The relevance of model-driven engineering thirty years from now

Mussbacher, Gunter and Amyot, Daniel and Breu, Ruth and Bruel, Jean-Michel and Cheng, Betty H.C. and Collet, Phillipe and Combemale, Benoit and France, Robert and Heldal, Rogardt and Hill, James and Kienzle, Joerg and Schottle, Matthias and Steimann, Friedrich and Stikkolorum, Dave and Whittle, Jon (2014) The relevance of model-driven engineering thirty years from now. In: Model-driven engineering languages and systems : 17th International Conference, MODELS 2014, Valencia, Spain, September 28 – October 3, 2014. Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science . Springer, pp. 183-200. ISBN 9783319116525

Abstract

Although model-driven engineering (MDE) is now an established approach for developing complex software systems, it has not been universally adopted by the software industry. In order to better understand the reasons for this, as well as to identify future opportunities for MDE, we carried out a week-long design thinking experiment with 15 MDE experts. Participants were facilitated to identify the biggest problems with current MDE technologies, to identify grand challenges for society in the near future, and to identify ways that MDE could help to address these challenges. The outcome is a reflection of the current strengths of MDE, an outlook of the most pressing challenges for society at large over the next three decades, and an analysis of key future MDE research opportunities.