Modern cyber-physical systems (CPS) such as cars, production plants, or energy networks integrate computational processes with physical processes. Due to their size and complexity, they are modelled by engineers with multiple, heterogeneous tools and modelling languages, which provide role-specific views. At the same time, these systems can only function if all parts interact seamlessly, which is only possible if models are consistent with each other. Consistency management becomes the key task in managing the complexity of modern, cyber-physical system.

In this talk, I will present ongoing research in the “Convide” project (https://www.sfb1608.kit.edu/) and the Vitruvius approach (https://vitruv.tools/), which demonstrate that model-driven technologies and especially transformations are not a thing of the past, but at the core of solutions to improve the adaptability, reliability, and security of modern CPS.