SSBSE 2016
8th International Symposium on Search Based Software Engineering (SSBSE)
October 8-10, 2016 - Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
http://ssbse.org/2016/
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SSBSE 2016
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We are pleased to announce SSBSE 2016, the eight edition of the annual symposium dedicated to Search-Based Software Engineering (SBSE),
to be held in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
Search-based Software Engineering (SBSE) is the application of meta-heuristic optimisation 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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RESEARCH PAPER TRACK
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We invite the submission of high quality papers describing novel and original work in all areas of Search-Based Software Engineering
including, but not limited to, applications of SBSE to novel problems, theoretical analyses of search algorithms for software engineering,
rigorous empirical evaluations of SBSE techniques, and reports of industrial experiences.
SSBSE welcomes not only applications from throughout the software engineering lifecycle but also a broad range of search methods
ranging from exact Operational Research techniques to nature-inspired algorithms and simulated annealing.
We particularly encourage papers that report on software engineering applications to which SBSE has not been applied before.
Research papers must have up to 15 pages in length, including all text, figures, references and appendices.
The SSBSE Research 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 to prepare your manuscript for double-blind process.
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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.
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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 master program 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.
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SBSE CHALLENGE TRACK
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We challenge everyone interested in SBSE to apply tools, techniques, and algorithms to our selected problems. We want you to apply your SBSE expertise
to do interesting things to or with the software and uncover interesting things related to it. The best competition entries will be awarded special prizes.
Challenge papers should not exceed 6 pages in length using the regular symposium format.
More details about the challenge are available on the website (http://ssbse.org/2016/).
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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).
In addition to those instructions, please consider that SSBSE is performing double-blind review of all submissions, but those for the SBSE Challenge Track.
Further information on paper formatting and submission are available on 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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BEST PAPER AWARDS AND TRAVEL GRANTS
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Research and Student papers accepted for presentation at SSBSE 2016 will be considered for prizes.
More details about prizes and travel grants will be announced on the website (http://ssbse.org/2016/).
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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 section
in the International Journal of Information and Software Technology (IST).
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IMPORTANT DATES
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RESEARCH PAPERS TRACK
Abstract submission April 13, 2016
Paper Submission April 20, 2015
Notification May 31, 2015
SHORT PAPER TRACK, GRADUATE STUDENT TRACK, SBSE CHALLENGE TRACK
Paper Submission May 16, 2016
Notification June 10, 2016
Camera Ready June 15, 2016
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CONTACT INFORMATION:
To contact the program chairs, please email: Federica Sarro <f.sarro@ucl.ac.uk<mailto:f.sarro@ucl.ac.uk>> and Kalyan Deb <kdeb@egr.msu.edu<mailto:kdeb@egr.msu.edu>>
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VENUE - RALEIGH, North Carolina, USA
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The event will be held at the Holiday Inn Raleigh Downtown, 320 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
(http://www.hiraleighdowntown.com)
SSBSE 2016 will be collocated with 32nd IEEE Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME2016).
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ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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GENERAL CHAIR
Marouane Kessentini, University of Michigan, United States of America
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Kalyanmoy Deb, Michigan State University, United States of America
Federica Sarro, University College London, United Kingdom
GRADUATE STUDENT TRACK CHAIR
Thelma Elita Colanzi Lopes, State University of Maringa, Brazil
Ali Ouni, Osaka University, Japan
SBSE CHALLENGE TRACK CHAIR
Leandro L. Minku, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
Tanja E.J. Vos, Polytechnical University of Valencia, Spain
PUBLICITY CHAIR
Yuanyuan Zhang, University College London, United Kingdom
WEB CHAIR
Wiem Mkaouer, University of Michigan, United States of America
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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Alessandra Gorla, IMDEA Software Institute
Andrea Arcuri, Scienta – University of Luxembourg
Arilo Dias-Neto – Federal University of Amazonas
Chris Simon, University of the West of England
Claire Le Goues, Carnegie Mellon University
Dongsun Kim, University of Luxembourg
Francisco Chicano, University of Málaga
Gregory Gay, University of South Carolina
Giuliano Antoniol, École Polytechnique de Montréal
Gordon Fraser, University of Sheffield
Houari A. Sahraoui, University of Montreal
Jerffeson Teixeira de Souza, State University of Ceara
Jerry Swan, University of York
John Clark, University of York
Juan Pablo Galeotti, University of Buenos Aires
Justyna Petke, University College London
Lars Grunske, University of Stuttgart
Marcio Barros , Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Mark Harman, University College London
Marc Roper, University of Strathclyde
Myra Cohen, University of Nebraska
Nadia Alshahwan, J.P. Morgan
Paolo Tonella, Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Phil McMinn, University of Sheffield
Raluca Lefticaru, University of Bucharest
Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Laboratory
Shin Yoo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Tim Menzies, NC State University
Yuanyaun Zhang, University College London
Zheng Li, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
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STEERING COMMITTEE
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Andrea Arcuri, Scienta, Norway, and University of Luxembourg (until 2018)
Claire Le Goues, Carnegie Mellon University, USA (until 2017)
David White, University of Glasgow, UK (until 2016)
Federica Sarro, University College London, UK (until 2018)
Gordon Fraser, University of Sheffield, UK (until 2018, second consecutive term)
Jerffeson Souza, University of the state of Ceara, Brazil (until 2017, second consecutive term)
Marcio de Oliveira Barros, Federal University of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (until 2017)
Mark Harman, University College London, UK (SC Chair) (until 2016, second consecutive term)
Shin Yoo, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea (until 2018)
Yuanyuan Zhang, University College London, UK (until 2016)
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