Thomas Buchmann

Professor for Practical Computer Science

Hof University

Hof, Germany

I am a Professor of Practical Computer Science at Hof University since March 2024. Prior to my current employment, I was a Professor of Software Engineering at Deggendorf Institute for Technology. Before, I was a postdoctoral researcher in the Software Engineering Group lead by Prof. Dr. Bernhard Westfechtel at the University of Bayreuth. I received my PhD also in the Software Engineering Group under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Westfechtel. My research interests include Software Engineering in general, Model-driven Software Development, Model Transformations, Software Product Lines, and Domain-specific Languages.

Prior to my PhD, I have worked in industry as a software developer, as a software project manager in Weig Software GmbH (now Speed4Trade) and as a manager of the software engineering department, leading an international team of developers, in DESKO GmbH. I graduated with a Diploma degree (Dipl.) in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Bayreuth in 2002.

news

Jul 01, 2026	Paper accepted at 21st International Conference on Software Technologies (ICSOFT)
Jun 01, 2026	Case proposal and two papers accepted at 17th Transformation Tool Contest, part of the Software Technologies: Applications and Foundations (STAF) federated conferences
May 01, 2026	Paper accepted at Second Workshop on Large Language Models For Generative Software Engineering (LLM4SE 2026), co-located with STAF 2026
Feb 01, 2026	Paper accepted at 14th International Conference on Model-Based Software and Systems Engineering (MODELSWARD)
Jun 10, 2025	Paper presented at 20th International Conference on Software Technologies (ICSOFT): To Model, to Prompt, or to Code? The Choice Is Yours

selected publications

STAF Workshops

BXAgent: LLM-Driven Code Generation for Bidirectional and Incremental EMF Model Transformations

Thomas Buchmann

In Joint Proceedings of the STAF 2026 Workshops: AgileMDE, GCM, ICMM, LLM4SE, TTC, 2026

Bib

@inproceedings{Buchmann2026,
  author = {Buchmann, Thomas},
  editor = {Khelladi, Djamel Eddine and Challita, Stéphane and Messe, Nan and Tehrani, Sobhan Yassipour and Hussein, Shirin and Rahimi, Shekoufeh and Behr, Nicolas and Dumbrava, Sefania and Atkinson, Colin and Kaushik, Minakshi and Lange, Arne and Weber, Thomas and Chen, Boqi and Cicchetti, Antonio and Clarisó, Robert and Rubei, Riccardo and Greiner, Sandra and Hinkel, Georg and Calvar, Théo Le},
  title = {{BXAgent: LLM-Driven Code Generation for Bidirectional and Incremental EMF Model Transformations}},
  booktitle = {{Joint Proceedings of the STAF 2026 Workshops: AgileMDE, GCM, ICMM, LLM4SE, TTC}},
  series = {{CEUR} Workshop Proceedings},
  volume = {},
  publisher = {CEUR-WS.org},
  year = {2026},
  url = {}
}

MODELS

Benchmarx 2.0: A Benchmark for Concurrent Model Synchronisation Approaches

Anthony Anjorin, Thomas Buchmann, and Lars Fritsche

In Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 27th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems, Linz, Austria, 2024

DOI Bib

@inproceedings{Anjorin2024,
  author = {Anjorin, Anthony and Buchmann, Thomas and Fritsche, Lars},
  title = {Benchmarx 2.0: A Benchmark for Concurrent Model Synchronisation Approaches},
  year = {2024},
  isbn = {9798400706226},
  publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
  address = {New York, NY, USA},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3652620.3688217},
  doi = {10.1145/3652620.3688217},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE 27th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems},
  pages = {950959},
  numpages = {10},
  keywords = {model transformations, model management, bidirectional transformations, benchmarx},
  location = {Linz, Austria},
  series = {MODELS Companion '24}
}

SNCS

BXtendDSL at Work: Combining Declarative and Imperative Programming of Bidirectional Model Transformations

Thomas Buchmann, Matthias Bank, and Bernhard Westfechtel

SN Computer Science, 2023

DOI Bib

@article{BuchmannBW23,
  author = {Buchmann, Thomas and Bank, Matthias and Westfechtel, Bernhard},
  title = {BXtendDSL at Work: Combining Declarative and Imperative Programming of Bidirectional Model Transformations},
  journal = {{SN} Computer Science},
  volume = {4},
  number = {1},
  pages = {50},
  year = {2023},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s42979-022-01448-8},
  doi = {10.1007/s42979-022-01448-8},
  timestamp = {Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:33:31 +0100},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/sncs/BuchmannBW23.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

JSS

BXtendDSL: A layered framework for bidirectional model transformations combining a declarative and an imperative language

Thomas Buchmann, Matthias Bank, and Bernhard Westfechtel

Journal of Systems and Software, 2022

DOI Bib

@article{BuchmannBW22,
  author = {Buchmann, Thomas and Bank, Matthias and Westfechtel, Bernhard},
  title = {BXtendDSL: {A} layered framework for bidirectional model transformations combining a declarative and an imperative language},
  journal = {Journal of Systems and Software},
  volume = {189},
  pages = {111288},
  year = {2022},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2022.111288},
  doi = {10.1016/j.jss.2022.111288},
  timestamp = {Wed, 18 May 2022 10:21:44 +0200},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/jss/BuchmannBW22.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

MODELSWARD

Combining a Declarative Language and an Imperative Language for Bidirectional Incremental Model Transformations

Matthias Bank, Thomas Buchmann, and Bernhard Westfechtel

In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, MODELSWARD 2021, Online Streaming, February 8-10, 2021, 2021

DOI Bib

@inproceedings{BankBW21,
  author = {Bank, Matthias and Buchmann, Thomas and Westfechtel, Bernhard},
  editor = {Hammoudi, Slimane and Pires, Lu{\'{\i}}s Ferreira and Seidewitz, Edwin and Soley, Richard},
  title = {Combining a Declarative Language and an Imperative Language for Bidirectional Incremental Model Transformations},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, {MODELSWARD} 2021, Online Streaming, February 8-10, 2021},
  pages = {15--27},
  publisher = {{SCITEPRESS}},
  year = {2021},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5220/0010188200150027},
  doi = {10.5220/0010188200150027},
  timestamp = {Tue, 02 Mar 2021 22:46:54 +0100},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/modelsward/BankBW21.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

SoSym

Benchmarking bidirectional transformations: theory, implementation, application, and assessment

Anthony Anjorin, Thomas Buchmann, Bernhard Westfechtel, and 6 more authors

Software and Systems Modeling (SoSym), 2020

DOI Bib

@article{AnjorinBWDKEHSZ20,
  author = {Anjorin, Anthony and Buchmann, Thomas and Westfechtel, Bernhard and Diskin, Zinovy and Ko, Hsiang{-}Shang and Eramo, Romina and Hinkel, Georg and Samimi{-}Dehkordi, Leila and Z{\"{u}}ndorf, Albert},
  title = {Benchmarking bidirectional transformations: theory, implementation, application, and assessment},
  journal = {Software and Systems Modeling (SoSym)},
  volume = {19},
  number = {3},
  pages = {647--691},
  year = {2020},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10270-019-00752-x},
  doi = {10.1007/s10270-019-00752-x},
  timestamp = {Tue, 29 Dec 2020 18:23:04 +0100},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/sosym/AnjorinBWDKEHSZ20.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

SICS

A repair-oriented approach to product consistency in product lines using negative variability

Thomas Buchmann and Felix Schwägerl

SICS Software-Intensive Cyber Physical Systems, 2019

DOI Bib

@article{BuchmannS19,
  author = {Buchmann, Thomas and Schw{\"{a}}gerl, Felix},
  title = {A repair-oriented approach to product consistency in product lines using negative variability},
  journal = {{SICS} Software-Intensive Cyber Physical Systems},
  volume = {34},
  number = {1},
  pages = {17--33},
  year = {2019},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00450-016-0329-0},
  doi = {10.1007/s00450-016-0329-0},
  timestamp = {Fri, 13 Mar 2020 10:55:10 +0100},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/ife/BuchmannS19.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

MODELSWARD

BXtend - A Framework for (Bidirectional) Incremental Model Transformations

Thomas Buchmann

In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, MODELSWARD 2018, Funchal, Madeira - Portugal, January 22-24, 2018, 2018

DOI Bib

@inproceedings{Buchmann18,
  author = {Buchmann, Thomas},
  editor = {Hammoudi, Slimane and Pires, Lu{\'{\i}}s Ferreira and Selic, Bran},
  title = {BXtend - {A} Framework for (Bidirectional) Incremental Model Transformations},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Model-Driven Engineering and Software Development, {MODELSWARD} 2018, Funchal, Madeira - Portugal, January 22-24, 2018},
  pages = {336--345},
  publisher = {SciTePress},
  year = {2018},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5220/0006563503360345},
  doi = {10.5220/0006563503360345},
  timestamp = {Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:39:43 +0200},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/conf/modelsward/Buchmann18.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

IET SW

Using triple graph grammars to realise incremental round-trip engineering

Thomas Buchmann and Bernhard Westfechtel

IET Software, 2016

DOI Bib

@article{BuchmannW16,
  author = {Buchmann, Thomas and Westfechtel, Bernhard},
  title = {Using triple graph grammars to realise incremental round-trip engineering},
  journal = {{IET} Software},
  volume = {10},
  number = {6},
  pages = {173--181},
  year = {2016},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-sen.2015.0125},
  doi = {10.1049/iet-sen.2015.0125},
  timestamp = {Wed, 09 Mar 2022 16:53:10 +0100},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/iee/BuchmannW16.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

IJISMD

Round-trip Engineering UML Class Models and Java Models: A Real-world Use Case for Bidirectional Transformations with QVT-R

Sandra Greiner and Thomas Buchmann

International Journal of Information System Modeling and Design, 2016

DOI Bib

@article{GreinerB16,
  author = {Greiner, Sandra and Buchmann, Thomas},
  title = {Round-trip Engineering {UML} Class Models and Java Models: {A} Real-world Use Case for Bidirectional Transformations with {QVT-R}},
  journal = {International Journal of Information System Modeling and Design},
  volume = {7},
  number = {3},
  pages = {72--92},
  year = {2016},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.4018/IJISMD.2016070104},
  doi = {10.4018/IJISMD.2016070104},
  timestamp = {Thu, 16 Jul 2020 16:37:21 +0200},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/ijismd/GreinerB16.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

CSRD

Model-driven software engineering: concepts and tools for modeling-in-the-large with package diagrams

Thomas Buchmann, Alexander Dotor, and Bernhard Westfechtel

Computer Science Research and Development, 2014

DOI Bib

@article{BuchmannDW14,
  author = {Buchmann, Thomas and Dotor, Alexander and Westfechtel, Bernhard},
  title = {Model-driven software engineering: concepts and tools for modeling-in-the-large with package diagrams},
  journal = {Computer Science Research and Development},
  volume = {29},
  number = {1},
  pages = {73--93},
  year = {2014},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s00450-011-0201-1},
  doi = {10.1007/s00450-011-0201-1},
  timestamp = {Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:20:30 +0100},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/ife/BuchmannDW14.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

SoSym

Mapping feature models onto domain models: ensuring consistency of configured domain models

Thomas Buchmann and Bernhard Westfechtel

Software and Systems Modeling (SoSym), 2014

DOI Bib

@article{BuchmannW14,
  author = {Buchmann, Thomas and Westfechtel, Bernhard},
  title = {Mapping feature models onto domain models: ensuring consistency of configured domain models},
  journal = {Software and Systems Modeling (SoSym)},
  volume = {13},
  number = {4},
  pages = {1495--1527},
  year = {2014},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10270-012-0305-5},
  doi = {10.1007/s10270-012-0305-5},
  timestamp = {Fri, 18 Sep 2020 11:19:34 +0200},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/sosym/BuchmannW14.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

IST

MOD2-SCM: A model-driven product line for software configuration management systems

Thomas Buchmann, Alexander Dotor, and Bernhard Westfechtel

Information and Software Technology, 2013

DOI Bib

@article{BuchmannDW13,
  author = {Buchmann, Thomas and Dotor, Alexander and Westfechtel, Bernhard},
  title = {{MOD2-SCM:} {A} model-driven product line for software configuration management systems},
  journal = {Information and Software Technology},
  volume = {55},
  number = {3},
  pages = {630--650},
  year = {2013},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2012.07.010},
  doi = {10.1016/j.infsof.2012.07.010},
  timestamp = {Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:20:03 +0100},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/journals/infsof/BuchmannDW13.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}

PhD Thesis

Modelle und Werkzeuge für modellgetriebene Softwareproduktlinien am Beispiel von Softwarekonfigurationsverwaltungssystemen

Thomas Buchmann

University of Bayreuth, 2010

Bib

@phdthesis{Buchmann2010,
  author = {Buchmann, Thomas},
  title = {Modelle und Werkzeuge f{\"{u}}r modellgetriebene Softwareproduktlinien am Beispiel von Softwarekonfigurationsverwaltungssystemen},
  school = {University of Bayreuth},
  year = {2010},
  url = {http://opus.ub.uni-bayreuth.de/volltexte/2010/739/},
  urn = {urn:nbn:de:bvb:703-opus-7398},
  timestamp = {Sat, 17 Jul 2021 09:07:37 +0200},
  biburl = {https://dblp.org/rec/phd/de/Buchmann2010.bib},
  bibsource = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
}