ECSA 2023
Mon 18 - Fri 22 September 2023 Istanbul, Turkey
Thu 21 Sep 2023 11:25 - 11:50 at Mavi Salon - Knowledge Chair(s): Patrizia Scandurra

In the daily work of a software architect, knowledge is ubiquitous. In addition to technical expertise, architecture knowledge (AK) also requires practical experience in the representation, communication, and management of architectural decisions. However, there is a pressing need to also incorporate sustainability aspects, i.e., capturing decisions towards software systems that are environmentally, economically, and socially balanced in the long term. With this study, we aim to provide a review of AK concepts and their representation and communication from a practical point of view. Having this understanding, we explore where sustainability can be applied in daily practice and how we can address sustainability in architecture processes in the future. The paper presents an empirical study conducted in an industrial context encompassing a questionnaire survey with 32 participants and semi-structured interviews with 15 practitioners; both groups are from a major bank in the Netherlands. Based on the insights gained from combining our findings, we (i) provide a map of applied concepts for communicating and representing AK in a large enterprise, and (ii) discuss potential avenues for carving sustainability into current software architecture practice.

Thu 21 Sep

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11:00 - 12:30
KnowledgeIndustry Program / Journal First at Mavi Salon
Chair(s): Patrizia Scandurra University of Bergamo, Italy
11:00
25m
Long-paper
Learning From Each Other: How Are Architectural Mistakes Communicated in Industry?Long Paper
Industry Program
Marion Wiese Universität Hamburg, MIN Fakultät, FB Informatik, André van Hoorn University of Hamburg, Germany, Axel-Frederik Brand
11:25
25m
Long-paper
Carving Sustainability into Architecture Knowledge PracticeLong Paper
Industry Program
Markus Funke Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Patricia Lago Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Pre-print
11:50
25m
Full-paper
Software Architecture for Quantum Computing Systems - A Systematic ReviewFull Paper
Journal First
Arif Ali Khan , Aakash Ahmad School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, Peng Liang Wuhan University, China, Mahdi Fahmideh University of Southern Queensland, Tommi Mikkonen University of Helsinki, Pekka Abrahamsson University of Jyväskylä, Muhammad Waseem Wuhan University, China
12:15
15m
Short-paper
HITA: An Architecture for System-level Testing of Healthcare IoT ApplicationsShort Paper
Industry Program
Hassan Sartaj Simula Research Laboratory, Shaukat Ali Simula Research Laboratory and Oslo Metropolitan University, Tao Yue Beihang University, Kjetil Moberg
Pre-print