Operationalizing Assurance Cases for Data Scientists: A Showcase of Concepts and Tooling in the Context of Test Data Quality for Machine Learning

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2312.04917v1
• Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2023 09:34:46 GMT
• Title: Operationalizing Assurance Cases for Data Scientists: A Showcase of Concepts and Tooling in the Context of Test Data Quality for Machine Learning
• Authors: Lisa J\"ockel, Michael Kl\"as, Janek Gro{\ss}, Pascal Gerber, Markus Scholz, Jonathan Eberle, Marc Teschner, Daniel Seifert, Richard Hawkins, John Molloy, Jens Ottnad
• Abstract summary: Assurance Cases (ACs) are an established approach in safety engineering to argue quality claims in a structured way. We propose a framework to support the operationalization of ACs for Machine Learning (ML) components based on technologies that data scientists use on a daily basis: Python and Jupyter Notebook. Results from the application of the framework, documented through notebooks, can be integrated into existing AC tools.
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• Abstract: Assurance Cases (ACs) are an established approach in safety engineering to argue quality claims in a structured way. In the context of quality assurance for Machine Learning (ML)-based software components, ACs are also being discussed and appear promising. Tools for operationalizing ACs do exist, yet mainly focus on supporting safety engineers on the system level. However, assuring the quality of an ML component within the system is commonly the responsibility of data scientists, who are usually less familiar with these tools. To address this gap, we propose a framework to support the operationalization of ACs for ML components based on technologies that data scientists use on a daily basis: Python and Jupyter Notebook. Our aim is to make the process of creating ML-related evidence in ACs more effective. Results from the application of the framework, documented through notebooks, can be integrated into existing AC tools. We illustrate the application of the framework on an example excerpt concerned with the quality of the test data.

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