CALL FOR PAPERS
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SPECIAL TRACK ON MODEL TRANSFORMATION - MT 2007
The 22st Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
Seoul (Korea) March 11 – 15, 2007

http://www.model-transformation.org/MT2007/

IMPORTANT DATES

Workshop papers due: 8 September 2006
Author notification: 16 October 2006
Camera-ready papers due: 30 October 2006
MT 2007 Track dates: 11-15 March 2007

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Sponsored by the ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing
Hosted by Seoul National University and Suwon University, in Seoul.


ABOUT THE SAC 2007 TRACK ON MODEL TRANSFORMATION (MT 2007)
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We are currently witnessing an increasing movement in the Software
Engineering community towards the use of models for developing software
systems. From mission computing domains (e.g., avionics and automotive
industries) to financial enterprise systems, the role of models in the
development of critical systems is gaining momentum. Shifting intellectual
property and business logic from source code into models allows
organizations to focus on the important aspects of their systems, which have
traditionally been blurred by the usage of standard programming languages
and underlying technologies that have added multiple layers of accidental
complexity.

Model Engineering advocates models as the key artifacts in all phases of
development, from system specification and analysis, to design and testing.
The use of models opens up new possibilities for creating, analyzing, and
manipulating systems through various types of tools and languages. Each
model usually addresses one concern, and the transformations between models
provide a chain that enables the automated development of a system from its
corresponding models. Model transformation specification, implementation and
execution are the critical parts of this process. Furthermore, model
transformations are also models, and therefore an integral part of
model-based approach. Model transformations need specialized support in
several aspects in order to realize their full potential for system
modelers, transformation developers, and tool vendors. The problem goes
beyond having specific languages to represent model transformations; we also
need to understand the key concepts and operators supporting those
languages, their semantics, and their structuring mechanisms and properties
(e.g., modularity, composability, and parameterization). In addition, model
transformations can be stored in repositories where they can be discovered
and reused.

There is also a need to chain and combine model transformations in order to
produce new and more powerful transformations. Furthermore, model
transformations need to be integrated into software development
methodologies that have supporting tools and environments.


SCOPE
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After the success of last year’s edition of the Model Transformation(MT)
Track at SAC 2006, the MT2007 track aims to bring together researchers and
practitioners to share experiences in using model transformations.
Participants in the MT track will explore the practical problems of existing
languages, tools, and environments for transforming models. The track will
also address questions about the nature and features of model
transformations, including the following topics: model merging, requirements
and classification of languages for expressing transformations, measuring
the quality and extra-functional requirements of model transformations
(e.g., scalability, robustness, adaptability, reusability), and definition
of development methodologies that allow exploiting all their potential
benefits.

The track will be held between March 11 and March 15, 2007.


TOPICS
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The organizers encourage submissions from both academia and industry about
the following (non-exhaustive) list of topics:

• Languages for model transformations
• Scalability and reuse of model transformations
• Metamodeling
• Domain-specific and concern-oriented modeling
• Semantics and formal aspects of model transformations
• Model Driven Architecture (MDA) and other model-driven approaches
• Model-driven code generation and other generative approaches
• Model query languages
• Model and metamodel transformations
• Model merging, weaving and composition
• Maintenance, evolution and management of model transformations
• Model-driven development methodologies, approaches, and languages
• Tools and environments for model-driven development
• Case studies and industrial experiences


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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Papers should represent original and previously unpublished ideas that are
currently not under review in any conference or journal. Both basic and
applied research papers are solicited. Papers describing novel applications
and making significant research contributions are also of interest.
Simultaneous submission to multiple SAC 2007 tracks is not allowed.

Submissions should follow ACM's two column format
(http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html), be up to 5 pages, and
include the author’s name, affiliation and contact details. Papers should be
submitted to the Track Chairs before September 8, 2006, using the electronic
submission system available at the SAC 2007 Web site.

Authors will be notified of acceptance by October 16, 2006. At least one
author of accepted papers should register and participate in the Track. The
conference proceedings will be published by ACM and will also be available
online through ACM's Digital Library.

Each submitted paper will undergo a formal peer review process. The
conference proceedings will be published by ACM. Hence, the camera ready
version of all accepted papers should be prepared using the ACM two-column
format, for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. The maximum number of
pages allowed for the final papers is five (5), with the option, at
additional cost, to add three (3) more pages.


JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE AND POSTERS
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A selected number from the best papers accepted at MT2007 will be invited
for expansion and revision for possible publication at a special issue of
Springer’s Journal of Software and Systems Modeling, dedicated to “Model
Transformation.”

A set of selected papers, from those not accepted as full papers at the
Track, will be accepted as poster papers, and will be published as extended
2-page abstracts in the symposium proceedings.


TRACK CHAIRS
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Jean Bézivin, INRIA and Univ. of Nantes (France)
Jeff Gray, University of Alabama at Birmingham (USA)
Alfonso Pierantonio, University of L'Aquila (Italy)
Antonio Vallecillo, University of Málaga (Spain)


MT2007 PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Alan Cameron Wills, Microsoft (UK)
Andreas Winter, University of Koblenz-Landau (Germany)
Andy Schürr, Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany)
Antonio Estevez, Open Canarias (Spain)
Arne Berre, Sintef (Norway)
Bernhard Rumpe, Technische U. Braunschweig (Germany)
Bran Selic, IBM Rational Software (Canada)
Bryan Wood, Open-IT (UK)
Charles Consel, ENSEIRB and LaBRI (France)
Dániel Varró, University of Budapest (Hungary)
Dave Akehurst, University of Kent (United Kingdom)
Ed Willink, Thales Research Ltd (UK)
Eelco Visser, Universiteit Utrecht (The Netherlands)
Esperanza Marcos, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Spain)
Gabor Karsai, Vanderbilt University (USA)
Gabriele Taentzer, Technische Universität Berlin (Germany)
Gunter Kniesel, University of Bonn (Germany)
Hans Vangheluwe, McGill University (Canada)
Ivan Kurtev, University of Nantes (France)
Ivan Porres, Ĺbo Akademi (Finland)
Jean-Marie Favre, University of Grenoble (France)
Jon Whittle, George Mason University (USA)
Krysztof Czarnecki, University of Waterloo (Canada)
Laurence Tratt, King’s College London (United Kingdom)
Luciano Baresi, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Maarten Steen, Telematica Instituut (The Netherlands)
Marie-Noelle Terrasse, University of Bourgogne (France)
Martin Gogolla, University of Bremen (Germany)
Michael Lawley, Queensland Univ. of Tech. (Australia)
Nicolas Rouquette, NASA/JPL (USA)
Reiko Heckel, University of Leicester (United Kingdom)
Robert France, Colorado State University (USA)
Serge Demeyer, University of Antwerpen (Belgium)
Simon Helsen, SAP (USA)
Steven Witkop, EDS (USA)
Tom Mens, University of Mons-Hainaut (Belgium)
Vicente Pelechano, Univ. Politécnica de Valencia (Spain)


ABOUT SAC 2007
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For the past twenty-one years the ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC)
has been a primary and international forum for applied computer scientists,
computer engineers and application developers from around the world to
gather, interact and present their work. SAC is sponsored by the ACM Special
Interest Group on Applied Computing(SIGAPP), and the conference proceedings
are published by ACM and are also available online through ACM's Digital
Library. SAC 2007 will be hosted by Seoul National University and Suwon
University, in Seoul (Korea).

Further information about SAC 2007 can be found at
http://www.acm.org/conferences/sac/sac2007.

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Alfonso Pierantonio
Dipartimento di Informatica
Universitŕ degli Studi dell'Aquila
http://www.di.univaq.it/alfonso
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Upcoming Events:
MT 2007 – Model Transformation Track at ACM SAC 2006, Seoul (Korea)
AOM 2006 – 9th Intl. Workshop on Aspect-Oriented Modeling, Genoa (Italy)
IWMEC 2006 - Intl. Workshop on Models for Enterprise Computing, Hong Kong
(China)



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