MiSE 08 - Leipzig, Germany

Workshop Overview

The purpose of this workshop is to promote the use of models in the engineering of software systems. In particular, we are interested in the exchange of innovative technical ideas and experiences related to modeling: modeling notations, abstractions and modeling strategies, use of models, and so on. Models have long been used in the development of complex systems, and their use is becoming more prevalent in software development, as methodologies and tools become available that can manipulate software models.

This workshop will provide a forum for discussing the challenges associated with modeling software and with incorporating modeling practices into the software development process. We are interested in model-related research topics at all levels of the software development, including use of models during software execution. A list of topics includes:

• Modeling notations and tools
• Metamodeling
• Abstractions and modeling methodologies
• Model-based analyses
• Model transformation and composition
• Model evaluation
• Model management
• Extracting models from software artifacts (e.g., program understanding)
• Use of models for downstream activities (e.g., generating test cases, using models at runtime)
• Empirical studies
• Domain-specific modeling
• Further uses of modeling

Workshop Programme

DAY 1: May 10

DAY 2: May 11

Workshop Format

The workshop will be held over one and a half days, starting on the afternoon of the first day. On the first day and the morning of the second day, paper presentations will be structured into sessions of thematically related papers. In order to foster lively discussions, each session will be structured as follows:

1. A 15-20 minute presentation per paper by an author, summarising the key points in the paper.
2. A 30-minute slot at the end of the session for open discussions related to or stimulated by the papers presented.

The remaining half-day will be spent in working groups or an open-plan discussion (depending on the number of participants) based on topics collected by session chairs during paper presentations and discussions during the first day of the workshop. The workshop will be summarized either in a half-hour of summary presentations from each working group or a summary presentation by one of the organizers.

Workshop Location

The workshop will be held at the Blauer Salon at the Westin Leipzig conference hotel.

Important Dates

Submission Guidelines

Although the workshop is open to all, prospective participants are invited to submit a 4-6 page position paper. All submissions will be reviewed by members of the program committee and the organizing committee for quality and relevance. Submissions must be PDF in ACM SIG Proceedings Format (use this link for more information). Accepted papers will become part of the workshop proceedings. For any questions feel free to contact mise2008@sse-tubs.de. To submit your paper use this link to CyberChair: http://cyberchairpro.borbala.net/misepapers/submit/

We decided to extend the deadline to Sunday, January 27th. Attention: Authors need to make an initial submission until January 24th containing author names, email adresses, a preliminary version of the paper, and abstract (!). Use this link to make an initial submission http://cyberchairpro.borbala.net/misepapers/submit/. Then, send the final paper to mise2008@sse-tubs.de on Sunday, January 27th, midnight New York (EST) time latest.

Organizing Committee

• Joanne Atlee, University of Waterloo, jmatlee # cs.uwaterloo.ca
• Robert France, Colorado State University, france # cs.colostate.edu
• Geri Georg, Colorado State University, georg # cs.colostate.edu
• Ana Moreira, Universidade Nova Lisboa, amm # di.fct.unl.pt
• Bernhard Rumpe, Braunschweig University of Technology, b.rumpe # tu-bs.de
• Steven Völkel, Braunschweig University of Technology, voelkel # sse-tubs.de
• Steffen Zschaler, Technische Universität Dresden, steffen.zschaler # inf.tu-dresden.de

Program Committee

• Lionel Briand, Simula, Norway
• Manfred Broy, TU Munich
• Marcha Chechik, U. of Toronto, Canada
• Betty Cheng, Michigan State University
• Krzysztof Czarnecki, U. of Waterloo, Canada
• Holger Giese, Universität Paderborn
• Jeff Gray, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Mats Heimdahl, University of Minnesota
• Jeff Kramer, Imperial College London
• Michael Jackson, Open University
• Awais Rashid, Lancaster University
• Jon Whittle, George Mason University