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35th EUROMICRO Conference on
Software Engineering and Advanced Applications (SEAA)

S p e c i a l S e s s i o n o n

M o d e l D r i v e n E n g i n e e r i n g

http://seaa2009.vtt.fi/mde/

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The idea advocated by Model Driven Engineering (MDE) is to develop
systems starting from models, at different levels of abstraction, that
are capable of expressing domain-specific concepts in a way that is at
the same time precise, intuitive, and machine-processable, so allowing
automated manipulation and transformation. The potential benefits of
adopting a model-driven development approach are many: quicker
development and reduced costs, obtained through automation and extensive
reuse, increased overall quality, easier evolution. Because of these
(and other) factors, the popularity of MDE has steadily increased over
the years, reaching various engineering disciplines, beside software
development. The efforts of these years have resulted in the invention
of concepts, languages, and tools for the definition, analysis,
transformation, and extension of domain-specific modeling languages and
of general-purpose modeling language standards. Despite MDE has
progressed significantly, still it presents a number of open challenges
and unsolved problems concerning both conceptual and practical issues,
whose deeper investigation is necessary for model-driven approaches to
be employed to their full potential in everyday practice.

The main goal of this special session is to provide a discussion forum
where researchers and practitioners can meet and share their views on
MDE; this session will offer an ideal venue for exchanging ideas and
discussing problems, exploring together possible solutions and drafting
future directions.

The focus of the session will be on the scientific and practical aspects
of model-driven engineering (models, processes, methods, and tools).

The topics of the session include (but are not limited to):

* Model transformation and re-engineering
* Model-based validation and verification
* Model-based assurance of extra-functional requirements
* Models in the system engineering process
* Model evolution and maintenance
* Models for search-based software engineering
* Quality assurance for models
* Integration of different models
* Tool support for model-based development
* Application domains: service-oriented and component-based systems
* Experiences of using model-driven approaches in practice.


== PUBLICATION ==

Accepted papers will be part of the Proceedings of Euromicro SEAA
Conference 2009, published by IEEE.

Papers should not exceed 8 pages in IEEE/CS proceedings format (10pt,
singlespace, double-column; templates can be found at
http://www.computer.org/portal/pages/cscps/cps/cps_forms.html) and
should include an abstract of 150 words or less.

Accepted papers must be personally presented at the Euromicro SEAA
Conference 2009 by one of the authors.

The presenting author(s) must pre-register (full fee) for the Euromicro
SEAA Conference 2009 before the due date of the Camera-ready paper.

Paper submission. Manuscripts must be submitted in PDF format (Postscript
is accepted) by sending an e-mail to: antonino.sabetta@isti.cnr.it (cc:
mirandola@elet.polimi.it)

==Important dates==

Submission of papers: March 16, 2009
Notification of acceptance: April 27, 2009
Camera-ready paper due: May 26, 2009