EXTENDED DEADLINE - ACoM @ SPLC 2010 - Assessing Modularity Techniques for Product Lines

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                                                  ==  *CALL FOR PAPERS*  ==

ACoM: 4th Workshop on Assessment of Contemporary Modularization Techniques
     * Assessing Modularity Techniques for Software Product Lines *

Co-located with the 14th International Software Product Line Conference 2010
14th September 2010, Jeju Island - South Korea

http://www.les.inf.puc-rio.br/opus/acom/splc2010/index.htm

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*ACoM 2010 has launched the LAST CALL for papers, whose deadline has been
extended to *
*July 05. We hope you can participate by submitting a paper reflecting your
current research.*


*IMPORTANT DATES*
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*- Submission Deadline: July 05, 2010 23:59 SST (Apia - Samoa)*
- Notification of Acceptance: July 25, 2010
- Camera-ready: August 01, 2010


*MOTIVATION*
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Developers have typically used conventional techniques (such as OO design)
to modularize features of software product lines (SPLs). However, the
composition mechanisms provided by these techniques introduce undesirable
side effects in the modularity and other desirable properties of SPL
assets. Post-OO modularity techniques, such as aspect-oriented
software development, may address the limitations of conventional
modularity techniques for SPLs, but they probably have their own
limitations. For instance, aspect-oriented software development alone may
lack the configuration mechanisms and generalization capabilities that
are required to realize variability in SPL assets.

To address this gap, a plethora of new modularization techniques have
emerged that aim to address specific problems in SPL development. For
example, modern programming languages such as CaesarJ, AspectualMixinLayers
and Compose* are enhanced with additional modularity mechanisms and
abstractions in order to support superior variability management. The goal
of new modularity techniques is not limited to improve SPL implementation,
but some of them are also targeted at improving the quality of other SPL
assets.
With contemporary modularity techniques, such as aspect-orientation and
feature-orientation fast gaining wide attention and applicability in SPL
development, there is a pressing need to carry out proper assessments of
these
techniques.

Assessment of new modularity techniques is also of paramount importance as
it remains unclear to what extent they will scale in the presence of
recurring
characteristics of real-life SPLs, such as: (a) different forms of
variabilities,
(b) intricate feature interactions, and (c) non-trivial configuration
knowledge.
The relevance of the workshop topics become even more evident when we look
at
the limited number of qualitative and quantitative case studies,
software metrics and assessment frameworks involving new modularity
techniques for SPLs.


*GOALS*
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The main goal of this workshop is to put together researchers and
practitioners
with different backgrounds in order to discuss open issues on the assessment
of
contemporary modularization techniques, such as:

1. Do contemporary modularization techniques have a role to play in SPL
development? How does the application of contemporary modularization
techniques
to SPLs affect assessment strategies?

2. What are the proper assessment means to compare new modularity
techniques
and conventional ones (e.g., OO) in the context of SPL development?

3. Are current conventional metrics sufficient to assess software quality
in SPLs?

4. What resources, such as exemplars and benchmarks, are required to
enable the effective assessment of modularization techniques in SPL
development?

The ACoM workshop also aims to:

(a) debate the open issues on the assessment of contemporary modularization
techniques in SPL development and evolution;

(b) bring the attention of the SPL community to the importance of rigorous
evaluation of emerging modularization techniques;

(c) motivate the expansion of research and practice associated with
applying
and assessing emerging modularization techniques in SPL engineering; and

(d) foster a collaborative environment for both experienced SPL
practitioners
and researchers interested in effective assessment of new development
techniques.


*TOPICS OF INTEREST*
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The workshop is intended to cover a wide range of topics, from theoretical
foundations to assessment frameworks and empirical studies. Topics of
interest
include the following (but not limited to):


* Lessons learned from assessing AOSD techniques
* Empirical studies
* Comparative studies between AO and other techniques
* Assessment frameworks and estimation models
* Software metrics and quality models
* Validation of assessment techniques for AOSD
* Assessment techniques, methods and tools to different phases of the AO
software lifecycle
* Development of predictive models of defect rates and reliability from real
data,
* Infrastructure issues, such as measurement theory, experimental design,
and analysis approaches.


*WORKSHOP FORMAT AND SUBMISSIONS*
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ACoM is a one-day long workshop and is strongly focused on discussion.
Authors who plan to contribute with a paper are requested to submit a
position
paper in PDF format. The paper format must follow the IEEE two-column
conference
proceeding - format Letter (
http://www.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/formatting).
Papers must be written in English and, for submission instructions, please
see
the workshop website http://www.les.inf.puc-rio.br/opus/acom/splc2010/ .
All
accepted papers will be published on the same website prior to the workshop.

We are soliciting the submission of two categories of position papers:

(1) Traditional position papers (up to 6 pages) related to workshop topics.

(2) Very short position statement (1-2 pages), where the authors describe
their "innovative thoughts", lessons learned, or points of view with
respect
to one or more workshop topics.

Papers in the category (1) will be refereed by at least three reviewers,
and
should describe work that is not yet advanced enough for a full conference
paper.
They are expected to have a more solid idea, even though it does not
require
strong validation ingredients. Papers in the category (2) will be mainly
reviewed
for topicality, i.e. checked if they fit into the workshop topics, including
some
feedback from reviewers. Moreover we especially encourage authors to present
their
experience and/or novel ideas on how to assess new modularization
techniques
(shorter paper format).

*PROGRAM COMMITTEE*
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- Mehmet Aksit, University of Twente, The Netherlands
- Paulo Borba, UFPE, Brazil
- Kyo-Chul Kang, POSTECH, South Korea
- Eunyoung Kim, Samsung, South Korea
- Taeho Kim, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, South
Korea
- Jaejoon Lee, Lancaster University, UK
- Neil Loughran, SINTEF, Norway
- Alan MacCormack, Harvard Business School, USA
- Andreas Rummler, SAP, Germany
- Christa Schwanninger, Siemens, Germany
- Sérgio Soares, UFPE, Brazil
- Jianjun Zhao, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
- Stefan Hanenberg, University of Duisburg, Germany
- Vaidas Gasiunas, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany
- Jon Whittle, Lancaster University, UK
- Eduardo Figueiredo, UFMG, Brazil

*WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS*
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- Alessandro Garcia, PUC-Rio, Brazil, [email protected] (Main
organizer)
- Phil Greenwood, Lancaster University, UK, [email protected]
- Yuanfang Cai, Drexel University, USA,[email protected]
- Jeff Gray, University of Alabama, USA, [email protected]


*ORGANIZING COMMITTEE*
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- Alessandro Garcia, PUC-Rio, Brazil, [email protected] (Main
organizer)
- Phil Greenwood, Lancaster University, UK, [email protected]
- Yuanfang Cai, Drexel University, USA, [email protected]
- Jeff Gray, University of Alabama, USA, [email protected]
- Francisco Dantas, PUC-Rio, Brazil, [email protected]


*WORKSHOP CONTACT*
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- Francisco Dantas, fneto (AT) inf.puc-rio.br and/or
- Alessandro Garcia, afgarcia (AT) inf.puc-rio.br

-- 
Francisco Dantas - mailto: [email protected]
PhD Candidate in Computing Science
OPUS Research Group - http://www.les.inf.puc-rio.br/opus/
Informatics Department, PUC-Rio
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

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http://www.les.inf.puc-rio.br/opus/acom/splc2010/index.htm
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