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                    Seminar Announcement

            School of Computer Science, CECS
             The Australian National University
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Date:  Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Time:  4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Venue: Room N101, CSIT Building [108]


Speaker: Stephen Mellor, Author, Consultant and
         and Adjunct Professor, SoCS, ANU

Title:   Models. Models. Models. So What? 


Abstract:
   In 1985, in an interview for some then-popular magazine, I was
   asked when models and model-driven development would become
   commonplace. "In three years time," I replied confidently. In
   1987, I was asked the same question, and my answer remained
   the same. And 1989. And '91. Were you to ask me the same
   question today, I would answer it in the same way. Perhaps
   I should have gone surfing instead.  While my answer has the
   virtue of consistency, how could I--how could we?--have been
   so wrong? Of course, we didn't have the technology back then.
   And we didn't have the computer power that could allow us to
   ignore certain inefficiencies introduced by abstraction. But
   have things really changed that much in nearly a quarter of
   a century? Our tools and computers are certainly better, but
   it is clear that we have failed to convert the great unwashed
   to the benefits and wonders of models and model-driven
   engineering.

   This talk will take a personal view of why we have (let's be
   positive, shall we?) yet to succeed. It will explore several
   technical, business and marketing issues that have impeded
   our progress. And because a keynote is intended to be positive,
   leaving delegates upbeat and energized, we shall also examine
   some encouraging indicators that could lead to model-driven
   engineering soon becoming commonplace. In, oh, let's say,
   three years? 

Biography:
   Stephen J Mellor is an independent teacher and consultant
   focussed on methods for the construction of real-time and
   embedded systems. He is the author of Structured Development
   for Real-Time Systems (way back in 1985), Object Lifecycles,
   Executable UML, and MDA Distilled. He is also (perhaps
   surprisingly) a signatory to the Agile Manifesto.
   Until recently, he was Chief Scientist of the Embedded Software
   Division at Mentor Graphics, and founder and some-time president
   of Project Technology, Inc., before its acquisition. 

URL: http://cs.anu.edu.au/lib/seminars/seminars09/dept20091021



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