Model-Based DevOps (MBDO)
Model-Based DevOps (MBDO)
The goal in the MBDO project is to provide the foundations for a Model-Based DevOps framework unifying different forms of models in the specific context of cloud-native and IoT systems. The proposed Model-Based DevOps framework would then allow engineers to smoothly go back and forth from Dev time to Ops time by leveraging semi-automatically generated digital twins of their systems.
MBDO is jointly realized by RWTH Aachen University, Stuttgart University, and Université de Rennes 1 and funded by the ANR and DFG. For more information have a look at the project website.
Some Publications:
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[HMR+25] M. Heithoff, J. Michael, B. Rumpe, J. Pfeiffer, A. Wortmann, J. Zhang: A Method for Model-Driven Engineering of Digital Twins in Manufacturing. In: 28th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, IEEE, Oct. 2025.
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[PZC+25] J. Pfeiffer, J. Zhang, B. Combemale, J. Michael, B. Rumpe, M. Wimmer, A. Wortmann: Towards a Unifying Reference Model for Digital Twins of Cyber-Physical Systems. In: Int. Conf. on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA’25), IEEE, Sep. 2025.
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[ZEH+25] J. Zhang, C. Ellwein, M. Heithoff, J. Michael, A. Wortmann: Digital Twin and the Asset Administration Shell: An Analysis of 3 AASs Types and their Feasibility for Digital Twin Engineering. In: Journal Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM), Springer, 2025. DOI: 10.1007/s10270-024-01255-0
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[MBD+24] J. Michael, J. Blankenbach, J. Derksen, B. Finklenburg, R. Fuentes, T. Gries, S. Hendiani, S. Herlé, S. Hesseler, M. Kimm, J. C. Kirchhof, B. Rumpe, H. Schüttrumpf, G. Walther: Integrating Models of Civil Structures in Digital Twins: State-of-the-Art and Challenges. In: Journal of Infrastructure Intelligence and Resilience, Volume 3(3), Elsevier, Sep. 2024.
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[MSW24] J. Michael, M. Schwammberger, A. Wortmann: Explaining Cyberphysical System Behavior with Digital Twins. In: IEEE Software, Volume 41(1), pp. 55-63, DOI 10.1109/MS.2023.3319580, IEEE, Jan. 2024.
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[CJP+23] B. Combemale, J. Jézéquel, Q. Perez, D. Vojtisek, N. Jansen, J. Michael, F. Rademacher, B. Rumpe, A. Wortmann, J. Zhang: Model-Based DevOps: Foundations and Challenges. In: Int. Conf. on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems Companion (MODELS-C), pp. 429–433, ACM/IEEE, Oct. 2023.