2nd CFP: 2nd Int'l Workshop on Conceptual Modeling Quality

CALL FOR PAPERS

Second International Workshop on Conceptual Modeling Quality (IWCMQ03)
October 13, 2003
Chicago, Illinois, USA
URL: http://alarcos.inf-cr.uclm.es/iwcmq03/indexiwcmq03.htm

Held in conjunction with the 22nd International Conference on Conceptual 
Modeling (ER03) URL: http://conceptualmodeling.org/er2003
October 13-16, 2003

A keynote address will be delivered by a top researcher in the field of 
conceptual modeling quality

SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP

Quality in conceptual modeling has been a topic of research since the early 
nineties.  After a relatively quiet period in the mid-nineties, a renewed 
interest in conceptual modeling quality issues is observed.  The theme of 
IWCMQ'03 is 'Quality assurance of modeling processes'.  The workshop intends to 
provide a forum for researchers and practitioners working on approaches, 
frameworks, methods, techniques, guidelines, and tools for measuring, 
predicting, evaluating, controlling, and improving the quality of conceptual 
modeling processes, facilities and products.
Conceptual modeling fulfills a bridge function with other disciplines such as 
business process (re)engineering, requirements engineering, information systems 
engineering, software engineering, web application/site design, and database 
design.  Therefore the workshop is not limited to a particular flavor of 
conceptual modeling.  It is open to work related to any type of 'real-world' 
requirements modeling and analysis (e.g. domain modeling, business/enterprise 
modeling, conceptual data modeling, process modeling, conceptual modeling of 
E-business/web-based applications).
The concrete objective of IWCMQ'03 is to sketch a field-overlapping 
state-of-the-art of quality in conceptual modeling, identify possible paths of 
collaboration, and point out future research directions.
We cordially invite researchers and practitioners to submit original research, 
survey or experience papers to IWCMQ'03.  All accepted papers will be published 
in a volume of the Springer-Verlag LNCS series, that will contain the 
proceedings of the ER'03 workshops.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Submissions are invited, but not limited, to the following topics, organized in 
four areas:
Theoretical Foundations of Conceptual Modeling Quality
* Quality criteria and frameworks for conceptual models
* Quality models for conceptual modeling processes
* Reference theories for conceptual modeling quality
* Quality standards applied to conceptual modeling
* Ontological correctness in modeling
* Consistency of conceptual modeling artifacts
* Goodness of transformation: real world to conceptual, conceptual to physical, 
etc.
* Pragmatic quality of conceptual modeling artifacts

Assessing Conceptual Modeling Quality
* Quality checklists, rating instruments, and questionnaires
* Quality assessment based on expert/domain knowledge
* Subjective assessment instruments versus objective measures
* Measures of completeness, correctness, consistency, and coverage
* Cognitive complexity measures
* Size and structural complexity measures
* Pragmatic quality measures
* Quality assurance of modeling processes
* Comparative quality evaluation of conceptual modeling methods, notations and 
processes
* Evaluating suitability of ontology to domain and/or audience
* Validation of measures
* Measurement collection tools

Evaluating Conceptual Modeling Quality
* Case studies or other real world experiences in conceptual modeling quality
* Experiments in conceptual modeling quality
* Evaluation frameworks and threshold values for measures
* Benchmarking conceptual modeling quality
* Conceptual modeling quality and information system quality
* Conceptual modeling quality and database quality
* Indicators of conceptual modeling quality
* Prediction/estimation models for conceptual modeling quality
* Measurement analysis tools
 
Controlling and Improving Conceptual Modeling Quality
* Refactoring of conceptual modeling artifacts
* Schema transformations for improving quality
* Testing/inspecting conceptual modeling artifacts
* Quality guidelines for conceptual modeling
* Conceptual modeling process improvement
* Conceptual modeling method engineering
* Organizing the conceptual modeling quality assurance process
* Automating the conceptual modeling quality assurance process

Other topics where conceptual modeling quality is the major theme are welcome.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Authors of workshop papers are invited to submit original contributions, in 
Springer LNCS format, restricted to 12 pages.  The papers must not be submitted 
to, or accepted by any other conference, workshop or journal.  The paper must 
be either in RTF, PostScript or PDF format.  The Springer LNCS Author 
Instructions can be consulted at 
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html

Workshop papers must be submitted, electronically, to 
geert.poels-6uZQ2y6XNnE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  All submitted papers will be 
reviewed by the Program Committee and accepted papers will be presented at the 
workshop and included in the workshop proceedings (published in Springer LNCS 
series).

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission of paper abstracts: March 29, 2003
Submission of full papers: April 11, 2003
Notification of acceptance: May 20, 2003
Camera-ready copy due: June 14, 2003
Workshop date: October 13, 2003

ORGANISATION COMMITTEE

Marcela Genero (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain)
Marcela.Genero-XqXSWs7ty5g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Jim Nelson (Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA)
nelson_j-Yml9RW01FLWVc3sceRu5cw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Geert Poels (Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium)
geert.poels-gXFaqbJpd7KzQB+pC5nmwQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Chair:
Mario Piattini (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)

Members: 
Sjaak Brinkkemper (Baan, The Netherlands)
Giovanni Cantone (University of Rome, Italy)
Guido Dedene (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
Brian Henderson-Sellers (University of Technology Sidney, Australia)
Paul Johannesson (Stockholm University, Sweden)
Barbara Kitchenham (Keele University, UK) 
John Krogstie (Sintef, Norway)
Heinrich Mayr (University of Klagenfurt, Austria)
Daniel Moody (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
Jeff Parsons (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada) 
Oscar Pastor (University of Valence, Spain)
Houari Sahraoui(Université de Montréal,Canadá)
Reinhard Schuette (University of Essen, Germany) 
Gustavo Rossi (National University of La Plata, Argentine)
Keng Siau (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
Guttorm Sindre (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 
Norway)
Monique Snoeck (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium) 
Bernhard Thalheim(Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus, Germany)



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