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Introduction to AGG and EMF Tiger by modeling a Conference Scheduling System

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In this paper, we focus on the Conference Scheduling System, a case study at the Tool Contest of Graph-Based Tools (GraBaTs) 2008. We took part in the contest with our graph transformation tool AGG and the Eclipse-based EMF model transformation tool EMF Tiger. We present the features of both tools and evaluate their abilities to model the Conference Scheduling System and to deal with additional contest assignments like model instance generation, property verification, and interoperability.

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  1. Institut für Softwaretechnik und Theoretische Informatik, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Enrico Biermann, Claudia Ermel, Ulrike Prange & Olga Runge

  2. Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Softwaresystemtechnik, GmbH, Potsdam, Germany

    Leen Lambers

  3. Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Gabriele Taentzer

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Biermann, E., Ermel, C., Lambers, L. et al. Introduction to AGG and EMF Tiger by modeling a Conference Scheduling System. Int J Softw Tools Technol Transfer 12, 245–261 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10009-010-0154-x

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