Title
An ontology-based framework for domain-specific modeling
Abstract
Domain-specific languages (DSLs) provide abstractions and notations for better understanding and easier modeling of applications in a special domain. Current shortcomings of DSLs include learning curve and formal semantics. This paper reports on a framework that allows the use of ontology technologies to describe and reason on DSLs. The formal semantics of OWL together with reasoning services allows for addressing constraint definition, progressive evaluation, suggestions, and debugging. The approach integrates existing metamodels and concrete syntaxes in a new technical space. A scenario in which domain models for network devices are created illustrates the framework.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1007/s10270-012-0249-9
Software and System Modeling
Keywords
Field
DocType
concrete syntax,domain-specific modeling,network device,better understanding,special domain,domain model,constraint definition,easier modeling,domain-specific language,current shortcoming,ontology-based framework,formal semantics
Ontology,Notation,Abstraction,Domain-specific modeling,Computer science,Networking hardware,Theoretical computer science,Domain model,Semantics of logic,Debugging
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
13
1
1619-1374
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
20
0.88
30
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tobias Walter111710.92
Fernando Silva Parreiras224422.23
Steffen Staab36658593.89