Call for Papers and Proposals

Software Engineering has covered vast ground since the 1968/1969 NATO conferences. Heavyweight methodologies and agile methodologies co-exist; development of products and custom software co-exist; routine software is outsourced and developed offshore; strategic software is developed in-house. Collaborative development of software with team members spread across different geographies has become common. Globalization has brought in the synergy of specialists working toward a common cause. Customers are pressurizing software engineers to produce tangible values on the investment.

How does software engineering education in academia and training in industry handle the above expectations? Are the students and professionals adequately equipped to meet the challenges in delivering value and upholding the respectability of the profession?

Does the state-of-the-practice diverge from the state-of-the-art? Is the state-of-the-art alive to the realities of the state-of-the-practice?

You are invited to share with peers your research, experience and ideas during the CSEE&T 2007 conference in Dublin, Ireland.

Contributed papers / Short papers

Please read the CSEE&T Researchers Guide prior to preparing your full paper. The page limit is 8 pages, formatted according to IEEE 6" x 9" specifications. Click here to download a Word Document or a pdf file that describes formatting requirements and can serve as a template. The official directory at the IEEE Computer Society containing other formatting details, including a LaTex style file, may be found here.

Following is a partial list of possible areas for exploration and sharing - all in the context of software engineering education & training. The list is by no means exhaustive and authors may submit papers in areas not covered here but consistent with the central theme of the conference.

• Education theory and pedagogy (ETP)
• Curriculum and inter-disciplinary offerings (CID)
• Learning environments and tools (LET)
• Performance evaluation methods (PEM)
• Student projects and internships (SPI)
• Training models in industry (TMI)
• Industry-academia collaboration models (IAC)
• Value driven software engineering (VSE)
• Others (OTH)

You are required to submit papers as per the following time schedule:

• November 20, 2006: Submission deadline for structured abstracts of papers
• December 15, 2006: Invitation to submit full papers
• January 18, 2007: Submission deadline for full papers
• March 1, 2007: Notification of acceptance of papers
• April 2, 2007: Camera ready copy due

Some papers that do not meet fully the criteria for acceptance (example - an idea at an early stage, inadequate results to validate an idea etc.) may be accepted and scheduled under "Short papers".

The author(s) may also indicate that a paper should be considered for the 'Short papers' stream.

Authors can submit their proposals through the Online Paper Submission System.

All accepted papers will be published in the CSEET 2007 conference proceedings.

Papers for Students' track

The conference would like to hear the "Voice of the Customer", that is, you the student. We invite papers on the experiences and expectations of students on any of the themes mentioned above. Author(s) submitting papers under this track should not have graduated earlier than April 2006 (this obviously means that current students are eligible to contribute). The four best papers from the Students' category will be chosen for presentation during the conference. One author from each of the four selected papers will receive a partial financial grant to travel to Dublin.

Authors can submit their proposals through the Online Paper Submission System.

Workshops

CSEE&T 2007 will include approximately Two workshops each of 3 hours duration. The workshops enable groups of like-minded participants to exchange experiences and viewpoints in a sharply focused manner.

Workshop organizers should have a strategy for managing attendance based on objective criteria, for example through a short refereed position paper. Other approaches are permitted as long as they are clearly specified in the workshop's call for participation. Workshop organizers are responsible for authoring a call for participation and for advertising their workshops in appropriate places to attract attendees.

The proposal for Workshops (in not more than 3 pages) should include the following:

• Proposer's name, affiliation and a brief bio
• Workshop title, objectives
• Relevance of the theme in the context of the conference
• Names, affiliations and brief bio of 1 to 3 people who will assist the proposer in the conduct of the workshop
• Expected number of participants
• Workshop activities and format
• Pre requisites, if any, needed from participants to attend the workshop
• Measuring the success criteria of the workshop

Organizers of the accepted workshops should submit a position paper indicating the theme, format and activities of the workshop for inclusion in the Proceedings of the conference.

Authors can submit their workshop position papers directly to as Word or PDF attachments

• November 30, 2006: Submission deadline for Workshop proposals
• December 30, 2006: Notification of acceptance of Workshop proposals
• April 2, 2007: Camera ready position papers due

Panels

In order to engage delegates in a meaningful and informative way, CSEET 2007 will host two panel sessions, each of 90 minutes. The best panels offer an engaging, entertaining and informative examination of a timely topic from multiple viewpoints.

Proposals (not more than 3 pages) for organizing panel sessions should include:

• Proposer's name, affiliation and a brief biodata
• Clear description of the proposed topic and its timely relevance
• Name, affiliation and brief bio of the moderator (could be the same as the proposer) and approximately three other panelists

Needless to say that the format of the panel session should offer maximum scope for audience participation / interaction.

Organizers of the accepted Panels should submit a position paper indicating the theme, format and activities of the Panel for inclusion in the Proceedings of the conference.

Authors can submit their panel position papers directly to as Word or PDF attachments

• November 30, 2006: Submission deadline for Panel proposals
• December 30, 2006: Notification of acceptance of Panel proposals
• April 2, 2007: Camera ready position papers due

Guidelines for structured abstracts

Abstracts should contain no more than 300 words. Write concisely and clearly. The abstract should reflect only what will appear in the full paper. The following headings must be used.

Purpose / Context of this paper

What are the reason(s) / What is the context for writing the paper or the aims of the research?

Design / methodology / approach

How are the objectives achieved? Include the main method(s) used for the research. What is the approach to the topic and what is the theoretical or subject scope of the paper?

Findings

What was found in the course of the work? This will refer to analysis, discussion, or results.

Practical implications (if applicable)

What outcomes and implications for practice, applications and consequences are identified? What changes to practice should be made as a result of this research/paper?

Limitations / implications / future work (if applicable)

Include any identified limitations in the research process and suggestions for future research

What is original/value of paper

What is new in the paper? State the value of the paper and to whom.