The situational method engineering (SME) literature is surveyed and a synoptic evaluation
presented in the context of formalizing and regularizing the conceptual framework and …

Most people we know don't read a book's Preface. So, we'll keep it brief. Why read this
book? Why did we write it? The answer to both these questions is straightforward. We, the …

A fundamental principle in engineering, including software engineering, is to minimize the
amount of accidental complexity which is introduced into engineering solutions due to …

Meta-modelling is at the core of Model-Driven Engineering, where it is used for language
engineering and domain modelling. The OMG's Meta-Object Facility is the standard …

Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) promotes models as the primary artefacts in the software
development process, from which code for the final application is derived. Standard …

Over the last several years, metamodels and ontologies have been developed in parallel
isolation. Ontological thinking, largely from the research field of artificial intelligence, has …

Context: For many years, we have observed industry struggling in defining a high quality
requirements engineering (RE) and researchers trying to understand industrial expectations …

The complexity and scope of software systems continues to grow. One approach to dealing
with this growing complexity is the use of intelligent, multi-agent systems. However, due in …

Although domain-specific modeling tools have come a long way since the modern era of
model-driven development started in the early 1990s and now offer an impressive range of …

Computing as a discipline is maturing rapidly. However, with maturity often comes a plethora
of subdisciplines, which, as time progresses, can become isolationist. The subdisciplines of …