Emerging Technology >>

Software companies are faced with rapid change, heightened global competition, and an increasing need for improvements to cycle time, cost, and quality. Software Process Simulation is an emerging technology that can help cope effectively with these challenges. Software Process Simulation is being applied to the management of software projects, product life cycles, and organizations, in areas such as planning, tracking, staffing policies, resource allocation, analysis of feedback loops, as well as the evaluation of process changes.

Presenting the Latest Advances >>

The Software Process Simulation Modeling (ProSim '04) workshop will bring both researchers and practitioners together in order to jointly explore the benefits of, and issues involved in, Software Process Simulation. The workshop is a forum for presenting the latest advances in this field, promoting the open interchange of ideas, and exploring potentials for collaborative work.

Focus on Application >>

ProSim 2004 workshop will focus on the application of software process simulation research in addressing real-world problems, as well as advances being made which will provide the foundation for Software Process and Software Process Simulation Modeling in the future. Technical presentations will address a variety of approaches including the application of discrete event, System Dynamics, knowledge-based systems, State-based modeling, petri-nets, and other approaches.

Workshop Setting Facilitates Interaction >>

ProSim 2004 will be held in conjunction with the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2004). The conference will be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. For more information about ICSE facilities and location, please visit ICSE 2004 web site.

Workshop Co-Chairs >>

Dietmar Pfahl, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
David Raffo, Portland State University, USA
Ioana Rus, Fraunhofer Maryland, USA
Paul Wernick, University of Hertsfordshire, UK

Program Committee >>

James Collofello, Arizona State University, USA
Volker Gruhn, University of Leipzig, Germany
Marc Kellner, Software Engineering Institute, CMU, USA
Ray Madachy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Leon Osterweil, University of Massachusetts, USA
Dewayne Perry, University of Texas, Austin, USA
Dietmar Pfahl, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Anthony Powell, University of York, UK
David Raffo, Portland State University, USA
Guenther Ruhe, University of Calgary, Canada
Mercedes Ruiz Carreira, Escuela Superior de Ingenieria, Cadiz, Spain
Ioana Rus, Fraunhofer Maryland, USA
Walt Scacchi, University of California, Irvine, USA
Paul Wernick, University of Hertsfordshire, UK