Krzysztof Czarnecki, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
I work in the area of Generative Software Development. See the overview paper for an introduction.

Short biography

Krzysztof Czarnecki is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Before coming to Waterloo, he was a researcher at DaimlerChrysler Research (1995-2002), Germany, focusing on improving software development practices and technologies in enterprise, automotive, and aerospace domains. He co-authored the book on "Generative Programming" (Addison- Wesley, 2000), which deals with automating software component assembly based on domain-specific languages. While at Waterloo, he held the NSERC/Bank of Nova Scotia Industrial Research Chair in Requirements Engineering of Service-oriented Software Systems (2008-2013) and has worked on a range of topics in model-driven systems and software engineering, including product lines engineering, design synthesis, variability modeling, model transformation, and domain-specific languages. He received the Premier's Research Excellence Award in 2004 and the British Computing Society in Upper Canada Award for Outstanding Contributions to IT Industry in 2008.

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  • MoDELS'09 conference chair
  • Bank of Nova Scotia / NSERC Industrial Research Chair (2008-2013)

Publications

Journal Article
Antkiewicz, M., K. Czarnecki, and M. Stephan, "Engineering of Framework-Specific Modeling Languages", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 35, issue 6, pp. 795 - 824, 11/2009. [pdf]
Antkiewicz, M., T. Tonelli Bartolomei, and K. Czarnecki, "Fast Extraction of High-Quality Framework-Specific Models from Application Code", Automated Software Engineering, vol. 16, issue 1, pp. 101 - 144, 03/2009. [pdf]
Czarnecki, K., and S. Helsen, "Feature-based survey of model transformation approaches", IBM Systems Journal, vol. 45, issue 3, no. 3, Riverton, NJ, USA, IBM Corp., pp. 621–645, 2006. [pdf]
Czarnecki, K., S. Helsen, and U. Eisenecker, "Formalizing cardinality-based feature models and their specialization", Software Process: Improvement and Practice, vol. 10, issue 1, pp. 7 - 29, 01/2005. [pdf]
Diskin, Z., Y. Xiong, and K. Czarnecki, "From State- to Delta-Based Bidirectional Model Transformations: the Asymmetric Case", Journal of Object Technology, vol. 10, 2011.
Eisenecker, U., F. Blinn, and K. Czarnecki, "Mixin-Based Programming in C++: A solution to the constructor problem", Dr. Dobb's Journal, pp. 111-112, 01/2001.
Queiroz, R., L. Passos, M T. Valente, C. Hunsen, S. Apel, and K. Czarnecki, "The Shape of Feature Code: An Analysis of Twenty C-Preprocessor-Based Systems", Journal on Software and Systems Modeling: Springer, pp. 1–29, 07/2015.
Czarnecki, K., S. Helsen, and U. Eisenecker, "Staged configuration through specialization and multilevel configuration of feature models", Software Process: Improvement and Practice, vol. 10, issue 2, pp. 143 - 169, 04/2005. [pdf]
Berger, T., S. She, R. Lotufo, A. Wąsowski, and K. Czarnecki, "A Study of Variability Models and Languages in the Systems Software Domain", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 39, issue 12, no. 12, pp. 1611-1640, Dec, 2013. [pdf]
Kuester, J., H. Voelzer, C. Favre, M. Branco, and K. Czarnecki, "Supporting Different Process Views through a Shared Process Model", Software and Systems Modeling, 2015.
Ross, J., A. Murashkin, J. Liang, M. Antkiewicz, and K. Czarnecki, "Synthesis and Exploration of Multi-Level, Multi-Perspective Architectures of Automotive Embedded Systems", Software and Systems Modeling, 2017.
Czarnecki, K., and U. Eisenecker, "Synthesizing objects", Concurrency - Practice and Experience, vol. 12, no. 14, pp. 1347-1377, 2000. [pdf]
Heydarnoori, A., K. Czarnecki, W. Binder, and T. Tonelli Bartolomei, "Two Studies of Framework-Usage Templates Extracted from Dynamic Traces", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, vol. 38, issue 6, 12/2012. [pdf]
Berger, T., R-H. Pfeiffer, R. Tartler, S. Dienst, K. Czarnecki, A. Wąsowski, and S. She, "Variability Mechanisms in Software Ecosystems", Information and Software Technology, vol. 56, issue 11, 2014. [pdf]
Nadi, S., T. Berger, C. Kästner, and K. Czarnecki, "Where do Configuration Constraints Stem From? An Extraction Approach and an Empirical Study", IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 2015.
Magazine Article
Czarnecki, K., M. Antkiewicz, and C H P. Kim, "Mehrstufige, Kunden-Spezifische Anpassungen in der Anwendungsentwicklung", Objekt Spektrum, issue 1, 01/2007.
Czarnecki, K., M. Antkiewicz, and C H P. Kim, "Multi-level customization in application engineering", Communications of the ACM, vol. 49, issue 12, pp. 60, 12/2006. [pdf]
Miscellaneous
Bąk, K., D. Zayan, K. Czarnecki, M. Antkiewicz, Z. Diskin, A. Wąsowski, and D. Rayside, Example-Driven Modeling poster, , Toronto, CASCON, 2012. [pdf]
Report
Ross, J., M. Antkiewicz, and K. Czarnecki, "Case Studies on E/E Architectures for Power Window and Central Door Locks Systems", Technical Report, no. GSDLAB-TR-2016-06-23: University of Waterloo, 06/2016. [pdf]
Heydarnoori, A., T. Tonelli Bartolomei, and K. Czarnecki, Comprehending Object-Oriented Software Frameworks Through Dynamic Analysis, , no. CS-2007-18: University of Waterloo, 10/2007. [pdf]
Hubaux, A., Y. Xiong, and K. Czarnecki, Configuration Challenges in Linux and eCos: A Survey, , no. GSDLAB-TR 2011-09-29, Waterloo, Generative Software Development Laboratory, University of Waterloo, 2011. [pdf][pdf][pdf]
Antkiewicz, M., and K. Czarnecki, Eclipse Workbench Part Interaction FSML, : Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, pp. 15, 2006. [pdf]
Branco, M., Y. Xiong, K. Czarnecki, J. M. Küster, and H. Voelzer, An Empirical Study on Consistency Management of Business and IT Process Models, , Waterloo, Generative Software Development Laboratory, 2012. [pdf]
Bąk, K., K. Czarnecki, and A. Wąsowski, "Feature and Class Models in Clafer: Mixed, Specialized, and Coupled", David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, Waterloo, University of Waterloo, 06/2010.
Berger, T., S. She, K. Czarnecki, and A. Wąsowski, Feature-to-Code Mapping in Two Large Product Lines, , Leipzig, Department of Computer Science, University of Leipzig, 2010. [pdf]
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