Biography

I graduated with a degree in mathematics and computer science from Sheffield University in 1970 and was awarded a PhD in numerical analysis from Keele University in 1977. After a range of jobs in industry and academia I returned to Keele and in 2003 was appointed to a personal chair in software engineering. My research has spanned a range of topics including service-oriented and component based systems and empirical software engineering. Over recent years I have focused on evidence-based software engineering including the adoption and adaptation of the systematic review methodology within the software engineering domain. I am joint author of a recent book on Evidence-Based Software Engineering and Systematic Reviews.

Research and scholarship

Research grants

  • 2011-2013 EU, E-RISK: Evidence-based risk management in global software development projects.
  • 2007 - 2009 EPSRC, Evidence-based Practices Informing Computing, with Kitchenham & Niazi, in collaboration with D Budgen & M Goldstein, Durham
  • 2005 - 2007 EPSRC: Evidence-based Software Engineering, with Profs. Budgen and Kitchenham and Mr. Linkman.

Research Interests

  • Software engineering with a particular emphasis on evidence-based software engineering
  • Empirical research methods

Selected Publications

  • Marshall C, Kitchenham B, Brereton O. 2018. Tool Features to Support Systematic Reviews in Software Engineeirng - A Cross Domain Study. e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal, 79-115, vol. 12(1). doi> full text>
  • Kitchenham B, Budgen D, Brereton OP. 2016. Evidence-Based Software Engineering and Systematic Reviews. (22 vols.). CRC Press.
  • Kitchenham B, Madeyski L, Budgen D, Keung J, Brereton P, Charters S, Gibbs S, Pohthong A. 2017. Robust Statistical Methods for Empirical Software Engineering. EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, 579-630, vol. 22(2). link> doi> full text>
  • Olorisade BK, De Quincey E, Brereton OP, Andras PE. 2016. A Critical Analysis of Studies that Address the Use of Text Mining for Citation Screening in Systematic Reviews. EASE '16 Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering. ACM. doi> full text>
  • Marshall C, Brereton OP, Kitchenham BA. 2015. Tools to Support Systematic Reviews in Software Engineering: A Cross-Domain Survey using Semi-structured Interviews. ACM. full text>

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Books

  • Kitchenham B, Budgen D, Brereton OP. 2016. Evidence-Based Software Engineering and Systematic Reviews. (22 vols.). CRC Press.
  • Mehandjiev N and Brereton OP. 2004. ACM Workshop on Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Research (WISER). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York.

Journal Articles

  • Budgen D and Brereton P. 2022. Short communication: Evolution of secondary studies in software engineering. Information and Software Technology, Article 106840, vol. 145. doi> link> full text>
  • Budgen D, Brereton O, Williams N, Drummond S. 2020. What support do systematic reviews provide for evidence-informed teaching about software engineering practice?. e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal, 7-60, vol. 14(1). doi> full text>
  • Kitchenham B, Madeyski L, Brereton P. 2020. Meta-analysis for families of experiments in software engineering: a systematic review and reproducibility and validity assessment. EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, 353-401, vol. 25(1). link> doi> full text>
  • Olorisade BK, Brereton P, Andras P. 2019. The use of bibliography enriched features for automatic citation screening. J Biomed Inform, 103202, vol. 94. link> doi> full text>
  • Budgen D, Brereton P, Drummond S, Williams N. 2018. Reporting systematic reviews: Some lessons from a tertiary study. INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 62-74, vol. 95. link> doi> full text>
  • Marshall C, Kitchenham B, Brereton O. 2018. Tool Features to Support Systematic Reviews in Software Engineeirng - A Cross Domain Study. e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal, 79-115, vol. 12(1). doi> full text>
  • Budgen D, Brereton P, Williams N, Drummond S. 2018. The contribution that empirical studies performed in industry make to the findings of systematic reviews: A tertiary study. INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 234-244, vol. 94. link> doi> full text>
  • Olorisade BK, Brereton P, Andras P. 2017. Reproducibility of studies on text mining for citation screening in systematic reviews: Evaluation and checklist. J Biomed Inform, 1-13, vol. 73. link> doi> full text>
  • Kitchenham B, Madeyski L, Budgen D, Keung J, Brereton P, Charters S, Gibbs S, Pohthong A. 2017. Robust Statistical Methods for Empirical Software Engineering. EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, 579-630, vol. 22(2). link> doi> full text>
  • Verner JM, Brereton OP, Kitchenham BA, Turner M, Niazi M. 2014. Risks and risk mitigation in global software development: A tertiary study. INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 54-78, vol. 56(1). link> doi>
  • Kitchenham BA and Brereton P. 2013. A systematic review of systematic review process in software engineering. Information and Software Technology, 2049-2075, vol. 55(12). doi> full text>
  • Kitchenham, BA, Sjoberg, D, Dyba, T, Brereton OP, Budgen, D, Host, M, Runeson, P. 2012. Trends in the quality of human-centric software engineering experiments – A quasi-experiment. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. doi> full text>
  • Kitchenham BA, Sjoberg DIK, Dyba T, Pfahl D, Brereton P, Budgen D, Host M, Runeson P. 2012. Three empirical studies on the agreement of reviewers about the quality of software engineering experiments. INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 804-819, vol. 54(8). link> doi> full text>
  • Brereton P. 2011. A Study of Computing Undergraduates Undertaking a Systematic Literature Review. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EDUCATION, 558-563, vol. 54(4). link> doi>
  • Kitchenham BA, Budgen D, Brereton OP. 2011. Using mapping studies as the basis for further research - A participant-observer case study. Inf. Softw. Technol., 638-651, vol. 53. doi> full text>
  • Budgen D, Burn AJ, Brereton OP, Kitchenham BA, Pretorius R. 2011. Empirical evidence about the UML: a systematic literature review. Softw. Pract. Exp., 363-392, vol. 41. doi>
  • Kitchenham B, Pretorius R, Brereton P, Budgen D, Turner M, Niazi M, Linkman S. 2010. Systematic Literature Reviews in Software Engineering– A Tertiary Study. Information and Software Technology Journal, 792-805, vol. 52(8). doi>
  • Kitchenham BA, Brereton P, Turner M, Niazi MK, Linkman S, Pretorius R, Budgen D. 2010. Refining the systematic literature review process-two participant-observer case studies. EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, 618-653, vol. 15(6). link> doi>
  • Turner M, Kitchenham B, Brereton P, Charters S, Budgen D. 2010. Does the technology acceptance model predict actual use? A systematic literature review. INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 463-479, vol. 52(5). link> doi>
  • Brereton OP and Woodall P. 2010. A systematic literature review of inference strategies. International Journal of Information and Computer Security, 99-117, vol. 4(2). doi>
  • Budgen D, Bailey J, Turner M, Kitchenham B, Brereton P, Charters S. 2009. Cross-domain investigation of empirical practices. IET SOFTWARE, 410-421, vol. 3(5). link> doi>
  • Rigby MJ, Budgen D, Brereton OP, Bennett K, Layzell P, Keane J, Russell MJ, Kotsiopoulos I, Turner M, Zhu F. 2005. Proving the concept of a data broker as an emergent alternative to supra-enterprise EPR systems. Med Inform Internet Med, 99-106, vol. 30(2). link> doi>
  • SEDDON A and BRERETON P. 1994. COMPONENT SELECTION USING TEMPORAL TRUTH MAINTENANCE. AI EDAM-ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN ANALYSIS AND MANUFACTURING, 13-25, vol. 8(1). link> doi>
  • Jefferies C, Brereton OP, Turner M. 2009. A Comparison of Binding Technologies for Multi-Channel Access. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 149-154, vol. 201.
  • Kitchenham B, Brereton OP, Budgen D, Turner M, Bailey J, Linkman S. 2009. Systematic literature reviews in software engineering - A systematic literature review. INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 7-15, vol. 51(1). link> doi>
  • Budgen D, Kitchenham BA, Charters SM, Turner M, Brereton P, Linkman SG. 2008. Presenting software engineering results using structured abstracts: a randomised experiment. Empir. Softw. Eng., 435-468, vol. 13. doi>
  • Budgen D, Kitchenham B, Brereton P, Turner M, Charters S, Linkman S. 2008. Employing the evidence-based paradigm for technology-related decision making. Evidence & Policy, 149-169, vol. 4(2). doi>
  • Kitchenham BA, Brereton OP, Owen S, Butcher J, Jefferies C. 2008. Length and readability of structured software engineering abstracts. IET SOFTWARE, 37-45, vol. 2(1). link> doi>
  • Kitchenham B, Budgen D, Brereton P, Turner M, Charters S, Linkman S. 2007. Large-scale software engineering questions - expert opinion or empirical evidence?. IET SOFTWARE, 161-171, vol. 1(5). link> doi>
  • Kitchenham B and Brereton P. 2007. Introduction to special section on evaluation and assessment in software engineering EASE06. JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE, 1423-1424, vol. 80(9). link> doi>
  • Budgen D, Rigby M, Brereton P, Turner M. 2007. A data integration broker for healthcare systems. COMPUTER, 34-+, vol. 40(4). link> doi>
  • Brereton P, Kitchenham B, Budgen D, Turner M, Khalil M. Lessons from applying the systematic literature review process within the software engineering domain. Journal of Systems and Software, 571-583, vol. 80(4).
  • Rigby M, Budgen D, Turner M, Kotsiopoulos I, Brereton P, Keane J, Bennett K, Russell M, Layzell P, Zhu F. 2007. A data-gathering broker as a future-orientated approach to supporting EPR users. Int J Med Inform, 137-144, vol. 76(2-3). link> doi>
  • Woodall P, Brereton P, Budgen D. 2007. Investigating service-oriented system performance: a systematic study. SOFTWARE-PRACTICE & EXPERIENCE, 177-191, vol. 37(2). link> doi>
  • Jayalal S, Hawksley C, Brereton P. 2007. Website link prediction using a Markov chain model based on multiple time periods. International Joural of Web Engineering and Technology, 271-287, vol. 3(3).
  • Owen S, Budgen D, Brereton P. 2006. Protocol analysis: A neglected practice. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 117-122, vol. 49(2). link> doi>
  • Turner M, Brereton P, Budgen D. 2006. Service-enabled access control for distributed data. IEE PROCEEDINGS-SOFTWARE, 24-30, vol. 153(1). link> doi>
  • Zhu F, Turner M, Kotsiopoulos I, Bennett K, Russell M, Budgen D, Bereton P, Keane J, Layzell P, Rigby M, Xu J. 2006. Dynamic data integration: a service-based broker approach. International Journal of Business Process Integration and Management, 175-191, vol. 1(3). doi>
  • Taweel A and Brereton P. 2006. Modelling software development across time zones. INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 1-11, vol. 48(1). link> doi>
  • Kitchenham B, Budgen D, Brereton P, Woodall P. 2005. An investigation of software engineering curricula. JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE, 325-335, vol. 74(3). link> doi> full text>
  • Budgen D, Turner M, Kotsiopoulos I, Zhu F, Russell M, Rigby M, Bennett K, Brereton P, Keane J, Layzell P. 2005. Managing healthcare information: the role of the broker. Stud Health Technol Inform, 3-16, vol. 112. link>
  • Rigby M, Budgen D, Brereton P, Bennett K, Russell M, Turner M, Kotsiopoulos I, Layzell P, Keane J, Zhu F. 2005. The Data-Gathering Broker--A User-Based Approach to Viable EPR Systems. Stud Health Technol Inform, 905-910, vol. 116. link>
  • Brereton OP. 2004. The Software Customer/Supplier Relationship. Communications of the ACM, 77-81, vol. 47(2). doi>
  • Turner M, Budgen D, Brereton P. 2003. Turning software into a service. COMPUTER, 38-+, vol. 36(10). link> doi>
  • Taweel A and Brereton OP. 2002. Developing Software Across Time Zones: An Exploratory Empirical Study. Informatica, 333-344, vol. 26(3).
  • Brereton P and Budgen D. 2000. Component-based systems: A classification of issues. COMPUTER, 54-+, vol. 33(11). link> doi>
  • Brereton P, Budgen D, Bennett K, Munro M, Layzell P, Macaulay L, Griffiths D, Stannett C. 1999. The future of software. COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM, 78-84, vol. 42(12). link> doi>
  • Brereton P, Budgen D, Hamilton G. 1998. Hypertext: The next maintenance mountain. COMPUTER, 49-+, vol. 31(12). link> doi>
  • Brereton P, Lees S, Gumbley M, Boldyreff C, Drummond S, Layzell P, Macaulay L, Young R. 1998. Distributed group working in software engineering education. INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 221-227, vol. 40(4). link> doi>
  • Kitchenham B, Brereton P, Budgen D, Linkman S, Almstrum VL, Pfleeger SL. 1997. Evaluation and assessment in software engineering. INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY, 731-734, vol. 39(11). link> doi>
  • Seddon AP and Brereton P. 1996. Component selection using non-monotonic reasoning. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ENGINEERING, 235-241, vol. 10(3). link> doi>
  • Brereton P, Budgen D, Nwana H. 1996. Requirements elicitation for software-based systems. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 148, vol. 11(3). link> doi>
  • BRERETON P. 1989. A SURVEY OF RESEARCH ADVANCES IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING. UNIVERSITY COMPUTING, 143-149, vol. 11(3). link>
  • SCHMITZ P and BRERETON OP. 1987. AN ENHANCEMENT TO COMPUTER-AIDED CRITICAL PATH-ANALYSIS. UNIVERSITY COMPUTING, 101-107, vol. 9(2). link>
  • BRERETON OP. 1986. MANAGEMENT OF REPLICATED FILES IN A UNIX ENVIRONMENT. SOFTWARE-PRACTICE & EXPERIENCE, 771-780, vol. 16(8). link>
  • BENNETT KH, BRERETON OP, SINGLETON P, LUNN K. 1986. VIRTUAL FILES IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENT. INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT, 421-429, vol. 22(5). link> doi>
  • BRERETON OP. 1982. PERFORMANCE FIGURES FOR MESSAGE-PASSING OVER A CAMBRIDGE RING. SOFTWARE-PRACTICE & EXPERIENCE, 95-96, vol. 12(1). link> doi>
  • Olorisade B, Brereton OP, Andras P. Reproducability of Research on Text Mining for Citation Screening in Systematic Reviews. Journal of Biomedical Informatics.

Chapters

  • Mehandjiev N and Brereton OP. 2004. Introduction to WISER'04. In WISER 2004ACM Workshop on InterdisciplinarySoftware Engineering Research. Mehandjiev and Brereton (Eds.). ACM, New York.

Other

  • Olorisade BK, Brereton P, Andras P. Structural Complexity and Performance of Support Vector Machines. 2022 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN). IEEE. doi> link>
  • Kitchenham B, Madeyski L, Brereton P, Machinery AC. 2019. Problems with Statistical Practice in Human-Centric Software Engineering Experiments. PROCEEDINGS OF EASE 2019 - EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT IN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (pp. 134-143). link> doi> full text>
  • Ahmad AA-S, Brereton P, Andras P, IEEE. 2017. A Systematic Mapping Study of Empirical Studies on Software Cloud Testing Methods. 2017 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE QUALITY, RELIABILITY AND SECURITY COMPANION (QRS-C) (pp. 555-562). link> doi> full text>
  • Olorisade BK, Brereton OP, Andras PE. 2017. Reporting Statistical Validity and Model Complexity in Computational Studies. Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering. IEEE. doi> full text>
  • Olorisade B, Brereton OP, Andras P. 2017. Reporting Statistical Validity and Model Complexity in Machine Learning based Computational Studies. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE'17). ACM. doi> full text>
  • Olorisade BK, De Quincey E, Brereton OP, Andras PE. 2016. A Critical Analysis of Studies that Address the Use of Text Mining for Citation Screening in Systematic Reviews. EASE '16 Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering. ACM. doi> full text>
  • Marshall C, Brereton OP, Kitchenham BA. 2015. Tools to Support Systematic Reviews in Software Engineering: A Cross-Domain Survey using Semi-structured Interviews. ACM. full text>
  • Marchall C and Brereton OP. Systematic Review Toolbox: A Catalogue of Tools to Support Systematic Reviews. ACM. full text>
  • Major L, Kyriacou T, Brereton OP. 2011. Systematic Literature Review: Teaching Novices Programming Using Robots. Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering (EASE 2011). Durham, UK. doi>
  • Budgen, D, Drummond, S, Brereton OP, Holland, N. 2012. What scope is there for adopting evidence-informed teaching in SE?.
  • Kitchenham B, Brereton P, Li Z, Budgen D, Burn A. 2011. Repeatability of systematic literature reviews. doi>
  • Major L, Kyriacou T, Brereton P. 2011. Simulated Robotic Agents As Tools To Teach Introductory Programming. International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED 2011) (pp. 3837-3846). Valencia, Spain.
  • Kitchenham B, Sjøberg DIK, Brereton OP, Budgen D, Dybå T, Höst M, Runeson P, Pfahl D. 2010. Can we evaluate the quality of software engineering experiments?. New York: ACM. doi>
  • Kitchenham B and Brereton P. 2010. Problems Adopting Metrics from Other Disciplines. New York: ACM. doi>
  • Kitchenham B, Brereton P, Budgen D. 2010. The Educational Value of Mapping Studies of Software Engineering Literature. New York: ACM. doi>
  • Brereton OP, Kitchenham B, Budgen D. 2010. The value of mapping studies - A participant-observer case study. BCS eWiC.
  • Brereton OP, Kitchenham B, Budgen D, Li Z. 2009. An Evaluation of Quality Checklist Proposals - A participant-observer case study. BCS eWiC.
  • Charters S, Budgen D, Turner M, Kitchenham B, Brereton OP, Linkman S. 2009. Objectivity in Research: Challenges from the Evidence-Based Paradigm. ASWEC 2009: 20TH AUSTRALIAN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 73-+). link> doi>
  • Brereton OP, Budgen D, Charters S, Turner M, Kitchenham B, Linkman S. 2009. Objectivity in Research: Challenges from the Evidence-Based Paradigm. IEEE Computer Society Press. doi>
  • Brereton P, Turner M, Kaur R, SOC IC. 2009. Pair programming as a teaching tool: a student review of empirical studies. 22ND CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 240-247). link>
  • Kitchenham B, Brereton P, Turner M, Niazi M, Linkman S, Pretorius R, Budgen D, IEEE. 2009. The Impact of Limited Search Procedures for Systematic Literature Reviews - A Participant-Observer Case Study. ESEM: 2009 3RD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON EMPIRICAL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND MEASUREMENT (pp. 337-+). link> doi>
  • Brereton OP, Jefferies C, Turner M. 2008. Designing a case study for investigating systems reengineering for multi-channel access.
  • Brereton OP, Turner M, Kaur R. 2008. A Lightweight Systematic Literature Review of Studies about the use of Pair Programming to Teach Introductory Programming.
  • Brereton OP, Budgen D, Turner M, Kitchenham B. 2008. Using Mapping Studies in Software Engineering.
  • Brereton OP, Bailey J, Turner M, Budgen D, Kitchenham B, Charters S. 2008. Lessons from a cross-domain investigation of empirical practices.
  • Brereton OP, Turner M, Kitchenham B, Budgen D. 2008. Lessons learnt undertaking a large-scale systemic literature review.
  • Brereton OP, Kitchenham B, Budgen D. 2008. Using a Protocol Template for Case Study Planning.
  • Jefferies C, Brereton P, Turner M. 2008. A systematic literature review of approaches to reengineering for multi-channel access. CSMR 2008: 12TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND REENGINEERING (pp. 258-262). link>
  • Brereton OP and Jefferies C. 2007. Reengineering systems for multi-channel access: A systematic literature review.
  • Brereton OP, Budgen D, Kitchenham B, Turner M. 2007. 2nd International Workshop on Realising Evidence-Based Software Engineering: Overview and Introduction. Proc of 2nd International Workshop on Realising Evidence-Based Software Engineering at ICSE 2007. IEEE Computer Society Press. doi>
  • Budgen D, Kitchenham B, Brereton P, Turner M. 2007. 2nd international workshop on realising evidence-based software engineering (REBSE-2). 29TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: ICSE 2007 COMPANION VOLUME, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 137-+). link> doi>
  • Brereton P, Kitchenham BA, Budgen D, Turner M, Khalil M. 2007. Lessons from applying the systematic literature review process within the software engineering domain. JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE (pp. 571-583, vol. 80). link> doi>
  • Brereton OP, Budgen D, Kitchenham B. 2007. Preliminary results of a study of the completeness and clarity of structured abstracts. BCS eWiC.
  • Brereton OP, Bailey J, Budgen D, Turner M, Kitchenham B, Linkman S. 2007. Evidence relating to Object-Oriented software design: A survey.
  • Brereton P and Lees S. 2005. An investigation of factors affecting student group project outcomes. 18TH CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION & TRAINING, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 163-170). link> doi>
  • Budgen D, Brereton P, Kitchenham B, Linkman S, acm. 2005. International workshop on realising evidence-based software engineering. ICSE 05: 27TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, PROCEEDINGS (p. 687). link>
  • Brereton OP. 2004. COTS Services. COTS-Based Software Systems.
  • Budgen D, Brereton OP, Turner M. 2004. Codifying a Service Architectural Style. Proceedings of 28th International Computer Software and Applications Conference - COMPSAC.
  • Zhu F, Turner M, Kotsiopoulos I, Bennett K, Russell M, Budgen D, Brereton OP, Keane J, Layzell P, Rigby M, Xu J. 2004. Dynamic Data Integration Using Web Services. Proceedings ICWS 2004. doi>
  • Dawson R, Bones P, Oates BJ, Brereton OP, Azuma M, Jackson ML. 2004. Empirical Methodologies in Software Engineering. Proceedings of 11th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice.
  • Rigby M, Russell M, Budgen D, Brereton P, Bennett K, Layzell P, Keane J, Kotsiopoulos I, Turner M, Zhu F. 2004. The IBHIS project: reframing of EPR systems logic to focus on the end-user - a vision and a potential broker solution. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress on Medical Informatics.
  • Mehandjiev N, Layzell P, Brereton OP. 2004. Unraveling the Complexities of Interdisciplinary Software Engineering. Proceeding of 11th International Workshop on Software Technology and Engineering Practice.
  • Turner M, Zhu F, Kotsiopoulos I, Russell M, Budgen D, Bennett K, Brereton OP, Keane J, Layzell P, Rigby M. 2004. Using Web Service Technologies to create an Information Broker: An Experience Report. Proceedings of 26th International Conference on Software Engineering. doi>
  • Bennett KH, Gold NE, Layzell PJ, Zhu F, Brereton OP, Budgen D, Keane J, Kotsiopoulos I, Turner M, Xu J, Almilaji O, Chen JC, Owrak A. 2003. A Broker Architecture for Integrating Data using a Web Services Environment. Proceedings of First International Conference on Service-Oriented Computing (IC-SOC).
  • Owen SC, Budgen D, Brereton OP. 2003. Information use in CBSE design. Proceedings of COMPSAC 2003. doi>
  • Brereton P, Mehandjiev N, Layzell P. 2003. Interdisciplinary software engineering. 10TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING PRACTICE, PROCEEDINGS (p. 45). link>
  • Brereton OP, Linkman SG, Thomas N, Boegh J, De Panfilis S. 2003. Software Components - Enabling a Mass Market. Proceedings 10th Software Technology and Engineering Practice 2002 (STEP 2002).
  • Mehandjiev N, Layzell P, Brereton OP, Lewis G, Mannion M, Coallier F. 2003. Thirteen Knights and the Seven-headed Dragon: an Interdisciplinary Software Engineering Framework. Proceeding 10th Software Technology and Engineering Practical 2002 (STEP 2002).
  • Jayalal S, Brereton OP, Hawksley C. 2003. Web Site Visualisation as a User Navigation Aid. Proceedings of the 5th International Information Technology Conference.
  • Taweel A and Brereton OP. 2002. Developing Software across time zones: an exploratory empirical study. Proceedings of the 5th Int. Conference of Information Society 2002.
  • Budgen D, Brereton OP, Bennett KH, Gold WE, Munro M, Xu J, Layzell P, Mehandjiev N. 2002. Prototype implementations of an architectual model for service-based flexible software. Proceedings 35th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-35 2002).
  • Thomason S and Brereton OP. 2002. Supporting evolution and maintenance of components using a remote service architecture. COMPSAC 2002 Proceedings. doi>
  • Bennett K, Xu J, Munro M, Hong Z, Layzell P, Gold N, Budgen D, Brereton OP. 2001. An Architectural Model for Service-Based Flexible Software. Proceedings of COMPSAC01, 25th International Conference on Computer Software and Applications. doi>
  • Bennett K, Munro M, Gold N, Layzell P, Budgen D, Brereton OP. 2001. An Architectural Model for Service-Based Software with Ultra Rapid Evolution. Proceedings of International Conference on Software Maintenance. doi>
  • Brereton OP, Lees S, Bedson R, Boldyreff C, Drummond S, Layzell PJ, Macaulay LA, Young R. 2000. Student group working across universities: A case study in software engineering. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON EDUCATION (pp. 394-399, vol. 43). link> doi>
  • Bennett K, Layzell P, Budgen D, Brereton P, Macaulay L, Munro M, SOCIETY IC, SOCIETY IC, SOCIETY IC. 2000. Service-based software: The future for flexible software. SEVENTH ASIA-PACIFIC SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 214-221). link> doi>
  • Layzell P, Brereton OP, French A, SOCIETY IC, SOCIETY IC, SOCIETY IC. 2000. Supporting collaboration in distributed software engineering teams. SEVENTH ASIA-PACIFIC SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 38-45). link> doi>
  • Brereton P, Gumbley M, Lees S, SOC IC. 1998. Distributed student projects in software engineering. 11TH CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 4-15). link> doi>
  • Budgen D and Brereton P. 1997. Encapsulating empirical practices within the software engineering curriculum. TENTH CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION & TRAINING, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 111-119). link> doi>
  • Bennett K, Griffiths D, Brereton P, Munro M, Layzell P, SOC IC. 1996. Panel: Software maintenance for 2005. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE, PROCEEDINGS (pp. 370-372). link>
  • SEDDON AP and BRERETON OP. 1995. A temporal truth maintenance approach to decision support and knowledge reuse. APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ENGINEERING X (pp. 29-37). link>
  • KARUNANANDA AS, NWANA HS, BRERETON P. 1995. Knowledge acquisition using metaphors. HYBRID PROBLEMS, HYBRID SOLUTIONS (pp. 121-132, vol. 27). link>
  • BRERETON P, SINGLETON P, INST KS. 1994. A DEDUCTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR EXPLORATORY SOFTWARE EVOLUTION. SEKE '94 - THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AND KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING (pp. 62-69). link>
  • HUSMO RJ and BRERETON OP. 1993. FLOWMETER SELECTION USING CONSTRAINT SATISFACTION. INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERT SYSTEMS - IEA/AIE 93 (pp. 428-436). link>
  • SEDDON AP and BRERETON OP. 1993. FLOWMETER SELECTION WITH EVOLVING KNOWLEDGE - A TTMS APPROACH. INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND EXPERT SYSTEMS - IEA/AIE 93 (pp. 36-42). link>
  • WANG MY, BRERETON P, ENGINEERS IE. 1991. KNOWLEDGE BASED SUPPORT FOR SOFTWARE REUSE. THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FOR REAL TIME SYSTEMS (pp. 188-193, vol. 344). link>
  • SINGLETON P, BRERETON OP, IEEE. 1990. A LOGIC DATABASE FOR SOFTWARE RELEASE ENGINEERING. CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE 1990 (pp. 206-213). link>
  • Kitchenham BA, Brereton OP, Budgen D. Protocol for Extending an existing Tertiary study of Systematic Literature Reviews in Software Engineering. full text>

Research themes

School of Computer Science and Mathematics
Keele University
Staffordshire
ST5 5AA