[ecoop-info] CFP: Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering

[Mel Ó Cinnéide]

CALL FOR PAPERS

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SSBSE 2011
3rd International Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering 
10-12 September, 2011 - Szeged, Hungary
**Co-located with ESEC/FSE 2011**
www.ssbse.org
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ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
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We are pleased to announce SSBSE 2011, the third edition of the annual symposium dedicated to Search Based Software Engineering (SBSE). The symposium builds on the flourishing interest in SBSE and provides a welcoming forum for discussion and dissemination that will strengthen the rapidly-growing international SBSE community. SSBSE 2011 is co-located with ESEC/FSE in Szeged, Hungary, see http://2011.esec-fse.org.

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CALL FOR PAPERS
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We invite the submission of high quality papers describing original and significant work in all areas of Search Based Software Engineering, including theoretical work, research on SBSE applications, empirical studies, and reports on industrial experience. Applications may be drawn from throughout the software engineering lifecycle. Search methods may include, but are not limited to, operations research techniques and optimisation methods inspired by nature, such as evolutionary algorithms and simulated annealing. We particularly encourage papers that describe software engineering applications to which SBSE has not previously been applied.

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FORMAT AND SUBMISSION
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Papers must not have been previously published, or be in consideration for, any journal, book, or other conference. Papers will be evaluated by members of the program committee based on their originality, technical soundness and presentation quality. Submissions must conform to Springer's LNCS format (http://www.springer.com/lncs) and should not exceed 15 pages, including all text, figures, references and appendices. If the paper is accepted, at least one author is expected to attend the symposium and to present the paper. Further information on paper formatting and submission is available from the symposium website, http://www.ssbse.org.

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GRADUATE STUDENT TRACK
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We also invite papers for a special Graduate Student track that will provide a venue for students to showcase their SBSE research and to receive feedback from senior members of the SBSE community. Papers submitted to this track should be no more than 6 pages in length using the regular symposium format. To be eligible, a student must be registered on a doctoral or masters programme and must not yet have completed their studies. It is the expectation that the student will give the presentation at the symposium, though there may be other authors on the paper. 

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FAST ABSTRACTS
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Fast abstracts feature novel ideas that are not yet fully developed or validated. Fast abstract have a later deadline than technical papers, and are subject to a lighter reviewing process. Fast abstracts should comprise no more than 6 pages using the regular symposium format. Accepted fast abstracts will be presented at the symposium and published on the symposium website.

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SPECIAL ISSUE
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The authors of selected symposium papers that include significant experimental work will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for a special issue of Empirical Software Engineering (EMSE), http://www.springer.com/computer/swe/journal/10664.

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IMPORTANT DATES
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FULL PAPERS & GRADUATE STUDENT TRACK 
Abstract submission		15 April 2011
Full paper submission 	29 April 2011 
Notification 			17 June 2011
Camera Ready			 1 July 2011
FAST ABSTRACTS
Submission  			22 July 2011
Notification			29 July 2011

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
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We are delighted to announce our keynote speakers:
- Darrell Whitely (University of Colorado) Promoting Shared Subsolutions for Better Recombination
- Andreas Zeller (Saarland University) Search Based Program Analysis

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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GENERAL CHAIR
Phil McMinn, 
University of Sheffield, UK

PROGRAM CHAIRS
Myra Cohen, University of Lincoln-Nebraska, US
Mel Ó Cinnéide, University College Dublin, Ireland

GRADUATE STUDENT TRACK CHAIR
Westley Weimer, University  of Virginia, US

INDUSTRIAL CHAIR
Sigrid Eldh, Ericsson AB, Sweden

PUBLICITY CHAIRS
Mathew Hall, University of Sheffield, UK
Gregory M. Kapfhammer, Allegheny College, US 
Tanja Vos, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Enrique Alba, University of Málaga, Spain
Giuliano Antoniol, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
Andrea Arcuri, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway
Rami Bahsoon, University of Birmingham, UK
Marcio Barros, Uni. Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Leonardo Bottaci, University of Hull, UK
Jeremy Bradbury, University of Ontario Inst. of Tech., Canada
Francisco Chicano, University of Málaga, Spain
Betty Cheng, Michigan State University, USA
John Clark, University of York, UK
Vittorio Cortellessa, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio, Italy
Robert Feldt, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
Gregory Kapfhammer, Allegheny College, Pennsylvania, USA
Mark Harman, University College London, UK
Rob Hierons, Brunel University, UK
Colin Johnson, University of Kent, UK
Yvan Labiche, Carleton University, Canada
Spiros Mancoridis, Drexel University, USA
Mark O'Keeffe, Amartus Ltd., Ireland
Simon Poulding, University of York, UK
Xiao Qu, ABB Research, USA
Marek Reformat, University of Alberta, Canada
Marc Roper, University of Strathclyde, UK
Guenther Ruhe, University of Calgary, Canada
Jerffeson Souza, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Brazil
Paolo Tonella, Fondazione Bruno Kessler - IRST, Italy
Laurence Tratt, Middlesex University, UK
Tanja Vos, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Joachim Wegener, Berner & Mattner, Germany
Tao Xie, North Carolina State University, USA
Shin Yoo, University College London, UK
Yuanyuan Zhang, University College London, UK