[AISWorld] Call for Papers - Fifth International Research Workshop on Advances and Innovations in Software Testing

[Tom Meservy]

Call for Papers - Fifth International Research Workshop on Advances and
Innovations in Software Testing

The University of Memphis’ Systems Testing Excellence Program and the FedEx
Institute of Technology are pleased to announce:

Fifth International Research Workshop on Advances and Innovations in Systems
Testing
http://step.memphis.edu  (and then click on the Testing Workshop 2011 link)
May 2-3, 2011
Memphis, TN

The workshop will be a mixture of presentations and open discussions.
Presenters and attendees come from academia and industry.   Please visit the
workshop web site for detailed information:  http://step.memphis.edu

Important Dates
• Paper submission deadline - Feb 1, 2011
• Workshop registration opens - Feb 1, 2011
• Final papers due - March 31, 2011
• Registration deadline - April 15, 2011

Details
The Fifth International Research Workshop on Advances and Innovations in
Software Testing is scheduled in Memphis Tennessee at the FedEx Institute of
Technology on May 2-3, 2011. The workshop aims to bring together the very
best research and industry practice on the subject of Software Testing.
We invite submissions related to all theoretical and practical aspects of
testing including hardware testing, software testing, requirements testing,
and the testing of business rules.

 The workshop is organized by the Systems Testing Excellence Program (STEP)
at The University of Memphis. STEP is an interdisciplinary program under the
auspices of the Departments of Management Information Systems, Computer
Science and Computer Engineering, and FedEx Institute of Technology.

 The workshop will be a mixture of presentations and open discussions, and
it is anticipated that attendees from both academic and industry practice
will benefit greatly from the free interchange of ideas and methodologies on
display.

 We hope to see you at this year’s International Research Workshop on
Advances and Innovations in Software Testing.

Keynote Addresses

Keynote addresses will be delivered by two leading scholars/practitioners in
the field of systems testing:
• Dr. Steven Hutchison, Defense Information Systems Agency, Test and
Evaluation Executive
• Ralph H Groce III, Wells Fargo Retirement, Chief Technology Officer

Academic Participation
We invite submissions of original contributions in the area of Software
Testing including, but not restricted to:
• Testing metrics, risk assessment, risk tolerance
• Testing process optimization, testing automation
• Scalability issues, testing of infrastructures, platform independent
testing methods and processes
• Cultural, inter-cultural, training needs, and professional challenges
• Security issues in systems testing
• Real-time testing management on a 24x7 basis
• Data and load management issues
• Testing and disaster recovery failover

Papers relating to any sub-discipline of Software Testing are welcome.
Contributions will be reviewed based on their appropriateness of subject
matter, originality and quality, clarity of presentation and analysis of the
reported approaches.

Submission Guidelines
Papers (not exceeding 10 pages) can be directly emailed to Dr. Ted Lee (
elee at memphis.edu).  The submission deadline will be February 1, 2011.

Submissions in Word or PDF format are preferred. Authors should use the
8.5''x11'' two-column template provided on the conference website for
formatting their papers. If a paper is accepted at least one author must
register to present the paper, and final papers must be submitted in MS Word
format.

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Thomas Meservy
Assistant Professor of MIS
Systems Testing Research Fellow of the FedEx Institute of Technology
University of Memphis
email: tmeservy at memphis.edu
skype: tmeservy
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