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TEl-IoT: A Template for Eliciting IoT Software System Requirements

Authors:

Sabrina Rocha Souza,

Bruno Pedraça Souza,

Anderson Gonçalves Uchôa,

Daniella Oliveira CostaAuthors Info & Claims

SBSI '22: Proceedings of the XVIII Brazilian Symposium on Information Systems

Article No.: 27, Pages 1 - 8

https://doi.org/10.1145/3535511.3535538

Published: 30 June 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Context: The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of physical objects and system connected through mutual communication protocols. IoT systems have specific characteristics such as, self-configuration, dynamic changes, device and software heterogeneity. Goal: As IoT systems incorporate several components of the software, hardware, communication, and other features, building requirements documents to such systems become a challenge for Requirements Engineering (RE). Thus, this paper presents TEl-IoT, a template to aid developers during the requirements elicitation activities for IoT systems. Method: We conducted three evidence-based studies. We first performed a literature review aiming to identify artifacts that support requirements elicitation and specification for IoT systems. Second, based on the literature review, we proposed the initial version of the TEl-IoT. Finally, we performed two empirical studies to assess the TEl-IoT: (i) feasibility study with industry regarding the first version of TEl-IoT, and (ii) an observational study to understand how students apply the TEl-IoT in an IoT project. Results: Our results showed that TEl-IoT is viable, and its use reduces the time spent on requirements elicitation, in comparison with the ad-hoc way. In addition, our qualitative results also suggested that the use of TEl-IoT facilitates the requirements elicitation for IoT systems. Conclusion: We expect our template to guide requirements elicitation for IoT systems in practice. Our results showed that TEl-IoT can support developers and contribute to the body of knowledge about RE applicable in the IoT context.

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Noorzadeh AAmini A(2024)Comparison of Requirements Engineering Methods for IoT-based Systems: A Systematic Mapping Study2024 10th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (QICAR)10.1109/QICAR61538.2024.10496655(74-79)Online publication date: 29-Feb-2024
https://doi.org/10.1109/QICAR61538.2024.10496655

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Noorzadeh AAmini A(2024)Comparison of Requirements Engineering Methods for IoT-based Systems: A Systematic Mapping Study2024 10th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (QICAR)10.1109/QICAR61538.2024.10496655(74-79)Online publication date: 29-Feb-2024
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