Call for Papers - MODELS 2025

MODELS 2025, the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, is the premier conference series for model-driven software and systems engineering. It is organized with support from ACM SIGSOFT and IEEE TCSE.

Since 1998, MODELS has covered all aspects of modeling, from languages and methods to tools and applications. Attendees come from diverse backgrounds, including researchers, academics, engineers, and industrial professionals. MODELS 2025 serves as a forum for participants to exchange cutting-edge research results and innovative practical experiences around modeling and model-driven software and systems engineering.

This year’s edition provides an opportunity for the modeling community to further advance the foundations of modeling and to explore innovative applications of modeling in emerging areas such as cyber-physical systems, embedded systems, socio-technical systems, cloud computing, big data, machine learning, security, open source, and sustainability.

Hybrid Event

MODELS 2025 will be organized as a hybrid event with in-person and virtual participation. Presenters of accepted papers may present their work virtually, and a lower registration rate will be offered for remote participants.

Tracks

MODELS 2025 solicits submissions across various tracks:

• ACM Student Research Competition
• Artifact Evaluation
• Doctoral Symposium
• Educators Symposium
• Industry Days
• Journal-First
• New Ideas and Emerging Results (NIER)
• Posters
• Research Papers
• SAM Conference
• Student Volunteers
• Tools and Demonstrations
• Tutorials
• Workshops

Co-hosted Conferences

• EDTconf 2025
• System and Analysis Modeling (SAM) conference 2025

Topics of Interest

MODELS 2025 solicits submissions on a variety of topics related to modeling for software and systems engineering including, but not limited to:

• Fundamentals of model-based engineering, including the definition of syntax and semantics of modeling languages and model transformation languages.
• New paradigms, formalisms, applications, approaches, frameworks, or processes for model-based engineering such as low-code/no-code development, digital twins, etc.
• Definition, use, and analysis of model-based generative and re-engineering approaches.
• Model-based monitoring, analysis, and adaptation heading towards intelligent systems.
• Development of model-based systems engineering approaches and modeling-in-the-large, including interdisciplinary engineering and coordination.
• Applications of AI to model-related engineering problems, e.g., approaches based on search, machine learning, large language models (AI for modeling).
• Model-based engineering foundations for AI-based systems (modeling for AI).
• Human and organizational factors in model-based engineering.
• Tools, meta-tools, and language workbenches for model-based engineering, including model management and scalable model repositories.
• Hybrid multi-modeling approaches, i.e., integration of various modeling languages and their tools.
• Evaluation and comparison of modeling languages, techniques, and tools.
• Quality assurance (analysis, testing, verification, fidelity assessment) for functional and non-functional properties of models and model transformations.
• Collaborative modeling to address team management issues, e.g., browser-based and cloud-enabled collaboration.
• Evolution of modeling languages and related standards.
• Modeling education, e.g., delivery methods and curriculum design.
• Modeling in software engineering, e.g., applications of models to address common software engineering challenges.
• Modeling for specific challenges such as collaboration, scalability, security, interoperability, adaptability, flexibility, maintainability, dependability, reuse, energy efficiency, sustainability, and uncertainty.
• Modeling with, and for, novel systems and paradigms in fields such as security, cyber-physical systems (CPSs), the Internet of Things, cloud computing, DevOps, blockchain technology, data analytics, data science, machine learning, Big Data, systems engineering, socio-technical systems, critical infrastructures and services, robotics, mobile applications, conversational agents, and open-source software.
• Empirical studies on the application of model-based engineering in areas such as smart manufacturing, smart cities, smart enterprises, smart mobility, smart society, etc.

Submission Tracks and Guidelines

MODELS 2025 offers two main tracks for technical papers: the Foundations Track and the Practice Track.

Foundations Track

• Review Process: Double-anonymous.
• Page Limit: Maximum 10 pages for the main text (including figures, tables, appendices); 2 additional pages for references only.
• Format: PDF.
• Submission: Via MODELS 2025 EasyChair web page.
• Key Requirements: Contributions must clearly describe novelty, validated by formal proofs, rigorous demonstrations, or empirical evaluations. Authors are strongly encouraged to make artifacts publicly available.

Practice Track

• Review Process: Single-anonymous.
• Page Limit: Maximum 10 pages for the main text (including figures, tables, appendices); 2 additional pages for references only.
• Format: PDF.
• Submission: Via MODELS 2025 EasyChair web page.
• Key Requirements: Report on industry applications, public sector, or open-source environments. Focus on impact, context, practical importance, lessons learned, or insights gained. Authors are encouraged to make artifacts publicly available.

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission (Research Papers): March 27, 2025
• Paper Submission (Research Papers): April 3, 2025
• Author responses: June 3–5, 2025
• Author notification (Research Papers): June 24, 2025
• Camera Ready Due (Research Papers): August 7, 2025

Note: Submission deadlines are hard and will not be extended. Dates for other tracks may vary. Please refer to individual track pages for specific deadlines.

Artifact Evaluation

Authors of accepted papers are invited to submit artifacts (software, datasets, proofs) to the Artifact Evaluation track. Participation is optional, and successful submissions will receive a seal of approval.

Best Papers

Selected papers may be invited for revision and extension for publication in the International Journal on Software and Systems Modeling (SoSyM). Best Paper awards will also be presented.

Organization

• General Chairs: (Information not explicitly detailed for Call for Papers, but available in Organization section)
• Research Papers Chairs: Shaukat Ali, Houari Sahraoui
• Research Papers Program Board: Silvia Abrahão, Daniel Amyot, Jean-Michel Bruel, Jordi Cabot, Marsha Chechik, Betty H.C. Cheng, Benoit Combemale, Esther Guerra, Dimitris Kolovos, Thomas Kuehne, Mehrdad Sabetzadeh, Steffen Zschaler, Manuel Wimmer, Daniel Varro

Submission Information

• Submissions must conform to IEEE formatting instructions.
• Use of ORCID is required. LaTeX users should use the orcidlink package.