[DMANET] Deadline Extension: 6th May 2015 - Short Paper Track and Graduate Student Track SSBSE'15 (International Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering)

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SSBSE 2015
7th International Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering
September 5-7, 2015 - Bergamo, Italy
http://www.ssbse.org/2015
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SSBSE 2015
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SSBSE 2015 is the seventh edition of the annual symposium dedicated to Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE). Search-based Software Engineering (SBSE) is the application of meta-heuristic optimization techniques to various software engineering problems, ranging from requirements engineering to software testing and maintenance. 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. We invite contributions of different forms in this call for papers as follows:

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SHORT PAPER TRACK
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We invite short papers presenting new ideas, tools, experience reports, or novel techniques and ideas, which will be included in the proceedings and presented at the symposium. Papers submitted to this track should not exceed 6 pages in length using the regular symposium format. The SSBSE Short Paper Track performs double-blind review of all submissions (i.e., authors will not be identified to reviewers and reviewers will not be identified to authors). Please consult the submission information page (http://ssbse.org/2015/?page_id=76) to prepare your manuscript for double-blind process.

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GRADUATE STUDENT TRACK
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We invite students to submit papers to a special Graduate Student track. This track gives students the opportunity to showcase their SBSE research and receive feedback from senior members of the SBSE community. Papers submitted to this track should not exceed 6 pages in length using the regular symposium format. To be eligible, papers should be primarily the work of students currently registered on a doctoral or masters programme that have not yet completed their studies. The paper may have co-authors who are not students but the student author is expected to present the paper at the symposium. The work presented in submitted papers does not have to be complete, although initial experimental results would be very welcome. This track would be an ideal venue for PhD and masters students to present and discuss their research agenda in the company of leading experts in the domain. The SSBSE Graduate Student Track performs double-blind review of all submissions (i.e., authors wil!
l not be identified to reviewers and reviewers will not be identified to authors). Please consult the submission information page (http://ssbse.org/2015/?page_id=76) to prepare your manuscript for double-blind process.

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AWARD
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Papers accepted for presentation at SSBSE 2015 will be considered for prizes in the following categories:
* Best Student Paper with industry-relevant SBSE results (1,500 EUR; sponsored by Huawei)
* Challenge Track Award (1,000 EUR)

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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). Further information on paper formatting and submission will be soon available from the symposium website. If a paper is accepted, at least one author is expected to attend the symposium and to present the paper. In case of a student paper, the first (student) author is expected to attend and present the paper.

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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
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Accepted papers will be published in a volume of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science series (LNCS).

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SPECIAL ISSUE FOR BEST PAPERS
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The authors of best selected symposium papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers for a special issue in one of the leading software engineering journals. Details will be announced soon.

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IMPORTANT DATES
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GRADUATE STUDENT PAPERS TRACK
Submission May 6, 2015
Notification May 25, 2015

SHORT PAPERS TRACK
Submission May 6, 2015
Notification May 25, 2015

SBSE CHALLENGE TRACK
Submission May 6, 2015
Notification May 25, 2015

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CONTACT INFORMATION:
To contact the Short Paper and Graduate Student Tracks Chair, please email: f.sarro@ucl.ac.uk<mailto:f.sarro@ucl.ac.uk>
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VENUE - BERGAMO (ITALY)
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Nestling in the Alpine foothills, just 40 km northeast of Milan, Bergamo is one of the prettiest towns in Northern Italy and is the second touristic destination in Lombardy after Milan. Structured in two levels, the lower city, called "Cittv?bassa" is more modern and dynamic, while the famous "upper city", called "Citta Alta", built up on the hills, boasts a stunning historic center with an extremely rich heritage of art and history. The two cities are separated, both physically and symbolically, by the powerful Venetian Walls; nowadays, also a funicular railway "funicolare" brings visitors and residents from the lower city to the upper city. Bergamo hosts several extraordinary art museums: the "Bernareggi" Museum of Sacred Art and the famous Pinacoteca Carrara, an art gallery situated near to the Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (GAMEC). It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo and the metropolitan area of Milan.

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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GENERAL CHAIR
Paolo Tonella, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy.


PROGRAM CHAIRS
Yvan Labiche, Carleton University, Canada.
Marcio Barros, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


GRADUATE STUDENT TRACK CHAIR
Federica Sarro, University College London, UK.


SBSE CHALLENGE TRACK CHAIR
Shin Yoo, University College London, UK.
Leandro L. Minku, University of Birmingham, UK.


LOCAL ORGANIZATION
Angelo Gargantini, University of Bergamo, Italy.

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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Laboratory
Leonardo Bottaci, University of Hull
John A. Clark, University of York
Thelma Elita Colanzi, State University of Maring?
Massimiliano Di Penta, University of Sannio
Arilo Claudio Dias-Neto, Federal University of Amazonas
Robert Feldt, Blekinge Institute of Technology
Gordon Fraser, University of Sheffield
Mathew Hall, University of Sheffield
Colin Johnson, University of Kent
Marouane Kessentini, University of Michigan
Fitsum Meshesha Kifetew, Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Dongsun Kim, Sogang University
Claire Le Goues, Carnegie Mellon University
Raluca Lefticaru, University of Bucharest
Zheng Li, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Phil McMinn, University of Sheffield
Timothy Menzies, North Carolina State University
Mel 'Cinnide, University College Dublin
Justyna Petke, University College London
Pasqualina Potena, University of Alcala
Simon Poulding, Blekinge Institute of Technology
Xiao Qu, ABB Corporate Research
Marc Roper, University of Strathclyde
Guenther Ruhe, University of Calgary
Christopher Simons, University of the West of England
Jerffeson Souza, State University of Ceara
Angelo Susi, Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Jerry Swan, University of Stirling
Silvia Vergilio, Federal University of Paran
David White, University of Glasgow
Xin Yao, University of Birmingham
Yuanyuan Zhang, University College London

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