[AISWorld] BMSD'16 Position Papers - 3 days to go

[Boris Shishkov]

Dear Colleague,

If you would be making a POSITION paper submission to BMSD 2016, this is to be done by Monday. CfP follows after the end of this message.
Your submission would be our honor.
We guarantee high-quality reviews.
Based on the submissions so far, we do expect a strong scientific BMSD'16 program.

We look forward to meeting you in Greece!

Kindest Regards,
Dr. Boris Shishkov, Chair

Call for Papers

BMSD 2016 - SIXTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON BUSINESS MODELING AND SOFTWARE DESIGN

20-22 June 2016
Rhodes, Greece

http://www.is-bmsd.org

Chair:
Dr. Boris Shishkov, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences / IICREST, Bulgaria

Keynote Lecturers:
Prof. Dr. Paris Avgeriou, University of Groningen, The Netherlands (Title: Technical Debt: How Software Organizations Can Stay Solvent)
Prof. Dr. Jan Juerjens, TU Dortmund, Germany (Title: 15 Years of Model-Based Security Engineering with UML: Supporting Secure Evolution)
Dr. Mathias Kirchmer, BPM-D, USA (Title: The BPM-Discipline: Strategy Execution in a Digital World)

The symposium is organized by the international institute IICREST, co-organized by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and technically co-sponsored by BPM-D. Cooperating organizations are: TU Delft - Delft University of Technology, IMI - the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, SIKS - the Nederlands Research School for Information and Knowledge Systems, CTIT - the U-Twente Centre for Telematics and Information Technology, and AMAKOTA Ltd.

BMSD is a leading international discussion and knowledge dissemination forum that brings together researchers and practitioners interested in: (i) Modeling in general and in particular - Conceptual Modeling, Goal Modeling, Value Modeling, Business/Enterprise Modeling, Process Modeling, Model-Driven Engineering; (ii) Enterprise Engineering and its relation to Software Generation; (iii) Information Systems Architectures and Design.

In 2016, BMSD will be held in Rhodes, following five previous successful editions, namely: Milan 2015, Luxembourg 2014, Noordwijkerhout 2013, Geneva 2012, and Sofia 2011.

We welcome paper submissions from but not limited to the following areas and topics:

1. BUSINESS MODELS AND REQUIREMENTS
Business Analysis - Value Models and Process Models
Essential Business Models
Re-Usable Business Models
Relating Business Goals to Requirements
Business Process Coordination
Business Entities and Business Roles
Business Data and Semantics
Business Processes and Business Rules
Behavior Modeling and Pragmatics
Identification and Elicitation of Requirements
Domain-Imposed and User-Defined Requirements
Requirements Analysis

2. BUSINESS MODELS AND SERVICES
Business Modeling and Service Science
Relating Business Goals to the Identification of Services
Service Modeling - Technology-Independent & Platform-Specific
Business Rules and Service Composition
Autonomic Service Behavior
Context-Aware Service Behavior
Re-Usable Service Models

3. BUSINESS MODELS AND SOFTWARE
Business Modeling -Driven Derivation of Software
Business Innovation and Software Evolution
Business-IT Alignment and Traceability
Re-Usable Business Models and Software Components
Business Rules and Software Specification
Business Goals and Software Integration
Autonomic and Context-Aware Business/Software Systems
Affective Computing and User-Aware Software Systems

4. INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURES
Enterprise Architectures
Service-Oriented Architectures
Architectural Styles
Architectural Viewpoints
Crosscutting Concerns

Key dates
Regular Papers submission deadline: 4 April 2016 (expired)
Position Papers submission deadline: 11 April 2016 (extended)
Notification of acceptance: 19 April 2016
Final paper submission: 2 May 2016

Types of contributions
Regular Papers - presenting research that is completed or almost finished
Position Papers - presenting an arguable opinion about an issue
Invited Papers - submitted by best papers' authors and former / future BMSD Keynote Lecturers

Paper formats
Full Papers - 10-page limit in the symposium proceedings (oral presentation)
Short Papers - 6-page limit in the symposium proceedings (oral presentation)
Posters - 4 page limit in the symposium proceedings (poster presentation)

How to submit a paper (7 steps)
1. View the technical scope
2. Prepare a contribution of no less than 3 and no more than 8 pages
3. You can now only submit a Position Paper
4. Do paper formatting, using the provided templates (http://www.is-bmsd.org)
5. Remove your names and the names of your co-authors (and also your affiliations) from the title and references sections
6. Save the file as PDF
7. e-Mail the file to: secretariat at iicrest.org by the 11th of April, putting in the Subject: "BMSD 2016, Position Paper"

Publication
Accepted papers will be presented at BMSD 2016 and included in the symposium proceedings, published by SciTePress. All presented papers will also be included in the SciTePress Digital Library (http://www.scitepress.org/DigitalLibrary) and DBLP-indexed. Finally, the authors of selected best papers will be invited to submit revised and extended versions of their papers to a Springer LNBIP Revised Selected Papers book.

Proceedings of the previous editions
2015:  http://www.is-bmsd.org/Documents/ProceedingsOfFifthBMSD.pdf 
2014:  http://www.is-bmsd.org/Documents/ProceedingsOfFourthBMSD.pdf 
2013:  http://www.is-bmsd.org/Documents/ProceedingsOfThirdBMSD.pdf 
2012:  http://www.is-bmsd.org/Documents/ProceedingsOfSecondBMSD.pdf 
2011:  http://www.is-bmsd.org/Documents/ProceedingsOfFirstBMSD.pdf 

Some photos:
2015:  http://www.is-bmsd.org/GalleryFifthBMSD.htm 
2014:  http://www.is-bmsd.org/GalleryFourthBMSD.htm 
2013:  http://www.is-bmsd.org/GalleryThirdBMSD.htm 
2012:  http://www.is-bmsd.org/GallerySecondBMSD.htm 
2011:  http://www.is-bmsd.org/GalleryFirstBMSD.htm 

Venue
The BMSD sessions will be held at Rodos Palace Convetion Center. Rodos Palace constitutes the finest deluxe resort complex on the beautiful Greek island of Rhodes, being ideally located within 4 km from the city of Rhodes. Once in the city, a visitor would be amazed at the diversity of attractions around: (i) Less than 3 km away is the Upper Acropolis of Ancient Rhodes, where are several important ancient monuments, including the temple of Pythian Appolo, the Theater, and the Stadium, all dating back to 2nd century B.C. (ii) Just in the city is the Medieval Town - there (inside the walls) live approximately 6000 residents who are lucky to enjoy the spirit of Rhodes’ unique history, reflected not only in the ruins of the Church of Our Lady of Chora but also in all monuments featuring different periods in the island’s history, including the Byzantine period, the Roman period, the six centuries of the Knights of St. John, the Turkish occupation, the Italian liberation, the British presence, and so on. (iii) Next to the Medieval Town is Mandraki, the harbor of ancient Rhodes beyond which is the New Town, dominated by Kyprou Square, where are to be found some of the finest boutiques in Rhodes, jewellery stores, fabric shops, modern restaurants/cafes and nearly all the banks. (iv) At the same time, visitors may also enjoy some beautiful beaches around, including the two small beaches in the city and the 5 km of golden sand and crystal-clear waters of Faliraki which is less than 15 km away. Hence, the beautiful city of Rhodes is the ideal starting point in exploring this “Paradise Island” which is also known as the Emerald isle, the Isle of Dreams, the Isle of Roses, and which is associated with myths and legends. This for sure will stimulate participants for an inspiring and productive scientific event.

For more information
w: http://www.is-bmsd.org
t: +359 888 534435
e: secretariat at iicrest.org