Brian Henderson-Sellers

Brian Henderson-Sellers is Director of the Centre for Object Technology Applications and Research and Professor of Information Systems at University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). He holds degrees from the University of London (BSc and DSc), Reading University (MSc) and the University of Leicester (PhD). He has published well over 500 technical articles including 24 books.

Publications

Ptolemaic Metamodelling?: The Need for a Paradigm Shift
Ptolemaic Metamodelling?: The Need for a Paradigm Shift
Brian Henderson-Sellers, Owen Eriksson, Cesar Gonzalez-Perez, Pär J. Ågerfalk. © 2013. 57 pages.
By consideration of scientific paradigm shifts, in this chapter the authors evaluate possible parallels in the evolution of modelling, and particularly metamodelling and...
Some Method Fragments for Agile Software Development
Some Method Fragments for Agile Software Development
Q. N.N. Tran, B. Henderson-Sellers, I. Hawryszkiewycz. © 2009. 20 pages.
The use of a situational method engineering approach to create agile methodologies is demonstrated. Although existing method bases are shown to be deficient, we take one of these...
Agile Method Fragments and Construction Validation
Agile Method Fragments and Construction Validation
Q. N.N. Tran, B. Henderson-Sellers, I. Hawryszkiewycz. © 2009. 28 pages.
Method fragments for work units and workflows are identified for the support of agile methodologies. Using one such situational method engineering approach, the OPEN Process...
Agent-Oriented Methodologies: An Introduction
Agent-Oriented Methodologies: An Introduction
Paolo Giorgini, Brian Henderson-Sellers. © 2008. 15 pages.
As an introduction to agent-oriented (AO) methodologies, we first describe the characteristics of both agents and multi-agent systems (MASs). This leads to a discussion of what...
Creating a Comprehensive Agent-Oriented Methodology: Using Method Engineering and the OPEN Metamodel
Creating a Comprehensive Agent-Oriented Methodology: Using Method Engineering and the OPEN Metamodel
Brian Henderson-Sellers. © 2008. 22 pages.
While individual agent-oriented methodologies are useful for restricted situations, a more flexible approach can be found in the use of situational method engineering. Using an...
Agent-Oriented Methodologies
Agent-Oriented Methodologies
Brian Henderson-Sellers, Paolo Giorgini. © 2005. 428 pages.
Agent-Oriented Methodologies presents, analyzes and compares the most significant methodological approaches currently available for the creation of agent-oriented software...
Creating a Dual-Agility Method: The Value of Method Engineering
Creating a Dual-Agility Method: The Value of Method Engineering
B. Henderson-Sellers, M. K. Serour. © 2005. 24 pages.
Agile approaches to software development provide flexibility within the method, but provide little or no flexibility to support software process improvement (SPI). This second...
Agent-Oriented Methodologies: An Introduction
Agent-Oriented Methodologies: An Introduction
Paolo Giorgini, Brian Henderson-Sellers. © 2005. 19 pages.
As an introduction to agent-oriented (AO) methodologies, we first describe the characteristics of both agents and multi-agent systems (MASs). This leads to a discussion of what...
Creating a Comprehensive Agent-Oriented Methodology: Using Method Engineering and the OPEN Metamodel
Creating a Comprehensive Agent-Oriented Methodology: Using Method Engineering and the OPEN Metamodel
Brian Henderson-Sellers. © 2005. 30 pages.
While individual agent-oriented methodologies are useful for restricted situations, a more flexible approach can be found in the use of situational method engineering. Using an...
Template-Based Definition of Information Systems and Enterprise Modelling Constructs
Template-Based Definition of Information Systems and Enterprise Modelling Constructs
Andreas Opdahl, Brian Henderson-Sellers. © 2005. 25 pages.
The chapter reviews and augments a previously proposed template for defining enterprise and information systems (IS) modelling constructs. The purpose of the template is to...
A Template for Defining Enterprise Modelling Constructs
A Template for Defining Enterprise Modelling Constructs
Andreas L. Opdahl, Brian Henderson-Sellers. © 2004. 35 pages.
The paper explains the need for a standard way of defining modelling constructs from different enterprise modelling languages and proposes a template for defining enterprise...
Characterizing Web Systems: Merging Information and Functional Architectures
Characterizing Web Systems: Merging Information and Functional Architectures
David Lowe, Brian Henderson-Sellers. © 2003. 13 pages.
Expenditure on Web-based initiatives has grown rapidly over the last five years, with a growing trend towards integrating these systems into the core business of many...
Designing Agent-Based Process Systems-Extending the OPEN Process Framework
Designing Agent-Based Process Systems-Extending the OPEN Process Framework
J. Debenham, B. Henderson-Sellers. © 2003. 31 pages.
Originally a development methodology targeted at object technology, the OPEN Process Framework (OPF) is found to be a successful basis for extensions that support agent-oriented...
The Use of Subtypes and Stereotypes in the UML Model
The Use of Subtypes and Stereotypes in the UML Model
Brian Henderson-Sellers. © 2002. 8 pages.
Based on users’ experiences of Version 1.3 of the Unified Modeling Language (UML) of the Object Management Group (OMG), a Request For Information in 1999 elicited several...
The Whole-Part Relationship in the Unified Modeling Language: A New Approach
The Whole-Part Relationship in the Unified Modeling Language: A New Approach
Franck Barbier, Brian Henderson-Sellers, Andreas L. Opdahl, Martin Gogolla. © 2001. 25 pages.
This study of the semantics of the Whole-Part relationship in OO modeling is based upon, extends and, specifically, formalizes earlier analyses of the semantics of UML’s...