SSM continues as MILES
From October 2026, the Sustainable Systems and Methods Lab (SSM) continues its operation as the Model-Integrated and Learning-Enabled Systems Lab (MILES). We founded our lab at McMaster University in 2023 …
New publication at MODELS’26 on the model-driven data contracts for digital twin services
Our paper Model-Driven Data Contracts for Digital Twin Services, co-authored with Philipp Zech (University of Innsbruck, Austria) has been accepted for the New Ideas and Emerging Results track of the …
Rebecca Di Filippo joins lab as a Master’s student
Rebecca Di Filippo has joined our lab as a Master of Applied Science (MASc) student in Software Engineering starting from September. Rebecca brings a particularly strong software engineering skillset and …
Sharon Liu presented her work on a reference architecture for RL at ICSA
Xiaoran (Sharon) Liu just presented her work on A Reference Architecture of Reinforcement Learning Frameworks in the main track of the CORE A-ranked International Conference on Software Architecture (ICSA). In …
New publication at MODELS’26 on the model-driven development of families of reinforcement learning environments
Our paper A Model-Driven Approach for Developing Families of Reinforcement Learning Environments, co-authored with my fantastic PhD student, Xiaoran (Sharon) Liu has been accepted for the ACM/IEEE 29th International Conference …
Two new MSc graduates from the lab: Baran Shajari and Feyi Adesanya
Baran Shajari and Feyi Adesanya have successfully defended their theses and graduated from our program with an MSc in Computer Science degree. Baran’s thesis “On the Need for Individual Sustainability …
ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at MODELS’25
We (with my former student) are honored to receive the ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at the ACM/IEEE 28th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS) for …
Distinguished Reviewer Award at MODELS’25
I am truly honored to receive a Distinguished Reviewer Award from the ACM/IEEE 28th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS). Being invited to the Program Committee …