Panel discussions

MoDELS panels present an opportunity to discuss and debate a current topic with informed and experienced modellers.

Panel 1: The Future of Aspect Modeling: Will MDD absorb it?

Chair: João Araújo, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal

Currently there are some young and promising approaches in software development, such as Model-Driven Development (MDD), and Aspect-Oriented Software Development (AOSD). While MDD focuses on the systematic use of models, where the software is built through a chain of model transformations, AOSD aims to offer enhanced mechanisms to identify, model and compose crosscutting concerns. But what AOSD proposes doesn't it involve just a specific kind of modelling? And regarding composition, isn't it a special kind of model transformation? If these questions are true, will MDD absorb AOSD in the end? If not, what are then the true crosscutting relationships between MDD and AOSD?


Panel 2: Evaluating MDE Research: Are We Doing Enough?

Chairs: Sudipto Ghosh and Robert France, CSU, Fort Collins, USA

Research papers typically describe novel results and convey new ideas to a community of researchers and practitioners. Authors should back their claims and convince readers that the results are, in some sense, good. Pilot studies, case studies, and experiments are some of the techniques used for evaluating approaches. Evaluations can range from small-scale, proof-of-concept studies in academia to large-scale formal evaluations in industrial settings.

Since model driven engineering (MDE) is still in its infancy, researchers and practitioners are faced with the dilemma of quickly publishing a novel approach without much evaluation versus performing a formal, lengthy evaluation and consequently delaying publication of results. In this panel we will discuss issues and challenges related to the evaluation of MDE research results. The following two questions will be the starting points for discussions in the panel:

1. What are the expectations on the nature and quality of evaluation for MDE papers to get accepted to a workshop, conference, or journal?

2. What are the challenges in evaluating MDE research and how do we address them?



Panel Chair: Jean-Michel Bruel, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour