Modeling data races using UML/MARTE profile

Unified Modeling Language(UML) is a standard language for modeling in the domain of Object Oriented Software Development. However, it lacks the modeling construct for real time systems. The UML profile for Modeling and Analysis of Real Time Embedded Systems (MARTE) has been recently standardized by Object Management Group (OMG) to provide the necessary constructs. It provides support for Model Driven Engineering (MDE) of real time systems. The goal of this paper is to present the UML/MARTE profile in identifying a concurrency issue known as data race. The proposed approach leads to a supporting tool for automated detection of data races in which UML Sequence diagram is used to specify the temporal ordering of messages.