Computational modeling has become the norm in industry
to remain competitive and be successful. As such, Model-Based Design of
embedded software has enterprise-wise implications and modeling is not limited
to isolated uses by a single engineer or team. Instead, it has reached a
proliferation much akin to large software design, with requirements for
infrastructure support such as version control, configuration management, and
automated processing.
The comprehensive use of models in design has created a set of challenges
beyond that of supporting one isolated design task. In particular, the need to
combine, couple, and integrate models at different levels of abstraction and in
different formalisms is posing a set of specific problems that the field of Computer
Automated Multiparadigm Modeling (CAMPaM) is aiming to address. The
essential element of multi-paradigm modeling is the use of explicit models
throughout. This leads to a framework with models to represent the syntax of
formalisms used for modeling, models of the transformations that represent the
operational semantics, as well as model-to-model transformations for
inter-formalism transformation. These models are then used to facilitate
generative tasks in language engineering, such as evolving a domain specific
modeling formalism as its requirements change, but also in a tool engineering
space, such as automatic generation of integrated development environments.
Moreover, an explicit model of a model transformation allows analyses such as
termination characteristics, consistency, and determinism.
Topics of
interest include but are not limited to:
Contributions should clearly address the foundations
of multiparadigm modeling by demonstrating the use of models to achieve the
stated objectives and discuss the benefits of explicit modeling.
For manuscript formatting and other guidelines, please
visit the Author Guidelines for SIMULATION page. Manuscripts should be prepared and submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/simulation. Please note in your online cover letter the special issue for which
your submission is intended.
For this special issue, we'll invite for consideration extended and revised
versions of the best papers of the 2nd International workshop "Multi-Paradigm Modeling: Concepts and Tools".
However, the call for papers is open to additional papers, thus we specially
encourage authors that were not able to attend the workshop to submit their
work in related subjects.
Note: Manuscripts
must not have been previously published or be submitted for publication
elsewhere. Each submitted manuscript must include title, names, authors'
affiliations, postal and e-mail addresses, an extended paper, and a list of
keywords. For multiple author submission, please identify the corresponding
author.
Submission
of Papers |
|
April
11, 2008 |
Notification
of Acceptance |
June
15, 2008 |
|
Final camera-ready manuscript due |
July
15, 2008 |
|
Expected
date of publication |
Winter
2008 |
The MathWorks, Inc., |
Dep. of Automation and Applied Informatics. |
School
of Computer Science. |
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