ICMT 2019

12th International Conference on Model Transformation


July 15-19, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Collocated with STAF 2019

Call for Papers

Model transformations are a core technology underlying the use of modeling and Domain Specific Languages (DLSs). Especially in DSL development, model transformations enable a decoupling of abstract and concrete syntax(es), supporting reuse and the coexistence of multiple concrete syntaxes (visual, textual) for the same DSL. Transformations also play a key role in analyzing models to reveal conceptual flaws or highlight quality bottlenecks, and in integrating heterogeneous tools into unified tool chains.

Ending the twenty-twenties, model transformations are facing two major questions: On the one hand, a main emerging purpose of model transformations in industry is addressing the continuous evolution of industry standards. For example, automotive companies updating from one to the next AUTOSAR version face huge investments and insecurities, due to the need to update their models. Model transformations build the core of most state-of-the-art technologies for such evolution attempts. However, industry is still hesitant to trust these approaches. Thus, the first main question is:

How can we ensure that model transformations produce expected results that foster the trust in and use of transformations for co-evolution?

On the other hand, recent studies indicate that modern modeling languages do not substantially differ from standard programming languages with regards to usability, productivity, and maintainability. This leads to the second main question:

Is it time to re-think the design of model transformation languages? What are new innovative language designs, e.g., allowing non-expert users to intuitively specify and validate model transformations?

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Transformation Lifecycle:
    • Development of transformations: specification, verification and validation, testing, debugging
    • Evolution and maintenance of transformations: modularity, reusability, and composition
    • Tool support
    • Non-functional aspects of transformations, e.g. usability
  • Transformation Applications:
    • Co-evolution, synchronization, and change propagation
    • Round-trip/reverse/forward engineering
    • Model refactoring, aspect weaving
    • Model comparison, differencing, and merging
    • Transformation in interplay with other fields, e.g., compiler construction and compiler verification
  • Empirical Studies, such as case studies, experiments (e.g. comparisons of transformation languages), benchmarks, industrial experience reports
  • New transformation paradigms and language designs:
    • Theoretical foundations
    • Transformation algorithms and strategies (bidirectionality, incrementality, scalability)
    • Higher-order transformation and transformation chains
    • Model queries and pattern matching
    • Transformation by example/demonstration

Submission

We invite papers in the following categories:

  • Research and experience papers (up to 15 pages + up to 2 pages for references = in total up to 17 pages). Papers in this category should describe novel and scientifically rigorous contributions to the model transformation field (for research papers), introduce novel models transformation tools, or report on applications of model-transformation technology, and identify and discuss important lessons learnt (for application papers). Of special interest are experience papers that report on industrial applications of model transformation.
  • Short papers (up to 5 pages + up to 2 pages for references = in total up to 7 pages). Papers in this category should describe new, unconventional approaches that fundamentally challenge established research directions and the current state of practice, but which are at an early stage of investigation (exploratory papers).
  • Tool demonstration papers (up to 7 pages + up to 2 pages for references = in total up to 9 pages). Papers in this category should present novel tools or novel features of state-of-the-art model transformation tools. Supplementary information, which will not be published but may be used in the review, may be provided alongside the submission. For tool papers, such supplementary information is mandatory, in particular concerning how the demonstration will be carried out, including screenshots and examples, and a link to a 3-10 minutes-long video that demonstrates the use of the tool.

All contributions will be subject to a rigorous selection process by the international Program Committee. Submissions should follow the LNCS format, be in PDF, and include the authors' names, affiliations and contact details. All contributions will be reviewed by at least 3 program committee members; a selection will take place based on those reviews.

Submission page: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icmt20190

Important Dates

Tentative Dates:

  • Abstract submission: 15th of March
  • Full paper submission: 22nd of March
  • Notification: 29th of April
  • Camera ready: 10th of May

Programme & Keynote

Coming soon...

Previous editions

  • ICMT 2018 25-26 June 2018 – Toulouse, France, Co-located with STAF 2018
  • ICMT 2017 17-18 July 2017 - Marburg, Germany, Co-located with STAF 2017
  • ICMT 2016 4-5 July 2016 - Vienna, Austria, Co-located with with STAF 2016
  • ICMT 2015 20-24 July 2015 – L’Aquila, Italy, Co-located with with STAF 2015
  • ICMT 2014 21-23 July 2014 – York, UK, Co-located with with STAF 2014
  • ICMT 2013 18-19 June 2013 – Budapest, Hungary, Co-located with with STAF 2013
  • ICMT 2012 28-29 May 2012 – Prague, Czech Republic, Co-located with TOOLS Europe 2012
  • ICMT 2011 27-28 June 2011 – Zurich, Switzerland, Co-located with TOOLS Europe 2011
  • ICMT 2010 28 June – 2 July 2010 – Malaga, Spain, Co-located with TOOLS Europe 2010
  • ICMT 2009 29-30 June 2009 – ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Co-located with TOOLS Europe 2009
  • ICMT 2008 1-2 July 2008 – ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Co-located with TOOLS Europe 2008

Organisation

PC Co-Chairs:

Steering Committee:

  • Jordi Cabot, ICREA, Open University of Catalonia (Spain)
  • Juan de Lara, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
  • Davide Di Ruscio, University of L’Aquila (Italy)
  • Martin Gogolla, University of Bremen (Germany)
  • Jeff Gray, University of Alabama (USA)
  • Esther Guerra, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain)
  • Zhenjiang Hu, National Institute of Informatics (Japan)
  • Gerti Kappel, Vienna University of Technology (Austria)
  • Richard Paige, University of York (UK)
  • Alfonso Pierantonio, University of L’Aquila (Italy)
  • Antonio Vallecillo, Universidad de Málaga (Spain)
  • Mark van den Brand, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (The Netherlands)
  • Dániel Varró, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Hungary)

Programme Committee: Coming soon...