Publications

I have contributed to over 75 scientific publications on systems and software engineering topics.

In addition to the information below, you can find information about my publications at:

- DBLP: http://dblp.uni-trier.de/pers/hy/v/Vara:Jose_Luis_de_la

- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=DKCrgBgAAAAJ&hl=en

- Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose_Luis_De_La_Vara

If you cannot find or access some publication on the Internet, please contact me.

2023

• Giachetti, G., Marín, B., de la Vara, J.L.: Mastering Agile Practice Adoption through a Model-Driven Approach for the Combination of Development Methods. Business & Information Systems Engineering 65: 103-125 (JCR I.F. 2021: 5.675; Q1) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Giachetti, G., de la Vara, J.L., Marín, B.: A Model-Driven Approach to Adopt Good Practices for Agile Process Configuration and Certification. Computer Standards & Interfaces 83: 103737 (JCR I.F. 2021: 3.721; Q1) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Giachetti, G., de la Vara, J.L., Marin, B.: Model-Driven Gap Analysis for the Fulfillment of Quality Standards in Software Development Processes. Software Quality Journal (accepted paper) (JCR I.F. 2021: 1.813; Q3)

• de la Vara, J.L., Gallina, B., Fernández-Caballero, A., Molina, J.P., García, A.S., Ayora, C.: Assurance of Software-Intensive Medical Devices: What About Mental Harm? 53rd Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2023) (accepted paper) (CORE A & GGS 2 conference)

• Sanchez-Reolid, R., Sanchez-Reolid, D., Ayora, C., De la Vara, J.L., Pereira, A., Fernandez-Caballero, A.: Generic Architecture for Multisource Physiological Signal Acquisition, Processing and Classification based on Microservices. 20th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence (DCAI 2023) (accepted paper) (GGS WIP conference)

2022

• de la Vara, J.L., García, A., Valero, J., Ayora, C.: Model-Based Assurance Evidence Management for Safety-Critical Systems. Software and Systems Modeling 21(6): 2329-2365 (JCR I.F. 2021: 2.211; Q3) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Cambronero, M.E., Martínez, M.A., de la Vara, J.L., Cebrián, D., Valero, V.: GDPRValidator: A tool to enable companies using cloud services to be GDPR compliant. PeerJ Computer Science (JCR I.F. 2021: 2.411; Q2) (Link)

• Morote, J., de la Vara, J.L., Giachetti, G., Ayora, C., Alonso, L.:  An Industrial Approach for Model-Based Reliability-Oriented System Design. 27th IEEE Pacific Rim International Symposium on Dependable Computing (PRDC 2022) (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Agirre, J.A., Yazici, A., Di Blasio, K., de la Vara, J.L., Sangchoolie, B., Yayan, U., Barbosa, R., Etxeberria, L., Nazaria, M., Karaca. M.: Multidimensional Framework for Characterizing Verification and Validation of Automated Systems. 18th European Dependable Computing Conference (EDCC 2022) (GGS WIP conference ) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Ferrari, E., Schlick, R., de la Vara, J.L., Folkesson, P., Sangchoolie, B.: Criteria for the Analysis of Gaps and Limitations of V&V Methods for Safety- and Security-Critical Systems. In: Trapp, M., Schoitsch, E., Guiochet, J., Bitsch, F. (eds) SAFECOMP 2022 Workshops, LNCS 13415. Springer, Cham, pp. 35-46  (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Barcellos, M., de la Vara, J.L., Garces, K., Silva, c., Franch, X., Ruiz, M., Garrido, A., Machado, I.,  Ruiz, A., Gastañaga, I., Marciszack, M., Muñoz, R., Viana, D. (eds.): Proceedings of the XXV Iberoamerican Conference on Software Engineering (CIbSE 2022). Curran Associates (Link)

• Araújo, J., de la Vara, J.L., Brito, I., Condori-Fernández, N., Duboc, L., Giachetti, G., Marín, B., Serral, E., Bagnato, A., López, L.: Joint Proceedings of RCIS 2022 Workshops and Research Projects Track. CEUR Workshop Proceedings (link)

2021

• de la Vara, J.L., Ruiz, A., Blondelle, G.: Assurance and Certification of Cyber-Physical Systems: The AMASS Open Source Ecosystem. Journal of Systems and Software 171: 110812 (JCR I.F. 2021: 3.514; Q2) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Roda-Sanchez, L., Olivares, T., Garrido-Hidalgo, C., de la Vara, J.L., Fernández-Caballero, A.: Human-Robot Interaction in Industry 4.0 based on an Internet of Thing Real-Time Gesture Control System. Integrated Computer-Aided Engineering 28(2): 159-175 (JCR I.F. 2021: 6.137; Q1) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Belmonte, L.M., García, A.S., Morales, R., de la Vara, J.L., López de la Rosa, F., Fernández-Caballero, A.: Feeling of Safety and Comfort Towards a Socially Assistive Unmanned Aerial Vehicle That Monitors People in a Virtual Home. Sensors 21(3): 908 (JCR I.F. 2021: 3.847; Q2) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L., Morote, J.: A Proposal for Model-Based Reliability-Oriented System Design in Industry. In: 21st IEEE International Conference on Software Quality, Reliability, and Security (QRS 2021), pp. 1153-1154 (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Bauer, T., Fischer, B., Karaca, M., Madeira, H., Matschnig, M., Mazzini, S., Nandi, G.S., Patrone, F., Pereira, D., Proença, J., Schlick, R., Tonetta, S., Yayan, U., Sangchoolie, B.: A Proposal for the Classification of Methods for Verification and Validation of Safety, Cybersecurity, and Privacy of Automated Systems. In: Paiva, A.C.R., Cavalli, A.R., Martins, P.V., Pérez-Castillo, R. (eds.) QUATIC 2021, CCIS 1429. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 325-340 (CORE C & GGS WIP conference ) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

2020

• de la Vara, J.L., Marin, B., Ayora, C., Giachetti, G.: An Empirical Evaluation of the Use of Models to Improve the Understanding of Safety Compliance Needs. Information and Software Technology 126: 106351 (JCR I.F. 2020: 2.730; Q2) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• González, P., Fernádez, A., García, A., López, M.T., López, V., Montero, F., Molina, J.P., Morales, R., Navarro, E., de la Vara, J.L.: Laboratorio de Interacción con el Usuario e Ingeniería del Software. Interacción - Revista digital de AIPO 1: 77-80 (Link)

• López, B., Álvarez-Rodríguez, J.M., Parra, E., de la Vara, J.L.: Ontology Configuration Management for Knowledge-Centric Systems Engineering in Industry. In: 50th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN 2020), pp. 37-40  (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Parra, E., Ruiz, A., Gallina, B.: The AMASS Tool Platform: An Innovative Solution for Assurance and Certification of Cyber-Physical Systems. In: 26th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality (REFSQ 2020)  (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Link)

• Giachetti, G.,  Marín, B. de la Vara, J.L.: Automatic Generation of UML Profiles for Representing Safety Standards. In: XXXIX International Conference of the Chilean Computer Science Society (SCCC 2020), pp. 1-8 (GGS WIP conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Ayala, C., Murta, L., Cruzes, D., Figueiredo, E., Silva, C., de la Vara, J.L., França, B., Solari, M., Travassos, G., Machado, I. (eds.): Proceedings of the XXIII Iberoamerican Conference on Software Engineering (CIbSE 2020). Curran Associates.

2019

• Wagner, S., Méndez-Fernández, D., Felderer, M., Vetr.o, A., Kalinowski, M., Wieringa, R., Pfahl, D., Conte, T., Christiansson, M., Greer, D., Lassenius, C.,  Mannisto, T., Nayebi, M., Oivo, M., Penzenstadler, B., Prikladnicki, R., Ruhe, G., Schekelmann, A., Sen, S., Spinola, R.,  Tuzcu, A., de la Vara, J.L., Winkler, D.: Status Quo in Requirements Engineering: A Theory and a Global Family of Surveys. ACM Transactions on Software Engineering 28(2): 9:1-9:48 (JCR I.F. 2019: 2.057; Q2)  (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Génova, G., de la Vara, J.L.: The problem is not professional publishing, but the publish-or-perish culture. Science and Engineering Ethics 25(2): 617-619 (JCR I.F. 2019: 2.787; Q1) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Parra, E., Alonso, L., Mendieta, R., de la Vara, J.L.: Advances in Artefact Quality Analysis for Safety-Critical Systems. In: 30th International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering  (ISSRE 2019), pp. 79-84 (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Jimenez, G., Mendieta, R., Parra, E.: Assessment of the Quality of Safety Cases: A Research Preview. In: Knauss, E., Goedicke, M. (eds.) REFSQ 2019, LNCS 11412. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 124-131  (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Parra, E., Ruiz, A., Gallina, B.: AMASS: A Large-Scale European Project to Improve the Assurance and Certification of Cyber-Physical Systems. In: Franch, X., Männistö, T., Martínez-Fernández, S. (eds.) PROFES 2019, LNCS 11915. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 626-632 (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• González, P., Fernádez, A., López, M.T., López, V., Montero, F., Molina, J.P., Morales, R., Navarro, E., de la Vara, J.L.: Laboratorio de Interacción con el Usuario e Ingeniería del Software. In: XX Congreso Internacional de Interacción Persona-Ordenador (INTERACCIÓN 2019) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L., Ruiz, A., Gallina, B., Blondelle, G., Alaña, E., Herrero, J., Warg, F., Skoglung, M., Bramberger, R.: The AMASS Approach for Assurance and Certification of Critical Systems. In: embedded world Conference 2019 (Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Parra, E., Alonso, L., López, B., Álvarez-Rodríguez, J..M.: Integration of Tool Support for Assurance and Certification and for Knowledge-Centric Systems Engineering . In: 9th IEEE International Workshop on Software Certification (WoSoCer 2019), ISSRE 2019 Workshops, pp. 326-329 (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Gallina, B., de la Vara, J.L., Gruber, T., Puri, S., Moreno, I., Ruiz, A.: AMASS: Call for Users and Contributors. Eclipse Newsletter, July 2019 (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L., Alonso, L., Álvarez-Rodríguez, J.M.: The Future of Assurance and Certification of Cyber-Physical Systems exists today: the AMASS platform. In: 29th INCOSE International Symposium (INCOSE IS 2019) (presentation) (Link)

2018

• Álvarez-Rodríguez, J.M., Mendieta, R., de la Vara, J.L., Fraga, A., Llorens, J.: Enabling system artefact exchange and selection through a Linked Data layer. Journal of Universal Computer Science 24(11): 1536-1560 (JCR I.F. 2018: 0.910; Q3) (Link)

• Parra, E., de la Vara, J.L., Alonso, L.: Analysis of Requirements Quality Evolution. 40th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2018), pp. 199-200 (CORE A+ & GGS 1 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Ruiz, A., Espinoza, H.: Recent Advances towards the Industrial Application of Model-Driven Engineering for Assurance of Safety-Critical Systems. In: 6th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development (MODELSWARD 2018), pp- 632-641 (GGS WIP conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Espinoza, H., de la Vara, J.L., Juez, G., Martinez. C., Gallina, B., Puri, S., Mazzini, S., Blondelle, G.: Meet the new Eclipse-based tools for Assurance and Certification of Cyber-Physical Systems. Eclipse Newsletter, July 2018 (Link)

2017

• de la Vara, J.L., Génova, G.,  Álvarez-Rodríguez, J.M., Llorens, J.: An Analysis of Safety Evidence  Management with the Structured Assurance Case Metamodel. Computer Standards & Interfaces 50: 179-198 (JCR I.F. 2017: 1.465; Q2) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Ruiz, A., Juez, G., Espinoza, H., de la Vara, J.L., Larrucea, X.: Reuse of safety certification artefacts across standards and  domains: A systematic approach. Reliability Engineering and System  Safety 158: 153-171 (JCR I.F. 2017 : 4.139; Q1) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Méndez-Fernández, D., Wagner, S., Kalinowski, M., Felderer, M., Mafra,  P., Vetr.o, A., Conte, T., Christiansson, M., Greer, D., Lassenius, C.,  Mannisto, T., Nayabi, M., Oivo, M., Penzenstadler, B., Pfahl, D.,  Prikladnicki, R., Ruhe, G., Schekelmann, A., Sen, S., Spinola, R.,  Tuzcu, A., de la Vara, J.L., Wieringa, R.: Naming the Pain in  Requirements Engineering: Contemporary Problems, Causes, and Effects in  Practice. Empirical Software Engineering 22(5): 2298–2338 (JCR I.F. 2017: 2.933; Q1) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Marín, B., Ayora, C., Giachetti,  G.: An Experimental Evaluation of the Understanding of Safety Compliance Needs with Models. In: In: Mayr H., Guizzardi G., Ma H., Pastor O. (eds) Conceptual Modeling - ER 2017. LNCS 1065, pp. 239-247 (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Mendieta, R., de la Vara, J.L., Llorens, J., Álvarez-Rodríguez, J.M.: Towards Effective SysML Model Reuse. In: 5th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development (MODELSWARD 2017), pp. 536-541 (GGS WIP conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Gómez, A., Gallego, E., Génova, G., Fraga, A.: Representation of Safety Standards with Semantic Technologies Used in Industrial Environments. In: Tonetta, S.,Schoitsch, E., Bitsch.F. (eds.) SAFECOMP 2017 Workshops, LNCS 10489, pp. 265-272  (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Pastor, O., Guizzardi, R., Kaplan, G., García-Molina, J.,  Moreira, A., Brito, I., de la Vara, J.L., Genero, M., da Silva, F., Cernuzzi, L. (eds.): Proceedings of the XX Ibero-American Conference on Software Engineering (CIbSE 2017). Curran Associates.

2016

• de la Vara, J.L., Borg, M., Wnuk, K., Moonen, L.: An Industrial Survey on Safety Evidence Change Impact Analysis Practice. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering 42(12): 1095 - 1117 (JCR I.F. 2016: 3.272; Q1) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Ruiz, A., Attwood, K., Espinoza, H., Panesar-Walawege, R.K., Lopez, A., del Rio, I., Kelly, T.: Model-Based Specification of Safety Compliance Needs: A Holistic Generic Metamodel. Information and Software Technology 72: 16-30 (JCR I.F. 2016: 2.694; Q1) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Ayora, C., Torres, V., de la Vara, J.L., Pelechano, V.: Variability Management in Process Families through Change Patterns. Information and Software Technology 74: 86-104(JCR I.F. 2016: 2.694; Q1) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Araújo, J., Condori-Fernandez, N., Bencomo, N., Oliveira, T., de La Vara, J.L., Brito, I., Goulão, M., Matalonga, S.: Special Section on the 18th Ibero-American Conference on Software Engineering (CIBSE'15). Journal of Object Technology 15(3) (SJR I.F.: 0.208; Q4) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L., Marín, B., Giachetti, G., Ayora, C.: Do Models Improve the Understanding of Safety Compliance Needs? Insights from a Pilot Experiment. In: 10th ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM 2016), pp. 32:1-32:6 (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Borg, M., de la Vara, J.L., Wnuk, K.:Practitioners’ Perspectives on Change Impact Analysis for Safety-Critical Software - A Preliminary Analysis. In: Skavhaug, A., Guiochet, J., Schoitsch, E., Bitsch.F. (eds.) SAFECOMP 2016 Workshops, LNCS 9923, pp. 346-358 (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Ruiz, A., Gallina, B., de la Vara, J.L., Mazzini, S., Espinoza, H: Architecture-driven, Multi-concern, Seamless, Reuse-Oriented Assurance and Certification of Cyber-Physical Systems. In: Skavhaug, A., Guiochet, J., Schoitsch, E., Bitsch.F. (eds.) SAFECOMP 2016 Workshops, LNCS 9923, pp. 311-321 (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Brito, I.S., Condori-Fernández, N., Araújo, J.: Trends and Needs in Requirements Engineering Research in Ibero-America: Insights from a Panel. In: 19th Workshop on Requirements Engineering (WER 2016; track at CIbSE 2016) (GGS WIP conference) (Link)

2015

• Nair, S., de la Vara, J.L., Sabetzadeh, M., Falessi, D.: Evidence Management for Compliance of Critical Systems with Safety Standards: A Survey on the State of Practice. Information and Software Technology 60: 1-15 (JCR I.F. 2015: 1.569; Q1) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Nair, S., Walkinshaw, N., Kelly, T., de la Vara, J.L.: An Evidential Reasoning Approach for Assessing Confidence in Safety Evidence. In: 26th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE 2015), pp. 541-552 (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Brito, I.S., de la Vara, J.L.: Trends and Needs in Requirements Engineering Research in Ibero-America. In: 18th Workshop on Requirements Engineering (WER 2015; track at CIbSE 2015), pp. 716-717 (GGS WIP conference) (Link)

• Marín, B., Salinas, A., Morandé, J., Giachetti, G., de la Vara, J.L.: Main Features for MDD Tools: An Exploratory Study. In: Hammoudi, S., Pires, L.F., Filipe, J., das Neves, R.C. (Eds.): MODELSWARD 2014 Revised Selected Papers, CCIS 506, pp. 183–196 (Publisher's version)

• Araujo, J., Condori-Fernandez, N., Goulao, M., Matalonga, S., Bencomo, N., Oliveira, T., de la Vara, J.L., Brito, I.S., Antonelli, L., Pimentel, E., Miranda, J.J., Kalinowski, M., Pastor, O., Olsina, L., Guizzardi, R., España, S., Cuadros-Vargas, E. (eds.): Proceedings of the XVIII Ibero-American Conference on Software Engineering (CIbSE 2015). Curran Associates.

2014

• Nair, S., de la Vara, J.L., Sabetzadeh, M., Briand, L.: An Extended Systematic Literature Review on Provision of Evidence for Safety Certification. Information and Software Technology 56(7): 689-717 (JCR I.F. 2014: 1.046; Q2) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Nair, S., de la Vara, J.L., Melzi, A., Tagliaferri, G., de-la-Beaujardiere, L., Belmonte, F.: Safety Evidence Traceability: Problem Analysis and Model. In: Salinesi, C., van de Weerd, I. (eds.) REFSQ 2014, LNCS 8396. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 309-324  (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Sulaman, S.M., Orucevic-Alagic, A., Borg, M., Wnuk, K., Höst, M., de la Vara, J.L.: Development of Safety-Critical Software Systems Using Open Source Software - A Systematic Map. In: 40th Euromicro Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA 2104), pp. 17-24 (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Publisher's version;Preprint)

• Marín, B., Salinas, A., Morandé, J., Giachetti, G., de la Vara, J.L.: Key Features for a Successful Model-Driven Development Tool. In: 2nd International Conference on Model- Driven Engineering and Software Development (MODELSWARD 2014), pp. 541-548 (GGS WIP conference) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L.: Current and Necessary Insights into SACM: An Analysis Based on Past Publications. In: 7th International Workshop on Requirements Engineering and Law (RELAW 2014, in conjunction with RE'14), pp. 10-13 (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Borg, M., Wnuk, K., Moonen, L.: Survey on Safety Evidence Change Impact Analysis in Practice: Detailed Description and Analysis. Simula Research Laboratory, Technical Report (Link)

• Nair, S., Walkinshaw, N., Kelly,T. de la Vara, J.L.: An Evidential Reasoning Approach for Assessing Confidence in Safety Evidence. Simula Research Laboratory, Technical Report (Link)

2013

• Nair, S., de la Vara, J.L., Sen, S.: A Review of Traceability Research at the Requirements Engineering  Conference. In: 21st IEEE International Requirements Engineering Conference (RE’13), pp. 222-229 (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Panesar-Walawege, R.K.: SafetyMet: A Metamodel for Safety Standards. In: Moreira, A., Schätz, B., Gray, J., Vallecillo, A., Clarke, P. (eds.) MODELS 2013, LNCS 8107. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 69-86 (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Nair, S., de la Vara, J.L., Sabetzadeh, M., Briand, L.: Classification, Structuring, and Assessment of Evidence For Safety: A Systematic Literature Review. In: 6th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST 2013), pp. 94-103 (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J., Pastor, O.: On the Use of Goal Models and Business Process Models for Elicitation of System Requirements. In: Nurcan, S., Proper, E., Soffer, P., Krogstie, J., Schmidt, R., Halpin, T., Bider, I. (eds) BPMDS 2013 and EMMSAD 2013, LNBIP 147. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 168-183 (CORE C & GGS WIP conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Verhulst, E., de la Vara, J.L., Sputh, B.H.C., de Florio, V.: From Safety Integrity Level to Assured Reliability and Resilience Level for Composable Safety Critical Systems. In: 25th International Conference on Software & Systems Engineering and their Applications (ICSSEA'13) (CORE C & GGS WIP conference) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L., Falessi, D., Verhuslt, E.: Specifying a Framework for Evaluating  Requirements Engineering Technology: Challenges and Lessons Learned. In: IEEE 3rd International Workshop on Empirical Requirements Engineering (EmpiRE 2013, in conjunction with RE'13), pp. 1-8 (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Sen, S., Sarkar, A., de la Vara, J.L., Gotlieb, A.: Modelling Data Interaction Requirements: A Position Paper. In: 3rd International Model-Driven Requirements Engineering Workshop (MoDRE 2103, in conjunction with RE'13), pp. 50-54 (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Espinoza, H.: Dealing with Software Model Quality in Practice: Experience in a Research Project. In: 1st International Workshop on Quality and Measurement of Software Model-Driven Developments (QUAMES 2013, in conjunction with QSIC 2013), pp. 396-405 (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Verhulst, E., de la Vara, J.L., Sputh, B.H.C., de Florio, V.: ARRL: A Criterion for Composable Safety and Systems Engineering. In: 2nd International Workshop on Next Generation of System Assurance Approaches for Safety-Critical Systems (SASSUR 2013, in conjunction with SAFECOMP 2013) (Link)

• Nair, S., de la Vara, J.L., Sabetzadeh, M., Falessi, D.: Management of Evidence for Compliance with Safety Standards: A Survey on the State of Practice. Simula Research Laboratory, Technical Report (Link)

• Nair, S., de la Vara, J.L., Sen, S.: Traceability Research at the Requirements Engineering Conference: Results and Extracted Data. Simula Research Laboratory, Technical Report (Link)

2012

• de la Vara, J.L., Nair, S., Verhulst, E., Studzizba, J., Pepek, P., Lambourg, J., Sabetzadeh, M.: Towards a Model-Based Evolutionary Chain of Evidence for Compliance with Safety Standards. In: Ortmeier, F., Daniel, P. (eds.) SAFECOMP 2012 Workshops, LNCS 7613. Springer, Heildelberg, pp. 64-78 (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Hoyos, L., Collado, E., Sabetzadeh, M.: Towards Customer-Based Requirements Engineering Practices. In: IEEE Second International Workshop on Empirical Requirements Engineering (EmpiRE 2012, in conjunction with RE'12), pp. 37-40 (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Vasconcelos, A.M., de la Vara, J.L., Sanchez, J., Pastor, O: Towards CMMI-Compliant Business Process-Driven Requirements Engineering. In: Eighth International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology (QUATIC 2012), pp. 193-198 (CORE C & GGS WIP conference ) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• Nair, S., de la Vara, J.L., Sabetzadeh, M., Briand, L.: SLR on Evidence Classification, Structuring and Assessment for Safety - Extracted Data. Simula Research Laboratory, Technical Report (Link)

2011

• de la Vara, J.L., Wnuk, K., Berntsson-Svensson, R., Sánchez, J., Regnell, B.: An Empirical Study on the Importance of Quality Requirements in Industry. In: 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE 2011), pp. 438-443 (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L.: Business process-based requirements specification and object-oriented conceptual modelling of information systems. PhD Thesis, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Advisor: Dr. Juan Sánchez Díaz (Link)

2010

• de la Vara, J.L., Ali, R., Dalpiaz, F., Sánchez, J., Giorgini, P.: COMPRO: A Methodological Approach for Business Process Contextualisation. In: Meersman, R., Dillon, T., Herrero, P. (eds.) OTM 2010, Part I, LNCS 6426. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 132-149 (CoopIS 2010) (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Ali, R., Dalpiaz, F., Sánchez, J., Giorgini, P.: Business Process Contextualisation via Context Analysis. In: Parsons, J., Saeki, M., Shoval, P., Woo, C., Wand, Y. (eds.) ER 2010, LNCS 6412. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 471-476 (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J.: System Modeling from Extended Task Descriptions. In: 22nd International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE 2010), pp. 425-429 (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Link)

• Koschmider, A., de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J.: Measuring the Progress of Reference Model-Based Business Process Modeling. In: 3rd International Conference on Business Process and Services Computing (BPSC 2010), pp. 218-229 (Link)

2009

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J.: BPMN-Based Specification of Task Descriptions: Approach and Lessons Learnt. In: Glinz, M., Heymans, P. (eds.) REFSQ 2009, LNCS 5512. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 124-138 (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Fortuna, M.H., Sánchez, J., Werner, C.M.L., Borges, M.R.S.: A Requirements Engineering Approach for Data Modelling of Process-Aware Information Systems. In: Abramowicz, W. (ed.) BIS 2009, LNBIP 21. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 133-144 (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J.: Specification of Data Requirements from Task Descriptions. In: 21st International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE 2009), pp. 55-60 (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L., Fortuna, M.H., Sánchez, J., Werner, C.M.L., Borges, M.R.S.: Modelado de Requisitos de Datos para Sistemas de Información basados en Procesos de Negocio. In: XII Conferencia Iberoamericana de Ingeniería de Requisitos y Ambientes de Software (CIbSE 2009), pp. 43-57 (GGS WIP conference) (Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J.: Business Process-Driven Requirements Engineering: A Goal-Based Approach. In: P.K. Banerjea (ed.), Technology & Business Strategy: A Global Perspective. Icfai, Hyderabad, pp. 81-92 (Link)

2008

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J., Pastor, O.: Business Process Modelling and Purpose Analysis for Requirements Analysis of Information Systems. In: Bellahsène, Z., Léonard, M. (eds.) CAiSE 2008, LNCS 5074. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 213-227 (CORE A & GGS 2 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J.: Improving Requirements Analysis through Business Process Modelling: A Participative Approach. In: Abramowicz, W., Fensel, D. (eds.) BIS 2008, LNBIP 7. Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 165-176 (CORE B & GGS 3 conference) (Publisher's version; Preprint)

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J.: Facilitating and Benefiting from End-User Involvement during Requirements Analysis. In: 10th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems (ICEIS 2008), pp. 316-319 (CORE C & GGS WIP conference) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L.: Captura de requisitos de sistemas de información a partir de procesos de negocio y metas. MSc Thesis, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Advisor: Dr. Juan Sánchez Díaz (Link)

2007

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J.: Business process-driven requirements engineering: a goal-based approach. In: VIII International Workshop on Business Process Modeling, Development and Support (BPMDS'07, in conjunction with CAiSE'07), pp. 299-307 (CORE C & GGS WIP conference) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L., Anes, D., Sánchez, J.: Construcción de modelos de requisitos a partir de modelos de procesos y de metas. In: X Workshop de Ingeniería de Requisitos y Ambientes de Software (IDEAS 2007), pp. 33-46 (GGS WIP conference) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J., Pastor, O.: Integración de un Entorno de Producción Automática de Software en un Marco de Alineamiento Estratégico. In: X Workshop on Requirements Engineering (WER 2007), pp. 68-79 (GGS WIP conference) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L., Anes, D., Sánchez, J.: Descomposición de Árboles de Metas a partir de Modelos de Procesos. In: X Workshop on Requirements Engineering (WER 2007), pp. 35-46 (GGS WIP conference) (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J.: Derivación de modelos de tareas a partir de modelos BPMN. In: I Taller sobre Procesos de Negocio e Ingeniería del Software (PNIS 2007, in conjunction with JISBD 2007), pp. 56-63 (Link)

2006

• de la Vara, J.L., Sánchez, J.: Construcción de modelos de requisitos a partir de modelos organizacionales: Una aproximación basada en BPMN. Gerencia Tecnológica Informática 5(13): 57-65 (Link)

• de la Vara, J.L.: Derivación de modelos de requisitos a partir de modelos organizacionales. BEng Thesis, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. Advisor: Dr. Juan Sánchez Díaz. (Link)