The following are the various awards presented at MODELS 2013.

Most Influential Paper Award

The Most Influential Paper Award is given to the authors of the paper that was determined by the Steering Committee to have the most impact 10 years after publication (at UML 2003). A plenary session will be held to honor the work of Marcus Alanen and Ivan Porres (presenter) for the following paper:

"Difference and Union of Models"
The PDF of this presentation is available here.

Regency Ballroom
Thursday, October 3, 2013
5:15pm-6:00pm

Abstract of Presentation: Asset, version and configuration management is an important support activity in any large software development project. This talk discusses the difference and union of models in the context of a version control system. We show three metamodel- independent algorithms that calculate difference between two models, merge a model with the difference of two models and calculate the union of two models. Another important problem that should be tackled by a practical version control system is how to detect union conflicts and how they can be resolved either automatically or manually. Finally, we present an application of these algorithms in a version control system for MOF-based models.

Biography of Presenter: Prof. Ivan Porres holds a PhD in Computer Engineering from Åbo Akademi University in Turku Finland where he defended his doctoral thesis with the title  Modeling and Analyzing Software Behavior in UML in 2001. He is a professor of Software Engineering at that university since 2008 and the founder and leader of the Software Engineering Laboratory. He has published over 100 refereed articles on this field and is also the recipient for the 10 year most influential paper award from MODELS 2009. His current research interests include software design languages and tools, especially domain specific modeling languages, engineering cloud software, software testing and software analytics.

Best Paper Awards

Foundational Track

The Foundational Track Best Paper was awarded to the following authors:

The following papers were also candidates for the award and were suggested by the PC.

• Model Checking of UML-RT Models Using Lazy Composition
  Karolina Zurowska, Queen's University, Canada
  Juergen Dingel, Queen's University, Canada
• Teaching Model-Driven Engineering from a Relational Database Perspective
  Don Batory, University of Texas at Austin, United States
  Eric Latimer, University of Texas at Austin, United States
  Maider Azanza, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain
• Big Metamodels are Evil
  Frédéric Fondement, Université de Haute Alsace, France
  Pierre-Alain Muller, Université de Haute Alsace, France
  Laurent Thiry, Université de Haute Alsace, France
  Brice Wittmann, Université de Haute Alsace, France
  Germain Forestier, Université de Haute Alsace, France

Applications Track

The Applications Track Best Paper was awarded to the following authors:

The following papers were also candidates for the award and were suggested by the PC.

• Automated Verification of Model Transformations in the Automotive Industry
  Gehan M. K. Selim, Queen's University, Canada
  Fabian Büttner, AtlanMod, INRIA & Ecole des Mines de Nantes & LINA, France
  James R. Cordy, Queen's University, Canada
  Juergen Dingel, Queen's University, Canada
  Shige Wang, Electrical and Controls Integration Lab, General Motors Research and Development, United States
• Industrial Adoption of Model-Driven Engineering: Are the Tools Really the Problem?
  Jon Whittle, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
  John Hutchinson, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
  Mark Rouncefield, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
  Håkan Burden, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Sweden
  Rogardt Heldal, Chalmers University of Technology and University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• On the Complex Nature of MDE Evolution
  Regina Hebig, Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam, Germany
  Holger Giese, Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam, Germany
  Florian Stallmann, SAP AG, Germany
  Andreas Seibel, Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam, Germany

Best Reviewer Awards

The Best Reviewer awards were determined from author feedback regarding the quality and helpfullness of reviews. The following two reviewers received the Best Reviewer award for MODELS 2013:

• Foundational Track: Michael Whalen, University of Minnesota
• Applications Track: Juha-Pekka Tolvanan, MetaCase

ACM SRC Results

The awards for the first ACM SRC at MODELS were presented at the conference banquet. The MODELS community was very impressed with all of the student presenters. Congratulations to the following students who received awards!

Graduate

First Place
Domain Specific Analysis of Statemachine Models of Reactive Systems
Karolina Zurowska, Queen's University, Canada

Second Place
Semantic Specifications for Domain-Specific Modeling Languages
Gabor Simko, Vanderbilt University, United States

Third Place
Using fUML as Semantics Specification Language in Model Driven Engineering
Tanja Mayerhofer, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

Undergraduate

First Place:
Complexity- and Performance Analysis of Different Controller Implementations on a Soft PLC
Robert  Feldmann, Technion, Israel