Design Patterns across the Modeling Process
                                            Jeff Gray

                    Department of Computer Science, University of Alabama
                                Tuscaloosa, Alabama USA
                                    gray@cs.ua.edu


       Abstract. Modeling has always served as a descriptive means for documenting
       design patterns. For example, the Gang of Four (GoF) [1] book used a pre-UML
       graphical notation for describing the participants and their collaborations across
       design patterns. However, numerous researchers are also understanding the
       complimentary role that design patterns can offer to the modeling process. As
       observed by the PAME Call for Papers, design patterns can be found across
       many topics related to model-driven engineering. In this talk, we will survey
       some of the works used in applying patterns to the earliest phases of modeling
       that are related to metamodel creation [2, 3], which help to document best
       practices of modeling language definition. We will also consider the potential
       benefits of documenting frequently observed patterns in model transformations
       [4, 5]. There is also great opportunity to catalog various patterns that emerge in
       refactoring and evolution of modeling assets in the presence of change requests
       [6, 7, 8]. The talk outlines some of my own work with colleagues in these areas,
       as well as a summary of work done by others.



References

1.   Erich Gamma, Richard Helm, Ralph Johnson, and John Vlissides, Design Patterns:
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2.   Hyun Cho and Jeff Gray, “Design Patterns for Metamodels,” 11th Workshop on Domain-
     Specific Modeling (DSM), held at SPLASH 2011, Portland, OR, October 2011, pp. 25-32.
3.   Ana Pescador, Antonio Garmendia, Esther Guerra, Jesús Sánchez Cuadrado, and Juan de
     Lara, “Pattern-based Development of Domain-specific Modelling Languages,” Model
     Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS), October 2015, Ottawa, Canada,
     pp. 166-175.
4.   Kevin Lano, Shekoufeh Kolahdouz Rahimi, Iman Poernomo, Jeffrey Terrell, Steffen
     Zschaler, “Correct-by-construction Synthesis of Model Transformations using
     Transformation Patterns,” Software and System Modeling, Volume 13, Number 2, June
     2014, pp. 873-907.
5.   Huseyin Ergin, Eugene Syriani, and Jeff Gray, “Design Pattern Oriented Development of
     Model Transformations,” Computer Languages, Systems & Structures, Volume 46,
     November 2016, pp. 106-139.
6.   Robert B. France, Sudipto Ghosh, Eunjee Song, and Dae-Kyoo Kim, “A Metamodeling
     Approach to Pattern-Based Model Refactoring,” IEEE Software, Volume 20, Number 5,
     September/October 2003, pp. 52-58.
7.   Richard F. Paige, Nicholas Drivalos Matragkas, Louis M. Rose, “Evolving Models in
     Model-Driven Engineering: State-of-the-art and Future Challenges,” Journal of Systems
     and Software, Volume 111, 2016, pp. 272-280.
8.   Metamodel Refactoring Catalog, http://www.metamodelrefactoring.org/