CfP - QoSA 2015 - 11th International ACM Sigsoft Conference on the Quality of Software Architectures

[Davide Falessi]

                                    QoSA 2015

11th International ACM Sigsoft Conference on the Quality of Software Architectures 

http://qosa.ipd.kit.edu/qosa_2015/

Montreal, Canada, May 4 - 8, 2015

part of CompArch 2015

http://comparch2015.org

collocated with

WICSA 2015 - 12th Working IEEE / IFIP Conference  on Software Architecture                                                                                                                                      

CALL FOR PAPERS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE : January 9, 2015

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

IMPORTANT DATES

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Abstracts due: December 21, 20114

Full papers due: January 9,  2015

Notification of acceptance: February 9, 2015 

Camera-ready due: February 23,  2015

GOALS & SCOPE

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The goal of QoSA (Quality of Software Architectures) is to address the quality aspects of software architecture, focusing broadly on its quality characteristics and how these relate to the design of software architectures. Specific issues of interest are defining and modeling quality measures, evaluating and managing architecture quality, linking architecture to requirements and implementation, and preserving architecture quality throughout the system lifetime.  QoSA is the premier forum for the presentation of new results in the area of software architecture quality. It brings together researchers, practitioners and students who are concerned with software architecture quality in a holistic way. As a working conference QoSA has a strong practical bias, encompassing research papers, industrial reports and invited talks from renowned speakers.

This year the main theme of QoSA is Software Architecture for the 4th Industrial Revolution. After mechanization, mass production, and electronics, the Internet is about to enable a new level of productivity in manufacturing. This shall be enabled by smart cyber-physical systems connected to cloud computing services and communicating using standardized semantics. In the near future, industrial big data analytics on monitored sensor data shall improve the efficiency and individualization of production facilities. The IT systems for this 4th Industrial Revolution will be partially self-adaptive and may require novel approaches for software architecting.  In this year's QoSA we particularly solicit contributions that explore the various implications of this upcoming industrial revolution on software architecture. This includes reference architectures, software architectures adapting at run time, architecture styles and patterns for cyber-physical and distributed systems, as well as approaches exploring critical quality properties, such as performance, reliability, security, safety, maintainability, and usability. At the same time, submissions related to the general topic of the conference are welcome.

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS

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We solicit two types of submissions: regular papers and position papers.

-       Regular papers should describe original and significant results of theoretical, empirical, conceptual, or experimental research or of experience from industrial practice. Reflecting the practical emphasis of QoSA, papers showcasing applications along with a sound conceptual contribution are welcome. Regular papers are limited to 10 pages.

-     Position papers describe novel ideas or innovative proposals whose aim is to stimulate discussion related to experiences and ideas, rather than to present mature results. Position papers are limited to 6 pages.

Papers should follow the standard ACM format for conference proceedings (alternate style) and submitted online via the EasyChair Conference Management System.  https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=qosa2015

PUBLICATION

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Accepted papers will be published in the ACM digital library. The best contribution of the conference will receive the ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award, given by the ACM Special Interest Group on Software Engineering.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

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General Chair - Philippe Kruchten (University British Columbia) 

Program Chairs  - Ipek Ozkaya (Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute, USA), Heiko Koziolek, (ABB Corporate Research, Germany)

MORE INFORMATION ON CALL FOR PAPERS:

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http://qosa.ipd.kit.edu/qosa_2015/call_for_papers/