Internship | Building an execution engine for the Fischer Technik Training Factory and integrate it using ComMA

At TNO-ESI, we build methodologies and tools to support companies with their challenges. One of these challenges is system integration. Component Modeling & Analysis (ComMA) is an approach for designing component-based systems. These systems are modeled in a Domain Specific Language (DSL). The quality of the DSL instance can be checked before artefacts are generated. ComMA [0] can generate MS Word documents, proxy code, runtime monitors and model-based tests. In this assignment we will focus on the modelling of components, on the model-based testing of modelled components before integrating them into a system, and on the runtime monitoring for debugging issues during or after system integration. In this assignment, we want to showcase the build of an activity execution engine that can execute system scenarios on the digital or physical Fischer Technik Training Factory. The executor will be a distributed application consisting of multiple components. These components will be interacting with each other using OpenAPI and AsyncAPI interfaces. We want to model-based test and runtime monitor these components using ComMA.

In this assignment, you will model the Fischer Technik Training Factory executor using ComMA and manually write the components of the executor to make the system work. The idea is that you model-based test the individual components using ComMA and monitor the execution of these components when deployed on the target system.
The following steps are proposed:

1. Familiarize yourself with the context, the Fischer Technik Training Factory, and ComMA.
2. Make a design for the Fischer Technik Training Factory execution engine using multiple components.
3. Model the components with their interfaces in ComMA.
4. Manually implement the components.
5. Model-based test the individual component using ComMA.
6. Runtime monitor the components deployed on the Fischer Technik Training Factory.
7. Demo the ComMA models and the execution on the platform.
8. Report on your findings in the form of a report and presentation.

• Experience with Java.
• Working independently.

You want an internship opportunity on the precursor of your career; an internship gives you an opportunity to take a good look at your prospective future employer. TNO goes a step further. It’s not just looking that interests us; you and your knowledge are essential to our innovation. That’s why we attach a great deal of value to your personal and professional development. You will, of course, be properly supervised during your work placement and be given the scope for you to get the best out of yourself. Furthermore, we provide:

• A highly professional, innovative internship environment, within a team of top experts.
• A suitable internship allowance (615 euro for wo-, hbo- and mbo-students, for a full-time internship).
• Possibility of eight hours of free leave per internship month (for a full-time internship).
• A free membership of Jong TNO, where you can meet other TNO professionals and join several activities, such as sports activities, (work-related) courses or the yearly ski-trip.
• Use of a laptop.
• An allowance for travel expenses in case you don’t receive an OV-card.

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After the first CV selection, the application process will be conducted by the concerning department. TNO will provide a suitable internship agreement. If you have any questions about this vacancy, you can contact the contact person mentioned below.

Important to be aware of before applying:

• Before the start of the internship, the internship agreement from TNO needs to be signed. For students at a college or university based in the Netherlands, TNO uses the UNL-template (supplemented with a number of specific agreements from TNO). For students of foreign and MBO educational institutions, the TNO internship agreement applies. TNO does not sign any other internship agreements.
• Before the start of the internship, the educational institution will need to confirm in writing that:
  • 1) you are enrolled at the educational institution during the internship, and;
  • 2) the internship takes place as part of the programme of the study.
• The confirmation of educational institution takes place by signing the UNL template or forms prepared by TNO.
• Interns at TNO must be in possession of a Dutch residential address at the start of the internship. Performance of internship activities from abroad is not possible.