Welcome to the Sustainable Systems and Methods (SSM) Lab. We’re a research lab at the Department of Computing and Software (CAS) of the Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University, Canada.
- AI and machine learning
- Model-driven engineering and simulation
- Digital twins
- Sustainable systems
- A Reference Architecture of Reinforcement Learning Frameworks by 👤X. Liu and 👤I. David. ICSA. 2026. 📄 [Preprint]
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Complex Model Transformations by Reinforcement Learning with Uncertain Human Guidance by K. Dagenais and 👤I. David. 2025. 📄 10.1109/MODELS67397.2025.00025 [Preprint] 🔥
$${\color{red}ACM \space SIGSOFT \space Distinguished \space Paper \space Award}$$ 🔥 - AI Simulation by Digital Twins: Systematic Survey, Reference Framework, and Mapping to a Standardized Architecture by 👤X. Liu and 👤I. David. SoSyM. 2025. 📄10.1007/s10270-025-01306-0 [Preprint]
- On the Utility of Domain Modeling Assistance with Large Language Models by M. Ben Chaaben, L. Burgueño, 👤I. David, and H. Sahraoui. TOSEM. 2025. 📄 10.1145/3744920 [Preprint]
- Screening Articles for Systematic Reviews with ChatGPT by E. Syriani, 👤I. David, G. Kumar. COLA. 2024. 📄10.1016/j.cola.2024.101287 [Preprint]
- Introduction to Digital Twins for the Smart Grid by 👤X. Liu and 👤I. David. Digital twin technology and smart grid. Chapter 1. Elsevier. 2026. 📄 [Preprint]
- Artificial Intelligence for Modeling & Simulation in Digital Twins by P. Zech and 👤I. David. Artificial Intelligence in Modeling and Simulation. Springer. 2026. 📄 [Preprint]
- Engineering Automotive Digital Twins on Standardized Architectures: A Case Study by S. Ramdhan, W. Trandinh, 👤I. David, V. Pantelic, and M. Lawford. MODELS/EDTConf. 2025. 📄 10.1109/MODELS-C68889.2025.00034 [Preprint]
- Interoperability of Digital Twins: Challenges, Success Factors, and Future Research Directions by 👤I. David, G. Shao, C. Gomes, D. Tilbury, and B. Zarkout. ISoLA. 2024. 📄10.1007/978-3-031-75390-9_3 [Preprint].
- Automated Inference of Simulators in Digital Twins by 👤I. David and E. Syriani. Handbook of Digital Twins. Chapter 8. 2024. 📄10.1201/9781003425724-11 [Preprint]
- Trust the AI, Doubt Yourself: The Effect of Urgency on Self-Confidence in Human-AI Interaction by 👤B. Shajari, 👤X. Liu, K. Dagenais, 👤I. David. 2026. 📄 [Preprint]
- Bridging the Silos of Digitalization and Sustainability by Twin Transition: A Multivocal Literature Review by 👤B. Shajari, 👤I. David. ICT4S. 2025. 📄 10.1109/ICT4S68164.2025.00012 [Preprint]
- Participatory and Collaborative Modeling of Sustainable Systems: A Systematic Review by R. Manellanga, 👤I. David. MODELS-C. 2024. 📄10.1145/3652620.3688557 [Preprint]
- Circular Systems Engineering by 👤I. David, D. Bork, and G. Kappel. SoSyM. 2024. 📄10.1007/s10270-024-01154-4 [Preprint]
- The Role of Modeling in the Analysis and Design of Sustainable Systems: A Panel Report by D. Bork, 👤I. David, S. Espana, G. Guizzardi, H. Proper, I. Reinhartz-Berger. CAIS. 2024. 📄10.17705/1CAIS.05434 [Preprint]
