diff --git a/src/storm/models/ModelRepresentation.cpp b/src/storm/models/ModelRepresentation.cpp
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+#include "storm/models/ModelRepresentation.h"
+
+#include "storm/exceptions/InvalidTypeException.h"
+#include "storm/utility/macros.h"
+
+namespace storm {
+    namespace models {
+
+        std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, ModelRepresentation const& representation) {
+            switch (representation) {
+                case ModelRepresentation::Sparse:
+                    os << "sparse";
+                    break;
+                case ModelRepresentation::DdCudd:
+                    os << "DD (Cudd)";
+                    break;
+                case ModelRepresentation::DdSylvan:
+                    os << "DD (Sylvan)";
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    STORM_LOG_THROW(false, storm::exceptions::InvalidTypeException, "Unknown model representation.");
+            }
+            return os;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/storm/models/ModelRepresentation.h b/src/storm/models/ModelRepresentation.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <ostream>
+
+#include "storm/storage/dd/DdType.h"
+
+namespace storm {
+    namespace models {
+        enum class ModelRepresentation {
+            Sparse, DdCudd, DdSylvan
+        };
+        std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, ModelRepresentation const& representation);
+        
+        template<storm::dd::DdType ddType>
+        struct GetModelRepresentation;
+        template<>
+        struct GetModelRepresentation<storm::dd::DdType::CUDD> {
+            static const ModelRepresentation representation = ModelRepresentation::DdCudd;
+        };
+        template<>
+        struct GetModelRepresentation<storm::dd::DdType::Sylvan> {
+            static const ModelRepresentation representation = ModelRepresentation::DdSylvan;
+        };
+        
+        template<ModelRepresentation representation>
+        struct GetDdType;
+        template<>
+        struct GetDdType<ModelRepresentation::Sparse> {
+            static const storm::dd::DdType ddType = storm::dd::DdType::Sylvan;
+        };
+        template<>
+        struct GetDdType<ModelRepresentation::DdCudd> {
+            static const storm::dd::DdType ddType = storm::dd::DdType::CUDD;
+        };
+        template<>
+        struct GetDdType<ModelRepresentation::DdSylvan> {
+            static const storm::dd::DdType ddType = storm::dd::DdType::Sylvan;
+        };
+        
+    }
+}
+