[aosd-discuss] CFP: AESS Mini-track at HICSS

[Yvonne Coady]

                                    Call for Papers

               Adaptive and Evolvable Software Systems:
                  Techniques, Tools, and Applications

                               40th Annual
           Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
                3-6 January 2007, Hilton Waikoloa Village
                           Big Island, HI USA

      Mini-track web site is at: http://www.cis.uab.edu/HICSS-AESS
       Main conference web site is at: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu


Description
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A longstanding goal in software development is to construct programs that are
easily modified and extended. The desired result is to achieve modularization
such that a change in a design decision is isolated to one location of
a program.
The proliferation of software in everyday life (e.g., embedded systems found in
automobiles, mobile phones, and television sets) has increased the
conformity and
invisibility of software. As demands for such software increase,
future requirements
will necessitate new strategies for improved modularization in order
to support the
requisite adaptations.

Software's ability to adapt is actually partitioned among two stages:
modifiability
during development, and adaptation during execution. The first type of
adaptation is
concerned with design-time, or compile-time, techniques that permit
the modification of the structure and function of a software
representation in order to address changing stakeholder requirements.
To support such evolution, techniques such as aspect-oriented
programming, and object-oriented frameworks, are but a few of the
ideas that have shown promise in assisting a developer in the
isolation of points of variation and configurability.

The second type of adaptation occurs at run-time during the execution
of the program. This type of adaptation refers to a system's ability
to modify itself and to respond to changing conditions in its external
environment. To accommodate such changes, research in meta-programming
and reflection have offered some recourse, especially in the area of
adaptive middleware.

This mini-track will be based on the novel results of researchers and
practitioners
actively involved in the development of software systems that can
adapt to requirements change, and/or the execution environment in
which they run. The mini-track should be appealing to anyone with
interests in:

a) Generative Programming
b) Meta-programming and Reflection
c) Aspect-Oriented Software Development
d) Adaptive and Reflective Middleware
e) Model-Driven Architecture
f) Object-Oriented Frameworks

The purpose of the mini-track is to bring together an international
audience of researchers and practitioners with similar interests and
experience. The mini-track will focus principally on practical issues
such as the design and implementation of software that is easily
modifiable. The mini-track seeks novel applications of research that
extend the capabilities of software engineering practice as it relates
to a program's ability to adapt to evolving requirements and a
changing environment.

This mini-track will be a forum for researchers to present innovative
solutions that
address the issues of software adaptability and evolvability.

It is anticipated that the acceptance rate for this mini-track will be
between 35-50%.


Instructions to Authors
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1. For information regarding paper submission, please visit:
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu

Please note that your paper should go to the Software Technology
Track, with the mini-track being "Adaptive and Evolvable Systems"
(AESS). The submitted paper should be in IEEE format - NO MORE THAN 10
pages, double-column, single-spaced.

2. All correspondence and submissions (abstract and paper) should be sent to
   hicss-aess at cis.uab.edu.

3. Do not submit the same manuscript to other Mini-tracks. Papers
should contain original material and not be previously published, or
currently submitted for consideration elsewhere.

4. Authors may contact Minitrack Chairs for guidance and indication of
appropriate content at anytime. Full papers should be submitted
electronically by 15 June. The submission site closes after this date.


Important Dates
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Papers due:                15 June, 2006 - 5 PDT (HARD DEADLINE)
Notification:                15 August, 2006
Final papers due:        15 September, 2006
Required Registration: 15 September, 2006
Conference:                3-6 January, 2007



Mini-track Chairs
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The mini-track chairs can be contacted collectively by sending an
email to hicss-aess at cis.uab.edu

  Yvonne Coady, University of Victoria
  e-mail: {ycoady} (at) cs.uvic.edu

  Jeff Gray, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  e-mail: gray (at) cis.uab.edu

  Raymond Klefstad, University of California, Irvine
  e-mail: klefstad (at) uci.edu


About HICSS
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Since 1968 the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
(HICSS) has become a respected a forum for the substantive interchange
of ideas in all areas of information systems and technology. The
objective of HICSS is to provide a unique environment in which
researchers and practitioners in the information, computer and system
sciences can frankly exchange and discuss their research ideas,
techniques and applications. Comments and feedback from each HICSS
conference indicate that the conference format continues to be
professionally
rewarding and stimulating to everyone who attends. More information
about the HICSS conference can be found at http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu