This project is part of the HPI - Stanford Design Thinking Research Program, a joint research program between Stanford University School of Engineering and Hasso Plattner Institute.

This Design Thinking Research Project is based on the insight that Design Thinking is at its best if tangible prototypes can be used to envision new products and services. By using prototypes that can be experienced and judged, assumptions, needs, and insights can be validated. Also, a common understanding is established between the Design Thinkers and all end users. However, for complex software systems with multiple users usually such tangible prototypes are not feasible. To overcome this problem, we propose a scenario-based prototyping approach for designing complex software systems that is based on models, both structural and behavioral models. The approach will support the stepwise and interactive enrichment of the prototype model, the traceability between the artefacts collected during earlier design phases and the scenarios. The models provide a more formal outcome of the design process for the downstream engineering activities, so that the gap between design and engineering can be narrowed.

Project Team

Project Partner

D-LABS GmbH
Hasso Plattner High Tech Park
August-Bebel-Str. 88
D-14482 Potsdam, Germany

Project Funding

From October 2008 to September 2011, this project was funded by a grant of the HPI - Stanford Design Thinking Research Program.

Presentations and Posters

2010

6. DTRP Community Building Workshop, Stanford University, CA, USA, November 2010
How Tangible can Virtual Prototypes be?, 8th Design Thinking Research Symposium, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, October 2010 (Poster)
Deriving Behavior of Multi-User Processes From Interactive Requirements Validation, Research Tool Demonstration at the International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, Antwerp, Belgium, September 2010 (Poster, Slides)
5. DTRP Community Building Workshop, Potsdam, 27.05.2010 (Video)
Using Ontologies for Flexibly Specifying Multi-User Processes, Workshop on Flexible Modeling Tools at the ICSE 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, 02.05.2010 (Slides)

2009

4. DTRP Community Building Workshop, Stanford University, CA, USA, November 2009
Scenario-Based Prototyping for Designing Complex Software Systems with Multiple Users, Poster at the Design Thinking Research Workshop at the ICED'09, Stanford University, CA, USA, 25.08.2009 (Poster)
Interactive Visualization for Elicitation and Validation of Requirements with Scenario-Based Prototyping, Fourth International Workshop on "Requirements Engineering Visualization", Atlanta, GA, USA, August 2009 (Slides)
3. DTRP Community Building Workshop, Stanford University, CA, USA, May 2009 (Video)
2. DTRP Community Building Workshop, Stanford University, CA, USA, February 2009 (Video)

Publications

Enabling Domain Experts to Modify Formal Models via a Natural Language Representation Consistently. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Eichler, Daniel; Hebig, Regina; Giese, Holger (2013).

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@inproceedings{GEHG13---NL4SP, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Eichler, Daniel and Hebig, Regina and Giese, Holger}, booktitle = {Proc. of the First ICSE 2013 Workshop on Natural Language Analysis in Software Engineering}, month = 5, title = {Enabling Domain Experts to Modify Formal Models via a Natural Language Representation Consistently}, year = 2013 }
Virtual Multi-User Software Prototypes III. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Giese, Holger; Beyhl, Thomas in Design Thinking Research - Measuring Performance in Context, H. Plattner, Meinel, C., Leifer, L. (reds.) (2012). 263 - 284.

[ BibTeX ]

@incollection{GGB12---DTRP-REPORT3, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Giese, Holger and Beyhl, Thomas}, booktitle = {Design Thinking Research - Measuring Performance in Context}, editor = {Plattner, H. and Meinel, C. and Leifer, L.}, month = 9, pages = {263 - 284}, publisher = {Springer Berlin Heidelberg}, series = {Understanding Innovation}, title = {Virtual Multi-User Software Prototypes III}, year = 2012 }
Simulation-Assisted Elicitation and Validation of Behavioral Specifications for Multiple Stakeholders. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Hebig, Regina; Giese, Holger S. Reddy, Drira, K. (reds.) (2012). 220-225.

[ BibTeX ]

@inproceedings{Gabrysiak_Hebig_Giese:2012, address = {Toulouse, France}, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Hebig, Regina and Giese, Holger}, booktitle = {3rd IEEE Track on Collaborative Modeling & Simulation (CoMetS'12) at 21st IEEE International WETICE conference (WETICE-2012)}, editor = {Reddy, Sumitra and Drira, Khalil}, pages = {220-225}, publisher = {IEEE}, title = {Simulation-Assisted Elicitation and Validation of Behavioral Specifications for Multiple Stakeholders}, year = 2012 }
Towards Next-Generation Design Thinking II: Virtual Multi-User Software Prototypes. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Giese, Holger; Seibel, Andreas in Design Thinking Research, H. Plattner, Meinel, C., Leifer, L. (reds.) (2012). 107--126.

[ BibTeX ]

@incollection{GGS12---DTRP-REPORT2, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Giese, Holger and Seibel, Andreas}, booktitle = {Design Thinking Research}, editor = {Plattner, Hasso and Meinel, Christoph and Leifer, Larry}, pages = {107--126}, publisher = {Springer Berlin Heidelberg}, series = {Understanding Innovation}, title = {Towards Next-Generation Design Thinking II: Virtual Multi-User Software Prototypes}, year = 2012 }
Teaching Requirements Engineering with Authentic Stakeholders: Towards a Scalable Course Setting. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Guentert, Markus; Hebig, Regina; Giese, Holger (2012).

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@inproceedings{GHG12:EduREX, address = {Zurich, Switzerland}, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Guentert, Markus and Hebig, Regina and Giese, Holger}, booktitle = {Proc. of ICSE 2012 Workshop on Software Engineering Education based on Real-World Experiences}, title = {Teaching Requirements Engineering with Authentic Stakeholders: Towards a Scalable Course Setting}, year = 2012 }
Decoupled Model-Based Elicitation of Stakeholder Scenarios. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Hebig, Regina; Giese, Holger (2012).

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@inproceedings{GHG12---DecoupledModel-BasedElicitation, address = {Lisbon, Portugal}, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Hebig, Regina and Giese, Holger}, booktitle = {Proc. of the Seventh International Conference on Software Engineering Advances}, month = 11, title = {Decoupled Model-Based Elicitation of Stakeholder Scenarios}, year = 2012 }
Why Should I Help You to Teach Requirements Engineering? Gabrysiak, Gregor; Giese, Holger; Seibel, Andreas (2011). 9--13.

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@inproceedings{GGS11---WhyShouldIHelpTeach, address = {Trento, Italy}, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Giese, Holger and Seibel, Andreas}, booktitle = {Proc. of the 6th International Workshop on Requirements Engineering Education and Training (REET)}, pages = {9--13}, title = {Why Should I Help You to Teach Requirements Engineering?}, year = 2011 }
How Can Metamodels Be Used Flexibly? Gabrysiak, Gregor; Giese, Holger; Lueders, Alexander; Seibel, Andreas (2011).

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@inproceedings{GGLS11:FlexiTools2011, address = {Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA}, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Giese, Holger and Lueders, Alexander and Seibel, Andreas}, booktitle = {Proc. of ICSE 2011 Workshop on Flexible Modeling Tools}, title = {How Can Metamodels Be Used Flexibly?}, year = 2011 }
Exploration and Validation through Animation of Scenario Specifications. Gabrysiak, Gregor (2011).

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@inproceedings{Gabrysiak11---ExplorationAndValidation, address = {Trento, Italy}, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor}, booktitle = {Doctoral Symposium of the 19th IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE'11)}, title = {Exploration and Validation through Animation of Scenario Specifications}, year = 2011 }
Towards Next Generation Design Thinking: Scenario-Based Prototyping for Designing Complex Software Systems with Multiple Users. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Giese, Holger; Seibel, Andreas in Design Thinking: Understand – Improve – Apply, H. Plattner, Meinel, C., Leifer, L. (reds.) (2010). 219-236.

[ BibTeX ]

@incollection{GGS10DTBook, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Giese, Holger and Seibel, Andreas}, booktitle = {Design Thinking: Understand – Improve – Apply}, editor = {Plattner, Hasso and Meinel, Christoph and Leifer, Larry}, pages = {219-236}, publisher = {Springer Berlin Heidelberg}, series = {Understanding Innovation}, title = {Towards Next Generation Design Thinking: Scenario-Based Prototyping for Designing Complex Software Systems with Multiple Users}, year = 2010 }
Teaching Requirements Engineering with Virtual Stakeholders without Software Engineering Knowledge. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Giese, Holger; Seibel, Andreas; Neumann, Stefan J. Betty, Beus-Dukic, L. (reds.) (2010).

[ BibTeX ]

@inproceedings{GGSN10:REET10, address = {Sydney, Australia}, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Giese, Holger and Seibel, Andreas and Neumann, Stefan}, booktitle = {In Proceedings of Requirements Engineering Education and Training Workshop (REET)}, editor = {Betty, Joy and Beus-Dukic, Ljerka}, month = 9, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, title = {Teaching Requirements Engineering with Virtual Stakeholders without Software Engineering Knowledge}, year = 2010 }
Using Ontologies for Flexibly Specifying Multi-User Processes. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Giese, Holger; Seibel, Andreas (2010).

[ BibTeX ]

@inproceedings{GGS10, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Giese, Holger and Seibel, Andreas}, booktitle = {Proc. of FlexiTools Workshop at ICSE 2010, Cape Town, South Africa}, month = 5, title = {Using Ontologies for Flexibly Specifying Multi-User Processes}, year = 2010 }
Deriving Behavior of Multi-User Processes From Interactive Requirements Validation. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Giese, Holger; Seibel, Andreas in ASE'10 (2010). 355--356.

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@inproceedings{GGS10:ASE10-ResearchToolDemo, address = {Antwerp, Belgium}, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Giese, Holger and Seibel, Andreas}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering}, month = 9, pages = {355--356}, publisher = {ACM}, series = {ASE'10}, title = {Deriving Behavior of Multi-User Processes From Interactive Requirements Validation}, year = 2010 }
How Tangible can Virtual Prototypes be? Gabrysiak, Gregor; Edelman, Jonathan A.; Giese, Holger; Seibel, Andreas (2010). 163-174.

[ BibTeX ]

@inproceedings{GEGS10:DTRS8, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Edelman, Jonathan A. and Giese, Holger and Seibel, Andreas}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 8th Design Thinking Research Symposium}, month = 10, pages = {163-174}, title = {How Tangible can Virtual Prototypes be?}, year = 2010 }
Interactive Visualization for Elicitation and Validation of Requirements with Scenario-Based Prototyping. Gabrysiak, Gregor; Giese, Holger; Seibel, Andreas (2009).

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@inproceedings{GGS09, abstract = {The different perspectives stakeholders and requirements engineers have on a problem are a major hindrance to de- rive useful requirements. While formal requirements mod- els are well suited for excluding inconsistent requirements, prototypes presented to stakeholders are very effective to ensure valid requirements. In this position paper we report about our vision to combine both approaches in form of scenario-based prototyping, which enables the interactive visualization for elicitation and validation of requirements for systems with multiple users in the business domain.}, address = {Washington, DC, USA}, author = {Gabrysiak, Gregor and Giese, Holger and Seibel, Andreas}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Requirements Engineering Visualization (REV 2009)}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, title = {Interactive Visualization for Elicitation and Validation of Requirements with Scenario-Based Prototyping}, year = 2009 }