ECMFA 2018: 14th European Conference on Modelling Foundations and Applications Toulouse, France, June 26-27, 2018 |
Conference website | http://eventmall.info/ecmfa2018 |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecmfa2018 |
Abstract registration deadline | February 23, 2018 |
Submission deadline | March 2, 2018 |
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 2018 will be co-located with ICMT, TAP, SEFM, ICGT and TTC as part of the STAF federation of conferences, leading conferences on software technologies (STAF 2018). 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.
Submission Guidelines
Manuscripts for both tracks must be submitted as PDF files through the EasyChair online submission system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecmfa2018
Please ensure that you submit to the right track by choosing either Foundations or Applications as your topic in the EasyChair submission form.
- Research papers should be up to 14 pages long plus at most 2 pages references (16 in total).
- Industrial papers should be up to 12 pages long plus at most 2 pages references (14 pages in total) for full papers, or up to 2 pages long plus 1 page references (3 pages in total) for 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 2018 conference and present the work in person.
Special Issue
Selected papers among accepted ones in ECMFA 2018 with a proper extension (see SoSyM Publication Quality Guidelines) will be considered for publishing in Special Issue of the International Journal on Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM). Authors of selected papers will receive invitation to extend and submit a manuscript for this special issue.
List of Topics
ECMFA has two distinct Paper Tracks: one for research papers dealing with the foundations for MBE, and one for industrial/applications papers dealing with the applications of MBE, including experience reports on MBE tools.
Research Papers
In this track, we are soliciting papers presenting original research on all aspects of MBE. Research papers will be evaluated based on their suitability for the conference, originality, and technical soundness. They require novel and complete research work supported by adequate evaluation results. 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
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 welcome 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
Keynote
Perdita Stevens
University of Edinburgh
Committees
Foundations Track PC
- Anthony Anjorin, Paderborn University, Germany
- Marco Brambilla, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Jordi Cabot, ICREA, Spain
- Marsha Chechik, University of Toronto, Canada
- Antonio Cicchetti, Mälardalen University, Sweden
- Benoit Combemale, University of Toulouse, France
- Zinovy Diskin, McMaster University / University of Waterloo, Canada
- Mahmoud El Hamlaoui, Hassan 1st University, Morocco
- Romina Eramo, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, Italy
- Michalis Famelis, University of Montreal, Canada
- Martin Gogolla, University of Bremen, Germany
- Jeff Gray, University of Alabama, USA
- Joel Greenyer, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
- Esther Guerra, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain
- Regina Hebig, Chalmers | Gothenburg University, Sweden
- Reiko Heckel, University of Leicester, UK
- Ludovico Iovino, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy
- Ekkart Kindler , Technical University of Denmark
- Dimitris Kolovos, University of York, UK
- Thomas Kuehne, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
- Ralf Lämmel, Universität Koblenz-Landau, Germany
- Timothy Lethbridge, University of Ottawa, Canada
- Richard Paige, University of York, UK
- Bernhard Rumpe, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- Eugene Syriani, University of Montreal, Canada
- Massimo Tisi, IMT Atlantique, France
- Antonio Vallecillo, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
- Mark Van Den Brand, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Hans Vangheluwe, University of Antwerp and McGill University, Belgium and Canada
- Daniel Varro, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
- Manuel Wimmer, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
- Tao Yue, Simula Research Laboratory and University of Oslo, Norway
- Steffen Zschaler, King's College London, UK
Applications Track PC
(to be completed)
- Shaukat Ali, Simula, Norway
- Alessandra Bagnato, Softeam, France
- Jean-Michel Bruel, IRIT, France
- Federico Ciccozzi, MDH, Sweden
- Sebastien Gerard, CEA, France
- Øystein Haugen, University of Oslo, Norway
- Rolf-Helge Pfeiffer, Danish Meteorological Institute, Danemark
- Daniel Ratiu, Siemens Corporate Technology, Germany
- Bernhard Rumpe, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- Houari Sahraoui, University of Montreal, Canada
- Juha-Pekka Tolvanen, MetaCase, Finland
- Ramin Tovakoli-Kolagali, University Nuernberg, Germany
- Steffen Zschaler, King’s College London, UK
PC Chairs
- Foundations Track
Alfonso Pierantonio, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, Italy - Applications Track
Trujillo Salvador, Ikerlan, Spain
Publication
The proceedings of the conference with the accepted papers of both tracks will be published in a dedicated Springer LNCS volume.
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to ecmfa2018@googlegroups.com