Title: Applications of Graph Transformation

Acronym: APPLIGRAPH

Project Number: 22565

Keywords: graph transformation, rule-based systems, formal methods, specification and programming

Summary:

The principal objective of this Working Group is to promote applied graph transformation as a rule-based framework for the specification and development of systems, languages, and tools and to improve the awareness of its industrial relevance.

The aims of this Working Group are

• to coordinate and promote research activities in applied graph transformation,
• to improve the systematic exchange and dissemination of information on graph transformation and its applications,
• to provide formal graph transformation methods and modelling tools supporting the software development process including visualisation, prototyping, and safety issues, and
• to provide formal graph transformation methods and modelling tools supporting the specification and implementation of concurrent and distributed systems.

Language issues. Investigation of features in graph transformation based languages, like typing, modularity, refinement, parallelism, concurrency, distribution, optimisation, and correctness.

Tool issues. Conception and design of support tools for graph transformation based languages including editors, parsers, interpreters, compilers, optimisers, verifiers, and graphical user interfaces.

Application domains. Demonstration of the usefulness of graph transformation by case studies in various areas like definition of visual languages, database models, concurrent and distributed systems, software process modelling, implementation of programming languages.

Among the main activities, the Working Group will organise workshops and meetings and will disseminate information on applied graph transformation by publishing proceedings and handbooks. The goal is to enhance the visibility of graph transformation technology and to prepare the ground for industrial applications.

Participants:

Universität Bremen, Germany
(Prof. Dr. H.-J. Kreowski [Coordinator], Prof. Dr. O. Herzog)

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany
(Prof. Dr. M. Nagl)

Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen, Belgium
(Prof. Dr. D. Janssens, Prof. Dr. J. Paredaens)

Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
(Prof. Dr. H. Ehrig, Prof. Dr. H. Weber)

Rijks Universiteit Leiden, The Netherlands
(Prof. Dr. G. Rozenberg)

Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, The Netherlands
(Prof. Dr. R. Plasmeijer)

Universität Paderborn, Germany
(Prof. Dr. G. Engels)

Università di Pisa, Italy
(Prof. Dr. U. Montanari)

Università di Roma ``La Sapienza'', Italy
(Prof. Dr. F. Parisi-Presicce)

Contact Point:

Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Kreowski
Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik
Universität Bremen
Postfach 33 04 40
D-28334 Bremen
Germany