Fourth International Workshop on Model-driven Approaches in Software Product Line Engineering (MAPLE 2012)

The MAPLE workshop focuses on the application of concepts and techniques from Model-driven Software Engineering (MDSE) in Software Product Line Engineering (SPLE). A particular focus is on techniques that allow to derive products from a product line more efficiently in order to maximize the return on investment and realize the expected benefits of SPLE techniques. The workshop covers both automated and interactive model-based techniques. As submissions, we particularly encourage research papers based on industrial experience and empirical studies as well as contributions, which identify and structure open challenges and research questions.