Ali Fatolahi PhD Candidate Computer Science

Research Interests: Model-Driven Architecture Requirements Engineering Entreprise Architecture Business Process Management Other links My LinkedIn Profile Educational Background Research and Publications Log Teaching History Professional Activities Current Activities Personal Information

Research Interests

I’ve been performing research in different areas including Model-Driven Development, Requirements Engineering, Web Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, and Education of Computer Science. My PhD research has been mainly focused on MODEWIS, a model-driven web development technique for multiple platforms. This is done by adding a new level to the three conventional levels of MDA named Abstract-Platform Specific Models (APSM). Models are mapped to the APSM using QVT relations and from the APSM we can map to multiple platforms. I've been also trying to develop tools that help me out performing my research. I used three languages: QVT Relations, Java and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

The transformations were implemented using MediniQVT. In order to do this, we needed models in the form of ECORE. Thus, the Eclipse Modelling Framework (EMF) was used to generate the meta-models. In order to define the input, an open-source designer, yEd was used. A Java utility to transform the yEd files to EMF was created. Once the transformations are executed in MediniQVT, the output EMFs may be transformed to specific platforms using other utilities that perform file conversion transformations such as MODEWIS_GWT_Generator.  A VBA module has been implemented under Microsoft Visio to visualise the results of those transformations and hence to verify their correctness and validity.

Educational Background

• PhD, Computer Science, Univwesity of Ottawa (Canada's University) , In Progress starting from September 2005.
• MSc, Computer Engineering (Software), Shahid Behshti University, from September 2000 to June 2003.
• BSc, Computer Engineering (Software), University of Isfahan , from February 1995 to June 2000.

Current Academic Activities

• Courses

• Software Quality Engineering
• Principles of Formal Software Development ( Formal Methods in Requirements Engineering )
• Electronic Commerce Technologies

• Paper Presentation 1 Agents in ECommerce
• Paper Presentation 2 Semantic Web Services
• Project Presentation Requirements Engineering for Ecommerce Systems using the Zachman Framework

• PhD Comprehensive Exam

• Done!

• Graduate Seminar 1: Enterprise Architecture using the Zachman Framework: A Model-Driven Approach

• PhD Thesis

• Under Supervision of Dr. Stéphane S. Somé Dr. Timothoy C. Lethbridge

Ali Fatolahi, PhD Student in Compter Science

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