The SiCoSSyS approach to SoS engineering

This paper presents a methodology and tools for SoS engineering. The approach is based on the experience acquired in several developments made in the context of the SiCoSSyS project. It considers that the nature of SoS requires (1) the participation of a diversity of people with different backgrounds and profiles, and (2) to cope with the heterogeneity of systems. These goals can be achieved by model-driven engineering methods and tools. In our work we have applied as well an agent-based modeling approach for the definition of domain-specific languages that constitute the main tool for specification, simulation and deployment of solutions.