Access control (AC) is a computer security requirement used to control, in a computing
environment, what the user can access, when and how. Policy administration is an essential …

Fog Computing is a new paradigm aiming at decentralizing the Cloud by geographically
distributing away computation, storage and network resources as well as related services. In …

When dealing with complex systems, information is very often fragmented across many
different models expressed within a variety of (modeling) languages. To provide the relevant …

When a language evolves, meta-models and associated gram-mars need to be co-evolved
to stay mutually consistent. Previous work has supported the automated migration of a …

Model-driven engineering (MDE) considers the systematic use of models in software
development. A model must be specified through a well-defined modeling language with …

The quality of Cloud services is a key determinant of the overall service level a provider
offers to its customers. Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are crucial for Cloud customers to …

Canonical software and systems modelling regards only models that conform to modelling
languages and that are created in modelling tools. In practice, these models are often …

When engineering complex systems, models are typically used to represent various systems
aspects. These models are often heterogeneous in terms of modeling languages …

The internet of things, day by day accompanies the development of activities that are
executed in any space, through remote access. Households and companies have included …

In software engineering practice, models created for communication and documentation are
often informal. This limits the applicability of powerful model-driven engineering …