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Zhi Li

Dr./Prof. Zhi Li is a distinguished member of China Computer Federation (CCF), standing committee member of its Technical Council on Software Engineering (TCSE), and a member of its Technical Council on Formal Methods. He graduated with a BSc degree from Fudan University in 1991, an MSc degree from the University of York in 2004, and a PhD degree from The Open University in 2008. Prof. Li had spent over 10 years doing professional and technical work before he entered academia in 2001, with subsequent 9 years in the UK. His research interests are Problem-oriented Urban Requirements Engineering (PURE), modelling, verifying, testing and validating Cyber-Physical Systems (CPSs) based on Problem Frames, and Human-Computer Interaction. His research has been sponsored by 2 grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and 4 grants from Ministry of Education of China, Guangxi Natural Science Foundation, and Guangxi Scientific Research

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Research paper thumbnail of Problem Reduction: a Systematic Technique for Deriving Specifications From Requirements

IEE Proceedings–Software, 2006

In this paper we explore the notion of problem reduction as a systematic trans-formation from req... more In this paper we explore the notion of problem reduction as a systematic trans-formation from requirements to specifications. We adopt the notion of problem as a requirement in a real-world context for which a software solution is sought, and view the process of ...

Research paper thumbnail of Cloud computing — The business perspective

Decision Support Systems, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of From requirements to specifications

Proceedings of the 2006 international workshop on Advances and applications of problem frames - IWAAPF '06, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of An Evaluation of Quality Checklist Proposals - A participant-observer case study

Background: A recent set of guidelines for software engineering systematic literature reviews (SL... more Background: A recent set of guidelines for software engineering systematic literature reviews (SLRs) includes a list of quality criteria obtained from the literature. The guidelines suggest that the list can be used to construct a tailored set of questions to evaluate the quality of primary studies. Aim: This paper aims to evaluate whether the list of quality criteria help researchers

Research paper thumbnail of Using a protocol template for case study planning

Research paper thumbnail of Problem Reduction: a Systematic Technique for Deriving Specifications From Requirements

IEE Proceedings–Software, 2006

In this paper we explore the notion of problem reduction as a systematic trans-formation from req... more In this paper we explore the notion of problem reduction as a systematic trans-formation from requirements to specifications. We adopt the notion of problem as a requirement in a real-world context for which a software solution is sought, and view the process of ...

Research paper thumbnail of Cloud computing — The business perspective

Decision Support Systems, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of From requirements to specifications

Proceedings of the 2006 international workshop on Advances and applications of problem frames - IWAAPF '06, 2006

Research paper thumbnail of An Evaluation of Quality Checklist Proposals - A participant-observer case study

Background: A recent set of guidelines for software engineering systematic literature reviews (SL... more Background: A recent set of guidelines for software engineering systematic literature reviews (SLRs) includes a list of quality criteria obtained from the literature. The guidelines suggest that the list can be used to construct a tailored set of questions to evaluate the quality of primary studies. Aim: This paper aims to evaluate whether the list of quality criteria help researchers

Research paper thumbnail of Using a protocol template for case study planning

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