General talk about software patterns

[Mohamed Fayad <fayad AT cse.unl.edu>]

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IEEE IRI '03 First Workshop on
Software Stability: Timeless Architectures, Systems of Patterns, and
Model-Based for Reuse
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/fayad/workshops/iri03, and
http://www.activeframeworks.com/publications.html#iri03

Call for Papers
The 2003 IEEE International Conference on
Information Reuse and Integration (IRI '03)
October 27-29, 2003, Las Vegas, NV, USA
http://parks.slu.edu/IRI2003/

Developing stable software can alleviate the tremendous projected cost
associated with future changes in the system. This workshop will examine
software stability with respect to six central themes: "How can we
engineer software systems that are timeless and stable overtime?," "What
are the approaches of making software systems stable over time?", "How can
we build software as a system of stable patterns?, "What are the stable
software patterns?", "How can we achieve an timeless, model based
architectures for reuse?", and What are the impact of software stability
on new technologies, such as aspect-oriented architecture and programming,
multi-agent technology, constraints-oriented software development,
component-based software development, application and enterprise
frameworks' developments, and others.

Themes:

Papers are invited on both theoretical and practical aspects relevant to
software stability. Topics include (but are not restricted to):
- Theories of software stability
- Stable software architectures
- Model-based software reuse
- Impact of stability on reuse
- Case studies of the building stable software
- Stability patterns
- Extracting and reusing patterns from developed architectures
- Metrics for the stability of the constructed systems
- Impact of software stability on new technologies (such as
aspect-oriented architecture and programming, multi-agent technology,
constraints-oriented software development, component-based software
development, etc)
- Patterns compositions

Paper Format and Submission

People interested in participating in the workshop are requested to submit
a short position paper (3-5 pages) or regular workshop papers (limited to
8 pages, double space, including figures) representing views and
experience relevant to the discussed topic. The paper should be formatted
using the IEEE two-column template (provided at the conference webpage).
The title page should include a maximum 200-word abstract, five keywords,
full mailing address, e-mail address, phone number, fax number, and a
designated contact author. Papers will be selected depending on the
originality, quality and relevance for the workshop. Interesting papers
will be peer reviewed by 4 reviewers and selected by the organizers and
their authors will have the possibility to give a 20 minute presentation
of them at the workshop. To foster lively discussions, each author is
encouraged to present open questions and one or two main statements that
shall be discussed at the workshop. Submissions must be either MS-Word or
RTF formats (please, DO NOT compress files).

Depending on the number and spread of contributions, the scope may be
narrowed to ensure effective communication and information sharing.
Accepted position papers will be published in the workshop proceedings to
be distributed to the participants before the workshop, and made generally
available through WWW and FTP. A workshop report will be published in the
addendum proceedings of the conference.

Please note that workshop participants must register at least on that day
at UML conference. Early registration discount is available. We will have
an overhead projector, and a flipchart available.

For more information please check:
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/~fayad/workshops/iri03
http://www.activeframeworks.com/publications.html#iri03
You may also contact the organizers.

Important Dates:

Submission deadline August 15, 2003
Acceptance notification September 1, 2003
Camera-ready paper due   September 14, 2003
Workshop date: October 27 or 28, 2003

Organizers:

Chair and Point of Contact:
DR. MOHAMED E. FAYAD (primary contact)
Professor of Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering Dept., College of Engineering
San Jos State University
One Washington Square, San Jos, CA 95192-0180
Ph: (408) 924-7364, Fax: (408) 924-4153
E-mail: 
m.fayad AT sjsu.edu,
 
fayad AT activeframeworks.com
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/fayad

HAITHAM HAMZA - CO-CHAIR
Computer Science & Engineering Dept
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
115 Ferguson Hall, P.O. Box 880115, Lincoln, NE 68588-0115
Ph: (402) 472-3485 (office)
E-mail: 
hhamza AT cse.unl.edu

DR. MARSHALL CLINE - CO-CHAIR
MT Systems Co., 5419 Bent Tree Dr., Dallas, TX 75248
Ph1: 972-931-9470 (office), Ph2: 972-880-9369 (cell)
E-mail: 
cline AT parashift.com