@conference {Gianni2012310,
	title = {BOM2UML: Integrating BOM specifications into UML-based development environments},
	booktitle = {Simulation Series},
	volume = {44},
	number = {4 BOOK},
	year = {2012},
	note = {cited By 0},
	pages = {310-317},
	abstract = {Base Object Model (BOM) is a standard to define conceptual models that can be reused for the development or the extension of simulation systems based on the IEEE High Level Architecture (HLA). However, BOM specifications suffer from interoperability issues as they cannot be automatically imported into model-driven simulation engineering environments based on UML and related standards. In this paper, we overcome this limitation by introducing BOM2UML, a model transformation to derive standard UML models from a BOM specification. We provide both a conceptual description of the transformation rules and the details of their implementation in ATL, the Atlas Transformation Language. We also show a preliminary output of the proposed transformation, applied to a set of BOM specifications of a simplified military application.},
	keywords = {BOM, Computer simulation, HLA, Mathematical models, Model driven development, Model transformation, Specifications, Standards, UML, Unified Modeling Language},
	isbn = {9781618397867},
	issn = {07359276},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84876472367\&partnerID=40\&md5=60c7fa8c563ba58f48e298b7cc8fb1a1},
	author = {Gianni, D. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Grasso, M.}
}
@conference {Bocciarelli201249,
	title = {A model-driven approach to build HLA-based distributed simulations from SysML models},
	booktitle = {SIMULTECH 2012 - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications},
	year = {2012},
	note = {cited By 6},
	pages = {49-60},
	abstract = {The analysis and design of complex systems, which very often are composed of several sub-systems, takes advantages by the use of distributed simulation techniques. Unfortunately, the development of distributed simulation systems requires a significant expertise and a considerable effort for the inherent complexity of available standards, such as HLA. This paper introduces a model-driven approach to support the automated generation of HLA-based distributed simulations starting from system descriptions specified by use of SysML (Systems Modeling Language), the UML-based general purpose modeling language for systems engineering. The proposed approach is founded on the use of model transformation techniques and relies on standards introduced by the Model Driven Architecture (MDA). The method exploits several UML models that embody the details required to support two transformations that automatically map the source SysML model into a HLA-specific model and then use the latter to generate the Java/HLA source code. To this purpose, this paper also introduces two UML profiles, used to annotate UML diagrams in order both to represent HLA-based details and to support the automated generation of the HLA-based simulation code.},
	keywords = {Computer simulation, HLA, Model-driven, QVT, Simulation, Software architecture, SysML, Unified Modeling Language},
	isbn = {9789898565204},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84867729868\&partnerID=40\&md5=fafd37b90daa458cc5075061c63c5357},
	author = {Bocciarelli, P. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Fabiani, G.}
}
@conference {D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio2011155,
	title = {A model transformation approach for the development of HLA-based distributed simulation systems},
	booktitle = {SIMULTECH 2011 - Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications},
	year = {2011},
	note = {cited By 3},
	pages = {155-160},
	abstract = {The development of HLA-based distributed simulation systems requires a significant expertise and a considerable effort for the inherent complexity of the HLA standard. This paper introduces an automated approach for the development of HLA-based simulation systems of higher quality at largely reduced time, effort and cost. The proposed approach is founded on the use of model transformation techniques and relies on standards introduced by the Model Driven Architecture (MDA). The proposed approach takes as input a UML model of the system to be simulated and yields as output both an intermediate UML model and the final code of the HLA-based distributed simulation system.},
	keywords = {Computer simulation, Distributed computer systems, Distributed simulation systems, High level architecture, HLA, MDA, Model driven development, Model transformation, Software architecture, Standardization, Unified Modeling Language},
	isbn = {9789898425782},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-80052596859\&partnerID=40\&md5=97f5284df768d7865992d397a976c663},
	author = {Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio and Iazeolla, G. and Pieroni, A. and Gianni, D.}
}
@article {Bocciarelli2011265,
	title = {A model-driven method for describing and predicting the reliability of composite services},
	journal = {Software and Systems Modeling},
	volume = {10},
	number = {2},
	year = {2011},
	note = {cited By 11},
	pages = {265-280},
	abstract = {Service-oriented computing is the prominent paradigm for viewing business processes as composed of functions provided by modular and standardized services. Web services are the building blocks for the application of service-oriented computing on the Web and provide the necessary support for the consolidation of multiple services into a single composite service corresponding to the overall process. In such a context, service providers are strategically interested in both describing the quality of service (QoS) characteristics of offered services, to better qualify their offer and gain a significant advantage in the global marketplace, and predicting the level of QoS that can be offered to service consumers when building composite web services that make use of services managed by various service providers. This paper illustrates a model-driven method to automatically describe and predict the QoS of composite web services specified by use of business process execution language (BPEL). The paper specifically addresses the reliability characteristic of the QoS. The proposed method is founded on Q-WSDL, a lightweight WSDL extension for the description of the QoS characteristics of a web service, and exploits Q-WSDL to annotate reliability data onto a BPEL-based UML model of the composite service. The UML model is then used to predict and describe the reliability of the composite web service. The proposed method is illustrated by use of an example application that deals with a composite web service for the migration of PSTN telephone numbers. {\textcopyright} 2010 Springer-Verlag.},
	keywords = {BPEL, Forecasting, Information services, Model-driven prediction, QoS, Quality of service, Reliability, Service oriented architecture (SOA), Telephone systems, UML, Unified Modeling Language, Web services, WSDL},
	issn = {16191366},
	doi = {10.1007/s10270-010-0150-3},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79955480530\&partnerID=40\&md5=1e9d768badb65996f4a07183d92b15d5},
	author = {Bocciarelli, P. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio}
}
@conference {Angelaccio2009137,
	title = {A model-driven approach for designing adaptive WEB GIS interfaces},
	booktitle = {Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography},
	year = {2009},
	note = {cited By 7},
	pages = {137-148},
	abstract = {Adaptive WEB GIS systems are emerging as a promising technology for managing highly dynamic situations such as in emergencies. Such situations require quick response and combination of static and dynamic data. Context information is crucial for understanding the possible roles within the rescue teams and the possibility for their collaboration. Emergency conditions require adjustments of performance and behavior according to the information and activation of the components and according to the needs of the users. In this paper, we propose a context-aware meta model for a WEB GIS interface. This model is based on the unified modeling language (UML) and the model driven architecture (MDA) paradigm. The proposed framework is described in terms of an emerging web engineering paradigm by specializing a meta model transformation that adapts WEB GIS interfaces to the context information. A study case is taken from a flood emergency scenario. A discussion of the corresponding technological framework, together with a description of a test case, is given in order to show the feasibility of the proposed concept. {\textcopyright} Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009.},
	keywords = {Context information, Emergency conditions, Emergency scenario, Geographic information systems, Information fusion, Meta-model transformations, Model driven approach, Model driven architectures, Semantics, Software architecture, Technological framework, Unified Modeling Language, Web engineering, Websites},
	isbn = {9783642003035},
	issn = {18632351},
	doi = {10.1007/978-3-642-00304-2-9},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-78649514444\&partnerID=40\&md5=cf18f4e4d3529f57ceb725b865e8246c},
	author = {Angelaccio, M. and Krek, A. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio}
}
@conference {Angelaccio200695,
	title = {A model-driven framework for managing the QoS of collaborative P2P service-based applications},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the Workshop on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises, WETICE},
	year = {2006},
	note = {cited By 6},
	pages = {95-100},
	abstract = {Distributed and collaborative applications are rapidly converging towards the adoption of a computing paradigm based on service-oriented architectures, according to which an application results from the composition of a set of services in execution on networked server hosts. In this context, a major challenge for collaborative businesses and application service providers is to provide services with high levels of QoS to geographically dislocated consumers. In order to enable better QoS, service providers may employ overlay networks to bring applications closer to their consumers, overcoming slow backbone paths, network congestions and physical latencies. This paper introduces a model-driven QoS management framework that provides both a standard (UML-based) notation to describe QoS-aware collaborative P2P service-based applications and a method for adaptive QoS management based on the automated building of performance models. {\textcopyright} 2006 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Application service provider (ASP), Architectural design, Collaborative Applications, Collaborative businesses, Computing paradigms, Distributed computer systems, Enabling technologies, In order, Industry, Information services, International workshops, Model-driven, Network architecture, Network congestions, Overlay Networks (ON), performance modelling, QOS management, Service oriented architectures (SOAs), Service provider (SP), Service-based, Standards, Systems analysis, Telecommunication networks, Unified Modeling Language},
	isbn = {0769526233; 9780769526232},
	issn = {15244547},
	doi = {10.1109/WETICE.2006.9},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-46449083466\&partnerID=40\&md5=9f8545baa48661a0597b49ba825a295a},
	author = {Angelaccio, M. and Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio}
}
@conference {D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio2006789,
	title = {A model-driven WSDL extension for describing the QoS of web services},
	booktitle = {Proceedings - ICWS 2006: 2006 IEEE International Conference on Web Services},
	year = {2006},
	note = {cited By 69},
	pages = {789-796},
	abstract = {Web services are the building blocks of the emerging computing paradigm based on service-oriented architectures. A web service is a self-describing, open component that supports rapid composition of distributed applications. Web service definitions are used to describe the service capabilities in terms of the operations of the service and the input and output messages for each operation. Such definitions are expressed in XML by use of the Web Service Definition Language (WSDL). Unfortunately, a WSDL description only addresses the functional aspects of a web service without containing any useful description of non-functional or quality of service (QoS) characteristics. This paper introduces a lightweight WSDL extension for the description of QoS characteristics of a web service. The extension is carried out as a metamodel transformation, according to principles and standards recommended by the Model Driven Architecture (MDA). The WSDL metamodel is introduced and then transformed into the Q-WSDL (QoS-enabled WSDL) metamodel. The proposed Q-WSDL extension can effectively be used to specify QoS requirements, to establish service level agreements (SLA), to add QoS-oriented characteristics when querying registries of web services and to support the automated mapping from WSDL documents to Q-WSDL ones and from UML models to Q-WSDL web services. {\textcopyright} 2006 IEEE.},
	keywords = {Automated mappings, Computing paradigm, Data structures, Distributed computer systems, Metadata, Quality of service, Service-oriented architectures, Unified Modeling Language, Web Service Definition Language (WSDL), Web services, XML},
	isbn = {0769526691; 9780769526690},
	doi = {10.1109/ICWS.2006.10},
	url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-38949121932\&partnerID=40\&md5=a1ab2cc907fb8abdedb50d97ab6a9776},
	author = {Andrea D{\textquoteright}Ambrogio}
}
