Development, use, and evolution of domain-specific modeling languages

Evaluation and comparison of modeling languages, techniques and tools

Evolution of general-purpose modeling languages and related standards

Definition of the syntax and semantics of modeling and model transformation languages

Tools, meta-tools and language workbenches for model-based engineering, including model management aspects

Definition, usage, and analysis of generative and reengineering approaches

Integration of modeling languages and tools (hybrid multi-modeling approaches)

Quality assurance (analysis, testing, verification) for functional and non-functional properties of models and model transformations

Development of systems engineering and modeling-in-the-large concepts

New paradigms, formalisms, applications, approaches, frameworks, or processes for model-based development

Modeling in software engineering; applications of models

Modeling with, and for, new and emerging systems and paradigms such as cyber-physical systems, cloud computing, data analytics, big data, systems engineering, social media, devices and services, mobile applications, open source software, sustainability, …

Modeling for development challenges such as collaboration, scalability, security, interoperability, adaptability, maintainability, dependability, reuse, energy efficiency, …