Quo Vadis modeling?

• DOI: 10.1007/s10270-023-01128-y
• Publication Date: 2023-10-10T07:02:42Z
• Authors: Judith Michael; Dominik Bork; Manuel Wimmer; Heinrich C. Mayr
• Keywords: Vision; Viewpoints

Abstract Models are the key tools humans use to manage complexity in description, development, and analysis. This applies all scientific engineering disciplines particular development of software data-intensive systems. However, different methods terminologies have become established individual disciplines, even sub-fields Informatics, which raises need for a comprehensive cross-sectional analysis past, present, future modeling research. paper aims shed some light on how emerged what characterizes them with discussion potential toward common future. It focuses areas software, data, process reports an research approaches, goals, visions pursued each, as well used. is based results survey conducted communities concerned, bibliometric study, interviews prominent representative each these communities. The discusses viewpoints communities, their commonalities differences, identifies possible starting points further collaboration. current challenges general topic highlights