The purpose of the International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, MODELSWARD 2013, is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in using models and model driven engineering techniques for Software Development.

Model-Driven Development (MDD) is an approach to the development of IT systems in which models take a central role, not only for analysis of these systems but also for their construction.

MDD has emerged from modelling initiatives, most prominently the Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) fostered by the Object Management Group (OMG).

In the scope of MDA, a couple of technologies have been developed that became the cornerstones of MDD, like metamodelling and model transformations.

MDD relies on languages for defining metamodels, like the Meta-Object Facility (MOF) and Ecore (developed in the scope of the Eclipse Modelling Framework), and transformation specification languages like QVT and ATL.

Conference Areas:Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive.

Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them.

Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:1.

MODELING LANGUAGES, TOOLS AND ARCHITECTURES 2.

METHODOLOGIES, PROCESSES AND PLATFORMS 3.

APPLICATIONS AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AREA 1: MODELING LANGUAGES, TOOLS AND ARCHITECTURES Domain-Specific ModelingGeneral-Purpose Modeling Languages and StandardsModel TransformationSyntax and Semantics of Modeling LanguagesMeta-Modeling: Foundations and ToolsReasoning about ModelsConstraint Modeling and LanguagesModel-Driven ArchitectureService Oriented ArchitecturesAREA 2: METHODOLOGIES, PROCESSES AND PLATFORMS Systems EngineeringModel Transformations and Generative ApproachesFrameworks for Model-Driven DevelopmentHybrid Multi-Modeling ApproachesModeling for the CloudSoftware Process Modeling, Enactment and ExecutionWorkflow Management SystemsBusiness Process ModelingAgile Model-Driven DevelopmentAREA 3: APPLICATIONS AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Model-Driven Project ManagementModel-Based Testing and ValidationModel Execution and SimulationModel Quality Assurance TechniquesExecutable UMLMeta-ProgrammingComponent-based software engineeringSoftware Factories and Software Product LinesGenerative programming