Green in Software Engineering

Coral Calero is Full Professor at the Computer Science Department at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM, Spain). She is a member of the Alarcos Research Group and her research interests include: quality models, software measurement and software sustainability. She is the President of the Fundación Software y Sostenibilidad (Software and Sustainability Foundation). Mario Piattini is Director of the Alarcos Research Group and Director of the Institute of Information Systems and Technologies at UCLM. Prior to this position, he worked as a consultant for various companies and organizations and was Founder and Director of Cronos Ibérica, S.A. He is among the 15 "Top scholars in the field of systems and software engineering (2004-2008)", according to a study published in The Journal of Systems and Software in 2011.

Part I Introduction.- 1 Introduction to Green in Software Engineering.- Part II Environments, Processes and Construction.- 2 Green Software Engineering Environments.- 3 Processes for Green and Sustainable Software Engineering.- 4 Constructing Green Software Services: from Service Models to Cloud-based Architecture.- Part III Economic and Other Qualities.- 5 Economic Aspects of Green ICT.- 6 Green Software Quality Factors.- Part IV Software Development Process.- 7 From Requirements Engineering to Green Requirements Engineering.- 8 Towards Green Software Testing.- 9 Green Software Maintenance.- 10 Green Software and Software Quality.- 11 Green Software Measurement.- Part V Practical Issues.- 12 A Decision Making Model for Adopting GreenICT Strategies.- 13 Participation and Open Innovation for Sustainable Software Engineering.

"The book helps the reader understand the essential difference between green information technology (IT) and green software engineering. ... the book is an outstanding first work that will likely serve as a basis for future research and guidance in the area of green software engineering." (Sandhya Jane, Computing Reviews, October, 2015)

"An overview of numerous green aspects of software engineering is provided in this book. ... This is one of the first detailed overviews of green aspects in software engineering. ... it can be recommended to all readers interested in the field regardless of previous knowledge." (M. Ivanovic, Computing Reviews, September, 2015)