Patents by Inventor Haris MUMTAZ

Haris MUMTAZ has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Refactoring to improve the security quality of use case models
    Patent number: 10481906
    Abstract: Methods and devices for improving security of a use case model are described. In accordance with the present disclosure, detection rules are applied to the use case model to detect bad smells. The use case model into an XML representation. The XML representation is refactored using the security bad smells to generate a refactored XML representation of the use case model. A behavior consistency verification processing is performed by processing the refactored use case models. Quality metrics of the refactored XML representation are generated before and after the refactoring. The quality metrics are compared to generate a quality improvement assessment of security for the use case model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Mohammad Alshayeb, Mahmood Niazi, Haris Mumtaz, Sajjad Mahmood
  • REFACTORING TO IMPROVE THE SECURITY QUALITY OF USE CASE MODELS
    Publication number: 20190121635
    Abstract: Methods and devices for improving security of a use case model are described. In accordance with the present disclosure, detection rules are applied to the use case model to detect bad smells. The use case model into an XML representation. The XML representation is refactored using the security bad smells to generate a refactored XML representation of the use case model. A behavior consistency verification processing is performed by processing the refactored use case models. Quality metrics of the refactored XML representation are generated before and after the refactoring. The quality metrics are compared to generate a quality improvement assessment of security for the use case model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Mohammad ALSHAYEB, Mahmood NIAZI, Haris MUMTAZ, Sajjad MAHMOOD