From: Didar Zowghi (didar@it.uts.edu.au)
Date: Thu Dec 16 2004 - 14:34:03 EST
2nd International Workshop on Models and Processes for the Evaluation of
Off-the-shelf Components (MPEC'05)
http://www.lsi.upc.edu/events/mpec
May 21, 2005
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
In conjunction with ICSE'05 -
27th IEEE Intl' Conference on Software Engineering
Off-the-shelf software components (COTS, GOTS, open source systems, etc.) play an increasingly important role in service-oriented software systems development. Successful development of this type of systems requires a unique set of activities to be performed, in particular, the evaluation of components. This activity is one of the cornerstones in effectively using off-the-shelf components, due to the critical role it plays in the selection, implementation and cost modeling of components. The evaluation activity is is becoming even more critical, in the presence of the ever-growing number of component domains and products available, despite the inherent complexity associated with it. Inevitably, there is an urgent need of the models for representing evaluation criteria and the evaluations themselves, as well as the processes to conduct the evaluation. After the successful celebration of the 1st MPEC workshop, held jointly with ICSE'04, we aim at celebrating a 2nd edition for consolidating results, examining open issues, identifying new topics, etc.
TOPICS
We welcome the submission of papers in all aspects of models and processes for
off-the-shelf components, including the following (but are not limited to):
* Formal representation of evaluation criteria (ontologies, data models, etc.)
TYPES OF CONTRIBUTION Research papers, experience reports and tool-support descriptions should be original work, limited to 4 proceedings pages in ACM format, and with maximum 150 words for the abstract. Acceptance criteria will be adequacy to the topics of the workshop, technical soundness and potential for generating discussion. Position papers may not exceed 4 pages in ACM format. The aim of a position paper is to contribute a specific position to a research discussion. Position papers are judged on novelty, sensibility of the viewpoint, key insights, and relevant research results. Radical and unconventional ideas are welcomed. All paper submissions will be refereed by the PC as well as by other authors. Authors are requested to present their accepted paper at the workshop. Information about the submission process is available through the Workshop web site (http://www.lsi.upc.edu/events/mpec).
IMPORTANT DATES
Papers due: 21 February 2005 Acceptance notification: 21 March 2005 Publication-ready copy: 1 April
WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS
Lawrence Chung, UTD, USA
Xavier Franch, UPC, Catalunya, Spain (franch@lsi.upc.edu - Contact Person)
Neil Maiden, City Univ., UK
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Kendra Cooper, UTD, USA
Jean-Christophe Mielnik, Thales, France
Cornelius Ncube, City Univ., UK
Patricia Oberndorf, SEI-CMU, USA
Carme Quer, UPC, Catalunya, Spain
Marco Torchiano, Polit. Torino, Italy
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