More than a decade ago, the research topic models@ run. time was coined. Since then, the
research area has received increasing attention. Given the prolific results during these …

In the context of software development, models provide an abstract representation of a
software system or a part of it. In the software development process, they are primarily used …

The complexity of information systems is increasing in recent years, leading to increased
effort for maintenance and configuration. Self-adaptive systems (SASs) address this issue …

Runtime adaptation mechanisms that leverage software models extend the applicability of
model-driven engineering techniques to the runtime environment. Contemporary mission …

Dynamically adaptive systems (DASs) are intended to monitor the execution environment
and then dynamically adapt their behavior in response to changing environmental …

Written by foremost experts in the field, Engineering Modeling Languages provides end-to-
end coverage of the engineering of modeling languages to turn domain knowledge into …

Since software systems need to be continuously available under varying conditions, their
ability to evolve at runtime is increasingly seen as one key issue. Modern programming …

Web services run in complex contexts where arising events may compromise the quality of
the whole system. Thus, it is desirable to count on autonomic mechanisms to guide the self …

Our research shows that autonomic behavior can be achieved by leveraging variability
models at runtime. In this way, the modeling effort made at design time is not only useful for …

Self-adaptive software systems are capable of adjusting their behavior at runtime to achieve
certain functional or quality-of-service goals. Often a representation that reflects the internal …