MODULARITY: aosd.2012 - LAST CFP on the Modularity Visions Track

MODULARITY: aosd.2012
*** AOSD 2012 ***

March 25-30, 2012
Hasso-Plattner-Institut Potsdam, Germany
http://aosd.net/2012/

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Modularity Visions Track =96 Call for Papers
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Modularity properties are key determinants of quality in information
systems, software, and system production processes. Modularity =
influences
system diversity, dependability, performance, evolution, the structure =
and
the dynamics of the organizations that produce systems, human =
understanding
and management of systems, and ultimately system value.
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Yet the nature of and possibilities for modularity, limits to =
modularity,
the mechanisms needed to achieve it in given forms, and its costs and
benefits remain poorly understood. Significant advances in modularity =
thus
are possible and promise to yield breakthroughs in our ability to =
conceive,
design, develop, validate, integrate, deploy, operate and evolve modern
information systems and their underlying software artifacts.
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The Modularity Visions track of AOSD 2012 (MV) seeks papers presenting
compelling insights into modularity in information systems, including =
its
nature, forms, mechanisms, consequences, limits, costs and benefits. =
Rather
than ex post results, MV seeks promising ex ante proposals for future =
work.
The scope of MV is broad: open to submissions from all areas of computer
science, as well as from other fields.

Reviewing Process
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Reviewing will be based on norms applied to peer-reviewed proposals to
programs that demand breakthrough potential. Papers must be well =
written,
present new perspectives on, or approaches to, important problems, =
formulate
clear hypotheses justified by analysis or results from preliminary work,
evaluate potential significance and risks, articulate how progress can =
be
evaluated, and discuss related and required future work.

MV will use a two-phase review process. Each paper will first be =
reviewed by
at least two members of the program committee (PC). Any paper receiving =
at
least one positive review will be reviewed by at least one more PC =
member.
The PC will then recommend acceptance, rejection, or an invitation to =
revise
and resubmit. Authors of revised papers should explain how they =
responded to
earlier reviews. MV may include invited papers.

Important Dates
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All deadlines are at 23:59:59 Apia, Samoa time.
=95	Paper submission: September 23, 2011
=95	Notification: October 28, 2011
=95	Invited revisions: November 25, 2011
=95	Notification for revised submissions: December 16, 2011
=95	Camera-ready copy to publisher: January 9, 2012

Instructions for Authors
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Work submitted to the AOSD Modularity Visions track must not be under =
review
for publication in any other venue and must not already have been =
published.
Submission will be carried out electronically via CyberChair
(http://cyberchairpro.borbala.net/modvispapers/submit/). The AOSD 2012
Research Results and MV tracks use separate CyberChair URLs. Papers must =
be
submitted as PDF files not to exceed 12 pages (including bibliography,
appendices and figures) using the SIGPLAN Proceedings Format and a 10 =
point
font. By default the SIGPLAN Proceedings Format uses a 9 point font. If =
you
are formatting your paper using LaTeX, you will need to set the 10pt =
option
in the \documentclass command. If you are formatting your paper using =
Word,
you may use the provided Word template, which uses a 10pt font. Include =
page
numbers in submissions. Setting the preprint option in the =
\documentclass
command generates page numbers. Ensure that your submission is legible
printed when in black and white. Different colors must map to distinct =
gray
values and all writing must be readable.
Submission deadlines, length limits, and formatting instructions are =
firm.
Submissions that deviate materially will be rejected without review by =
the
program chair. Submitted papers must adhere to SIGPLAN's republication
policy.

Publication
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Accepted papers will be published by the ACM in the AOSD 2012 =
Proceedings
and in the ACM Digital Library. Authors of accepted papers are expected =
to
revise papers in light of reviewers' comments, agree to provide =
camera-ready
versions by camera-ready deadlines, and agree to sign the standard ACM
copyright form.

Program Chair=20
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Kevin Sullivan , University of Virginia, USA

Program Committee=20
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Carliss Baldwin, Harvard Business School, USA

Richard Gabriel, IBM Research, USA

William Griswold, University of California San Diego, USA

Fabio Kon, University of S=E3o Paulo, Brazil

Kumiyo Nakakoji, Software Research Associates Inc., Japan=20

Kevin Sullivan, University of Virginia, USA (Chair)

Laurence Tratt, Middlesex University, UK