MDE-based approaches have been proposed as a solution to cope with the inefficiency of
current design methods. In this context, our work defines meta-models for application …

With the introduction of new Petri net-like semantics for Activities in UML 2.0, these have
become a complete language for modeling behavior. Thus, UML Activities are nowadays …

Behavioral patterns are useful abstractions to simplify the design of the communication-
centric systems. Such patterns are traditionally described using UML diagrams, but the lack …

This work presents a UML/MOF meta-modeling infrastructure, following the MDA approach,
which is oriented to the design space exploration of embedded systems, based on the …

System-level specification can benefit from the feature-rich UML visual notations. However, it
is necessary to integrate UML into current SoC design flows. Unlike previous approaches …

This paper proposes a Design Space Exploration (DSE) framework using UML-based
estimation and a multi-objective design exploration mechanism. This framework allows the …

Modern embedded systems have increased their functionality by using a large amount and
diversity of hardware and software components. Realizing the expected system functionality …

Fine grained concurrency and accurate timing can be essential for embedded hardware and
software systems. These requirements should be reflected in the specification and must be …

Nowadays we are surrounded by devices containing hardware and software components.
These devices support a wide spectrum of different domains, such as telecommunication …

The amount of embedded systems which are composed by multiple interconnected
processing units (PU) is currently increasing, mainly because of two distinct facts: first, the …