Adaptive and Evolvable Systems (HICSS mini-track)

                           Call for Papers
                            Mini-track on

               Adaptive and Evolvable Software Systems: 
                  Techniques, Tools, and Applications

                         Thirty-Seventh Annual
           Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
                 5-8 January 2004, Hilton Waikoloa Village,
                         Big Island of Hawaii, USA

    Mini-track web site is at: http://www.cis.uab.edu/info/HICSS-AESS
       Main conference web site is at: http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu


Description
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  "... program structure should be such as to anticipate its adaptations
   and modifications. Our program should not only reflect (by structure)
   our understanding of it, but it should also be clear from its 
   structure what sort of adaptations can be catered for smoothly."  
                                                              [Dijkstra]


A longstanding goal in software development is to construct programs
that are easily modified and extended. The desired result is to achieve
modularization such that a change in a design decision is isolated
to one location of a program. The proliferation of software in everyday
life (e.g., embedded systems found in automobiles, mobile phones, and 
television sets) has increased the conformity and invisibility of 
software. As demands for such software increase, future requirements 
will necessitate new strategies for improved modularization in order
to support the requisite adaptations.

Software's ability to adapt is actually partitioned among two stages:
modifiability during development, and adaptation during execution. The
first type of adaptation is concerned with design-time, or compile-time,
techniques that permit the modification of the structure and function of
a software representation in order to address changing stakeholder 
requirements. To support such evolution, techniques such as 
aspect-oriented programming, and object-oriented frameworks, are but a 
few of the ideas that have shown promise in assisting a developer in the
isolation of points of variation and configurability.

The second type of adaptation occurs at run-time during the execution
of the program. This type of adaptation refers to a system's ability
to modify itself and to respond to changing conditions in its external
environment. To accommodate such changes, research in meta-programming
and reflection have offered some recourse, especially in the area of
adaptive middleware.

This mini-track will be based on the novel results of researchers
and practitioners actively involved in the development of software
systems that can adapt to requirements change, and/or the execution
environment in which they run. The mini-track should be appealing to 
anyone with interests in:

a) Generative Programming 
b) Meta-programming and Reflection
c) Aspect-Oriented Software Development
d) Adaptive and Reflective Middleware
e) Model-Driven Architecture
f) Object-Oriented Frameworks

The purpose of the mini-track is to bring together an international
audience of researchers and practitioners with similar interests and
experience. The mini-track will focus principally on practical issues
such as the design and implementation of software that is easily
modifiable. The mini-track seeks novel applications of research that
extend the capabilities of software engineering practice as it relates
to a program's ability to adapt to evolving requirements and a
changing environment.

This mini-track will be a forum for researchers to present innovative 
solutions that address the issues of software adaptability and 
evolvability. 


Mini-track Chairs
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  Jeff Gray, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  e-mail: gray(at)cis.uab.edu
  
  Raymond Klefstad, University of California, Irvine
  e-mail: klefstad(at)uci.edu
  
  Marjan Mernik, University of Maribor
  e-mail: marjan.mernik(at)uni-mb.si


Instructions to Authors
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1. All correspondence and submissions (abstract and paper) should be 
   sent to:

                       hicss-aess-GZWqPJ3lU8eeodoxqx+5/w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

   Contact the Mini-track Chairs in advance for specific submission 
   instructions. The full paper should consist of no more than 25 
   double-spaced pages, including diagrams.

   NOTE: The final paper must be NO MORE THAN 10 pages, double-column, 
   single-spaced.

2. Do not submit the same manuscript to other Mini-tracks. Papers 
   should contain original material and not be previously published, 
   or currently submitted for consideration elsewhere. 

3. Each paper must have a title page to include title of the paper, 
   full name of all authors, and complete addresses including 
   affiliation(s), telephone number(s), and e-mail address(es). 

4. The first page of the manuscript should include only the title 
   and a 300-word abstract of the paper. 

5. Authors are encouraged (but not required) to submit 1 page 
   abstracts of proposed submissions to the Mini-track Chairs for 
   guidance by 31 March. Full papers should be submitted electronically 
   by Sunday 1 June. Full details about the submissions process will be 
   available at:

                    http://www.cis.uab.edu/info/HICSS-AESS


Important Dates
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Abstracts due:      31 March (suggested)
Papers due:          1 June
Acceptance:         31 August
Final papers due:    1 October
Early registration:  1 October 
                       (authors are required to register by this date)
Registration:        2 October-10 December
Conference:        5-8 January 2004


About HICSS
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Since 1968 the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 
(HICSS) has become a respected a forum for the substantive 
interchange of ideas in all areas of information systems and 
technology. The objective of HICSS is to provide a unique environment 
in which researchers and practitioners in the information, computer 
and system sciences can frankly exchange and discuss their research 
ideas, techniques and applications. Comments and feedback from each 
HICSS conference indicate that the conference format continues to be 
professionally rewarding and stimulating to everyone who attends. 
More information about the HICSS conference can be found at 
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu 
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