Citation
Kai Chen, Janos Sztipanovits, Sandeep Neema. "Compositional Specification of Behavioral Semantics". Technical report, Institute For Software Integrated Systems (ISIS), ISIS-06-705, June, 2006.

Abstract
Domain-Specific Modeling Languages (DSMLs) play fundamental role in the model-based design of embedded software and systems. While abstract syntax metamodeling enables the rapid and inexpensive development of DSMLs, the specification of DSML semantics is still a hard problem. In previous work, we have developed methods and tools for the semantic anchoring of DSMLs. Semantic anchoring introduces a set of reusable “semantic units” that provide reference semantics for basic behavioral categories using the Abstract State Machine framework. In this paper, we extend the semantic anchoring framework to heterogeneous behaviors by developing method for the composition of semantic units. Semantic unit composition reduces the required effort from DSML designers and improves the quality of the specification. The proposed method is demonstrated through a case study.

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  Kai Chen, Janos Sztipanovits, Sandeep Neema.
  "Compositional Specification of Behavioral
  Semantics". Technical report,  Institute For Software
  Integrated Systems (ISIS), ISIS-06-705, June, 2006.

• BibTeX

  @techreport{ChenSztipanovitsNeema06_CompositionalSpecificationOfBehavioralSemantics,
      author = {Kai Chen and Janos Sztipanovits and Sandeep Neema},
      title = {Compositional Specification of Behavioral Semantics},
      institution = {Institute For Software Integrated Systems (ISIS)},
      number = {ISIS-06-705},
      month = {June},
      year = {2006},
      abstract = {Domain-Specific Modeling Languages (DSMLs) play
                fundamental role in the model-based design of
                embedded software and systems. While abstract
                syntax metamodeling enables the rapid and
                inexpensive development of DSMLs, the
                specification of DSML semantics is still a hard
                problem. In previous work, we have developed
                methods and tools for the semantic anchoring of
                DSMLs. Semantic anchoring introduces a set of
                reusable �semantic units� that provide
                reference semantics for basic behavioral
                categories using the Abstract State Machine
                framework. In this paper, we extend the semantic
                anchoring framework to heterogeneous behaviors by
                developing method for the composition of semantic
                units. Semantic unit composition reduces the
                required effort from DSML designers and improves
                the quality of the specification. The proposed
                method is demonstrated through a case study.},
      URL = {http://chess.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/292.html}
  }
  

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