Together, Yet Apart - The Research Prototype Architecture Dilemma

Falko Koetter, Monika Kochanowski, Florian Maier, Thomas Renner

2017

Abstract

Distributed research projects combine the know-how of industry and research partners from different organizations and countries. In IT, joint software development of research prototypes is an integral part of such projects. However, project partners have individual interests in the developments, ranging from creating new projects to finishing a PhD thesis. This leads to a dilemma - components need to work together within the projects, but have an individual purpose apart from the projects. In this work, we investigate the impact of research project characteristics, in particular the aforementioned dilemma, on software architecture in research projects. From expert interviews, we identify unique architectural challenges inherent to research projects. In this position paper, we argue that these challenges must be considered when planning and executing research projects.

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Koetter F., Kochanowski M., Maier F. and Renner T. (2017). Together, Yet Apart - The Research Prototype Architecture Dilemma . In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science - Volume 1: CLOSER, ISBN 978-989-758-243-1, pages 646-653. DOI: 10.5220/0006370106460653


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@conference{closer17,
author={Falko Koetter and Monika Kochanowski and Florian Maier and Thomas Renner},
title={Together, Yet Apart - The Research Prototype Architecture Dilemma},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science - Volume 1: CLOSER,},
year={2017},
pages={646-653},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006370106460653},
isbn={978-989-758-243-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Cloud Computing and Services Science - Volume 1: CLOSER,
TI - Together, Yet Apart - The Research Prototype Architecture Dilemma
SN - 978-989-758-243-1
AU - Koetter F.
AU - Kochanowski M.
AU - Maier F.
AU - Renner T.
PY - 2017
SP - 646
EP - 653
DO - 10.5220/0006370106460653