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Overview

Colin Atkinson is affiliated with the University of Mannheim in Germany and specializes in the field of Computer Science. Their research is concentrated in several subfields including Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Software, Computer Networks and Communications, and Information Systems and Management.

The core topics of Atkinson's work revolve around Software Engineering Research, Scientific Computing and Data Management, Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies, Software Testing and Debugging Techniques, Machine Learning and Data Classification, Software System Performance and Reliability, and Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques.

Their recent publications include:

  • Taming the Complexity of Digital Twins, 2021, IEEE Software
  • Diversity-driven unit test generation, 2022, Journal of Systems and Software
  • Code search engines for the next generation, 2024, Journal of Systems and Software
  • Melanee and DMLA - A Contribution to the MULTI 2021 Collaborative Comparison Challenge, 2021, 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems Companion (MODELS-C)
  • Promoting open science in test-driven software experiments, 2024, Journal of Systems and Software

Atkinson frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, with notable frequent collaborators including Marcus Kessel, Thomas Kühne, Christian Tunjic, Arne Lange, and Johannes Meier.

Their work is often published in a range of scientific venues such as Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), IEEE Software, Journal of Systems and Software, 2021 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems Companion (MODELS-C), and ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology.

Best Publications

  • Model-driven development: a metamodeling foundation

    C. Atkinson;T. Kuhne

  • Component-Based Product Line Engineering with UML

    Colin Atkinson;Joachim Bayer;Christian Bunse;Erik Kamsties

  • The Essence of Multilevel Metamodeling

    Colin Atkinson;Thomas Kühne

  • Component-based product line development: the KobrA approach

    Colin Atkinson;Joachim Bayer;Dirk Muthig

  • Rearchitecting the UML infrastructure

    Colin Atkinson;Thomas Kühne

  • Reducing Accidental Complexity in Domain Models

    Colin Atkinson;Thomas Kühne

  • Code Conjurer: Pulling Reusable Software out of Thin Air

    O. Hummel;W. Janjic;C. Atkinson

  • An experimental comparison of reading techniques for defect detection in UML design documents

    Oliver Laitenberger;Colin Atkinson;Maud Schlich;Khaled El Emam

  • Meta-modelling for distributed object environments

    C. Atkinson

  • Object-Oriented Reuse, Concurrency and Distribution: An Ada-Based Approach

    Colin Atkinson

  • A Flexible Infrastructure for Multilevel Language Engineering

    C. Atkinson;M. Gutheil;B. Kennel

  • Model-Driven Product Line Architectures

    Dirk Muthig;Colin Atkinson

  • A Practical Approach to Web Service Discovery and Retrieval

    C. Atkinson;P. Bostan;O. Hummel;D. Stoll

  • Orthographic Software Modeling: A Practical Approach to View-Based Development

    Colin Atkinson;Dietmar Stoll;Philipp Bostan

  • The Role of Metamodeling in MDA

    Colin Atkinson;Thomas Kühne

  • Meta-level Independent Modelling

    Colin Atkinson;Thomas D. Kuhne

  • Concepts for comparing modeling tool architectures

    Colin Atkinson;Thomas Kühne

  • Generalizing perspective-based inspection to handle object-oriented development artifacts

    Oliver Laitenberger;Colin Atkinson

  • Profiles in a strict metamodeling framework

    Colin Atkinson;Thomas Kühne

  • Reducing verification effort in component-based software engineering through built-in testing

    Daniel Brenner;Colin Atkinson;Rainer Malaka;Matthias Merdes

Frequent Co-Authors

Ralf Reussner
Ralf Reussner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Peter Dadam
Peter Dadam University of Ulm
Brian Henderson-Sellers
Brian Henderson-Sellers University of Technology Sydney
Manfred Reichert
Manfred Reichert University of Ulm
Michael Felderer
Michael Felderer University of Cologne
Juan de Lara
Juan de Lara Autonomous University of Madrid
Wolfgang Effelsberg
Wolfgang Effelsberg University of Mannheim
Alexander Maedche
Alexander Maedche Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Felix C. Freiling
Felix C. Freiling University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Janos Sztipanovits
Janos Sztipanovits Vanderbilt University

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