\input zb-basic \input zb-ioport \iteman{io-port 06016953} \itemau{L\'opez-Sanz, Marcos; Marcos, Esperanza} \itemti{ArchiMeDeS: a model-driven framework for the specification of service-oriented architectures.} \itemso{Inf. Syst. 37, No. 3, 257-268 (2012).} \itemab Summary: This paper presents a framework for the Model-Driven specification of Software Architectures, which is defined using the concepts behind Service-Orientation. The framework described, denominated as ArchiMeDeS, represents the following: a coherent solution to the problem of architecting the existing gap between the high-level configuration of a software system by describing the business entities and relationships required by a software solution, and its low-level representation, in which the technological aspects determine the final shape of the system, providing technical support to the previously identified business processes and constraints. We also provide a set of transformation rules, which semi-automatically advance in the Architecture specification. These rules allow progress to be made from conceptual architectural models to more technologically dependent ones. The feasibility of the proposed service-oriented framework is validated by showing its usage capabilities in the definition of a software solution in the field of neuroscience research. \itemrv{~} \itemcc{} \itemut{software architecture; model-driven engineering; service-orientation} \itemli{doi:10.1016/j.is.2011.11.002} \end