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Dr. Eugene Syriani is a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Montreal. He leads the GEODES research group and teaches software engineering at undergraduate, Master's, and PhD levels. His work combines Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) and Simulation to improve software engineer productivity and cross-disciplinary system design.
Research interests span two axes: (1) Software Engineering focusing on Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs), Model Transformations, Code Generation, Collaborative Modeling, and Customizable Modeling Environments; (2) Simulation addressing Digital Twins, Discrete-Event Simulation, and Co-Simulation for applications in agriculture, automotive, and smart systems. His recent work explores AI-assisted modeling and prompt engineering.
Key projects include Digital Twins for Vertical Farming (funded by NSERC, MITACS, and industry partners) and Domain-Specific Environments (NSERC Discovery Grant). He has received multiple best paper awards at international MDE and modeling conferences.
Scientific contributions include:
- Best Paper, ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages & Systems (2023, 2018)
- NSERC Discovery Grant (2020-2027)
- Visiting Professor Fellowships (University of L'Aquila, TU Wien, University Cote d'Azur)
- Guest Editor for Software & Systems Modeling and JOT
He supervises 13 graduate students and postdocs, with expertise in DSL development, collaborative modeling, digital twin frameworks, and model consistency. His tools include Gentleman (projectional editor), ReLiS (systematic review tool), and AToMPM (cloud-based modeling environment).
