Dorina C. Petriu is a Distinguished Research Professor (Emeritus) in the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Her main research interests are in the areas of software performance modeling and model-driven development, with emphasis on integrating the analysis of non-functional properties into the software development process. She was a contributor to two standard profiles adopted by the Object Management Group, which extend UML with qualitative and quantitative concepts for modeling and analyzing real-time systems. She served as program co-chair and participated in the steering and program committees of numerous international conferences and workshops. Dr. Petriu is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, Senior Member of I.E.E.E. and member of A.C.M.