Call for Papers

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Deadlines

Regular papers: April 25, 2004
Call for Workshops: February 5, 2004
Call for Tutorials: June 1, 2004
Call for Industry Practice: July 12, 2004
Call for Student Papers: July 10, 2004
Call for Fast Abstracts: July 24, 2004

More important dates

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Reliable model-driven engineering (MDE and reliability)
Testable model-driven engineering (MDE and testing)
Network system reliability
Network system security
Internet reliability engineering
Software reliability models
Software architecture reliability
Secure software engineering
Reliability measurement
QoS of distributed systems
Software testing and verification
Software test effectiveness
Analysis and prevention of virus attacks
Fault-tolerant and robust software
Dependable web services
Survivability of large systems
Electronic commerce reliability
Empirical studies and metrics
Tools and automation
Reliability and performance of mobile systems
Formal reliability assurance methods
Software safety analysis
Reliable adaptive and autonomous systems

Regular Papers

due April 25, 2004 - Submit a Paper

The best articles including an empirical or quantitative component, will be considered for publication in the Empirical Software Engineering journal (Kluwer). The guest editor for this special issue will be Antonia Bertolino, ISTI-CNR, Italy.

Regular papers, written in English, should not exceed 20 single-column one-and-half spaced pages. If the two-column camera-ready format is used, it should not exceed 12 camera ready pages. The paper should be submitted electronically, either in postscript or PDF format. Submissions must be unpublished and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. All papers will be thoroughly reviewed by referees appointed by the Program Committee in order to identify their originality as well as their scientific and practical contribution to the state of the art. To submit a paper, please go to the submission page. For further information, please contact one of the Program Chairs.

Deadline for Abstracts: ~~April 2, 2004~~ April 4, 2004
Deadline for Submissions: ~~April 18, 2004~~ April 25, 2004
Notification to Authors: July 1, 2004

Call for Workshops

due February 5, 2004 - More Information

For the first time, the ISSRE 2004 conference will host a number of Workshops. This series of workshops aims at providing a forum for a group of participants to discuss and exchange opinions on late-breaking research work or practical applications.

See the Call for Workshops Proposal for specific instructions on panel proposal.

Call for Tutorials

due June 1, 2004 - Submit a Tutorial

We invite tutorial proposals on topics of current interest (reliability, testing, security, Model-Driven Engineering) that will draw a significant number of attendees in conferenece related topics. Proposal should include:

Title
Goals
Name of speaker(s)
Length of tutorial (half day / full day)
Bio-data of speaker(s) including contact information
Prior history at ISSRE (if applicable)
A short position paper or a list of "burning issues"
Outline of tutorial contents
Representative slides
Activities to be carried out in the tutorial

Tutorial proposals should be submitted in either PDF or PostScript format. No paper submission will be accepted. For information or to submit a tutorial proposal, contact Sherif Yacoub.

Deadline for Tutorial proposals: June 1, 2004
Acceptance notification: July 10, 2004

Call for Industry Practice Presentations

due July 12, 2004 - Submit a Presentation

See the Call for Industry Practice Presentations and Panels for specific instructions.

Deadline for Industry Practice proposals: ~~July 1, 2004~~ July 12, 2004
Acceptance notification: August 1, 2004
Deadline for final version: September 1, 2004

Call for Student Papers

due July 10 - Submit a Student Paper

The International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering (ISSRE) is pleased to solicit student papers for the ISSRE'2004 student program. The program was created in 1999 to encourage students' participation to ISSRE. Since then, over 70 students from degree granting institutions in Europe, US and Asia participated in the program. All degree candidates are eligible for student paper submission, but only full time students will be considered for travel grants. A travel grant ranging from $300 to $700 will be awarded to meritorious students. The travel grant is intended to cover travel expenses and student registration expenses up to the specified limits. For this year, Microsoft and IBM have agreed to sponsor the program. Sponsorships from other organizations are invited. Please contact one of the Student Paper chairs - Sebastian Elbaum or Yvan Labiche for more details about sponsorships.

Student paper can be on any topic of interest to ISSRE. Student papers, written in English, should not exceed 4 single-column one-and-half spaced pages. If the two-column camera-ready format is used, it should not exceed 2 camera-ready pages. The paper should be submitted electronically, either in postscript or PDF format. Submissions must be unpublished and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere (including regular papers submitted to ISSRE'2004). The student must be the first author of the paper. To submit a paper, please go to the submission page. Please do not forget to choose "Student papers" as submission type.

Student papers will be reviewed and selection will be based on the following criteria:

Relevance to the technical content of the conference
Originality
Technical soundness

The recipients of the student travel award will be required to submit a camera-ready short paper, which will be included in the supplemental conference proceedings, present their work in a short talk and as a poster during the conference. Further details will be provided upon the acceptance of the student paper.

Please contact one of the student paper chairs - Sebastian Elbaum or Yvan Labiche - for more information.

Deadline for student papers: July 10, 2004
Acceptance notification: August 23, 2004
Deadline for camera ready papers: September 15, 2004

Call for Fast Abstracts

~~due July 10~~ due July 24 - Submit a Fast Abstract

Fast Abstracts are short technical articles that describe work in progress, practices, opinions, or experiences on any topic of interest to ISSRE 2004. They promote early communication of technical work and allow their authors to:

Report on work that may or may not be complete
Introduce new ideas to the community
State positions on controversial issues.

Fast Abstracts are an integral and important part of ISSRE. Accepted contributions will be published in the Supplementary Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering and authors will present a short talk at the symposium. Fast Abstracts sessions have been among the most attended in past ISSRE editions, with contributors as diverse as young students and distinguished members of the community.

Submission Details

The submissions must conform to the standard double-column IEEE format and should not exceed two pages, including all text, references, and figures. The authors should explain the contribution to the field and the novelty of the work, making clear the current status of the work.

The fast absract should be submitted electronically, either in postscript or PDF format. Submissions must be unpublished and must not have been submitted for publication elsewhere. Please do not forget to choose "Fast Abstracts" as submission category in the online form.

Important Dates

Deadline for fast abstracts: July 24, 2004
Acceptance notification: August 23, 2004
Deadline for camera ready papers: September 15, 2004

For any questions, please feel free to send e-mail to the Fast Abstracts Chair Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova at katerina@csee.wvu.edu.