[ecoop-info] CFP: The First IEEE International Workshop on Quality Oriented Reuse of Software (QUORS'07)

Fri Jan 12 15:38:26 CET 2007

Dear ECOOP Mailing List Moderator,

Could you help post the following Call for Papers to ECOOP list.

Many thanks,

Dr Xiaodong Liu

School of Computing

Napier University

Edinburgh EH10 5DT

UK

Email: x.liu at napier.ac.uk 

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               CALL FOR PAPERS

    The First IEEE International Workshop on 

      Quality Oriented Reuse of Software (QUORS'07)

URL: http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/workshops/QUORS.htm 

         A joint event with COMPSAC'2007 

  The 31st Annual International Computer Software 

           and Applications Conference

         Beijing, China, July 24-27, 2OO7

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GOAL OF THE WORKSHOP:

The level of software reuse has recently been raised to large-scale
components, agglomeration of components and even services in SOA.
Systematic and large-scale reuse of reusable assets at multiple
development levels is improving the efficiency of software development
activities significantly in terms of cost and time. New approaches and
products keep emerging from research community and industry.

However, previous research in software reuse mainly focused on the
functional aspect of a system, and tended to ignore the quality aspects
or put them at a trivial place. Modern computing models, such as SOA,
mobile and pervasive computing, and embedded systems, have imposed more
rigorous quality requirements on software development technologies
including reuse-based paradigms such as component-based development,
design patterns, architectural patterns and software product lines. The
above situation makes it a challenge to meet the non-functional
requirements of a software system and meanwhile enjoy the benefits of
substantial software reuse.

Recently, the software reuse community has been aware of the above
weakness and much work has been ongoing. In this workshop we wish to
bring together researchers and practitioners to share research results,
advances and practical experiences under the banner of "quality oriented
reuse of software". The workshop will act as a forum for active
discussion, idea stimulation and communication.

THEME AND SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP:

The workshop will bring together researchers and developers from
academia and industry for advancing the technology of software reuse
which emphasizes meeting strict quality requirements, such as
dependability, agility and performance. The workshop seeks new
approaches, system architectures and tools that facilitate the quality
aspects of software reuse technologies. 

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Aspect-oriented software reuse and system quality; 

* Feature-oriented software reuse and system quality; 

* Quality aspects of software reuse; 

* Dependable component-based systems; 

* Quality features and software product lines; 

* Quality aspects of design patterns; 

* Reuse in Service Oriented Architecture and Quality of Service; 

* Quality-based component specification, qualification, adaptation and
integration; 

* Software evolution and quality attributes; 

* Software quality measurement; 

* Quality-based COTS product reuse; 

* Case studies and experience reports.

PARTICIPANTS

Researchers and practitioners in software reuse, software evolution,
emerging software systems such as SOA, mobile computing and embedded
software, testing and quality assurance and all other relevant areas.
The chairs expect to bring to the workshop researchers and practitioners
worldwide from research institutes, universities and industries. 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Colin Atkinson, Software Technology Lab, University of Mannheim, Germany

Xavier Franch, Technical University of Catalunya, Spain

Jerry Gao, San Jose State University, USA

George Kakarontzas, Dept of Informatics, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki, Greece

Kyo Chul Kang, Dept. of Computer Science&Engineering, Pohang University
of Science & Technology, Korea.

Xiaodong Liu, School of Computing, Napier University, UK

Neil Loughran, Dept. of Computing, Lancaster University, UK

Mikko Raatikainen, SEI, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

Salah Sadou, VALORIA Lab, University of South Brittany, France

Guifa Teng, School of Computing, Hebei Agricultural University, China

Hongji Yang, School of Computing, De Montfort University, UK

(To be completed)

IMPORTANT DATES

February 23, 2007: Deadline for paper submission;

April 8, 2007:     Decision notification (electronic)

April 30, 2007:    Camera-ready copy and author registration due

SUBMISSION

Papers must be submitted electronically via the QUORS 2007 Submission
Page http://compsac.cs.iastate.edu/2007/QUORS . Please follow the
instructions posted on the web site. The format of submitted papers
should follow the guidelines for IEEE conference proceedings, i.e., 8.5"
x 11", Two-Column Format; Layout Guide. The paper should not exceed 4000
words or 6 pages in IEEE paper format including all figures, tables, and
references.

All papers will be reviewed by the program committee according to its
originality, significance, correctness, presentation and relevance. We
also encourage authors to present position papers on practical studies
and experiments, critique of existing work, emerging issues, and novel
ideas under development. Papers can be submitted as either regular
papers, short papers, or fast abstracts. Acceptance and final category
depends on reviewer feedback. 

Accepted papers or fast abstracts will be published in the workshop
proceedings of the 31st IEEE Computer Software and Applications
Conference (COMPSAC 2007). At least one of the authors of each accepted
paper or fast abstract must register as a participant of the workshop to
have the paper or fast abstract published in the proceedings. 

WORKSHOP ORGANIZERS

Xiaodong Liu

School of Computing

Napier University

Edinburgh, UK

Email: x.liu at napier.ac.uk 

Hongji Yang

School of Computing

De Montfort University

UK

Email: hyang at dmu.ac.uk <mailto:hyang at dmu.ac.uk>  

Kyo Chul Kang

Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering

Pohang University of Science & Technology

Korea.

Email: kck at postech.ac.uk 

GENERAL INQUIRIES

For QUORS'07, please contact the Workshop Organizers.

For COMPSAC, please visit http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/

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