****************REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING NEWSLETTER********************
NOTE: IMPORTANT CHANGES!
No. 37.
Contents
1. Message from the Moderator! (Anthony Finkelstein)
2. ESEC '95 Programme (Pere Botella)
3. SRE Archives on FTP (Didar Zowghi)
4. RE International Doctoral Thesis Research Web Page! (Annie Anton)
5. CFP Annals of Software Engineering - Special Volume on Software
Requirements
Engineering (Nancy Mead)
6. CFP (1st) ECBS '96, Engineering of Computer Based Systems (Markus Voss)
7. ISDO95 Call for participation (IFIP)
8. IWSSD 8 CFP (Jeff Kramer)
9. DOORS from QSS - WWW pages(Ian Alexander)
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From: acwf@cs.city.ac.uk (Anthony Finkelstein)
Subject: Message from the Moderator!
IMPORTANT
Some major changes have taken place in the RE Newsletter. These are partly
as a result of my move to City University, partly the growing size of the
subscriber list and partly the desire to improve on the service. From now
on we will be using a list server, major-domo, to handle the housekeeping,
details are given below. The newsletter archive and WWW site have moved and
been redesigned (update your bookmarks / hotlist). Over the next period we
will phase out the old site and build links into the new pages. There are
bound to be some teething problems and I ask you to exercise toleration and
patience.
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From: Pere Botella
Subject: ESEC'95 program (short)
ESEC'95
(Fifth European Software Engineering Conference)
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM (Abstract)
September, 25-28
SITGES (Barcelona, Spain)
Note: The complete Preliminary Program, including registration and
accomodation forms can be obtained in the following WWW page:
http://www-fib.upc.es/Congressos/ESEC95/fulltext.txt
Further information about the conference can be obtained in:
http://www-fib.upc.es/Congressos/ESEC95.html
(Note that you can obtain WWW files via mail to listserv@info.cern.ch using
a SEND command. The SEND command returns the document with the given WWW
address).
____________________________________________________________________________
The Conference includes:
- Five Tutorials (on Monday 25)
DOMAIN ANALYSIS FOR REUSE: A PRACTICAL APPROACH, by Ruben Prieto Diaz
SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE AND ITERATIVE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, by Philippe Kruchten
SOFTWARE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION WITH C++ COMPONENTS, by Mehdi Jazayeri and
Georg Trausmuth
AN INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SECURITY, by Richard Kemmerer
THE ROLE OF FORMAL SPECIFICATIONS IN SOFTWARE TEST, by Hans-Martin Hoercher
- Four Invited Speakers
Tuesday 26 Heinz G. Schwaertzel; FAST, Germany
Demands and Perspectives for Future Software Engineers:
An Industrial Viewpoint
Wednesday 27 Francois Bancilhon; O2 Technology, France:
Why Object-oriented Databases are needed
Bertrand Meyer; ISE, USA
Why Object-oriented Databases are not needed
Thursday 28 Watts Humphrey; SEI, USA
A Personal Commitment to Software Quality
- One Panel
Tuesday 26 Trends in Open Distributed Platforms. Chair: Gonzalo Leon
- 29 papers, organized in the following sections:
Business Process (Re-)Engineering
Real-Time
Metrics
Concurrency
Version and Configuration Management
Formal Methods
Support of the Design Process
Program Analysis
Quality
Object-Oriented Software Development
- Social Activities
Including a Welcome Reception in the Maricel Palace, a Catalan Evening
in the cellars of the XIX century Palau Novella as well as pre and post
conference optional tours (Santa Tecla in Sitges, Barcelona Tour and
Port Aventura Park)
- Parallel Events
Tools Fair and Industrial Track (if your company or academic institution
is interested in these activities, please contact the ESEC Secretariat)
IEEE Computer Society European Members Meeting
____________________________________________________________________________
Executive Chair: Pere Botella, Facultat d'Informatica UPC
Programme Chair: Wilhelm Schaefer, FB Mathematik/Informatik
Tutorial Chair: Gregor Engels, Dept. of Computer Science, Univ. of Leiden
Local Arrangements Chair: Victor Obach, DIFINSA
For further information contact:
ESEC'95 SECRETARIAT
DIFINSA, S.L.
Pl. Lesseps, 31, Ent.2a.
E-08023 BARCELONA
Tel. +34 -3 -415.41.41
Fax +34 -3 -415.55.56
e-mail: difinsa@ibm.net
ESEC'95 is organized by the ESEC Steering Committee, hosted by ATI with
the support of CEPIS, in co-operation with Universitat Politecnica de
Catalunya and Ajuntament de Sitges
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From: Didar Zowghi
Subject: SRE Archives on FTP
The SRE mailing list archives are now available on our FTP site.
They will be updated every Monday. The file names represent the topics of
discussions that took place.The ftp address is:
ftp.jrcase.mq.edu.au
login as anonymous
password details are given on login (normally your email address)
cd /pub/sre/list-archive
A file called INDEX contains short description on the contents of each
file as follows:
The following is the list of all the archive files created so far for
SRE mailing list together with a brief description of the contents of
each file.
File names Description
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BCS-re British Computer Society's RE interest group info
impact-of-change Discussion on impact of changing requirements
CoCoMo Where to find Information on CoCoMo
books List of books on RE and some reviews
logical-srs Discussion and examples of Logic-based Requirements
specifications
EntModel-LogicSpec Discussion on Enterprise Modelling in ORDIT and
how it can be mapped using Logic-based Requirements
specification
classification classification of specifications of reactive
systems and the related claims
non-func-req A comprehensive list of Non-Functional Requirements
plus interesting discussion on what they mean as
well as some useful references on the topic
RE-GrandChallenge Attempt to define The Grand Challenge for
Requirement Engineering
design-vs-req Discussion on why is it important not to
think of design at requirements analysis and
why is it difficult to avoid it.
ooa Discussion on whether the OOA methods influence
the process of deriving the specifications? How?
RE95 Information on RE95
ecbs96 Information of first call for papers of
IEEE international symosium on Engineering
of Computer Based Systems
prototyping Discussion on prototyping and its connections
to RE, advantages and disadvantages
SRS-Terms Information on the definition of some RE terms
enterprise-modeling How to find information of Enterprise modelling
re-journal Information of Requirements Engineering Journal
Theory-Practice Discussion on the gap between the theory and practice
of RE
esec95 Information on Fifth European Software
Engineering Conference
req-elicitation Discussion on all aspects of Requirements Elicitation
archive-info Information on how to access this archive
good-problems Examples and discussion on "good" RE problems with
comments from high ranking researchers & practitioners
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From: anton@cc.gatech.edu (Annie I. Anton)
Subject: RE International Doctoral Thesis Research Web Page!
The Requirements Engineering International Doctoral Thesis Research Web Page
is finally up! The URL is:
http://www.cc.gatech.edu/computing/SW_Eng/re.theses.html
Abstracts are available for the following doctoral thesis topics:
- Goal Identification and Refinement in Specification of Software-Based
Information Systems (Anton)
- The Albert II Language - On the Design and the Use of a Formal
Specification Language for Requirements Analysis (Du Bois)
- Requirements-Based Performance Evaluation for Design Exploration (Frezza)
- Contribution Structures for Requirements Traceability (Gotel)
- Dealing With Performance Requirements During Information System
Development (Nixon)
- Expressing Inter-Perspective Relationships: A Logical Approach (Perrussel)
- Requirements Envisaging By Utilizing Scenarios (REBUS) (Zorman)
Check it out and let me know if you have any suggestions for improvements!
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Subject: Call for Papers - Annals of Software Engineering
From: Nancy Mead
Annals of Software Engineering
Special Volume on
Software Requirements Engineering
Over time, software engineers have sought methods that can be used early in
software development to improve the quality and predictability of the software
itself, as well as the process by which it is developed. It has become clear
to software managers and practitioners that the software development process
can become more predictable only if our methods for gathering and analyzing
requirements are robust and codified in practice. Researchers are defining
and documenting methods that can be used in the practice of software
requirements engineering; and there are now textbooks on the subject, as well
as conferences and special issues of professional journals.
A special volume of Annals of Software Engineering will be devoted to the
state of the art and practice of software requirements engineering. We are
seeking papers that present research results, case studies, measurement
results, surveys, tutorials, and actual project experiences.
Suggested topics include (but are not limited to):
- Requirements elicitation or gathering
- Requirements analysis
- Requirements specification for both behavioral and and nonbehavioral
requirements
- Requirements prototyping
- The role of other software engineering disciplines, such as software
architecture, metrics, and human-computer interfaces, in
requirements engineering
- Management issues such as requirements traceability, teaming
arrangements, use of measurement data, and customer role
The guest editor for this special volume is Dr Nancy R. Mead. Submitted
papers must not have been previously published or be currently under
consideration for publication elsewhere. All papers will be rigorously
refereed. Five(5) copies of the complete manuscript should be submitted to the
guest editor before March 1, 1996.
Dr Nancy R. Mead, Guest Editor, Software Engineering Institute,
Carnegie-Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, U.S.A.
E-mail:nrm@sei.cmu.edu Tel: (412) 268-5756 Fax: (412) 268-5758
Additional background on the Annals can be found on the ASE WWW page
http://manta.cs.vt.edu/ase/
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Subject: CFP (1st) ECBS '96, Engineering of Computer Based Systems
From: Markus Voss
FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPANTS
IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on
Engineering of Computer Based Systems (ECBS)
and
University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
announce an
International Symposium and Workshop
on
Engineering of Computer Based Systems (ECBS)
March 11 - 15, 1996
Graf-Zeppelin-Haus Conference Center
Friedrichshafen, Germany
The symposium is the ninth in a series of international
meetings dedicated to formulating and advancing methodologies
and techniques for engineering of computer based systems
(ECBS).
This emerging discipline is devoted to design, development,
deployment, and analysis of complex systems comprising
heterogeneous, distributed, software, hardware, communication,
and other components. It aims at integrating systems
engineering and engineering fields like software,
electronics or communications into a total engineering
discipline for computer based systems.
Previous meetings and Technical Committee Working Groups have
identified critical areas such as information and process
models, architectures, tools, standards, training and
education, and forensic ECBS and progress has been made.
Contributions are sought that advance the ECBS state-of-the-art
and practice, primarily in the following (and in related) areas:
- Requirements Elicitation and Analysis
- Systems Analysis and Modeling
- Systems Design and Interface Management
- Architectures and Design Templates
- Domain Modeling and Analysis
- Codesign
- Reengineering and Reuse
- Development Processes and Process Optimization
- Information Management and Traceability
- System Assessment, Testing and Metrics
- Systems Simulation
- Case Studies
- Standards
- Reliability, Safety, Dependability
- ECBS Infrastructures (Tools, Components, Environments)
- Training and Education
SUBMISSIONS
Five (5) copies of extended abstracts (2000 words) must be
received by October 15, 1995 (hard copies only). The abstracts
will be refereed and authors will be notified of acceptance by
December 15, 1995. At least one author of each paper is expected
to present the paper at the conference. Proceedings will be
available at the conference and published with the IEEE. Any
technical inquires and all registrations should be directed to
the General Chair. All submissions should be directed to the
Program Chair.
TIMETABLE
Extended Abstracts Due: October 15, 1995
Notification of Acceptance: December 15, 1995
Formatted Papers Due: January 15, 1996
Symposium: March 11 - 13, 1996
Workshop: March 14 - 15, 1996
General Chair: Gerhard Schweizer
University of Karlsruhe
IMA
Haid-und-Neu-Str. 7
76131 Karlsruhe
Germany
email: mvoss@ira.uka.de
Program Chair: Bernhard Thome
Siemens AG
ZFE T SE 4
81730 Munich
Germany
email: bernhard.thome@zfe.siemens.de
US Chair: Jerzy Rozenblit
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
USA
email: jr@ece.arizona.edu
Up to date information about the symposium and workshop is available
via WWW on page http://i50s19.ira.uka.de/ecbs96.html
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From: ifip@idt.unit.no
Subject: ISDO95 Call for participation
--- CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ---
IFIP WG8.1 WORKING CONFERENCE
ON
INFORMATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FOR DECENTRALISED ORGANIZATIONS
TRONDHEIM, NORWAY, 21-23 August, 1995
Organizational efficiency in enterprises and public administration
depends increasingly on the ability to support organizations which
operate in decentralised units, that are both autonomous and
coordinated. Most of the routine tasks have already been thoroughly
automated, in factories as well as in offices. Further improvement of
organizational productivity depends on our ability to give adequate
support to knowledge workers in organizations, and to make it easier
to rapidly modify information systems when organizational change is
wanted. This 2 1\2 days IFIP WG8.1 Working Conference concentrates on
a limited set of relevant issues, as presented in submitted papers and
in panel sessions.
* REGISTRATION:
- Fax: +47-73595150.
- e-mail: isdo95@sevu.unit.no.
- Snailmail: SEVU, NTH, 7034 Trondheim, Norway.
(A registration form is attached below)
* ATTENDANCE FEE:
NOK 2300 for registrations before 4th July,
NOK 2900 afterwards.
* HOTEL PRICES:
From 525 NOK to 900.
Please indicate preferred price category.
* CONFERENCE LOCATION:
The campus of The Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH)
at The University of Trondheim (UNIT).
* UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION:
available at the WWW node:
http://vier.idt.unit.no:1995
--- ORGANIZATION ---
* General Chair:
Keith Jeffery, Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, UK.
* Program committee chair:
Arne Solvberg, IDT, NTH, University of Trondheim, Norway.
* Organizing chair:
Anne Helga Seltveit, IDT , NTH, University of Trondheim, Norway.
Email: ahs@idt.unit.no,
Tlf: +47 73 593677,
Fax: +47 73 594466.
* Program coordinator:
John.Krogstie, IDT , NTH, University of Trondheim, Norway.
* Program committee:
Rudolf Andersen Norway
Patrizia Asirelli Italy
Martin Bever Germany
Sjaak Brinkkemper The Netherlands
Janis Bubenko Sweden
Panos Constatopoulos Greece
Georg Doukidis Greece
Peter Egloff Germany
Maria Grazia Fugini Italy
Ted Goranson USA
Alex Gray UK
Sol Greenspan USA
Matthias Jarke Germany
John Kalmus UK
Dimitris Karagiannis Austria
Gerhard Klett Germany
Michel Leonard Switzerland
Eva Lindencrona Sweden
Fred Lochovsky Hong Kong
Peri Loucopoulos Great Britain
Erich Neuhold Germany
Antoni Olive Spain
Maria Orlowska Australia
Mike Papazoglou Australia
Barbara Pernici Italy
Colin Potts USA
Colette Rolland France
Gunter Schlageter Germany
Costantino Thanos Italy
Yannis Vassiliou Greece
Anthony I. Wasserman USA
Richard Welke USA.
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IWSSD-8 CALL FOR PAPERS
Eighth Int. Workshop on Software Specification and Design
22-23 March 1996, Paderborn, Germany
Pending Sponsorship by the IEEE Computer Society
and in Cooperation with ACM SIGSOFT
The 8th International Workshop on Software Specification and Design will be
held near the ancient city of Paderborn, Germany, immediately before ICSE-18
in Berlin. The purpose of the IWSSD series is to explore major trends and key
issues in the specification and design of software systems. The 8th workshop,
like its predecessors, seeks to provide a forum in which proponents of and
experimenters with different theories, methods, and techniques can interact
in an informal yet focused setting. The workshop will consist of parallel
working groups and plenary sessions to report on progress made within each
group. Attendance is limited to 80 and is by invitation on the basis of a
submitted paper. Submissions will be refereed and a selection will be
included in the workshop proceedings. Technical papers will be evaluated for
originality, significance, soundness and clarity. Experience papers will be
evaluated for significance of the lessons and insight gained from experiencing
advanced methods and techniques. Position papers will be evaluated for their
reasoned presentation of a point of view pertinent to workshop themes. The
best technical and experience papers may be considered for publication in a
special issue of a major software engineering journal.
Themes
The special focus of IWSSD-8 will be on the current state of the art and
future opportunities for software tool support in each of the following areas.
o Requirements Engineering: acquisition and elicitation, formal and
conceptual modeling, domain analysis, reuse, verification, and
prototyping.
o Design Engineering: method definition and integration, design processes
and strategies, derivation of designs from requirements.
o Real-time Systems: capturing and formalizing temporal constraints,
logics of time, specification and design strategies.
o Concurrency and Distribution: semantics of concurrency,
specification/analysis of concurrent systems, decomposition and
distribution techniques and strategies.
o Software Architecture: architectural models, role of architectures in
the software process, composition/decomposition, domain-specific
architectures.
Instructions to Authors
Five (5) copies of submissions must be received by Alexander Wolf no later
than 1 August 1995. Submissions must not have been published nor be
concurrently submitted for publication elsewhere. Technical and experience
papers must not exceed 6000 words. Position papers must not exceed 2000
words. Submissions must be accompanied by a cover sheet giving the title,
abstract, theme(s) addressed, kind of submission (i.e., technical, experience,
or position), and address information for one contact author, including
surface mail address, email address, and telephone number. A copy of the
cover sheet in plain text should be sent by email to iwssd8@cs.colorado.edu.
A WWW page containing up-to-date workshop information is available at
http://www.cs.colorado.edu/users/iwssd8.
Important Dates
Papers Due: 1 August 1995
Notification of Acceptance and Invitation: 20 October 1995
Camera-ready Paper Due: 1 December 1995
GENERAL CHAIR PROGRAM CHAIRS
Wilhelm Schaefer Jeff Kramer Alexander Wolf
FB 17 Praktische Informatik Dept. of Computing Dept. of Computer Science
Universitaet Paderborn Imperial College ECOT 7-7, CB 430
D-33095 180 Queen's Gate University of Colorado
Paderborn Germany London SW7 2BZ UK Boulder, CO 80309 USA
wilhelm@uni-paderborn.de jk@doc.ic.ac.uk alw@cs.colorado.edu
+49 5251.60.2428 +44 71.594.8271 +1 303.492.4774
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
U. Buy (USA) C. Ghezzi (Italy) A. van Lamsweerde (Belg.)
P. Cunha (Brazil) M. Goedicke (Germany) T. Maibaum (UK)
F. Cristian (USA) C. Heitmeyer (USA) D. Richardson (USA)
M. Feather (USA) P. Inverardi (Italy) D. Rosenblum (USA)
A. Fekete (Australia) D. Jackson (USA) K. Ryan (Ireland)
S. Fickas (USA) S. Jaehnichen (Germany) M. Saeki (Japan)
A. Finkelstein (UK) G. Karam (Canada) P. Zave (USA)
D. Garlan (USA) R. Kurki-Suonio (Finland)
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From: iany@easynet.co.uk (Ian Alexander)
Subject: DOORS from QSS
DOORS is a requirements management environment. We have made available WWW
pages which includes demonstration software and illustrations of DOORS, as
well as news and details of tools and interfaces. Our URL is
http://www.qss.co.uk
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