Third York Doctoral Symposium on Computing

The first part of the talk will introduce an interpretation of the information turn as a fourth revolution. We are not immobile, at the centre of the universe (Copernican revolution); we are not unnaturally detached and diverse from the rest of the animal world (Darwinian revolution); we are not Cartesian subjects entirely transparent to ourselves (Freudian). We are now coming to see that we are not disconnected entities, but rather informational organisms, sharing with biological agents and engineered artefacts a global environment ultimately made of information, the infosphere (Turing revolution). In the second part, the previous framework will be used to understand the development of e-Health and its ethical issues. The fourth revolution is increasingly affecting our views about human nature, its fragility and resilience, its health (including mental health) and how we may shape it and make it flourish. We shall see how human bodies may be interpreted informationally and what this will mean, in the future, in terms of their well-being. Generating Formal Model Transformation Specification Using a Template-based Approach Asmiza A. Sani, Fiona Polack, and Richard Paige Department of Computer Science, University of York, Heslington, York. YO10 5DD, UK asmiza,fiona,[email protected] Abstract. Model transformation is a key activity in Model-Driven Engineering (MDE). Transformations map between models, in different languages and/or at different levels of abstraction. Model transformation introduces challenges for specification, verification and validation. Normally, MDE development requires planning which includes metamodel and transformation design and a customized testing. This paper describes ongoing work on a unified approach to specifying and verification of model transformations using a template-based mapping to a formal specification language. A small example shows how diagrammatic models mapped to Alloy so that the Alloy Analyzer can check transformation properties. Model transformation is a key activity in Model-Driven Engineering (MDE). Transformations map between models, in different languages and/or at different levels of abstraction. Model transformation introduces challenges for specification, verification and validation. Normally, MDE development requires planning which includes metamodel and transformation design and a customized testing. This paper describes ongoing work on a unified approach to specifying and verification of model transformations using a template-based mapping to a formal specification language. A small example shows how diagrammatic models mapped to Alloy so that the Alloy Analyzer can check transformation properties.