprint of a semantic business process-aware Enterprise Information Architecture: The EIAOnt ontology.

Towards a generic requirements model for hybrid and cloud-based e-learning systems (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Hammad, R., Odeh, M., & Khan, Z. (2013, December). Towards a generic requirements model for hybrid and cloud-based e-learning systems. Paper presented at IEEE CloudCom 2013, Bristol

The e-Learning domain is evolving rapidly due to a number of factors and amongst these are the two key factors: i) availability of new ICT tools and technologies such as cloud computing, ontologies and smart phones, and ii) application of various lea... Read More about Towards a generic requirements model for hybrid and cloud-based e-learning systems.

Ontology-driven relational query formulation using the semantic and assertional capabilities of OWL-DL (2012)
Journal Article
McClatchey, R., Odeh, M., Munir, K., Munir, K., Odeh, M., & McClatchey, R. (2012). Ontology-driven relational query formulation using the semantic and assertional capabilities of OWL-DL. Knowledge-Based Systems, 35, 144-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2012.04.020

This work investigates the extent to which domain knowledge, expressed in a domain ontology, can assist end-users in formulating relational queries that can be executed over a complex relational database. In this regard, an ontology-driven query form... Read More about Ontology-driven relational query formulation using the semantic and assertional capabilities of OWL-DL.

Risk-driven compliant access controls for clouds (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Rahmouni, H. B., Munir, K., Odeh, M., & McClatchey, R. (2011, December). Risk-driven compliant access controls for clouds. Paper presented at Proceedings of the International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT 2011), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

There is widespread agreement that cloud computing have proven cost cutting and agility benefits. However, security and regulatory compliance issues are continuing to challenge the wide acceptance of such technology both from social and commercial st... Read More about Risk-driven compliant access controls for clouds.

Translating RAD business process mModels into to BPMN models (2011)
Journal Article
Yousef, R., Odeh, M., Coward, D., & Shariah, A. (2011). Translating RAD business process mModels into to BPMN models. International Journal of Web Applications, 3(4), 187-196

Modelling business processes using BPMN has been emerging as the preferred choice for organisations seeking to enact their business processes in service-oriented environments. However, a number of organisations have their business processes modelled... Read More about Translating RAD business process mModels into to BPMN models.

Bridging the gap between business process models and service-oriented architectures with reference to the grid environment (2011)
Journal Article
Khan, Z., Odeh, M., & McClatchey, R. (2011). Bridging the gap between business process models and service-oriented architectures with reference to the grid environment. International Journal of Grid and Utility Computing, 2(4), 253-283. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGUC.2011.042943

In recent years, organisations have been seeking technological solutions for enacting their business process models using ad-hoc and heuristic approaches. However, limited results have been obtained due to the expansion of business processes across g... Read More about Bridging the gap between business process models and service-oriented architectures with reference to the grid environment.

Towards a universal requirements engineering process (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Odeh, M. (2009, December). Towards a universal requirements engineering process. Paper presented at The International Arab Conference on Information Technology, Yemen

This paper introduces new a vision for a universal requirements engineering process, namely the TUREP process model with emphasis on the engineering dimension, but as well being business process driven, architecture centric, role driven, and relating... Read More about Towards a universal requirements engineering process.

Ontology-driven requirements engineering with reference to the aerospace industry (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Kossmann, M., Odeh, M., Gillies, A., & Watts, S. (2009). Ontology-driven requirements engineering with reference to the aerospace industry. In P. Pichappan, & E. El-Qawasmeh (Eds.), Second International Conference on the Applications of Digital Information and Web Technologies, 2009. ICADIWT '09 (95-103). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICADIWT.2009.5273953

This paper provides an overview regarding the application of an ontology-driven requirements engineering methodology, namely OntoREM, in the aerospace industry with the objective to assess the extent to which this approach has the potential to develo... Read More about Ontology-driven requirements engineering with reference to the aerospace industry.

Managing the mappings between domain ontologies and database schemas when formulating relational queries (2009)
Conference Proceeding
Munir, K., Odeh, M., & McClatchey, R. (2009). Managing the mappings between domain ontologies and database schemas when formulating relational queries. . https://doi.org/10.1145/1620432.1620446

In recent years, the tremendous increase in the use of medical knowledge-discovery and decision-support applications has often required clinical researchers to write complex database queries. The users of these data analysis systems are normally unaw... Read More about Managing the mappings between domain ontologies and database schemas when formulating relational queries.

Semantic matching using the UMLS (2009)
Journal Article
Shamdasani, J., Hauer, T., Bloodsworth, P., Branson, A., Odeh, M., & McClatchey, R. (2009). Semantic matching using the UMLS

BPAOntoSOA: A semantically enriched framework to derive software service oriented models from business process architectures (2009)
Journal Article
Yousef, R., Odeh, M., Coward, D., & AlShariah, A. (2009). BPAOntoSOA: A semantically enriched framework to derive software service oriented models from business process architectures

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) is becoming the architectural style of choice in many enterprises that adopt the notion of business process architecture. This suggests the need for a systematic and unified approach to generate a service model fro... Read More about BPAOntoSOA: A semantically enriched framework to derive software service oriented models from business process architectures.

Ontology assisted query reformulation using the semantic and assertion capabilities of OWL-DL ontologies (2008)
Conference Proceeding
Munir, K., Odeh, M., & McClatchey, R. (2008). Ontology assisted query reformulation using the semantic and assertion capabilities of OWL-DL ontologies. . https://doi.org/10.1145/1451940.1451953

End users of recent biomedical information systems are often unaware of the storage structure and access mechanisms of the underlying data sources and can require simplified mechanisms for writing domain specific complex queries. This research aims t... Read More about Ontology assisted query reformulation using the semantic and assertion capabilities of OWL-DL ontologies.

Ontology-driven requirements engineering: building the ontoREM meta model (2008)
Conference Proceeding
Kossmann, M., Wong, R., Odeh, M., & Gillies, A. (2008). Ontology-driven requirements engineering: building the ontoREM meta model. In N. NA (Ed.), 3rd International Conference, Information and Communication Technologies: From Theory to Applications (ICTTA) (1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTTA.2008.4530315

The present paper gives an insight into the process of developing the metamodel of OntoREM, an Ontology-driven Requirements Engineering Methodology, which is currently being developed at the University of the West of England in close cooperation with... Read More about Ontology-driven requirements engineering: building the ontoREM meta model.

Using assertion capabilities of an OWL-based ontology for query formulation (2008)
Conference Proceeding
Munir, K., Odeh, M., Bloodsworth, P., & McClatchey, R. (2008). Using assertion capabilities of an OWL-based ontology for query formulation. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTTA.2008.4530296

This paper reports on the development of a framework to assist users in formulating relational queries without requiring a complete knowledge of the information structure and access mechanisms to underlying data sources. The emphasis here is on explo... Read More about Using assertion capabilities of an OWL-based ontology for query formulation.

The BPMSOA: Linking utility grid services with executable business processes using the π-ADL based proxy router (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Khan, Z., & Odeh, M. (2008, April). The BPMSOA: Linking utility grid services with executable business processes using the π-ADL based proxy router. Paper presented at 3nd International IEEE Conference on Information & Communication Technologies from Theory to Application (ICTTA’08),, Damascus, Syria

Using BPMSOA, both structural and informational contexts of a business process model can be incorporated in its translated π-ADL script. However, this π-ADL based executable script of business process still lacks the behavioural context for specific... Read More about The BPMSOA: Linking utility grid services with executable business processes using the π-ADL based proxy router.

Business process modelling: Coarse to fine grain mapping using metamodels (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Khan, Z., & Odeh, M. (2008, February). Business process modelling: Coarse to fine grain mapping using metamodels. Paper presented at IASTED Software Engineering Conference (SE2008), Innsbruck, Austria

One of the key objectives of Business Process Modelling is to better understand and visualise business processes in order to improve and/or enact them in some IT infrastructure. This modelling perspective becomes more complicated and challenging... Read More about Business process modelling: Coarse to fine grain mapping using metamodels.

Modelling healthcare processes using role activity diagramming (2008)
Journal Article
Abu Rub, F., Odeh, M., Beeson, I., Pheby, D., & Codlin, B. (2008). Modelling healthcare processes using role activity diagramming. International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, 28(2), https://doi.org/10.2316/Journal.205.2008.2.205-4546

This paper presents an investigation into the use of Role Activity Diagramming (RAD) to model complex processes in the healthcare sector, with reference to the process of Cancer Care and Registration in Jordan. We argue that RAD models are generally... Read More about Modelling healthcare processes using role activity diagramming.

Knowledge discovery from medical data: an empirical study with XCS (2008)
Book Chapter
Kharbat, F., Odeh, M., & Bull, L. (2008). Knowledge discovery from medical data: an empirical study with XCS. In L. Bull, E. Bernado-Mansilla, & J. Holmes (Eds.), Learning Classifier Systems in Data Mining. Springer

In this chapter we describe the use of a modern learning classifier system to a data mining task. In particular, in collaboration with a medical specialist, we apply XCS to a primary breast cancer data set. Our results indicate more effective knowled... Read More about Knowledge discovery from medical data: an empirical study with XCS.

MammoGrid - a prototype distributed mammographic database for Europe (2007)
Journal Article
Amendolia, S. R., Bazzocchi, M., Estrella, F., Cordell, M., Solomonides, A. E., Warren, R., …Highnam, R. (2007). MammoGrid - a prototype distributed mammographic database for Europe. Clinical Radiology, 62(11), 1044-1051. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crad.2006.09.032

This paper describes the prototype for a Europe-wide distributed database of mammograms entitled MammoGrid, which was developed as part of an EU-funded project. The MammoGrid database appears to the user to be a single database, but the mammograms th... Read More about MammoGrid - a prototype distributed mammographic database for Europe.

Experiences of engineering Grid-based medical software (2007)
Journal Article
Estrella, F., Hauer, T., McClatchey, R., Odeh, M., Rogulin, D., & Solomonides, T. (2007). Experiences of engineering Grid-based medical software. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 76(8), 621-632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2006.05.005

Objectives: Grid-based technologies are emerging as potential solutions for managing and collaborating distributed resources in the biomedical domain. Few examples exist, however, of successful implementations of Grid-enabled medical systems and even... Read More about Experiences of engineering Grid-based medical software.

Mining breast cancer data with XCS (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Kharbat, F., Bull, L., & Odeh, M. (2007, June). Mining breast cancer data with XCS. Paper presented at Proceedings of the 9th annual conference on Genetic and evolutionary computation

Using use case patterns to estimate reusability in software systems (2006)
Journal Article
Issa, A., Odeh, M., & Coward, D. (2006). Using use case patterns to estimate reusability in software systems. Information and Software Technology, 48(9), 836-845. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2005.10.005

The applicability of using use case patterns as a basis for software cost estimation in the early stages of software development is described. This required the construction of a use case patterns catalogue using a novel process. The catalogue has be... Read More about Using use case patterns to estimate reusability in software systems.

Digital libraries: From process modelling to grid-based service oriented architecture (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Khan, Z., Odeh, M., & McClatchey, R. (2006, April). Digital libraries: From process modelling to grid-based service oriented architecture. Paper presented at 2nd Int. IEEE Conference on Information & Communication Technologies from Theory to Application, Damascus, Syria

Graphical Business Process Modelling Languages (BPML) like Role Activity Diagrams (RAD) provide ease and flexibility for modelling business behaviour. However, these languages show limited applicability in terms of enactment over distributed systems... Read More about Digital libraries: From process modelling to grid-based service oriented architecture.

Resolving clinicians queries across a grid infrastructure (2005)
Journal Article
Estrella, F., del Frate, C., Hauer, T., McClatchey, R., Odeh, M., Rogulin, D., …Warren, S. (2005). Resolving clinicians queries across a grid infrastructure. Methods of Information in Medicine, 44(2), 149-153

F. Estrella (1) , C. del Frate (2) , T. Hauer (1), R. McClatchey (1) , M. Odeh (1) , D. Rogulin (1) , S. R. Amendolia (3), D. Schottlander (4) , T. Solomonides (1) , R. Warren(5)

Bridging the gap between business models and system models (2003)
Journal Article
Kamm, R., & Odeh, M. (2003). Bridging the gap between business models and system models. Information and Software Technology, 45(15), 1053-1060. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0950-5849%2803%2900133-2

This paper discusses links that may be made between process models and Unified Modelling Language (UML) software specification techniques, working from an argument that the whole complexity of organisational activity cannot be captured by UML alone.... Read More about Bridging the gap between business models and system models.

A reflective approach to improve teaching of software engineering in large groups (2003)
Journal Article
Odeh, M. (2003). A reflective approach to improve teaching of software engineering in large groups. International Arab Journal of Information Technology, 1, 11-17

The paper delivers as an innovative approach to learning and teaching of software engineering in large groups with reflections on quantitative and qualitative practical investigations run while teaching 170 students at UWE. This has been adopted whil... Read More about A reflective approach to improve teaching of software engineering in large groups.

Ontology-driven requirements engineering – a case study of OntoREM in the aerospace context
Presentation / Conference
Kossmann, M., & Odeh, M. Ontology-driven requirements engineering – a case study of OntoREM in the aerospace context. Paper presented at 2010 INCOSE Conference, Chicago, USA

OntoREM is an Ontology-driven Requirements Engineering Methodology (process, methods and tools) that aims to improve the quality of requirements while also reducing the time and cost needed to develop, maintain and re-use requirements. In order to ev... Read More about Ontology-driven requirements engineering – a case study of OntoREM in the aerospace context.