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Prosim
2004 Workshop >>
You are invited to
participate in the 5th International Workshop on Software Process Simulation
and Modeling (ProSim 2004). The workshop will be held in conjunction with
the International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2004).
We
anticipate a true workshop atmosphere where participants will be able
to discuss topics and ideas in depth. As in previous years, papers from
ProSim 2004 will be considered for inclusion in the journal Software Process
Improvement and Practice.
The
rest of the call for papers presents the motivation and goals for ProSim2004
as well as provides instructions for authors interested in submitting
papers to the workshop. We invite you to see the web site for additional
details and research presented at previous workshops.
Motivation
and Goals of the Workshop >>
Today, the software industry faces greater challenges than ever before.
Customers are demanding more complex, fully functioned software that is
easier to use. At the same time, customers want this software to be delivered
more quickly and with higher levels of quality. These demands are set
in a dynamic project environment of frequently changing technologies,
short-staffed projects and globally distributed development teams. At
the same time, global competition is forcing companies that develop software
to cut cost significantly in order to compete.
Amid these pressures,
new software development lifecycle process alternatives have emerged from
agile methods such as extreme programming to well-planned product line
development. Open source software development is ramping up. At the same
time, many projects are being contracted out, either in whole or in part,
and the software may be developed in multiple locations around the world
resulting in a greater need for good communication and co-ordination.
Security also is an issue that is getting increased attention.
The goal of the workshop
is to bring together academics and practitioners interested in the area
of software process modeling and simulation as well as important industrial
issues related to cost estimation and business process design. ProSim
2004 will continue the tradition set in previous workshops as being an
international forum for presenting current research themes and applications,
and discussing various approaches to discover underlying similarities
at both the applied and theoretical levels. In particular, this workshop
will solicit research dealing with both 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.
Workshop
Theme and Topics of Interest >>
We invite position papers, research papers, and experience reports in
all areas related to software process modeling and simulation, and using
all applicable techniques and representations (including discrete event,
system dynamics, knowledge-based systems, state-based modeling, petri-nets,
and other approaches. Preference will be given to efforts that facilitate,
or results that demonstrate, both modeling and simulation. An initial
set of topics have been identified and include (but are not limited to)
the following:
- Processes or
models dealing with globally distributed development of internal as
well as contracted development teams
- Processes or models
dealing with emerging problem areas like open source development, security
process issues, agile methods, value-based software engineering or Web
services
- Advances in software
process simulation modeling representations and
methods
- Applications of
software process modeling and simulation approaches in industry, for
example to improve business processes and/or to support financial and
business case analyses
- Use of software
process modeling and simulation in promoting understanding and knowledge
of software engineering and business processes
- Practical benefits
of modeling and simulation
- Generalized and
adaptable process simulation models
- Feasibility of
validating standard "plug and play" process model components,
patterns or archetypes
- Approaches/environments
for supporting the integration of process representation, guidance,
simulation, and execution capabilities for models of software processes
- Cost-effective
combination of simulation with empirical data collection
Information
to Authors >>
Authors are requested to submit a 2-3 page extended abstract. The abstracts
will be reviewed by the workshop co-chairs and selected for the workshop
based upon their relevance to the field of Software Process Simulation
and Modeling.
Authors of accepted
abstracts will have a choice to provide either a full paper (8-10 pages,
approximately 5,000 words) or a position paper (4-5 pages, approximately
2,500 words) to the workshop. Workshop proceedings will be provided to
workshop participants.
After the workshop
tradition, revised and enhanced ProSim 2004 papers will be considered
for inclusion in a special issue of Software Process Improvement and practice.
The selection process will involve peer reviews and reviews by program
committee members.
Please note that
Deadlines
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| March 3, 2004 |
2-3 page (1,000
to 1,500 words) extended abstracts are due |
| March 17, 2004 |
Notification
of acceptance for the workshop |
| April 12, 2004 |
Final camera
ready versions of full papers (8-10 pages) and position papers (4-5
pages) are due; Since ProSim proceedings will be published by ICSE,
the
paper need to be in ICSE proceedings format.
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| May
25, 2004 |
Invitation
to develop a journal paper (based on discussion and feedback during
the workshop) |
Please send extended
abstracts via email (in PDF or MS Word readable attachment) by March
3, 2004 to:
Dr. Dietmar
Pfahl
Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE)
Sauerwiesen 6
D-67661 Kaiserslautern
Germany
e-mail: pfahl@iese.fraunhofer.de
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 |
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