The beautification of a user interface resulting from model-to-model and model-to-code transformations in Model-Driven Architecture consists of performing manual changes to address user requirements which have not been supported during the transformations. These requirements may include customization, users’ preferences, and compliance with corporate style guidelines. This paper introduces a be...

Model Driven Engineering (MDE) is often applied to support software engineering processes (i.e., from reverse to forward engineering, including maintenance and/or evolution tasks). However, as promoted by the Model Driven Organization (MDO) initiative, it can also be relevant in more businessoriented and strategic decision-making activities such as Enterprise Architecture (EA). EA is the proces...

In Model Driven Engineering (MDE) model-to-model transformations are a key means for developing software systems. Manual manipulation of models can become unmanageable and expertise in model manipulation would need to be put in practice again and again. This technique has the potential to save a considerable amount of work from developers, as well as to avoid errors associated with manual proce...

To operate autonomously in complex environments, agents must perform actions, sense the environment, and respond to new situations. Traditional approaches face difficulties with incomplete environment models, goal specification, and engineering domain specific control knowledge. We believe goal reasoning will address these challenges enabling agents to better respond to unexpected circumstances...

In this paper we try to clarify the confusions that lie around the widely used terms “analysis model” and “design model” in software engineering. In our experience, these confusions are the root of some difficulties that practitioners encounter in system modeling, and sometimes lead to bad engineering practices. Our approach consists of placing the duality of analysis and design within a three-...

We explain UMLsec and associated techniques to incorporate security aspects in model-based development. Additionally, we show how UMLsec can be used in the context of software evolution. More precisely, we present the SecVolution approach which supports monitoring changes in external security knowledge sources (such as compliance regulations or security databases) in order to react to security ...

To promote the Model-Based software engineering development of user interfaces, this paper proposes a model driven development approach of complex user interface. The approach captures the process data in user interfaces by using an Extended Object Model. User interfaces are directly, abstractly depicted as objects, components and their cooperative relations in an Interaction Model. Their exter...

We present the roadmap of the design and progress of a theory supported tool for component-based model driven software development (CB-MDD). First the motivation for using CB-MDD, its needs for a theoretical foundation and tool support are discussed, followed by an overview of the development of the theory and a prototype tool. The initial experiences with the tool are summarized, and based on ...

Navigability, defined as the efficiency, effectiveness and satisfaction with which a user navigates through the system in order to fulfil her goals under specific conditions, has a definite impact on the overall success of Web applications. This quality attribute can be measured based on the navigational model provided by Web Engineering methodologies. Most of the measures currently defined for...

Round-trip engineering is a challenging task that will become an important enabler for many Model-Driven Software Development approaches. Model round-trip engineering involves synchronizing models and keeping them consistent, thus enabling the software engineer to freely move between different representations. This vision of complete round-trip engineering is only realized to a limited degree i...