Transforming OntoUML into Alloy: Towards conceptual model validation using a lightweight formal method

Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-63

  Braga, Bernardo F B ^a   Almeida, João Paulo Andrade ^a   Guizzardi, Giancarlo ^a   Benevides, Alessander B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alloy; Conceptual modeling; Lightweight formal methods; OntoUML; Validation

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION ,; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; CONCEPTUAL MODELING; LIGHTWEIGHT FORMAL METHODS; LOGIC-BASED LANGUAGES; OBJECT CREATION; SOFTWARE PRODUCTS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS;

FORMAL METHODS;

EID: 77949277335     PISSN: 16145046     EISSN: 16145054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11334-009-0120-5     Document Type: Article

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