CALL FOR Contributions 

4rth International 

Software Architecture Workshop 

(ISAW-4) 

4 and 5 June 2000, Limerick Ireland

In Conjunction with  ICSE2000 

 

The fourth International Software Architecture Workshop (ISAW-4) brings together practitioners and researchers for two intense days of discussion and work in the emerging area of Software Architecture. The workshop builds on the success of the first three workshops in the series.  ISAW-3  and will be held in conjunction with ICSE 2000, immediately prior to the conference.

Workshop participants will be organised into parallel working groups focused on different topics within software architecture. Attendance is limited to 40 and is by invitation on the basis of position papers of between three and five pages. Position papers will be evaluated for their reasoned presentation of a point of view pertinent to the workshop theme.

Topics of interest include:
 
  • Architecture Description Languages 
  • Case Studies and Experiences Formal Foundations and Analyses 
  • Architectural Styles and Patterns 
  • Product Line Architectures 
  • Generic Architectures
  • The Art and Science of Software Architecting 
  • Architecting methods and tools
  • Architecting Experiences
  • Domain-specific Architectures 
  • Architecture assessment and reviews 
  • Architecture Recovery and Reengineering 
  • Education and Training 
  • Dynamic Architectures and Reconfiguration 
  • Architectural Evolution 
  • Component System Architectures 
  • Architecture lifecycles
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    Submission Procedure:

    Send submissions electronically (pdf preferred) to either of the Co-Chairs listed below.

    February 25, 2000: Submissions for contributions (papers)

    March 24, 2000: Notification to Authors
     
     

    Co-Chairs
    Bob Balzer
    Balzer@ISI.edu
    Phone: (310) 822-1511
    Information Sciences Instititute    		 J. Henk Obbink 
    Henk.Obbink@philips.com 
    Phone: +31 40 2742575 
    Fax: +31 40 2744004 
    Philips Research Laboratories Eindhoven 
    Prof. Holstlaan 4 5656 JA Eindhoven The Netherlands
    Submissions must not exceed five (5) pages of single-column text, using a minimum of 11pt font at 1.5 spacing. Submissions must not have been published nor be concurrently submitted for publication elsewhere.

    Submissions must be accompanied by a cover sheet giving the title, abstract, topic area covered, and address information for one contact author, including surface mail address, email address, and telephone number. A copy of the cover sheet in plain text should be sent by email to either Co-Chair.
    Organizing Committee:
    Rob Allen IBM
    Lothar Borrmann Siemens
    Clemens Szyperski Microsoft Research
    Juergen Mueller Philips Research
    Jan Bosch University of Karlskrona/Ronneby
    Nenad Medvidovic USC
    Richard Taylor University of California, Irvine
    Rick Kazman SEI
    Dewayne Perry UT Austin
    Jeff Magee Imperial College
    Will Tracz Lockheed Martin