MDE for machine learning-enabled software systems: a case study and comparison of MontiAnna & ML-Quadrat

Kirchhof, J. C., Kusmenko, E., Ritz, J., Rumpe, B., Moin, A., Badii, A., Günnemann, S. and Challenger, M. (2022) MDE for machine learning-enabled software systems: a case study and comparison of MontiAnna & ML-Quadrat. In: MODELS '22: Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems: Companion Proceedings. Association for Computing Machinery, New York, pp. 380-387. ISBN 9781450394673 doi: 10.1145/3550356.3561576

Abstract/Summary

In this paper, we propose to adopt the MDE paradigm for the development of Machine Learning (ML)-enabled software systems with a focus on the Internet of Things (IoT) domain. We illustrate how two state-of-the-art open-source modeling tools, namely MontiAnna and ML-Quadrat can be used for this purpose as demonstrated through a case study. The case study illustrates using ML, in particular deep Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), for automated image recognition of handwritten digits using the MNIST reference dataset, and integrating the machine learning components into an IoT system. Subsequently, we conduct a functional comparison of the two frameworks, setting out an analysis base to include a broad range of design considerations, such as the problem domain, methods for the ML integration into larger systems, and supported ML methods, as well as topics of recent intense interest to the ML community, such as AutoML and MLOps. Accordingly, this paper is focused on elucidating the potential of the MDE approach in the ML domain. This supports the ML engineer in developing the (ML/software) model rather than implementing the code, and additionally enforces reusability and modularity of the design through enabling the out-of-the-box integration of ML functionality as a component of the IoT or cyber-physical systems.

Item Type	Book or Report Section
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/108661
Identification Number/DOI	10.1145/3550356.3561576
Refereed	No
Divisions	Science > School of Mathematical, Physical and Computational Sciences > Department of Computer Science
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
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