CfP: International Workshop on Applications and Advances of Problem-Orientation

CALL FOR PAPERS The International Workshop on Applications and Advances of Problem-Orientation (IWAAPO-2010) The International Workshop on Applications and Advances of Problem-Orientation will this year be co-located with ICSE-2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. For more information, visit http://www.iwaapo.org/ Problem-oriented approaches are predicated on the principle that designing effective solutions requires a detailed understanding of the problem. Software engineers recognise the practical difficulties of precisely and completely defining the problem up-front. As such, problem-oriented approaches to software engineering recognise the need for a gradual and continuous refinement of a problem description during the software engineering process to identify new or previously missed context elements and requirements. Problem-oriented approaches to software engineering are therefore concerned with research and practice relating to the elicitation and validation of problem statements, and the principled transformation of problem statements into design solutions. IWAAPO is concerned with recent developments in problem-oriented approaches as they apply to software and systems engineering, open challenges in the area and future directions for research and practice. IWAAPO is a development of the IWAAPF workshop series which focussed on Michael Jackson’s Problem Frames. Problem orientation is maturing, and other approaches motivated by a similar focus on the problem are being explored alongside the continuing Problem Frames research. In this workshop, all problem oriented research is welcome! OBJECTIVES: · To raise awareness of problem-oriented approaches to software engineering; · To report on problem-oriented approaches in practice; · To consider real-world scenarios that benefit from a problem-oriented approach; · To understand and advance the current state of art in problem-orientation; · To develop the theoretical aspects of problem-orientation in software engineering; · To report on empirical evaluation of problem-oriented approaches; · To develop a consensus on the fundamental concepts of problem-orientation; · To develop a clear direction for future research in the area. SUBMISSIONS: Submitted papers should involve, address or consider aspects of problem-orientation. We would especially encourage real world application and experience of problem-oriented approaches. Papers should relate to, but are not restricted to, the following topics: · Foundations of Problem Orientation · Structuring problem descriptions · Problem description elicitation and validation · Applications of Problem Orientation · Problem orientation within software development processes · Transforming problem descriptions into design solutions · Empirical or comparative evaluations of problem-oriented approaches Papers are to be submitted via CyberChair. Submissions must conform to the IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering format. See http://www.iwaapo.org for details. IMPORTANT DATES: Submission deadline: 15th March 2010 Author notification: 29th March 2010 Camera-ready copies: 12th April 2010 (hard deadline)