Editorial to theme section on open environmental software systems modeling

Abstract

This theme section aims to disseminate the latest research results in the area of open environmental software systems modeling. Software-intensive systems, such as cyber-physical systems and self-adaptive systems, need to be able to constantly operate in open and dynamic environments, which requires them to continuously evolve, handle internal and external uncertainties, and so on. Traditional software engineering methodologies need to be extended for tackling these new challenges, and modeling is a promising technique to do that. This theme section contains two papers that tackle these issues, that were accepted after a thorough peer-reviewing process. Moreover, it contains an “Expert’s Voice” contribution on the uncertainty interaction problem, which is a relevant issue in the systems considered in this theme section.