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|Title=Syntax for Modeling Languages
|Summary=Masters and Bachelors (Ex/Job) Thesis Project
|Author=Walid Taha
|Supervisor=Walid Taha,
|Level=Master
|Status=Open
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<b>Highlights:</b>

<ul><li>Surveying syntax</li>
<li>Improving syntax</li>
<li>Parsing & Printing</li>
<li>Extensive comparison</li>
<li>Specifics: Scala parser combinators</li>
<li>Supervision: Taha</li>
</ul>


<b>Description:</b>

Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) is an important research area that is concerned with the way in which many future innovations will involve close coupling of both communicating computational (or cyber) components as well as physical components.  Universities around the world are developing courses on CPS, and high-quality case studies and model problems are very important for both the development of these educational programs and for evaluating new CPS tools.  At Halmstad, Yingfu Zeng had previously developed a model of a Ping Pong playing robot, which has been used successfully for teaching three editions of the CPS course at Halmstad.  The goal of this masters thesis project is to systematically review the current syntax and parser for the Acumen modeling language, comparing it to other tools for simulation and verification of hybrid system, and to propose, implement, and extensively test the new syntax.


<b>References:</b>

<ol>
<li>Experiences with A First Course on Cyber-Physical Systems.  WESE'13 [http://www.effective-modeling.org/p/publications/conference/wese13.pdf pdf].</li>
<li>Modeling Basic Aspects of Cyber-Physical Systems.  DSLRob'12, [http://www.effective-modeling.org/p/publications/conference/dslrob12.pdf pdf].</li>
<li>Yingfu Zeng, Lightweight Three-Dimensional Visualization for Hybrid Systems Simulation, Masters thesis in Embedded and Intelligent Systems, Halmstad University, 2012.  [http://www.effective-modeling.org/p/tarballs/2012_11_16_Yingfu.tar Archive] includes thesis document, presentation, and Acumen models and snapshot of a Acumen.</li>
</ol>