To cope with the ever increasing diversity of markup languages, programming languages,
tool kits and interface development environments, conceptual modeling of user interfaces …

A significant current software engineering problem is the conceptual mismatch between the
abstract concept of an association as found in modelling languages such as UML and the …

Object-oriented programming languages do not contain syntax or semantics to express
associations directly. Therefore, UML associations have to be implemented by an adequate …

Whenever multiple representations or models of a system exist, there is the possibility of
defining how they relate. In model driven software development, it is essential that these …

The Unified Modeling Language®(UML®) industry standard has recently undergone a
major upgrade, resulting in a revision called UML 2. The primary motivation for this revision …

The definition of the exact meaning of conceptual modeling constructs is considered a
relevant issue since it contributes to their effective and appropriate use by conceptual …

Association is one of the key concepts in UML that is intensively used in conceptual
modeling. Unfortunately, in spite of the fact that this concept is very old and is inherited from …

UML classes involve three key elements: attributes, associations, and methods. Current
object-oriented languages, like Java, do not provide a distinction between attributes and …

The analysis and description of the application domain are important parts of the
requirements engineering process. Domain descriptions are frequently represented as …

Our increasing reliance on software systems requires reliable software. Mainstream software
manufacture, however, is not rigorous and precise, and resulting software lacks the desired …