[ecoop-info] (Call for Student Contributions) SPLC 2018: 22nd International Systems and Software Product Line Conference

[Rodrigo Bonifacio]

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**** CALL FOR STUDENT CONTRIBUTIONS ****


SPLC 2018: 22nd International Systems and Software Product Line Conference


Sept. 10-14, 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden


www.splc2018.net


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We invite students to participate in the Systems and Software Product Line
Conference (SPLC'18). Students are especially welcome to submit to the
doctoral symposium and the challenge track, and participate as student
volunteers.


Everyone is also highly encouraged to submit to the other tracks,
especially the research and the industry track. The deadlines are very
soon: March 16 (abstract) and March 23 (paper).


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   SPLC'18 Doctoral Symposium

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The SPLC'18 Doctoral Symposium is an international forum for PhD students
working in all areas of systems and software product lines. The forum is
intended to bring together PhD students and give them the opportunity to
present and discuss their research, to get constructive feedback, and to
meet fellow researchers at a similar stage of their career. The Doctoral
Symposium welcomes PhD students who have settled on a dissertation topic
and whose PhD dissertation will benefit from the feedback received. In most
likelihood, such students will be midway through their doctoral work.


The goals of the SPLC'18 Doctoral Symposium are:

* to give PhD students a chance to showcase their research,

* to provide them with feedback from a panel of senior international
researchers,

* to facilitate interaction among the participants.


The doctoral symposium will operate in a highly interactive workshop-like
format. You can find details on the submission process on our website:
http://splc2018.net/call-for-papers/call-for-doctoral-symposium-papers/


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   SPLC'18 Challenge Track

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This year, SPLC is introducing a challenge track. The idea of the challenge
track is to provide participants with a set of case studies that tackle
relevant SPL problems and challenge the state of the art. We have four
cases that participants can submit to. The challenge track is the perfect
chance to test the reliability of your tools or to introduce Master or
early PhD students to concrete research problems with clear evaluation
criteria.


The following are the four cases in this year’s SPLC challenge track:

- Interoperability of Software Product Line Variants

- Feature Location Benchmark with ArgoUML SPL

- App-Games – A Case Study for Reverse Engineering Variability from

Cloned Java Variants

- Localizing Configurations in Highly-Configurable Systems


Submissions will be in the form of 4page papers (+1 page for references).
All accepted papers will appear in the conference’s official proceedings.


More information can be found on our website http://splc2018.net/call-for-
papers/call-for-challenge-solutions/


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   SPLC’18 Student Volunteers

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 SPLC 2018 is an excellent opportunity for students to meet and talk with
leading academic or industrial researchers and practitioners in the area of
systems and software product lines. Being a student volunteer is also an
excellent way of meeting other students from all over the world and to
offset some of the costs of the conference. Our student volunteers are
critical in ensuring that the conference runs smoothly, and SPLC would not
be possible without their enthusiastic contribution each year.


Benefits

* Complimentary registration to the main conference.

* Free admission to tutorials (space permitting)

* Free SPLC 2018 T-shirt, and other benefits


Requirements and Responsibilities

* Must be enrolled in a Ph.D., Masters, or full-time undergraduate program
at the time of the conference. They have to be fluent in English.

* Expected to be present during the entire conference of September
10th-14th, 2018 and to work about 15-24 hours during this week.

* Assist with sessions, panels and posters, Help at the registration desk
and checking badges for entry to events, help with traffic flow, and
provide general assistance to keep the conference running smoothly.

* Some student volunteers will also be needed the day before the conference
starts for preparation work (Sunday, September 9th).


Application

To apply for a student volunteer position, you must submit a volunteer
application form and send us your Curriculum Vitae (CV) by June 20th 2018:
https://goo.gl/forms/63BEomKKNUiExGYT2

Important Dates

* Submission Due Date: June 20th 2018
* Notification Date: July 14th 2018


Additional information can be found on http://splc2018.net/call-for-
student-volunteers/.

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