1988 Dipl. Math., TU Berlin 1994 Dr. rer.nat. (PhD) Computer Science, TU Berlin 1997/98 senior researcher in the European network GETGRATS, Universita di Roma A" La Sapienza A", Rome, Italy and Universita di Pisa, Pisa, Italy 1999 guest professor, Universitat de les Illes Balears (University of the Balearic Islands), Palma de Mallorca, Spain 2002 Habilitation, TU Berlin since June 2002 senior researcher, Fraunhofer Institut Software- und Systemtechnik, Berlin

From the reviews: "This book targets an urgent need, to evolve methods that allow developers to integrate software specifications that are related ... . The book is well organized and neatly written ... . Examples, when provided are appropriate. ... The book will surely be a good reference book for researchers and practitioners of model-driven software development ... . The effort by the author to illustrate and extend the approach to UML is clearly a step in the right direction ... ." (Srini Ramaswamy, Computing Reviews, February, 2005)

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Transformation Systems.- 3 Specification of Properties.- 4 Development of Transformation Systems.- 5 Composition of Transformation Systems.- 6 Applications to UML Software Specifications.- 7 Conclusion.- A Partial Algebras and Their Specification.- References.

1988 Dipl. Math., TU Berlin 1994 Dr. rer.nat. (PhD) Computer Science, TU Berlin 1997/98 senior researcher in the European network GETGRATS, Universita di Roma A" La Sapienza A", Rome, Italy and Universita di Pisa, Pisa, Italy 1999 guest professor, Universitat de les Illes Balears (University of the Balearic Islands), Palma de Mallorca, Spain 2002 Habilitation, TU Berlin since June 2002 senior researcher, Fraunhofer Institut Software- und Systemtechnik, Berlin

From the reviews: "This book targets an urgent need, to evolve methods that allow developers to integrate software specifications that are related ... . The book is well organized and neatly written ... . Examples, when provided are appropriate. ... The book will surely be a good reference book for researchers and practitioners of model-driven software development ... . The effort by the author to illustrate and extend the approach to UML is clearly a step in the right direction ... ." (Srini Ramaswamy, Computing Reviews, February, 2005)

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Transformation Systems.- 3 Specification of Properties.- 4 Development of Transformation Systems.- 5 Composition of Transformation Systems.- 6 Applications to UML Software Specifications.- 7 Conclusion.- A Partial Algebras and Their Specification.- References.

1988 Dipl. Math., TU Berlin 1994 Dr. rer.nat. (PhD) Computer Science, TU Berlin 1997/98 senior researcher in the European network GETGRATS, Universita di Roma A" La Sapienza A", Rome, Italy and Universita di Pisa, Pisa, Italy 1999 guest professor, Universitat de les Illes Balears (University of the Balearic Islands), Palma de Mallorca, Spain 2002 Habilitation, TU Berlin since June 2002 senior researcher, Fraunhofer Institut Software- und Systemtechnik, Berlin

From the reviews: "This book targets an urgent need, to evolve methods that allow developers to integrate software specifications that are related ... . The book is well organized and neatly written ... . Examples, when provided are appropriate. ... The book will surely be a good reference book for researchers and practitioners of model-driven software development ... . The effort by the author to illustrate and extend the approach to UML is clearly a step in the right direction ... ." (Srini Ramaswamy, Computing Reviews, February, 2005)

• 1 Introduction.- 2 Transformation Systems.- 3 Specification of Properties.- 4 Development of Transformation Systems.- 5 Composition of Transformation Systems.- 6 Applications to UML Software Specifications.- 7 Conclusion.- A Partial Algebras and Their Specification.- References.