The manual deployment of cloud applications is error-prone and requires significant
expertise. Therefore, many deployment automation technologies have been developed that …

In recent years, many different deployment automation technologies have been developed
to automatically deploy cloud applications. Most of these technologies employ declarative …

With the continuous growth of IT application systems, the complexity of architecture
modeling and development increases. Patterns document proven solutions for recurring …

Abstract Research Context In model-driven engineering and software development, domain-
specific modeling languages (DSMLs) are used to model systems. Models are created …

Although enormous progress has been made in Artificial Intelligence (AI), it entails new
challenges. The growing complexity of learning tasks requires more complex AI models …

Although tremendous progress has been made in Artificial Intelligence (AI), it entails new
challenges. The growing complexity of learning tasks requires more complex AI …

Abstract The Palladio Component Model uses UML-like diagrams to specify architectural
software designs, which are used for early design-time analyses of software performance …

Context: With the introduction of multicore processors more than a decade ago, parallel
software behavior became also relevant for BIS and end-user applications. This evolution …

Software Performance Engineers evaluate quality attributes (like response time) of software
rich systems based on architectural models during early design time. Thereby, they use …

Model-based performance prediction is a well-known concept to ensure the quality of
software. Current approaches are based on a single-metric model, which leads to inaccurate …