TITLE:
FOTool: Modelling Indigenous Community Cultures in Sarawak
AUTHORS:
Edwin Mit, Ng Bong Ding, Cheah Wai Shiang
KEYWORDS:
Software Modelling, Formal Method, Object Model, Model Integration
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications,
Vol.7 No.8,
July
25,
2014
ABSTRACT: Formal-Object Tool
(FOTool) is a software modelling approach that integrates formal specification
and object oriented model. FOTool integrates the rigour of formal methods and
the ease of use of OO techniques. The idea of FOTool is to provide an easy
interface by allowing the application developer to develop the software model
by using the object-models, while the verification of the models is carried out
by using formal models. Before the verification process, the object static and
dynamic models need to be transformed into formal models based on the
transformation rules defined in FOTool. This paper presents the FOTool
architecture, the transformation rules from object to formal models, and
discusses the application of FOTool in our continuous research in modeling, the
indigenous communities’ knowledge in Sarawak, and also the challenges of
modelling the complex cultural, taboos and beliefs of indigenous communities.
The knowledge is generated from the heterogeneous cultural, taboos and beliefs
of various ethnic groups in Sarawak. The traditional knowledge is then mapped
to a logical explanation in relation to modern life style.