Defining Behavioral Semantics for Domain Specific Modeling Languages
Janos Sztipanovits

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Janos Sztipanovits. "Defining Behavioral Semantics for Domain Specific Modeling Languages". Talk or presentation, April, 2007.

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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 DSML-s. Semantic anchoring introduces a set of reusable “semantic units” that provides reference semantics for basic behavioral categories using the Abstract State Machine framework. In this presentation, 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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  @presentation{Sztipanovits07_DefiningBehavioralSemanticsForDomainSpecificModeling,
      author = {Janos Sztipanovits},
      title = {Defining Behavioral Semantics for Domain Specific
                Modeling Languages},
      month = {April},
      year = {2007},
      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
                DSML-s. Semantic anchoring introduces a set of
                reusable �semantic units� that provides
                reference semantics for basic behavioral
                categories using the Abstract State Machine
                framework. In this presentation, 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/299.html}
  }
  

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