[ecoop-info] MobileSoft 2015 - 2nd ACM International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems - Call for Papers, Tutorials and Technical Briefings, and Student Research Competition

[Shah Rukh Humayoun]

Call for Papers, Tutorials and Technical Briefings, and 
Student Research Competition
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MobileSoft 2015 -- 2nd ACM International Conference on 
Mobile Software Engineering and Systems
http://mobilesoftconf.org/2015/
May 16-17, 2015 Firenze, Italy

Co-located with ICSE 2015 May 16-24, 2015
http://2015.icse-conferences.org

RESEARCH PAPERS AND SHORT PAPERS
================================
Important Dates
===============
Abstract submission:    Jan 12, 2015
Paper submission:       Jan 16, 2015
Notification:           Feb 16, 2015
Camera-Ready:           Feb 27, 2015
Conference:             May 16-17, 2015

In recent years, there has been exponential growth in both 
the development and use of mobile applications, thus 
presenting new challenges to software engineering. Mobile 
platforms are rapidly changing, with the addition of 
diverse capabilities such as GPS, sensors, and touch or 
pen input modes.  When running on mobile platforms, modern 
applications need to scale on demand according to the 
hardware abilities. During development, security and 
authorization processes for data flows are very important. 
However, the popularity of bring-your-own-device (BYOD) 
policies in schools, universities and the workplace bring 
new possibilities of security data leaks. Developing 
robust mobile applications therefore requires advanced 
practices and tools. Some of these are architecture 
techniques that relate to platform complexity; improved 
refactoring tools for hybrid applications using dynamic 
languages; developing applications in multiple languages; 
and testing and verification techniques for applications 
that run on different devices.

We solicit contributions related to mobile software 
engineering. Topics include, but are not limited to:
* Development environments and tools
* Testing, maintenance, verification and evolution
* Patterns, frameworks, and product lines
* Refactoring, restructuring, and renovation
* Program transformation and optimization
* Empirical studies and metrics
* User experience and new input devices
* Hybrid versus native applications
* Agile or model-driven development
* Application and system security
* Cloud support and scalability
* Static and dynamic analysis
* Debugging techniques and tools
* Programming languages
* Teaching of programming and software engineering
* The mobile role in the context of Internet of Things
* Mobile apps connected to wearable devices

We solicit contributions of research papers (up to 10 
pages) and short papers (up to 4 pages). Short papers can 
be industrial, emerging ideas, demonstrations. Your 
submission must conform to the ACM SIGPLAN Proceedings 
format (http://www.sigplan.org/authorInformation.htm). 
Submit your paper in Adobe PDF via EasyChair 
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mobilesoft15). 
Accepted papers will be included in the conference 
proceedings that are published by the ACM.

TUTORIALS AND TECHNICAL BRIEFINGS
=================================
Important Dates
===============
Proposal submission:    Jan 28, 2015
Notification:           Feb 16, 2015
Camera-Ready:           Feb 27, 2015
Conference:             May 16-17, 2015

MobileSoft Tutorials and Technical Briefings enable 
industry and academic researchers to share their ideas and 
work and learn about the state of the art and practice in 
Mobile Software Engineering.

Tutorials are scheduled for half-day and include 
comprehensive presentations on well-established topics, 
which may include hands-on exercises on using various 
software engineering tools. While tutorials go into 
considerable depth, technical briefings are 90-minute 
quick overviews of interesting emerging topics with a 
concentration on fundamentals and projection about the 
future of these topics.

Submit your proposal via EasyChair 
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mobilesoft15). 
Details on the proposal content can be found at 
http://mobilesoftconf.org/2015/calls-and-dates/. An 
abstract of accepted Tutorials and Technical Briefings 
will be included in the conference proceedings that are 
published by the ACM. Selected Tutorial and Technical 
Briefing presenters will receive free registration for 
their Tutorials session or Technical Briefings session 
only. There is no support for travel and lodging from 
ICSE.

STUDENT RESEARCH COMPETITION
============================
Important Dates
===============
Abstract submission:    Jan 16, 2015
Notification:           Feb 16, 2015
Camera-Ready:           Feb 27, 2015
Competition:            May 16-17, 2015

MobileSoft is hosting an ACM Student Research Competition 
(ACM SRC) sponsored by Microsoft Research. The competition 
is an internationally-recognized venue that enables 
undergraduate and graduate students to experience the 
research world, share their research results with other 
students and MobileSoft attendees, and compete for prizes. 
The ACM Student Research Competition facilitates 
interaction with researchers and industry practitioners; 
providing both sides with the opportunity to learn of 
ongoing, current research in the area of mobile software. 
Additionally, the Student Research Competition gives 
students experience with both formal presentations and 
evaluations.

A maximum of 20 students (10 undergraduates, 10 graduates) 
will be selected to participate in the Student Research 
Competition at MobileSoft. Students whose submissions are 
accepted to participate in the competition are entitled to 
a stipend for their travel expenses, up to a maximum of US 
$500. Students can enter ICSE and MobileSoft SRCs, but may 
not be funded for both SRCs at ICSE and MobileSoft.

Details on the submission and judging process can be found 
at http://mobilesoftconf.org/2015/calls-and-dates/. 
Students selected for the second round will give a short 
presentation of their research, followed by a question and 
answer period. The judges evaluate the presentations and 
select the top three winners in each category. The winners 
receive prizes of US $500, US $300, US $200, respectively. 
After the conference, the winners from each category will 
advance to the ACM Grand Finals of the Student Research 
Competition, where all SIG conference contest winners are 
evaluated.

Submit your original research via EasyChair 
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mobilesoft15). 
Submissions must be individual student research projects. 
Supervisors of the work should not be listed as 
co-authors; you must submit a single-authored version for 
the competition. Interested students should submit a 
two-page abstract using ACM conference format. The 
abstract of accepted submission will be included in the 
conference proceedings that are published by the ACM. 
Details on the abstract content can be found at 
http://mobilesoftconf.org/2015/calls-and-dates/.

Participants must be undergraduates or graduate students 
pursuing an academic degree at the time of initial 
submission. Research completed while the student was an 
undergraduate may be submitted to the undergraduate 
category even if the student is now a first-year graduate 
student. Participants must be current members of the ACM 
and provide their ACM member number.


ORGANIZATION
============
General Chair
Aharon Abadi, IBM Research - Haifa, Israel

Program Co-Chairs
Danny Dig, Oregon State University, USA
Yael Dubinsky, IBM Research - Haifa, Israel

Tutorials and Technical Briefings Chair
Amiram Yehudai, Tel Aviv University, Israel

Student Research Competition Chair
Young-Woo Kwon, Utah State University, USA