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

Thesis
Stephan, M., "Detection of Java EE EJB Antipattern Instances using Framework-Specific Models", Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. MASc, Waterloo, University of Waterloo, pp. 113, 04/2009.
Lau, S Q., "Domain Analysis of E-Commerce Systems Using Feature-Based Model Templates", Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. MASc, Waterloo, University of Waterloo, pp. 168, 2006. [pdf]
Mendonça, M., "Efficient Reasoning Techniques for Large Scale Feature Models", School of Computer Science, vol. PhD, Waterloo, University of Waterloo, pp. 184, 01/2009.
She, S., "Feature Model Mining", School of Computer Science, vol. MMath, Waterloo, University of Waterloo, pp. 70, 08/2008.
Antkiewicz, M., "Framework-specific modeling languages", Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. PhD: University of Waterloo, pp. 168, 09/2008.
Lee, H M., "Model-guided Code Assistance for Framework Application Development", Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. MASc, Waterloo, University of Waterloo, pp. 69, 04/2009.
Kim, C H P., "On the Relationship between Feature Models and Ontologies", Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. MASc, Waterloo, University of Waterloo, pp. 89, 2006.
Pekilis, B R., "An ontology-based approach to concern-specific dynamic software structure monitoring", Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. PhD, Waterloo, University of Waterloo, pp. 213, 2006.
Heydarnoori, A., "Supporting Framework Use via Automatically Extracted Concept-Implementation Templates", School of Computer Science, vol. PhD, Waterloo, University of Waterloo, pp. 178, 04/2009. [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]
Antkiewicz, M., and K. Czarnecki, Framework-Specific Modeling Languages; Examples and Algorithms, : Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, 2007. [pdf]
Diskin, Z., Y. Xiong, K. Czarnecki, H. Ehrig, F. Hermann, and F. Orejas, From State- to Delta-based Bidirectional Model Transformations: the Symmetric Case, , Waterloo, Generative Software Development Laboratory, University of Waterloo, 05/2011. [pdf]
Xiong, Y., A. Hubaux, S. She, and K. Czarnecki, Generating Range Fixes for Software Configuration, , Waterloo, Generative Software Development Laboratory, University of Waterloo, 2011. [pdf]
Lotufo, R., and K. Czarnecki, Improving Bug Report Comprehension, : University of Waterloo, 09/2012. [pdf]
Diskin, Z., T. Maibaum, and K. Czarnecki, "Intermodeling, queries and Kleisli categories", Generative Software Development Laboratory, Waterloo, University of Waterloo, 10/2011. [pdf]
Sun, P., Z. Diskin, M. Antkiewicz, and K. Czarnecki, Relational Modeling and Reasoning with Multisets and Multirelations in Alloy, , no. GSDLAB-TR 2016-01-22, 2016. [pdf][als][als][als][zip][zip]
Küster, J. M., H. Völzer, C. Favre, M. Branco, and K. Czarnecki, "Supporting Different Process Views through a Shared Process Model", Technical Report, 2012.
Diskin, Z., A. Wider, H. Gholizadeh, and K. Czarnecki, A Taxonomic Space for Increasingly Symmetric Model Synchronization, , no. GSDLab TR, 2014-02-01, Waterloo, The University of Waterloo, GSDLab , 02/2014. [pdf]
Berger, T., S. She, R. Lotufo, A. Wąsowski, and K. Czarnecki, Variability Modeling in the Systems Software Domain, : Generative Software Development Laboratory, University of Waterloo, 2012. [pdf]
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