[AISWorld] EMMSAD'2017 news and CFP - in conjunction with CAiSE'2017

[Iris Reinhartz-Berger]

Apologies for Multiple postings....
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Dear colleagues,
EMMSAD'2017 is a two-day working conference on evaluation and modeling
methods for systems analysis and development, organized in conjunction
with CAISE. This year we organize the 22nd edition of EMMSAD on June
12-13, 2017 in Essen, Germany. The deadline for full paper submission is
March, 1st, 2017. 

We would like to attack your attention to the changes EMMSAD underwent
toward this event:
- The focus will be on evaluation of modelling methods for systems
development and modelling support for new trends (cloud, big data,
internet of things, and so on).
- An additional track of short papers - e.g., idea papers, experience
reports, and tool demonstration - will be available.
- Authors of best papers in all tracks will be invited to submit
extended papers to SoSyM - Software and System Modelling. 

Below and attached please find the CFP. Detailed information can be
found in EMMSAD web site at http://www.emmsad.org/. We need your support
in making EMMSAD'2017 successful - please consider submission of papers.
Hope to see many of you in EMMSAD'17 in Essen :). 

Please don't hesitate to contact us with further questions and comments.


Regards,
Iris, Sergio, Wided, and Palash 

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International Conference on Evaluation and Modeling Methods for Systems
Analysis and development
The 22nd edition of the EMMSAD series, held in conjunction with CAiSE'17
12-13 June 2017, Essen, Germany
Submission deadline: March 1st, 2017
http://www.ommsad.org/ 
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Background and Aims:
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The field of information and software systems development has resulted
in a rich heritage of modelling methods and notations (e.g. ER, ORM,
UML, ArchiMate, EPC, BPMN, DEMO). This canon of methods and notations
continuous to be enriched with extensions, refinements, and even new
languages, to deal with new challenges. Even with some attempts to
standardise (e.g. UML for object-oriented software design, ArchiMate for
enterprise architecture modelling, and BPMN for business process
modelling), new modelling methods are constantly being introduced,
especially in order to deal with emerging trends such as compliance and
regulations, cloud computing, big data, business analytics, the internet
of things, etc. These ongoing changes significantly impact the way
information and software systems, enterprises, and business processes
are being analysed and designed in practice. 

Evaluation of modelling methods contributes to the knowledge and
understanding of their strengths and weaknesses. This knowledge may
guide researchers towards the development of the next generation of
modelling methods and help practitioners select the modelling methods
most appropriate to their needs. A variety of empirical and
non-empirical evaluation approaches can be found in the literature:
feature comparison, meta-modelling, metrics, paradigmatic analyses,
contingency identification, ontological evaluation, surveys, laboratory
and field experiments, case studies, and action research. Yet, there is
a paucity of such research in the literature. 

Moreover, the rapid pace of change, innovation, and adoption makes us
deal with digitalizing the world, competing with big data and advanced
analytics, joining the social matrix, deploying the Internet of (all)
Things, offering anything as a service, and automating knowledge work.
These introduce challenges to modeling as well: scalability, privacy,
security, and performance - to list a few, and may call for extending
existing modelling methods or developing new ones. 

The EMMSAD conference focuses on evaluating, as well as exploring and
enhancing, modelling methods and techniques for the development of
information and software systems, enterprises, and business processes.
The objective of the EMMSAD conference series is to provide a forum for
researchers and practitioners interested in evaluation and modelling
methods for systems development to meet and exchange research ideas and
results. It also provides the participants an opportunity to present
their research papers and experience reports, and to take part in open
discussions. 

Topics:
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We solicit papers on topics included (but are not limited to) the
following issues: 
* Empirical studies of conceptual modelling
* Evaluation and comparison of modelling languages, techniques and tools
* Experiences in modelling 
* Quality and metrics of models
* Evolution of modelling languages and related standards
* Modelling languages and meta-modelling
  - Enterprise modelling
  - Requirements modelling
  - Analysis and design modelling
  - Development and deployment modelling
* The process of modelling or modelling languages and tools
* Integration of models
* Methodologies and tools for modelling
* Modelling and modelling languages in the context of evolving, and new
trends
  - Regulation & compliance
  - Business analytics
  - Big data
  - Distributed and cloud environments
  - Internet-of-Things 

Important Dates:
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* Abstract submissions (optional): 22nd February, 2017
* Full paper submissions: 1st March, 2017
* Notification of acceptance: 27th March, 2017
* Camera-ready copies: 6th April, 2017
* Conference: 12-13th June 2017 

Submission & Publication:
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The working conference accepts long papers that report Completed
Research or Research-In-Progress and short papers reporting innovative
ideas, experience, or tools. 
* Completed research papers should not only discuss research findings,
but also the initial research objectives, the research methodology used,
as well as its appropriateness and its execution. 
* Research-in-progress papers report on research that is well under way
with preliminary results available at the time of the conference. These
papers should clearly identify the research objectives of the ongoing
research effort, the research methodology used, and the progress made
so-far.
* Idea papers may present completely new research approaches or
adaptation of existing approaches to new types of emerging challenges.
The papers should precisely describe the shortcomings of current
methods, the innovative aspects of the suggested approach, and its
potential to make change.
* Experience reports are expected to report on work done in a context of
a real-life organization. They should describe the practical goals of
the work, the organizational/business context, the methods or theories
used, and the lessons learnt.
* Tool demonstration papers should be related to the conference topics.
They should include the research background and application context, the
key technologies used, the novelty of the tool, and its limitations. 

Please use the following format for your submissions:
* Long papers (Completed Research and Research-in-Progress) should not
exceed 15 pages (including references and appendices). 
* Short papers (idea papers, experience reports, and tool demonstration)
should not exceed 8 pages (including references and appendices). The
presentation of these papers may take an interactive form (e.g., a
poster or a demo session).
Only electronic submissions in PDF format, and in Springer's LNBIP style
(See http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-791344-0), will
be accepted. Both the recommended abstract and the full paper should be
submitted using the conference management system available at:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=emmsad17. 

The proceedings with the accepted papers will be published in Springer's
LNBIP series.
Top papers will be invited to submit an extended and enhanced version
for consideration for publication in SoSyM - Software and System
Modelling journal. 

Organization:
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Co-chairs:
Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Sergio Guerreiro, Universidade Lus?fona de Humanidades e Tecnologias,
Portugal
Wided Gu?dria, Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology - LIST,
Luxembourg
Palash Bera, Saint Louis University, USA 

Advisory committee:
John Krogstie, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) ,
Norway
Henderik A. Proper, Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology - LIST,
Luxembourg, and Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands 

Sponsors:
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* Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE). As of
2007, EMMSAD is officially linked on an ongoing basis to the CAiSE
conference series. 
* International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.1
(IFIP WG 8.1). Sponsor since 1997. 
* Association for Information Systems Special Interest Group on Systems
Analysis and Design (AIS-SIGSAND). Sponsor since 2005 
* Enterprise Architecture Network. Sponsor since 2009.
* The ORM Foundation. Sponsor since 2009.
* The Enterprise Engineering Team. Sponsor since 2010. 

  
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