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AutoIoT: a framework based on user-driven MDE for generating IoT applications

Authors:

Thiago Nepomuceno,

Tiago Carneiro,

Paulo Henrique Maia,

Muhammad Adnan,

Thalyson Nepomuceno,

Alexander MartinAuthors Info & Claims

SAC '20: Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing

Pages 719 - 728

https://doi.org/10.1145/3341105.3373873

Published: 30 March 2020 Publication History

Abstract

Developing an Internet of Things (IoT) system requires knowledge in many different technologies like embedded programming, web technologies, and data science. Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) techniques have been used as a concrete alternative to boost IoT application development. However, the current MDE-to-IoT solutions require expertise from the end-users in MDE concepts and sometimes even in specific tools, such as the Eclipse Modelling Framework, which may hinder their adoption in a broader context. To tackle this problem, this work proposes AutoIoT, a framework for creating IoT applications based on a user-driven MDE approach. The proposed framework allows users to model their IoT systems using a simple JSON file and, through internal model-to-model and model-to-text transformations, generates a ready-to-use IoT server-side application. The proposed approach was evaluated through an experiment, in which 54 developers used AutoIoT to create a server-side application for a real-world IoT scenario and answered a post-study questionnaire. The experiment reports the efficacy of AutoIoT and user satisfaction of more than 80% through 6 out of 7 evaluated criteria.

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AutoIoT: a framework based on user-driven MDE for generating IoT applications
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Sensors and actuators
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software development techniques
      1. Software prototyping

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SAC '20: Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing

March 2020

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DOI:10.1145/3341105

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New Mexico Tech
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