2020/03/01 by Vahid Garousi, Garousi, Vahid, Ehsan Abbasi +3
Computer Science · Decision Sciences · Engineering · #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods #Scientific Computing and Data Management #Software Engineering (cs.SE) #Software Engineering Research #Software Engineering Techniques and Practices #Software System Performance and Reliability
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2003.00463
openalex publication_date 2020/03/01 · openalex created_date 2022/07/26 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Development of scientific and engineering software is usually different and\ncould be more challenging than the development of conventional enterprise\nsoftware. The authors were involved in a technology-transfer project between\nacademia and industry which focused on engineering, development and testing of\na software for optimization of pumping energy costs for oil pipelines. Experts\nwith different skillsets (mechanical, power and software engineers) were\ninvolved. Given the complex nature of the software (a sophisticated underlying\noptimization model) and having experts from different fields, there were\nchallenges in various software engineering aspects of the software system\n(e.g., requirements and testing). We report our observations and experience in\naddressing those challenges during our technology-transfer project, and aim to\nadd to the existing body of experience and evidence in engineering of\nscientific and engineering software. We believe that our observations,\nexperience and lessons learnt could be useful for other researchers and\npractitioners in engineering of other scientific and engineering software\nsystems.\n