This book discusses how model-based approaches can improve the daily practice of
software professionals. This is known as Model-Driven Software Engineering (MDSE) or …

We provide an extensive overview of existing research in the field of software refactoring.
This research is compared and discussed based on a number of different criteria: the …

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the concepts of graph transformation and graph
grammars started to become of interest in picture processing and computer science. The …

In this paper we provide an detailed overview of existing research in the field of software
restructuring and refactoring, from a formal as well as a practical point of view. Next, we …

The concept of typed attributed graph transformation is most significant for modeling and
meta modeling in software engineering and visual languages, but up to now there is no …

In this paper we propose a method to derive OCL invariants from declarative model-to-
model transformations in order to enable their verification and analysis. For this purpose we …

We give an introduction to graph transformation, not only for researchers in software
engineering, but based on applications of graph transformation in this domain. In particular …

Refactoring is a widely accepted technique to improve the structure of object-oriented
software. Nevertheless, existing tool support remains restricted to automatically applying …

Software product lines (SPL) are an established technology for develo** families of
systems. In particular, they focus on modeling commonality and variability, that is, they are …

The digital transformation of society affects all aspects of human life, offering new
opportunities but also creating challenges and risks. More tasks will be automated using …