Performance Management of Integrated Systems and its Applications in Software Engineering

This book presents a key solution for current and future technological issues, adopting an integrated system approach with a combination of software engineering applications. Focusing on how software dominates and influences the performance, reliability, maintainability and availability of complex integrated systems, it proposes a comprehensive method of improving the entire process. The book provides numerous qualitative and quantitative analyses and examples of varied systems to help readers understand and interpret the derived results and outcomes. In addition, it examines and reviews foundational work associated with decision and control systems for information systems, to inspire researchers and industry professionals to develop new and integrated foundations, theories, principles, and tools for information systems. It also offers guidance and suggests best practices for the research community and practitioners alike.

The book’s twenty-two chapters examine and address current and future research topics in areas like vulnerability analysis, secured software requirements analysis, progressive models for planning and enhancing system efficiency, cloud computing, healthcare management, and integrating data-information-knowledge in decision-making.

As such it enables organizations to adopt integrated approaches to system and software engineering, helping them implement technological advances and drive performance. This in turn provides actionable insights on each and every technical and managerial level so that timely action-based decisions can be taken to maintain a competitive edge. Featuring conceptual work and best practices in integrated systems and software engineering applications, this book is also a valuable resource for all researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, and management professionals with an interest in the fields of e-commerce, cloud computing, software engineering, software & system security and analysis, data-information-knowledge systems and integrated systems.

Dr. Millie Pant is Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Science & Engineering., IIT Roorkee, India. She has published over 180 research papers and has edited a number of Springer Conference Proceedings volumes. She is Associate Editor, Guest Editor and Reviewer for various Springer and Inderscience journals and IEEE Transactions. She has served as General Chair, Program Chair, Session and Track Chair at numerous national & international conferences, and has delivered guest lectures at various leading national and international institutions. She has been involved in international collaboration with MIRS Lab, USA; Liverpool Hope University, UK; and Université Paris-EstCréteil Val-de-Marne, Paris, France.

Dr. Tarun Kumar Sharma is an Associate Professor at Amity University Rajasthan, India. He holds a Ph.D. in Soft Computing from IIT, Roorkee, and has published over 90 research papers. He has served as General Chair, Program Chair, Track Chair in the SoCTA, SoCPros Conference Series. He has edited a number of Springer Conference Proceedings volumes. He is Associate Editor, Guest Editor and Reviewer for various Springer and Inderscience journals and IEEE Transactions. He has delivered guest lectures at various leading national and international institutions. He is member of IET, IANEG, CSTA, and MIRS Lab.

Dr. Sebastian Basterrech is an Associate Professor at the Department of CS, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, He has 70+ research publications to his credit. He is Associate Editor, Guest Editor and Reviewer Springer and Inderscience journals and IEEE Transactions. He has acted as Program Chair and Technical Chair at numerous national & international conferences, and has made valuable contributions in areas related to quasi-Newton optimization, random neural networks, reservoir computing, neural computation & soft-computing techniques.

Dr. Chitresh Banerjee is an Assistant Professor at Amity University, Rajasthan, India. He has published over 60 research papers and has also worked as Executive Officer on the Board of Studies at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Set up by an Act of Parliament), New Delhi.  He is member of 15 international societies and associations. Under the Institute-Industry linkage program, he delivers expert lectures on various themes related to IT. He has authored several books, and has acted as Editor, Associate Editor, Guest Editor and Reviewer for numerous national and international journals and conference proceedings.