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Dr. Klaus Birken

Dr. Klaus Birken

Principal Expert · itemis AG

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Custom Tools & DSLs
Dr. Klaus Birken is Principal Expert at itemis, focusing on custom modelling tools and variant management. After a decade as a software architect in the infotainment domain, he has been shaping projects around model-based tools and DSLs (primarily with JetBrains MPS) since 2012, sharing his knowledge as a conference speaker. His current focus is on the value-creating connection between AI agents and model-based development.

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AI Agents Meet Projectional Editing: Portalon for MPS
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AI Agents Meet Projectional Editing: Portalon for MPS

How the Portalon plugin connects AI coding agents like Claude to the live model of a JetBrains MPS project via MCP — structurally safe edits, validation, and language-engineering skills, on your current MPS version.

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Dr. Klaus Birken Dr. Klaus Birken 10 min read
Variant Management: More Than Feature Strings
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Variant Management: More Than Feature Strings

Loosely coupling feature models to development artifacts is convenient – but it has hidden risks. This article shows the advantages of tight integration: early error detection, implicit variation points, and automatic consistency checks.

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Dr. Klaus Birken Dr. Klaus Birken 6 min read
State Machine Origami
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State Machine Origami

How Franca IDL and itemis CREATE can be integrated to validate embedded software components against interface contracts interactively during development.

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Dr. Klaus Birken Dr. Klaus Birken 9 min read