[ecoop-info] WODPEC 2007: Call for Papers

[Antonio Vallecillo]

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                          *** CALL FOR PAPERS ***

                      4th International Workshop on
                 ODP for Enterprise Computing (WODPEC 2007)

                 In conjunction with the 11th IEEE EDOC 2007
                   ("The Enterprise Computing Conference")

                 15th October, Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A

                http://www.inf.ufes.br/~jpalmeida/wodpec2007

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

The RM-ODP standard (ISO/IEC 10746 | ITU-T Rec. X.901-X.904, Reference 
Model of Open Distributed Processing) provides a comprehensive and coherent 
framework of concepts for the specification of complex large scale IT 
systems, and has taken on a new significance in the light of the 
Model-Driven Architecture (MDA) initiative from the OMG and the wide-scale 
adoption of Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA). Thus, we are witnessing 
major companies and organizations starting to use RM-ODP as an effective 
approach for structuring their large-scale distributed IT system 
specifications.  With this increase in the significance of the RM-ODP comes 
the need to address a range of associated issues arising both from the 
practical application of its concepts and from its relationship with other 
enterprise architectural frameworks and methodologies.

In the first group there are issues related to the use of the RM-ODP to 
achieve effective and integrated business and service modeling, and to 
handle the complexity of specifying policy, security and system management 
requirements of current IT systems. The integration of disparate 
technologies under the same framework should also be addressed to be able 
to specify large “systems of systems”.

There are also issues related to the notations required for modeling RM-ODP 
viewpoints. UML is probably the natural candidate, but its use as the 
language and notation of choice for ODP system modeling is not free from 
problems. Besides, what is the role that Model-Driven Software Development, 
and in particular MDA; can play here? Should other modeling notations be 
considered, such as SysML?

In the second group, there are issues concerning development methods and 
processes, and current and emerging architectural approaches. How can an 
approach based on the RM-ODP accommodate other architectural approaches 
such as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), the Component-based 
Architecture (CBA), and the Event Driven Architecture (EDA)? Can it 
accommodate aspect-oriented development approaches? Can it be successfully 
integrated into development processes such as RUP? What is the relationship 
of the RM-ODP to enterprise architectural frameworks such as TOGAF or DoDAF?

Following the success of WODPEC 2004, 2005 and 2006, WODPEC 2007 aims to 
continue to provide a discussion forum where researchers, practitioners, 
system modelers, tool developers and representatives of standardization 
bodies can meet and exchange experiences, problems and ideas related to the 
ODP framework for system specification, its practical application and long 
term evolution, and its use in conjunction with other architectural 
practices and approaches (e.g., MDA, SOA, CBA, EDA) in the realm of 
Enterprise Distributed Computing.

In particular, this time in WODPEC we are especially interested in tool 
support for ODP system specifications, and in general for enterprise 
architecture. The advent of the MDD and the proliferation of modeling 
languages and tools have provided an excellent environment for the 
development of tools for ODP system specifications. Such tools may include 
viewpoint language editors, viewpoint correspondence management tools, 
model analyzers, code generators, viewpoint model repositories, etc. 
Demonstrations of such tools are warmly welcome for presentation at the 
Workshop.

TOPICS

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* RM-ODP system specifications:
   + the relationship of an ODP enterprise specification to,
     and its integration with, more general business models;
   + specification for the management of enterprise federations;
   + specification of business rules;
   + specification of policy;
   + specification of security and system management;
   + specification for system evolution;
   + the impact of developments in technology on the ODP
     computational, engineering and technology languages;
   + the use of ODP for specific application domains (finance,
     telecomms, health care, aerospace, etc.);
   + identification and management of correspondences between
     viewpoints;
   + conceptual and formal foundations of the RM-ODP.

* Use of UML
   + current issues, limitations and problems in using UML
     profiles to represent ODP concepts;
   + formal semantics for UML Profiles for the representation
     of ODP concepts;
   + definition of UML Profiles for ODP viewpoints and for
     extensions and refinements of the RM-ODP for particular
     application domains.
   + representation of viewpoint correspondences using UML;
   + potential problems for the industrial adoption of UML
     for ODP system specifications;
   + use of modelling languages other than UML for ODP
     system specifications.

* Development practices/approaches and RM-ODP
   + relationship of the RM-ODP approach to, and its
     integration with, the MDA;
   + relationship of the RM-ODP approach to, and its
     integration with, architectural approaches such as
     SOA, CBA, EDA and aspect-oriented development );
   + relationship of the RM-ODP approach to, and its
     integration with, development processes such as RUP;
   + relationship of the RM-ODP approach to enterprise
     architectural frameworks such as TOGAF or DoDAF.

* Tool support for enterprise architecture
   + requirements on supporting tools or tool chains
     (currently in use or under development);
   + MDD tools for ODP system specifications.

* Case studies and experiences
   + examples of the application of the RM-ODP approach
     to the specification of IT systems, in particular
     large-scale distributed systems;
   + teaching the system of RM-ODP concepts to students,
     especially to graduate (experienced) students, not
     only in IT but also in IS, MBA, and other programs.


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND WORKSHOP FORMAT

To enable lively and productive discussions, submission of a paper or a 
position statement is required. All submissions will be formally peer 
reviewed. Submissions should be 4 to 8 pages long in IEEE Computer Society 
format and include the author’s name, affiliation and contact details. They 
should be submitted by e-mail as postscript or PDF files before 15 June 
2007, to jpalmeida 'at' ieee.org. A package with formatting instructions 
and a template for Word and style files for Latex is available from the 
workshop web page.

Authors will be notified of acceptance by 30 July 2007. At least one author 
of accepted papers should participate in the Workshop. Accepted papers will 
be published in the IEEE Digital Library.

The duration of the Workshop is one day. The Workshop will be divided into 
two main sessions (morning and afternoon). The first session will be 
dedicated to the brief presentation of papers, initial discussions, and the 
joint identification of specific issues that participants consider to be of 
particular relevance and deserving further joint analysis. These issues 
will be discussed in groups during the afternoon, closing the Workshop with 
one hour wrap-up session dedicated to drawing the Workshop's conclusions, 
identifying the open issues, and outlining some future work.

IMPORTANT DATES

- Paper submission deadline: 	  15 June 2007
- Paper acceptance notification:  30 July 2007
- Camera ready of papers: 	  August 2007 (to be determined)
- Workshop date: 		  15 October 2007

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

- João Paulo A. Almeida, Federal University of Espírito Santo (Brazil)
   and University of Twente (The Netherlands)
- Peter F. Linington, University of Kent (UK)
- Antonio Vallecillo, University of Málaga (Spain)
- Bryan Wood, Agile Enterprise Ltd (UK)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

- Dave Akehurst, University of Kent (UK)
- João Paulo A. Almeida, Federal University of Espírito Santo (Brazil)
   and Univ. of Twente (The Netherlands)
- Jean Bérubé, Idigenic (Canada)
- Remco Dijkman, Technical University Eindhoven (The Netherlands)
- Celso González, IBM (Canada)
- Haim Kilov, Stevens Institute of Technology (US)
- Lea Kutvonen, University of Helsinki (Finland)
- Nicole Levy, University of Versailles (France)
- Peter F. Linington, University of Kent (UK)
- Arve Meisingset, Telenor (Norway)
- Joaquin Miller, X-Change Technologies (US)
- Zoran Milosevic, Deontik (Autralia)
- José Raúl Romero, University of Córdoba (Spain)
- Tom Rutt, Coast Enterprises, INCITS T3 IR (US)
- Peter Shames, NASA/JPL (US)
- Marten van Sinderen, University of Twente (The Netherlands)
- Akira Tanaka, Hitachi (Japan)
- Bruno Traverson, EDF R&D (France)
- Sandy Tyndale-Biscoe, Agile Enterprise Ltd (UK)
- Antonio Vallecillo, University of Málaga (Spain)
- Alain Wegmann, EPFL (Switzerland)
- Bryan Wood, Agile Enterprise Ltd  (UK)
- Takahiro Yamada, JAXA (Japan)