Category Archives: Model Driven Engineering (MDE)

Engineering Data-Driven Secure Software Services

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Ali

Big Data Systems (BDS) (i.e., data-intensive applications) have become one of the key priority areas for all sorts of organizations. We have been conducting R&D on different aspects of Data intensive applications in general and on security oriented solutions in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cyber Security, Data Exfiltration, Innovation, Internet of Everything, Internet of Things (IoTs), Model Driven Engineering (MDE), Privacy, Security, Security Analytics, Security Orchestration, Smart Campus, Smart Cities, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Modeling Security-Sensitive Architecture of Systems-of-Systems

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Ali

An increasing number of software systems are considered Software Intensive Systems of Systems (SiSoS), which consist of dozens of constituent systems. Systems are interconnected using private or public networks, which can be prime target for security attacks. Hence, securing SiSoS … Continue reading →

Posted in Combat Systems, Cyber Security, Data Exfiltration, Defence Systems, Internet of Everything, Internet of Things (IoTs), Microgrid, Model Driven Engineering (MDE), Security, Service Oriented Computing, Smart Campus, Smart Cities, Smart Grid, Submarine Systems, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Smart Campus: Model Driven Security for Systems of Systems

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Ali

Socio-technical systems underpinning smart and connected cities are good examples of systems of systems – where each constituent system act and behave independents but these systems are connected with each other and provide each other different services. Security is one … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, Cloud Computing, Container Technologies, Cyber Security, Data Exfiltration, Green ICT, Green Software, Innovation, Internet of Everything, Internet of Things (IoTs), Model Driven Engineering (MDE), Private Cloud, Security, Smart Campus, Smart Cities, Smart Grid, Sustainability | Leave a comment

Australasian Software Engineering Conference Program Finalised

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Ali

I am very glad to say that we have put together an excellent program for the 24th Australasian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC 2015), which will be organised in Adelaide between September 28 and October 1, 2015. ASWEC 2015 will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Software Engineering (GSE), Internet of Things (IoTs), Model Driven Engineering (MDE), Requirements Engineering, Software Engineering Programs | Leave a comment

Australasian Software Engineering Conference Coming to Adelaide

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Ali

After several months of deliberations and discussions, I’m glad to announce that finally Australasian Software Engineering Conference (ASWEC) will be coming to Adelaide in late September this year; the exact dates are September 28 to October 1 2015. ASWEC will … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Evidence-Based Software Engineering, Inner Source Software, Model Driven Engineering (MDE), Open Source Software, Requirements Engineering, SE Curriculum, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Product Lines | Leave a comment

Building European Software Architecture Community: How Far Have We Come?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Ali

This is the title of an introduction of the guest editors to a special theme of an upcoming journal of Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM). This special theme carries four papers which are an extended and revised versions of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Architectural knowledge, Cloud Computing, Design patterns, Design rationale, Green ICT, Model Driven Engineering (MDE), Software Architecture | Leave a comment

Cloud Infrastructure for Tools as a Service (TaaS)

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Ali

It is becoming more and more clear that Cloud computing is poised to become mainstream mechanism of providing IT infrastructure despite all the reservations whatsoever. More and more communities are being formed to leverage cloud computing technologies. One of such … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud Computing, Design patterns, Model Driven Engineering (MDE), Software Architecture | Leave a comment