Call for Papers
Special Issue on Aspects and Model-Driven Engineering
Transactions on Aspect-Oriented Software Development

The term Model-Driven Engineering  (MDE) is used to refer to
software  development  approaches in  which  models are  the
primary  development artifacts.  A  model is  created for  a
specific  purpose and  contains only  information  needed to
fulfill its purpose.  One can expect that the development of
a complex system will  involve the creation and manipulation
of many models, where each  model describes an aspect of the
system under development.  From this perspective, the design
process  can be characterized  as a  (partially automatable)
weaving  of  these aspects  into  a  detailed design  model.
There is a growing  research community that is interested in
developing  modeling techniques  that leverage  work  in the
areas  of Aspect-Oriented  Software  Development (AOSD)  and
MDE.  AOSD  research  aims  to provide  better  support  for
separating interdependent  concerns while MDE  research aims
to  provide better  support for  the  use of  models as  the
primary  artifacts  of  development. Development  approaches
that leverage  work in  these two areas  are more  likely to
provide effective support for managing software complexity.

This special issue aims  to present high-quality papers that
reflect state-of-the-art  research on development approaches
that leverage  MDE and AOSD techniques.  Authors are invited
to  submit papers that  focus on  methodologies, techniques,
tools, and processes that support the integrated use of AOSD
and MDE techniques.

The following are  some of the topic  areas that the special
issue plans to cover:

- Methods and techniques supporting separation, composition,
and evolution of aspects identified in different development
phases (e.g., requirements, architecture, detailed design,
deployment).
- Techniques for identifying and resolving faulty
     interactions across aspects.
- Techniques for verifying and validating aspect-oriented
     models.
- Using models to reason about aspect-oriented program
     behavior.
- Using models to support evolution of aspect-oriented
     programs.
- Using models to support specification of pointcuts and
     joinpoints.
- AOM case studies or experience reports that provide
     significant insights into how aspect-oriented modeling
     techniques can be applied across the development
     life-cycle.
- Providing tool support for use of integrated AOSD and MDE
     techniques.
- Providing language support for aspect-oriented modeling
     and for modeling aspect-oriented programs.

*Submissions*

Original   manuscripts   should   follow   LNCS   formatting
guidelines,  and  should  be  submitted  as  PDF  or  zipped
PostScript files to mde-taosd@irisa.fr. Each submission will
be reviewed by, at least, three referees

*Guest Editors*

Robert France, Colorado State University, USA.
Jean-Marc Jezequel, Irisa (INRIA & University of Rennes), France.

*Important Dates*

Submission Deadline: November 15, 2007
First Round Review Notification: February 28, 2008
Re-Submission Revised Papers: April 30, 2008
Second Round Review Notification: June 15, 2008
Submission of the Camera Ready: July 15, 2008
Special issue's publication: late 2008 or early 2009