Handbook of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering, Vol 1: Fundamentals Vol 2: Emerging Technologies (v. 1 & 2)

This two-volume handbook comprehensively covers both software engineering and knowledge engineering - two important fields that have become interwoven in recent years. Over 60 international experts have contributed to the work. Each chapter has been written in such a way that a practitioner of software engineering and knowledge engineering should be able to understand and obtain useful information. Each chapter covers one topic and can be read independently of other chapters, providing both a general survey of the topic and an in-depth exposition of the state of the art. Practitioners should this handbook useful when looking for solutions to practical problems. Researchers can use it for quick access to the background, current trends and references regarding a certain topic. The handbook consists of two volumes. Volume One covers the basic principles and applications of software engineering and knowledge engineering. Volume Two covers the basic principles and applications of visual and multimedia software engineering, knowledge engineering, data mining for software knowledge, and emerging topics in software engineering and knowledge engineering.