{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2041427688","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1391469.1391617","title":"Specify-explore-refine (SER)","display_name":"Specify-explore-refine (SER)","publication_year":2008,"publication_date":"2008-06-08","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2041427688","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1391469.1391617","mag":"2041427688"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1145/1391469.1391617","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1391469.1391617","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 45th annual Design Automation Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"conference-paper","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5046024226","display_name":"Andreas Gerstlauer","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6748-2054"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I204250578","display_name":"University of California, Irvine","ror":"https://ror.org/04gyf1771","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"A. Gerstlauer","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of California, Irvine","Center for Embedded Computer Systems, University of California, Irvine CA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of California, Irvine","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Center for Embedded Computer Systems, University of California, Irvine CA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5082011476","display_name":"Junyu Peng","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I204250578","display_name":"University of California, Irvine","ror":"https://ror.org/04gyf1771","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"J. Peng","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of California, Irvine","Center for Embedded Computer Systems, University of California, Irvine CA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of California, Irvine","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Center for Embedded Computer Systems, University of California, Irvine CA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5059068557","display_name":"Dongwan Shin","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2151-3986"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I204250578","display_name":"University of California, Irvine","ror":"https://ror.org/04gyf1771","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"D. Shin","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of California, Irvine","Center for Embedded Computer Systems, University of California, Irvine CA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of California, Irvine","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Center for Embedded Computer Systems, University of California, Irvine CA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5066834231","display_name":"D.D. Gajski","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I204250578","display_name":"University of California, Irvine","ror":"https://ror.org/04gyf1771","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"D. Gajski","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of California, Irvine","Center for Embedded Computer Systems, University of California, Irvine CA"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of California, Irvine","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Center for Embedded Computer Systems, University of California, Irvine CA","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I204250578"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5018620798","display_name":"Atsushi Nakamura","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0788-2221"},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"A. Nakamura","raw_affiliation_strings":["InterDesign Technologies, Inc., Minato-Ku Tokyo, Japan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"InterDesign Technologies, Inc., Minato-Ku Tokyo, Japan","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":null,"display_name":"D. Araki","orcid":null},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"D. Araki","raw_affiliation_strings":["InterDesign Technologies, Inc., Minato-Ku Tokyo, Japan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"InterDesign Technologies, Inc., Minato-Ku Tokyo, Japan","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5019857205","display_name":"Y. Nishihara","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2800865746","display_name":"Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency","ror":"https://ror.org/059yhyy33","country_code":"JP","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2800865746"]}],"countries":["JP"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Y. Nishihara","raw_affiliation_strings":["Japanese Aerospace, Exploration Agency, Tsukuba Space Center, Sengen, Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Japanese Aerospace, Exploration Agency, Tsukuba Space Center, Sengen, Tsukuba Ibaraki, Japan","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2800865746"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":1.5031,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":16,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.81661779,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":96},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"586","last_page":"591"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10904","display_name":"Embedded Systems Design Techniques","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1708","display_name":"Hardware and Architecture"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10904","display_name":"Embedded Systems Design Techniques","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1708","display_name":"Hardware and Architecture"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10829","display_name":"Interconnection Networks and Systems","score":0.9977999925613403,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10054","display_name":"Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques","score":0.9976000189781189,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1708","display_name":"Hardware and Architecture"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/aerospace","display_name":"Aerospace","score":0.7121520042419434},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.6018010973930359},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/component","display_name":"Component (thermodynamics)","score":0.5474196672439575},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/space-industry","display_name":"Space industry","score":0.5226221680641174},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/design-space-exploration","display_name":"Design space exploration","score":0.5147790908813477},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/systems-engineering","display_name":"Systems engineering","score":0.5134443044662476},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/virtual-prototyping","display_name":"Virtual prototyping","score":0.48866990208625793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/electronics","display_name":"Electronics","score":0.4808388650417328},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/reliability","display_name":"Reliability (semiconductor)","score":0.4755627512931824},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/embedded-system","display_name":"Embedded system","score":0.4493482708930969},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/software-engineering","display_name":"Software engineering","score":0.4431212246417999},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/set","display_name":"Set (abstract data type)","score":0.4361996054649353},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/space","display_name":"Space (punctuation)","score":0.4063813090324402},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.3015219271183014},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/simulation","display_name":"Simulation","score":0.24939191341400146},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.2473812997341156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/programming-language","display_name":"Programming language","score":0.17304062843322754},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/aerospace-engineering","display_name":"Aerospace engineering","score":0.13858717679977417},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/electrical-engineering","display_name":"Electrical engineering","score":0.12310940027236938}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C167740415","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2876213","display_name":"Aerospace","level":2,"score":0.7121520042419434},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6018010973930359},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C168167062","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1117970","display_name":"Component (thermodynamics)","level":2,"score":0.5474196672439575},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777878659","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2729047","display_name":"Space industry","level":3,"score":0.5226221680641174},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776221188","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21072556","display_name":"Design space exploration","level":2,"score":0.5147790908813477},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201995342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q682496","display_name":"Systems engineering","level":1,"score":0.5134443044662476},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780991453","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3408177","display_name":"Virtual prototyping","level":2,"score":0.48866990208625793},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C138331895","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11650","display_name":"Electronics","level":2,"score":0.4808388650417328},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C43214815","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7310987","display_name":"Reliability (semiconductor)","level":3,"score":0.4755627512931824},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149635348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193040","display_name":"Embedded system","level":1,"score":0.4493482708930969},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C115903868","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80993","display_name":"Software engineering","level":1,"score":0.4431212246417999},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C177264268","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1514741","display_name":"Set (abstract data type)","level":2,"score":0.4361996054649353},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778572836","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q380933","display_name":"Space (punctuation)","level":2,"score":0.4063813090324402},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.3015219271183014},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C44154836","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45045","display_name":"Simulation","level":1,"score":0.24939191341400146},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.2473812997341156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C199360897","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9143","display_name":"Programming language","level":1,"score":0.17304062843322754},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C146978453","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3798668","display_name":"Aerospace engineering","level":1,"score":0.13858717679977417},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119599485","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43035","display_name":"Electrical engineering","level":1,"score":0.12310940027236938},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C62520636","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q944","display_name":"Quantum mechanics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C163258240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25342","display_name":"Power (physics)","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C97355855","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11473","display_name":"Thermodynamics","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1145/1391469.1391617","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1145/1391469.1391617","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Proceedings of the 45th annual Design Automation Conference","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"score":0.4300000071525574,"display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure","id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":7,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1498455513","https://openalex.org/W1550131357","https://openalex.org/W2038904603","https://openalex.org/W2045196269","https://openalex.org/W2148740615","https://openalex.org/W4235558173","https://openalex.org/W6660231948"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4225795411","https://openalex.org/W4225496080","https://openalex.org/W2621333894","https://openalex.org/W1634077289","https://openalex.org/W2394100208","https://openalex.org/W4248906445","https://openalex.org/W1676660241","https://openalex.org/W2556224842","https://openalex.org/W4205626700","https://openalex.org/W2988776243"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Driven":[0],"by":[1,184],"increasing":[2],"complexity":[3],"and":[4,30,47,66,70,96,107,115,145,152,176,182],"reliability":[5,153],"demands,":[6],"the":[7,38,49,133,136],"Japanese":[8],"Aerospace":[9],"Exploration":[10],"Agency":[11],"(JAXA)":[12],"in":[13,123,149],"2004":[14],"commissioned":[15],"development":[16,65],"of":[17,28,36,135],"ELEGANT,":[18,37],"a":[19,54,89],"complete":[20],"SpecC-based":[21],"environment":[22],"for":[23,40,93,138,161],"electronic":[24],"system-level":[25,59],"(ESL)":[26],"design":[27,60,139],"space":[29,61,140],"satellite":[31],"electronics.":[32],"As":[33],"integral":[34],"part":[35],"Center":[39],"Embedded":[41],"Computer":[42],"System":[43],"(CECS)":[44],"has":[45,76,158,168],"developed":[46],"supplied":[48],"SER":[50,57,74,83,108,166],"tool":[51,91],"set.":[52],"Following":[53],"Specify-Explore-Refine":[55],"methodology,":[56],"supports":[58],"exploration,":[62,141],"interactive":[63],"platform":[64],"automatic":[67],"model":[68,71],"refinement":[69],"generation.":[72],"The":[73,165],"engine":[75],"been":[77,110,159,169],"successfully":[78,111],"integrated":[79],"into":[80],"ELEGANT.":[81],"With":[82],"at":[84],"its":[85,116],"core,":[86],"ELEGANT":[87,106,157],"provides":[88],"seamless":[90],"chain":[92],"modeling":[94],"verification":[95],"synthesis":[97,147],"from":[98],"top-level":[99],"specification":[100],"down":[101],"to":[102,113,171],"embedded":[103],"HW/SW":[104],"implementation.":[105],"have":[109],"delivered":[112],"JAXA":[114],"suppliers.":[117],"Tools":[118],"are":[119],"currently":[120],"being":[121],"deployed":[122],"companies":[124],"like":[125],"NEC":[126],"Toshiba":[127],"Space":[128],"Systems.":[129],"Evaluation":[130],"results":[131],"prove":[132],"feasibility":[134],"approach":[137],"rapid":[142],"virtual":[143],"prototyping":[144],"system":[146],"resulting":[148],"tremendous":[150],"productivity":[151],"gains.":[154],"In":[155],"addition,":[156],"commercialized":[160],"general":[162],"market":[163],"availability.":[164],"component":[167],"licensed":[170],"InterDesign":[172],"Technologies,":[173],"Inc.":[174],"(IDT)":[175],"it":[177],"is":[178],"available":[179],"from,":[180],"sold":[181],"supported":[183],"IDT.":[185]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2016,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2015,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2012,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-07-29T14:22:42.915294","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}