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<p class=MsoNormal>CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>
AST 2010 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Fifth International Workshop on Automation of Software Test<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> http://www.cs.allegheny.edu/ast2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Cape Town, South
Africa, 3-4 May 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>part of ACM/IEEE ICSE 2010 (http://www.sbs.co.za/ICSE2010)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Special Theme Charette Discussion: Integration Testing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Special Session: Business and Industrial Case Studies <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>IMPORTANT DATES<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>===============<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Submission
deadline: 20 January 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Camera ready
version: 3 March 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Workshop
dates: 3-4
May 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In software development practice, testing can account for as
much as 50% of the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>total development effort. It is therefore imperative to
reduce the cost and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>improve the effectiveness of software testing by automating
the testing process.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In the past decades, a great amount of research effort has
been spent on<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>automatic test case generation, automatic test oracles, etc.
Test automation is<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>also becoming an important part of software testing
practice.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The workshop is the successor of the first four AST
workshops held at ICSE 2006<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>2009. It will provide researchers and practitioners a forum
for exchanging<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>ideas, experiences, understanding of the problems, visions
for the future, and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>promising solutions to the problems. The workshop will also
provide a platform<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>for researchers and developers to work together to identify
the problems in the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>theory and practice of software test automation, which sets
an agenda and lay<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>the foundation for future development. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>TOPICS OF INTEREST<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>==================<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The workshop focuses on bridging the gap between the
theories and practice of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>software test automation. The topics of interest include,
but are not limited<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>to, the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>1) Methodology: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Software test automation in the context of
various software development<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> methodologies, such as in model-driven,
component-based, agile, test-driven,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> product-lines, service-oriented,
agent-oriented, evolutionary, and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> aspect-oriented methodologies.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>2) Technology Development and Transfer: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Automation of test techniques and methods used
in test-related activities,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> support for software testing methods, and
applications to specific types of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> software in different application domains.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>3) Software Testing Tools and Environments: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Issues in the development, operation,
maintenance and evolution of software<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> testing tools and environments. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>4) External Confirmation: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Empirical studies and experience reports that
evaluate different facets of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> software test automation and highlight their
fundamental trade-offs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This year, the charette discussion focuses on Integration
Testing and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>submissions on this topic are especially encouraged, but
papers on other topics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>are also welcome.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>CHARETTE DISCUSSION: INTEGRATION TESTING <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>========================================<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The workshop continues the successful charette discussions
of the previous year<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>focusing on Integration Testing. Integration testing aims to
expose faults due<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>to component interactions, such as the mismatch of the
interfaces between those<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>components. It can be applied to different integration steps
at various<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>granularities.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The discussion sessions provides opportunities for attendees
to identify the key<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>aspects of integration testing that are worth research
efforts in the near<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>future, to envision the approaches to address these aspects,
and to form<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>collaborations to address the identified problems
effectively. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDIES<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>====================================<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>There will also be an "Business and Industrial Case
Studies" session at the<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>workshop, with shorter presentations reporting the real
state of the practice in<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>automation of software testing. Test practitioners who are
especially encouraged<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>to contribute their experiences and insights on test
automation through this<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>session. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Topics for this session include, but are not limited to, the
following: new<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>tools, new best practices, process innovations related to
test automation, gaps<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>in existing vendor toolsets, ideas and visions for near-term
research work.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>POSTER SESSION<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>==============<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Posters shall present late-breaking results, works in
progress, and challenges<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>associated with automated testing of real world software
systems. The poster<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>session helps improve interactions and facilitate networking
among attendees.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>This enables opportunities to engage in deeper discussions
of your research. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>SUBMISSIONS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>===========<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Four types of submission are invited: research papers, case
study papers, case<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>study presentations, and posters. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Research papers report research and practical experience in
the area of software<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>test automation. Both long (8 page) and short (4 page)
papers are welcomed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Submissions in the case study category may be either a short
paper with no more<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>than 4 pages, or a slide presentation with no more than 15
slides printed by two<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>slides per page. Case study papers and presentations must
report on practical<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>applications of test automation. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>All papers submitted to the workshop must be unpublished
original work and must<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>not have been submitted anywhere else for publication. The
paper submissions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>must be in English and conform to the ACM SIG conference
proceedings format.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Posters must be in DIN A0 format. All submissions must be
submitted in either<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>PDF or postscript format through online upload to the
workshop paper submission<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>website. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>All submissions will be reviewed by at least three PC
members, but using<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>different criteria. Research papers will be judged on the
basis of their<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>clarity, relevance, originality, and contribution. Case
study papers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>presentations, and posters will be judged based on their
clarity, relevance, and<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>interest to the workshop attendees.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>PUBLICATION OF PAPERS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>=====================<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The accepted workshop papers, including both research and
case study papers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>will be published in the ICSE 2010 Conference Proceedings
Volume II in ACM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Digital Library. Workshop attendees will receive a memory
stick with both<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>proceedings volumes on it. Slide presentations and posters
will be published on<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>the AST 2010 website.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Authors of accepted papers and posters are required to
register for the workshop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>and present their contributions at the workshop in order for
their contributions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>to be published. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Authors of the selected best papers will be invited to
extend their papers to be<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>included in a special issue/session of Software Quality
Journal, Springer. Each<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>paper in the special issue/session must include at least 30%
new technical<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>materials, and its overall quality must meet the standard of
the journal. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Workshop Organization<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>=====================<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>---------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Prof. Wing Kwong Chan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>City University of Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Christof J. Budnik<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Siemens Corporation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Corporate Research<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>755 College Road East<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Princeton, NJ, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Prof. Gregory M. Kapfhammer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Department of Computer Science<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Allegheny College<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Meadville, PA, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Steering Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>------------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Prof. Hong Zhu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Oxford Brookes University, UK<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Prof. Shing-chi Cheung<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Hong Kong University of<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Science and Technology,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Hong Kong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Jenny Li<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES>Avaya Research, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES>Prof. Fevzi Belli<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Paderborn University, Germany<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Prof. Eric Wong<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>University of Texas at Dallas, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Dr. Steve Masticola<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Siemens Corporation,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Corporate Research, USA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please see workshop website for more details and the
workshop<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(http://www.cs.allegheny.edu/ast2010) Program Committee.<o:p></o:p></p>
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