Looking back at UML
This paper sets out in detail the development of the Unified Modeling Language and its derivatives from its beginning...
DataMock: An Agile Approach for Building Data Models from User Interface Mockups
In modern software development, much time is devoted and much attention is paid to the activity of data modeling...
Dual deep modeling: multi-level modeling with dual potencies and its formalization in F-Logic
An enterprise database contains a global, integrated, and consistent representation of a company’s data. Multi-level modeling facilitates the definition...
UML formal semantics: lessons learned
The article below presents the insights gained during a number of years of research dedicated to the formalisation of...
Guidelines for representing complex cardinality constraints in binary and ternary relationships
Ternary relationships represent the association among three entities whose constraints database designers do not always know how to manage....
On challenges of model transformation from UML to Alloy
The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is the de facto language used in the industry for software specifications. Once an...
Classification and trend analysis of UML books (1997-2009)
Technical books of each subject area denote the level of maturity and knowledge demand in that area. According to...
Ontological Evaluation of the UML Using the Bunge-Wand-Weber Model
An ontological model of information systems, the Bunge-Wand-Weber (BWW) model, is used to analyse and evaluate the Unified Modeling...
A UML and OWL description of Bunge’s upper-level ontology model
A prominent high-level ontology is that proposed by Mario Bunge. While it has been extensively used for research in...
Evaluating the appropriateness of the BPMN 2.0 standard for modeling service choreographies: using an...
The concept of choreography has emerged over the past years as a foundational concept for capturing and managing collaborative...
