Methodology for Rapid Development of PAIS Based on Ontological Modeling and Category Theory.

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Title:	Methodology for Rapid Development of PAIS Based on Ontological Modeling and Category Theory.
Authors:	Bogdanović, Borivoj¹ borivoj.bogdanovic@gmail.com, Marković, Vidan¹ vidan.markovic@singidunum.ac.rs, Segedinac, Milan² milongagadinaa@uns.ac.rs, Konjović, Zora¹
Source:	Computer Science & Information Systems. Sep2026, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p1343-1394. 52p.
Subjects:	Mathematical category theory, Model-driven software architecture, Code generators
Abstract:	Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) structures software development through computation-independent, platform-independent, and platform-specific models. Its practical value depends on machine-readable models and transformations that preserve relevant structural properties while producing executable code. This paper proposes a methodology for the rapid development of Process-Aware Information Systems (PAIS) based on ontological modeling and category theory. Ontology-Driven Code Generation (ODCG) is formalized as a deterministic, multiphase transformation from the BAB Core ontology, through a platform-specific ontology and library, to source code. Model levels are represented as categories, while transformations are represented as functors. The main contribution is a categorical formalization of stack-parametrized multi-target generation, together with a conditional guarantee of schema-level structural preservation under explicitly stated verification assumptions, including mapping completeness, injectivity, quotient compatibility, and absence of unintended collapse. The methodology distinguishes the categorical specification, in which functoriality follows by construction, from its operational implementation, whose conformance is established through explicit engineering checks. The approach is implemented and evaluated for the Java platform through the BABj ontology and library by generating code for an operational business information system during its life cycle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) structures software development through computation-independent, platform-independent, and platform-specific models. Its practical value depends on machine-readable models and transformations that preserve relevant structural properties while producing executable code. This paper proposes a methodology for the rapid development of Process-Aware Information Systems (PAIS) based on ontological modeling and category theory. Ontology-Driven Code Generation (ODCG) is formalized as a deterministic, multiphase transformation from the BAB Core ontology, through a platform-specific ontology and library, to source code. Model levels are represented as categories, while transformations are represented as functors. The main contribution is a categorical formalization of stack-parametrized multi-target generation, together with a conditional guarantee of schema-level structural preservation under explicitly stated verification assumptions, including mapping completeness, injectivity, quotient compatibility, and absence of unintended collapse. The methodology distinguishes the categorical specification, in which functoriality follows by construction, from its operational implementation, whose conformance is established through explicit engineering checks. The approach is implemented and evaluated for the Java platform through the BABj ontology and library by generating code for an operational business information system during its life cycle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	18200214
DOI:	10.2298/CSIS260815044B