Conceptual Modelling: The Abstraction Perspective
Conceptual Modeling is about the use of abstraction to reduce complexity in a domain for a specific purpose. The design of modeling methods thus requires meta-conceptual capabilities in order to manage multiple abstraction layers, a skill usually associated with human intelligence. Nowadays, the question arises if upcoming technologies, like Large Language Models, will be capable of imitating this ability in a sufficient manner. Considering this perspective of abstraction, insights that were gathered over several decades of applying conceptual modeling in research, teaching, and as the common foundation within the OMiLAB Community of Practice. It will be shown that abstraction plays a fundamental role in realizing the syntactical, notational, and semantic perspective of the Generic Modeling Method Framework (GMMF), thereby forming the foundation for the development of (Domain-Specific) Modeling Methods.
Lecture at NEMO2024
Date/Time: Monday, July 15, 2024 at 15:00