Model Engineering in Practice

30.03.06

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Milan Ignjatovic: Slides (493,5KB)
Dennis Wagelaar: Slides (671,6KB)

Speakers:

Milan Ignjatovic, ProSoftwarica
Dennis Wagelaar, PhD student

Abstract:

QVT is an important enabler for the model based approach to software engineering because it provides means to manipulate models in a formal and standard way. It brings a transformation language to the user who can apply it to define and execute a chain of transformations, realizing the PIM to PSM transformation paradigm.

In the first part of this talk Milan Ignjatovic introduces QVT and its dialect known as ATL. In the second part Dennis Wagelaar uses a product line example to show how practical use of models can be. A series of transformations are used to derive specific products from the product line based on context information.

Milan Ignjatovic is founder of ProSoftwarica, an innovative software solution provider based in Zurich, Switzerland. His current work includes definition and implementation of platform independent, distributed architectures. He conducts architectural analysis, evaluations and reviews e.g. using the ATAM method. He teaches OOA/OOD, Software Architectures, UML, MDA, OCL and QVT, writes technical articles, talks at conferences and enjoys his duties with the Java User Group Switzerland (JUGS). He can be reached at: mig@proSoftwarica.com

Dennis Wagelaar is a PhD student in Computer Science at the "Vrije Universiteit Brussel" in Belgium. He got his MSc degree from the University of Twente, The Netherlands, before moving to Brussels. His current research topic is Model-Driven Engineering, in particular the use of context models/dependencies to drive software model refinement. More information can be found on his homepage.

Model Engineering in Practice

30.03.06

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