General Description


Model-Based Engineering (MBE) is an approach to the design, analysis and development of software and systems that relies on exploiting high-level models and computer-based automation to achieve significant boosts in both productivity and quality. The ECMFA conference series is dedicated to advancing the state of knowledge and fostering the industrial application of MBE and related approaches. Its focus is on engaging the key figures of research and industry in a dialog which will result in stronger and more effective practical application of MBE, hence producing more reliable software based on state-of-the-art research results. ECMFA 2016 will be co-located with ICMT, TAP, SEFM, ICGT and TTC as part of the STAF federation of conferences, leading conferences on software technologies (STAF2016). The joint organization of these prominent conferences provides a unique opportunity to gather practitioners and researchers interested in all aspects of software technology, and allow them to interact with each other.

Call for papers


ECMFA has two distinct Paper Tracks: one for research papers (Track F) dealing with the foundations for MBE, and one for industrial/applications papers (Track A) dealing with the applications of MBE, including experience reports on MBE tools.

Research Papers (Track F)
In this track, we are soliciting papers presenting original research on all aspects of MBE. Typical topics of interest include, among others:
Foundations of (Meta)modelling

Domain Specific Modelling Languages and Language Workbenches

Model Reasoning, Testing and Validation

Model Transformation, Code Generation and Reverse Engineering

Model Execution and Simulation

Model Management aspects such as (Co-)Evolution, Consistency, Synchronization

Model-Based Engineering Environments and Tool Chains

Foundations of Requirements Modelling, Architecture Modelling, Platform Modelling

Foundations of Quality Aspects and Modelling non-functional System Properties

Scalability of MBE techniques

Collaborative Modeling




Industrial Papers (Track A)
In this track, we are soliciting papers representing views, innovations and experiences of industrial players in applying or supporting MBE. In particular, we are looking for papers that set requirements on the foundations, methods, and tools for MBE. We are also seeking experience reports or case studies on the application, successes or current shortcomings of MBE. Quantitative results reflecting industrial experience are particularly appreciated. All application areas of MBE are welcomed including but not limited to any of the following:
MBE for Large and Complex Industrial Systems

MBE for Safety-Critical Systems

MBE for Cyber-Physical Systems

MBE for Software and Business Process Modelling

MBE Applications in Transportation, Health Care, Cloud & Mobile computing, etc.

Model-Based Integration and Simulation

Model-Based System Analysis

Application of Modeling Standards

Comparative Studies of MBE Methods and Tools

Metrics for MBE Development

MBE Training




Submission and selection
Manuscripts for both tracks must be submitted as PDF files through the EasyChair online submission system. Please ensure that you submit to the right track! Research papers should be up to 16 pages long; Industrial papers should be 12 pages long (full papers), or 2 pages long (short papers). Short papers will be given shorter presentation slots.

Papers must be compliant with the LNCS paper style. Failure to conform to these guidelines may result in disqualification of the paper. In particular, papers longer than the maximum number of pages may be automatically rejected without review.

All contributions will be subject to a rigorous selection process by the Program Committee. No simultaneous submission to other publication outlets (either a conference or a journal) is allowed; any concurrent submission will result in the immediate rejection of the paper. As in previous years, the proceedings of the conference with the accepted papers of both Tracks will be published in a dedicated Springer LNCS volume. If accepted, one of the authors must attend the ECMFA 2016 conference and present the work in person.

A Special Journal Issue The authors of selected best papers from the foundations track will be invited to submit extended version to a special issue of the SoSyM journal (with another review process).

Important Dates


Abstract submission deadline: February 15, 2016 AoE

Paper submission deadline: March 1, 2016 AoE

Notification to authors: April 7, 2016

Camera ready version due: April 28, 2016

Keynotes

Title and Description TBA
Krzysztof Czarnecki

TBA

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo, Canada


Usage of domain specific modeling languages in the automotive industry
Dr. Stefan Voget, Continental Automotive GmbH.

Before the introduction of model based engineering, the answer for the language question within the automotive industry was simple: use C. The idea of model based engineering is to shift the complexity out of a textual representation of the code (the source code in C) to a model. Here, the question about language comes up again. This time, it revolves around the decision which language to use to represent the model. Today, the answer is not that simple anymore. Within the automotive industry nearly each project uses it's own representation. Often the representation is determined by the architectural tool used in the project. To become independent from these "tool languages", more and more domain specific modeling languages come up, most of which end up as project specific modeling languages, i.e. specific languages used only in a very dedicated context. In the keynote I will present a motivation for the definition and usage of domain specific modeling languages by using two examples. The first example integrates the development lifecycle of a SW developer with the one of a responsible for functional safety. The second example describes a unified approach for the configuration of different software platforms. Both examples and their motivations are quite different from each other, but show the needs for comprehensive common languages and the importance of model to model transformations to interact between them.

Mr. Stefan Voget is head of HW/SW Innovations in the central strategy and technology department of Continental Automotive in Regensburg, Germany. Mr. Voget got his doctoral thesis in informatics and mathematics in 1996. From 1997 to 2005 he worked on SW-architecture projects for Robert Bosch GmbH. He changed 2005 to Siemens VDO Automotive in Regensburg. He represented the company as project leader in the AUTOSAR consortium worked for several years as product manager for AUTOSAR products. In 2011 he changed to the innovation department in Continental Automotive and led an international funded project "SAFE" about process interpretation of ISO26262. Since 2014 he works for innovation topics for the automated driving area.



PC Chairs


Research Papers (Track F): Andrzej Wąsowski, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Industrial Papers (Track A): Lönn Henrik, Volvo Group, Sweden

Program Committee


Foundations Track
Marco Brambilla, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

Mark Van Den Brand, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands.

Ruth Breu, Research Group Quality Engineering, Austria.

Jordi Cabot, ICREA - UOC (Internet interdisciplinary institute), Spain.

Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada.

Benoit Combemale, INRIA, France.

Nancy Day, David R. Cheriton School of Computer Sceince, University of Waterloo, Canada.

Juergen Dingel, Queen's University, Canada.

Sudipto Ghosh, Dept of Computer Science, Colorado State University, USA.

Martin Gogolla, Database Systems Group, University of Bremen, Germany.

Jeff Gray, University of Alabama, USA.

Esther Guerra, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain.

Regina Hebig, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden.

Thomas Hildebrandt, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ekkart Kindler, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Compute, Denmark.

Dimitris Kolovos, University of York, UK.

Thomas Kuehne, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Ralf Lämmel, Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany.

Shahar Maoz, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Ileana Ober, IRIT - Universite de Toulouse, France.

Ina Schaefer, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Germany.

Andy Schürr, TU Darmstadt, Germany.

Michał Śmiałek , Politechnika Warszawska, Poland.

Perdita Stevens, University of Edinburgh, UK.

Gabriele Taentzer, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany.

Antonio Vallecillo , Universidad de Málaga, Spain.

Hans Vangheluwe , University of Antwerp and McGill University, Belgium and Canada.

Dániel Varró, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary.

Andrzej Wąsowski, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Manuel Wimmer, Business Informatics Group, Vienna University of Technology, Austria.




Applications Track
Andreas Abele, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany.

Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway.

Behzad Bordbar, School of computer Science, University of Birmingham, UK.

Goetz Botterweck, Lero University of Limerick, Ireland.

Jean-Michel Bruel, IRIT, France.

Federico Ciccozzi, Mälardalen University, Sweden.

Maged Elaasar, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, USA.

Sébastien Gérard, CEA LIST, France.

Øystein Haugen, Østfold University College, Norway.

Vinay Kulkarni, Tata Consultancy Services, India.

Philip Langer, Ecplise Source, Austria.

Roberto Erick Lopez-Herrejon, Institute for Systems Engineering and Automation, Johannes Kepler University, Austria.

Rolf-Helge Pfeiffer, DMI, Denmark.

Daniel Ratiu, Siemens Corporate Technology, Germany.

Charles Rivet, Zeligsoft, Canada.

Bernard Rumpe, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

Houari Sahraoui, DIRO, Université De Montréal, Canada.

Rick Salay, University of Toronto, Canada.

Bernard Schaetz, TU München, Germany.

Harald Störrle, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark.

Ramin Tavakoli Kolagari, Technische Hochschule Nürnberg, Germany.

Francois Terrier, CEA LIST, France.

Juha-Pekka Tolvanen, MetaCase, Finland.

Steffen Zschaler, King's College, London, UK.

Stefan Voget, Continental Automotive GmbH, Germany.