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M O D E L S 2 0 0 9

ACM/IEEE 12th International Conference on
Model Driven Engineering
Languages and Systems

Denver, Colorado, USA October 4-9, 2009

http://www.modelsconference.org/




The MODELS Conference Series
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… is devoted to model-based development for software and systems
engineering, covering all categories of modeling languages, methods,
tools, and their applications. Engineering models have long been used
in the development of complex systems and the approach is also becoming
more prevalent in the design of modern software systems. Methodologies
and tools are emerging and applied successfully in practice. They
create and manipulate such models starting with the earliest phases of
development through to implementation and testing.

The MODELS series of conferences (http://www.modelsconference.org/) is
the premier venue for the exchange of innovative technical ideas and
experiences relating to model-based approaches in the development of
complex systems. To provide a broader forum for reporting on scientific
progress as well as experiences and issues stemming from practical
application of model-based methods, the 2009 conference has two distinct
tracks:

* A scientific track
* An empirical results track

Papers in each track will be evaluated by separate program committees
based on criteria appropriate to that track.


Call for Papers – The Scientific Track
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Over the years, model-based development has gained rapidly increasing
popularity across various engineering disciplines. Numerous efforts
resulted in the invention of concepts, languages, and tools for the
definition, analysis, transformation, and extension of domain-specific
modeling languages as well as general-purpose modeling language
standards. Problems in this domain span multiple disciplines and have
to be addressed by collaborative research activities spanning domains
such as industrial automation, business engineering, hardware/software
co-design, real-time system development, Web 2.0 application design, and
so forth.

A primary objective of the scientific track of MODELS is to build a
forum for exchange and discussion of new research results dedicated to
advancing the state-of-the-art of model-based development in general.
Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

* Development of domain-specific modeling languages
* Design of general-purpose modeling languages and related standards
* Definition of the syntax and semantics of modeling languages
* Tools and meta-tools for modeling languages and model-based
development
* Definition and usage of model transformation and generation
approaches
* Development of systems engineering and modeling-in-the-large
concepts
* Proposals of new model quality assurance techniques
* Integration of modeling languages and tools (hybrid multi-modeling)
* Evolution of modeling languages and models
* New modeling paradigms and formalisms

Submission Process – Scientific Track

Long (15 pages) and short (5 pages) paper submissions must conform to
the Springer LNCS formatting guidelines:

http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-7-72376-0

All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not submitted
simultaneously for publication elsewhere. They will undergo a thorough
review process by a track-specific committee comprising leading experts
from academia and industry; however, papers that are too long or violate
the LNCS formatting instructions will be rejected. Accepted papers will
be published in a conference proceedings by Springer in the LNCS series.


Authors of best papers from the conference will be invited to revise
and submit extended versions of their papers for a special issue of the
Journal on Software and Systems Modeling (Springer Press).

For further details concerning the submission process, consult

http://www.modelsconference.org/



Call for Papers – The Empirical Results Track
---------------------------------------------

As with any emerging technical discipline, model-based engineering
approaches to software and system development give rise to a unique set
of challenges related to practical application. These include a very
diverse list of issues such as problems of scaling to multi-domain and
geographically distributed teams, difficulties of integrating new
methods and tools into legacy environments, resistance to culture
change, and coping with immature technologies. Nevertheless, there are
numerous practical examples of industrial application of model-based
engineering in which such problems have been overcome, resulting in
successful systems that clearly demonstrate the viability and the
advantages of model-based methods. Unfortunately, there is still
insufficient awareness among many practitioners of such results and the
potential of these methods for delivering major increases in
productivity and product quality. A primary objective of the MODELS
empirical results track is to provide a realistic and verifiable picture
of the current state-of-the-practice of model-based engineering.

Both long and short papers are sought. In addition to experience
reports, papers that describe innovative solutions and concepts stemming
from practical application of model-based methods and tools in
industrial settings are deemed highly relevant to this track. Topics of
interest include but are not limited to:

* Introducing model-based approaches into organizations
* Experience stories in general (successful and unsuccessful)
* How to scale modeling to many users and large models
* Issues related to current model-based engineering standards
* Engineering and managing sets of modeling languages
* Integrating models into a development environment
* Experience with model-based engineering tools

Please visit the conference website

http://www.modelsconference.org/

for more information.


Submission Process – Empirical Results Track

Long (15 pages) and short (5 pages) paper submissions must conform to
the Springer LNCS formatting guidelines:

http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-7-72376-0

All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not submitted
simultaneously for publication elsewhere. They will undergo a thorough
review process by a track-specific committee comprising leading experts
from academia and industry; however, papers that are too long or violate
the LNCS formatting instructions will be rejected immediately.

Authors of best papers from the conference will be invited to revise
and submit extended versions of their papers for a special issue of the
Journal on Software and Systems Modeling (Springer Press). For further
details concerning the submission process, consult

http://www.modelsconference.org/


About Denver and the Conference Center
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Denver is one of America's most beautiful cities. It is located at the
base of the Rocky Mountains and has 300 days of sunshine. Denver has a
great love of the outdoors. It is close to the Rocky Mountain National
Park and several 14-ers, mountain peaks that are 14,000 ft or higher.
It is also a cultural and sophisticated city. According to the official
website of the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau
(http://www.denver.org/), "The city has more than 40 museums and
historic attractions, from Buffalo Bill's Grave & Museum to Daniel
Libeskind's amazing new Denver Art Museum. The Denver Zoo is the fourth
most popular in the nation."

The conference will be held in the Hyatt Regency, Denver Tech Center.
It is in the heart of the Tech Center business conclave, and minutes
from both downtown and airport.


Important Dates
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Scientific and Empirical Paper Submissions:
Abstract: April 26, 2009, 23:59 (MDT*)
Full Paper: May 10, 2009, 23:59 (MDT*)
Workshop Proposals: March 15, 2009
Tutorial Proposals: April 19, 2009

(*) MDT = Mountain Daylight Time Zone (Denver local time)


Organization Committee
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Conference Chairs:
Robert Pettit The Aerospace Corporation, USA
Sudipto Ghosh Colorado State University, USA

Scientific Track Program Chair:
Andy Schürr Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Empirical Results Track Chair:
Bran Selic Malina Software, Canada

Workshop Chair:
James Bieman Colorado State University, USA

Tutorial Chair:
Thomas Weigert Missouri University of Science and Technology,
USA

Doctoral Symposium Chair:
Jürgen Dingel Queen's University, Canada

Educator Symposium Chairs:
Robert France Colorado State UniversityUSA
Martin Gogolla University of Bremen, Germany

Panel Chair:
Øystein Haugen University of Oslo, Norway

Steering Committee Chair:
Heinrich Hussmann Universität München, Germany

Publicity Chairs:
Arnor Solberg SINTEF, Norway
Emanuel Grant University of North Dakota, USA


Scientific Track Program Committee
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Aditya Agrawal The Mathworks Inc., USA
Hernan Astudilo Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria,
Chile
Don Batory University of Texas, USA
Benoit Baudry INRIA, France
Jean Bézivin Université de Nantes, France
Xavier Blanc LIP6, France
Ruth Breu University of Innsbruck, Austria
Lionel Briand Simula Research Lab and University of Oslo,
Norway
Jean-Michel Bruel Université de Toulouse, France
Krzysztof Czarnecki University of Waterloo, Canada
Juan de Lara Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
Jens Dietrich Massey University, New Zealand
Juergen Dingel Queen's University, Canada
Alexander Egyed Johannes Kepler University, Austria
Gregor Engels University of Paderborn, Germany
Jean-Marie Favre University of Grenoble, France
Robert B. France Colorado State University, USA
Harald Gall University of Zurich, Switzerland
Dragan Gasevic Athabasca University, Canada
Geri Georg Colorado State University, USA
Sébastien Gérard CEA LIST, France
Holger Giese Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany
Martin Gogolla University of Bremen, Germany
Susanne Graf VERIMAG, France
Emanuel Grant University of North-Dakota, USA
Jeff Gray University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
John Grundy University of Auckland, New Zealand
Jun Han Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Øystein Haugen SINTEF, Norway
Zhenjiang Hu National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Heinrich Hussmann Universität München, Germany
Jan Jurjens Open University and MSRC, UK
Gerti Kappel Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Gabor Karsai Vanderbilt University, USA
Ingolf Krüger UC San Diego, USA
Jochen Kuester IBM Research, Switzerland
Thomas Kühne Victoria University of Wellington, New
Zealand
Ralf Laemmel University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Michele Lanza University of Lugano, Switzerland
Michaël Lawley The Australian e-Health Research Centre,
Australia
Timothy C. Lethbridge University of Ottawa, Canada
Birger Møller-Pedersen University of Oslo, Norway
Ana Moreira Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Pierre-Alain Muller Université de Haute-Alsace, France
Ileana Ober IRIT, France
Richard Paige University of York, UK
Dorina C. Petriu Carleton University, Canada
Alfonso Pierantonio Università degli Studi dell´ Aquila, Italy
Claudia Pons University of La Plata, Argentinia
Ivan Porres Ã…bo Akademi University, Finland
Alexander Pretschner Fraunhofer IESE and TU Kaiserslautern,
Switzerland
Gianna Reggio Università di Genova, Italy
Arend Rensink University of Twente, The Netherlands
Bernhard Rumpe TU Braunschweig, Germany
Andy Schürr Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Bran Selic Malina Software, Canada
Michal Smialek Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Perdita Stevens University of Edinburgh, UK
Juha-Pekka Tolvanen MetaCase, Finland
Laurence Tratt Bournemouth University, UK
Axel Uhl SAP Research Center, Germany
Pieter Van Gorp Technical University of Eindhoven, The
Netherlands
Dániel Varró Budapest University of Technology and
Economics, Hungary
Eelco Visser Technical University of Delft, The
Netherlands
Andrzej Wasowski IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Jon Whittle Lancaster University, UK
Andreas Winter Universiy of Koblenz-Landau, Germany


Empirical Results Track Program Committee
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Robert Baillargeon Panasonic Automotive Systems, USA
Francis Bordeleau Zeudora, Canada
Murray Cantor IBM Rational, USA
Tony Clark Thames valley University, UK
Diarmuid Corcoran Ericsson AB, Sweden
Andy Evans Xactium
Geri Georg Colorado State University
Øystein Haugen SINTEF, Norway
Steven Kelly MetaCase, Finland
Jana Koehler IBM Zurich Research, Switzerland
Vinay Kulkarni Tata Consulatancy Services, India
Nikolai Mansourov KDM Analytics, Canada
Stephen Mellor UK
Ed Merks itemis AG, Canada
Dragan Milicev University of Belgrade, Serbia
Juan Carlos Molina CARE Technologies SA, Spain
Pierre-Alain Muller Universite de Haute-Alsace, France
Nicolas Rouquette Jet Propulsion Lab - Caltech, USA
Schieferdecker, Ina Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany
Richard Soley Object Management Group, USA
Ingo Stürmer Model Engineering Solutions GmbH, Germany
Francois Terrier CEA-LIST, France
Laurence Tratt Bournemouth University, UK
Markus Voelter Voelter, Germany
Michael von der Beeck BMW Group, Germany
Ben Watson Lockheed Martin Corporation, USA
Thomas Weigert Missouri U. of Science and Technology, USA
Frank Weihl Hengsoft, USA
Jon Whittle Lancaster University, UK



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