Motivations
Model artifacts are subject to constant evolution throughout the lifecycle of systems. The evolutionary pressure emerges from various technical and business factors throughout the overall software/system engineering endeavor. Pertinent examples of such factors include changing requirements, changing environment, and changing user base, all of which give rise to unique evolutionary challenges in various system artifacts from architecture to implementation, and even in informal artifacts, such as documentation. These challenges, if left unmanaged, may lead to deteriorating quality attributes, and in severe cases inconsistent artifacts or even incorrect artifacts, preventing the system from operating as intended. Therefore, proper support for efficient and effective evolution is required.
The Models and Evolution workshop promotes novel theories, techniques, and tools to support evolution. To this end, the workshop brings together researchers and practitioners to discuss the latest developments on the topic.
Topics of Interest
The topics of interest include, but are not restricted to:
Foundations
- Theories, methods, and tools for (meta-)model evolution
- Co-evolution across multiple meta-levels (incl. instance and data levels)
Correctness & Quality
- Correctness and consistency concerns of model evolution
- Verification and validation of evolving MDE artifacts
Applications
- Software migration, reconstruction, reuse, and repurposing
- Evolution of heterogeneous systems, e.g., CPS and digital twins, including the (co-)evolution of virtual and physical artifacts and infrastructure
Empirical & Industry
- Empirical works, industry reports, patterns and catalogs
- Training and education in the area of model evolution
Special Focus 2026: Digital Twins
- Frameworks and theories handling model evolution in Digital Twin models
- Handling verification, consistency, migration and co-evolution of models in the Digital Twin
TBA
Keynote details will be announced soon. Stay tuned!
