Modelling the Behaviour of Context-aware Systems: State-of-the-Art Analysis and Introduction of a Customized UML Profile

Patrick Rosenberger, Detlef Gerhard, Stefan Dumss

2019

Abstract

The usage of smart devices in combination with the extensive deployment of sensors enables the development of systems that can recognize their environment and act accordingly. These so-called context-aware systems allow the automation of the user interactions by providing the desired functionality based on an understanding of the users' current context. During the development of such systems, the context-related system properties, the contextual functionalities, as well as the underlying contexts must be defined. UML models are a valuable tool for such tasks. In this publication, the previous research regarding the graphical representation of context-aware systems is analysed. It is shown that the modelling of contextual behaviour is still not addressed sufficiently. To counter this issue, contextual design templates are introduced. These templates allow the visualization of different system properties by combining the UML standard notation with a newly introduced notation for stating contexts. Further, a profile for the modelling of contexts and related system functionalities is presented.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Rosenberger P., Gerhard D. and Dumss S. (2019). Modelling the Behaviour of Context-aware Systems: State-of-the-Art Analysis and Introduction of a Customized UML Profile.In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD, ISBN 978-989-758-358-2, pages 521-528. DOI: 10.5220/0007685805210528

in Bibtex Style

@conference{modelsward19,
author={Patrick Rosenberger and Detlef Gerhard and Stefan Dumss},
title={Modelling the Behaviour of Context-aware Systems: State-of-the-Art Analysis and Introduction of a Customized UML Profile},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD,},
year={2019},
pages={521-528},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007685805210528},
isbn={978-989-758-358-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development - Volume 1: MODELSWARD,
TI - Modelling the Behaviour of Context-aware Systems: State-of-the-Art Analysis and Introduction of a Customized UML Profile
SN - 978-989-758-358-2
AU - Rosenberger P.
AU - Gerhard D.
AU - Dumss S.
PY - 2019
SP - 521
EP - 528
DO - 10.5220/0007685805210528