[AISWorld] 2nd CfP: Software Development for Mobile Devices, Wearables, and the Internet-of-Things HICSS 2018 Minitrack

[Tim A Majchrzak]

CALL FOR PAPERS

HICSS 2018 Minitrack: Software Development for Mobile Devices, 
Wearables, and the Internet-of-Things
(Software Technology Track)
http://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-51/software-technology/

3-6 January 2018
Hilton Waikoloa Village
http://www.hicss.org/

MINITRACK DESCRIPTION
Applications for mobile devices (apps) have facilitated the success 
of smartphones and tablets. By using apps, the multi-purpose hardware 
of modern devices can be utilized to the full extent. Despite much 
progress with regard to development methods, software development 
kits, and frameworks, app development poses many challenges. This is 
even truer for novel mobile devices such as wearables and for the 
hardware that constitutes the Internet-of-Things (IoT). 
Compatibility, performance, battery-saving, security, and testing are 
only some of the issues that are mainly driven by the quality of the 
used software. A satisfying level of this quality in many cases is 
very hard to achieve.

Experiences and methods from classical software development can only 
be utilized to some degree. Moreover, the inherent challenges of the 
respective new devices ask for novel solutions. The above-sketched 
issues are worsened by the conditions that development underlines. 
Typical particularities include the need for multi-platform 
development, device fragmentation, context-sensitivity, low 
computational power, little memory, energy conservation requirements, 
and the heterogeneity of users. Therefore, new threads of research 
are needed to tackle these issues and to pave the way for better 
business producibility and an improved customer experience.

This minitrack extends the former Mobile App Development minitrack 
(of HICSS-49 and HICSS-50) beyond the core app realm, which was 
limited to apps for devices for smartphones and tablets. It keeps the 
focus on software development but broadens the scope of applicable 
hardware to reflect the increasing interconnectedness. The minitrack 
thereby is devoted to the technological background of mobile 
computing while keeping an eye on business value, user experience, 
and domain-specific issues. Topics of interests include (but are not 
limited to)

o	Case studies of development for mobile devices, wearables, and the 
IoT
o	Enterprise usage and business models of software for mobile 
devices, wearables, and the IoT
o	Development methods for mobile devices, wearables, and the IoT
o	Economic and/or social impact of mobile computing
o	Requirements engineering for apps
o	User interface (UI) design and user experience (UX) research for 
mobile devices, wearables, and the IoT
o	Testing of mobile devices, wearables, and the IoT
o	Cross-platform development
o	Web technology in mobile devices, wearables, and the IoT
o	Security and privacy for mobile devices, wearables, and the IoT
o	Legal aspects of software for mobile devices, wearables, and the 
IoT
o	Energy efficient computing on mobile devices
o	Sensor-usage in mobile devices, wearables, and the IoT


IMPORTANT DATES
01 April 2017 : Paper submission begins.
15 June 2017  : Submission of full manuscripts
17 August 2017: Acceptance notifications

For formatting instructions, see HICSS website. 
(http://www.hicss.org/)
(While LaTeX submissions are discouraged by HICSS, we have made good 
experiences with them. Just be sure to comply with the proper IEEE 
LaTeX template. It will look better than the papers produced with 
Word, anyway.)

POSSIBLE PAPER EXTENSION
The Software Development for Mobile Devices, Wearables, and the 
Internet-of-Things minitrack will be held for the first time, but it 
follows the former Mobile App Development minitrack from HICSS 2016 
and 2017. We are currently scrutinizing possibilities for providing 
post-conference publication opportunities for revised and extended 
papers, e.g. as part of a journal special issue.

Please consider to approach us with an abstract to check suitability 
to the minitrack. In case of questions, please feel free to contact 
us any time.

Minitrack Co-Chairs:
Tim A. Majchrzak (Primary Contact)
University of Agder
Tel: +47 38 14 1982
Email: timam at uia.no

Tor-Morten Grønli
Westerdals -
 Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology
Email: tmg at westerdals.no