A Conceptual Modelling Language for CPPS

Mainak Majumder; Alois Zoitl

doi:10.1109/ETFA65518.2025.11205675

A Conceptual Modelling Language for CPPS

Mainak Majumder^*
, Alois Zoitl^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

LIT Cyber-Physical Systems Lab

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Abstract

Semantic domain models are becoming an essential component of software-intensive Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPSs). They support the implementation of innovative concepts like Digital Twins (DTs), that enable autonomous operations of an entire production environment. However, developing domain models for CPPS is a challenging endeavour, especially due to a lack of standardised modelling approaches within the manufacturing domain. In this paper, we have tried to reduce this existing research gap by proposing a conceptual modelling approach that allows developing generic domain models of a production environment. The focus of this research work is to define generic modelling constructs that can be employed to capture domain concepts in a technology- or standard-neutral manner and used by various software engineering disciplines to develop diverse use case-specific CPPS applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)
Editors	Luis Almeida, Marina Indria, Mario de Sousa, Antonio Visioli, Mohammad Ashjaei, Pedro Santos
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	1-8
Number of pages	8
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9798331553838
ISBN (Print)	979-8-3315-5384-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA65518.2025.11205675
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 2025
Event	2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA) - Porto, Portugal Duration: 09 Sept 2025 → 12 Sept 2025

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Conference	2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA)
Period	09.09.2025 → 12.09.2025

Fields of science

202003 Automation
102022 Software development
202017 Embedded systems
202041 Computer engineering
102029 Practical computer science
102025 Distributed systems
102 Computer Sciences

JKU Focus areas

Digital Transformation

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Majumder, M & Zoitl, A 2025, A Conceptual Modelling Language for CPPS. in L Almeida, M Indria, M de Sousa, A Visioli, M Ashjaei & P Santos (eds), 2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA). 1 edn, 11205675, IEEE, pp. 1-8, 2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 09.09.2025. https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA65518.2025.11205675

A Conceptual Modelling Language for CPPS. / Majumder, Mainak ; Zoitl, Alois.
2025 IEEE 30th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA). ed. / Luis Almeida; Marina Indria; Mario de Sousa; Antonio Visioli; Mohammad Ashjaei; Pedro Santos. 1. ed. IEEE, 2025. p. 1-8 11205675.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceedings › peer-review

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