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On the automated translational execution of the action language for foundational UML
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To manage the rapidly growing complexity of software development, abstraction and automation have been recognised as powerful means. Among the techniques pushing for them, model-driven engineering has gained increasing attention from industry for, among others, the possibility to automatically generate code from models. To generate fully executable code, models should describe complex behaviours. While pragmatically this is achieved by employing programming languages for defining actions within models, the abstraction gap between modelling and programming languages can undermine consistency between models and code as well as analysability and reusability of models. In light of this, model-aware action languages should be preferred. This is the case of the Action Language for Foundational UML (ALF). In this paper, we provide a solution for the fully automated translational execution of ALF towards C++. Additionally, we give an insight on how to simplify the transition from the use of programming languages for modelling fine-grained behaviours to model-aware action languages in industrial MDE. The solution presented in this paper has been assessed on industrial applications to verify its applicability to complex systems as well as its scalability.
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is Assistant Professor at Mälardalen University, Sweden, School of Innovation, Design and Engineering where he received his PhD degree in 2014. His research focuses on the definition of metamodels and model transformations for several automation aspects in the model-driven development of component-based embedded real-time systems, such as code generation, preservation of system properties and back-propagation, to mention a few. Moreover, he carries out research in the area of multi-paradigm modelling, model versioning, (co)evolution and synchronisation, as well as application of model-driven and component-based techniques to (multi-)robot systems. He has co-authored over 40 publications in journals and international conferences and workshops in these areas. He has been serving the community as conference track and workshop organiser, expert panelist, program committee member and reviewer for conferences, workshops and international journals. In his research activity, he has collaborated with several companies and research institutions such as Ericsson, ABB, Alten, Thales and CEA list. He is a member of the IEEE. More information is available at http://www.es.mdh.se/staff/266-Federico_Ciccozzi.
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