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Hierarchical System Decomposition Using Genetic Algorithm for Future Sustainable Computing

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  • Jun-Ho Huh

    (Department of Data Informatics, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 49112, Korea)

  • Jimin Hwa

    (Moderian AI, Incheon 21985, Korea)

  • Yeong-Seok Seo

    (Department of Computer Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea)

Abstract

A Hierarchical Subsystem Decomposition (HSD) is of great help in understanding large-scale software systems from the software architecture level. However, due to the lack of software architecture management, HSD documentations are often outdated, or they disappear in the course of repeated changes of a software system. Thus, in this paper, we propose a new approach for recovering HSD according to the intended design criteria based on a genetic algorithm to find an optimal solution. Experiments are performed to evaluate the proposed approach using two open source software systems with the 14 fitness functions of the genetic algorithm (GA). The HSDs recovered by our approach have different structural characteristics according to objectives. In the analysis on our GA operators, crossover contributes to a relatively large improvement in the early phase of a search. Mutation renders small-scale improvement in the whole search. Our GA is compared with a Hill-Climbing algorithm (HC) implemented by our GA operators. Although it is still in the primitive stage, our GA leads to higher-quality HSDs than HC. The experimental results indicate that the proposed approach delivers better performance than the existing approach.

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  • Jun-Ho Huh & Jimin Hwa & Yeong-Seok Seo, 2020. "Hierarchical System Decomposition Using Genetic Algorithm for Future Sustainable Computing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-32, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:6:p:2177-:d:331361
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    1. Zi-Jia Wang & Zhi-Hui Zhan & Jun Zhang, 2018. "Solving the Energy Efficient Coverage Problem in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Distributed Genetic Algorithm Approach with Hierarchical Fitness Evaluation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-14, December.
    2. Jun-Ho Huh, 2018. "Server Operation and Virtualization to Save Energy and Cost in Future Sustainable Computing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(6), pages 1-20, June.
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