Modelling of Complex Software Systems
A special issue of Modelling (ISSN 2673-3951).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 October 2021) | Viewed by 1027
Special Issue Editors
Interests: model-driven engineering; quality aspects in software engineering; domain-specific languages; cyber-physical systems and complex systems
Interests: software engineering; model-driven engineering; domain-specific languages; software architectures; complex systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modelling is pivotal for the development of complex systems. From the Internet of Things to Industry 4.0, the complexity of new generations of systems has introduced several new challenges both from a technical and a business perspective. Enterprises are increasingly required to improve the quality of systems while reducing the costs associated with their development, operations and maintenance. Furthermore, modern systems are required to operate within and adapt to ever-evolving environments.
To tackle these new challenges and requirements, enterprises have been increasingly using software to enhance and sometimes even replace an ever-larger number of hardware components and functionalities. Software is not only used for providing new functionalities, but it is also used as a way to analyse, simulate and monitor the systems both during design time and runtime.
In recent decades, the software engineering community has acknowledged model-driven engineering as a powerful instrument for the development of complex systems using languages, techniques and tools enabling and supporting modelling. Modelling can be carried out at different stages of the software lifecycle, exploiting the strengths of different abstractions, analysis and simulation techniques. It can also support these systems in addressing their need for continuous adaptation and evolution.
This Special Issue welcomes contributions from both researchers and practitioners describing advancements on the modelling of modern complex software systems.
Dr. Romina Eramo
Dr. Alessio Bucaioni
Dr. Luca Berardinelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Software engineering
- Model-based engineering
- Software modelling
- System modelling
- Domain-specific languages
- Modelling languages and tools
- Low code platform
- Digital twin
- Complex systems
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