@inproceedings{GB12,
 author = {Breaux, Travis D. and Hibshi, Hanan and Rao, Ashwini and Lehker, Jean-Michel},
 title = {Towards a Framework for Pattern Experimentation: Understanding empirical validity in requirements engineering patterns},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE workshop on Requirements Engineering Patterns},
 series = {RePa '12},
 year = {2012},
 location = {Chicago, Illinois, USA},
 abstract ={Despite the abundance of information security
guidelines, system developers have difficulties implementing
technical solutions that are reasonably secure. Security
patterns are one possible solution to help developers reuse
security knowledge. The challenge is that it takes experts to
develop security patterns. To address this challenge, we need a
framework to identify and assess patterns and pattern
application practices that are accessible to non-experts. In this
paper, we narrowly define what we mean by patterns by
focusing on requirements patterns and the considerations that
may inform how we identify and validate patterns for
knowledge reuse. We motivate this discussion using examples
from the requirements pattern literature and theory in
cognitive psychology.},
}