| Abstract: |
The design of critical embedded systems necessitates a thorough quality assurance
process to guarantee that the target software meets all its
requirements for safe operation. Therefore, development and
verification tools used for designing such systems also need to
undergo a rigorous qualification process to obtain certification
credit.
Model-driven engineering techniques have become increasingly popular
in these areas to enhance the development process by early model
analysis and subsequent code generation. Design intelligence to
pinpoint conceptual design flaws already in the models by precise
analysis driven by hidden formal methods is frequently enabled by
automated model transformations. Model transformations can also
improve architecture design with the guided synthesis of configuration
tables, communication layers, interfaces, etc.
In my talk, I will overview (1) recent advances in the foundations of
model transformations, (2) innovative applications of model
transformation techniques for developing critical embedded systems,
and (3) the transformation-driven design and integration of software
tools used in critical systems development.
Moreover, I will discuss some industrial cases of successfully
applying models and model transformation techniques in the automotive
and avionics domain, which prove that design intelligence enabled by
model-driven techniques has significant impact on the productivity and
quality of the final product as engineers can detect design flaws
earlier.
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