Call for Workshops & Tutorials

APSEC 2017 invites proposals for the workshops and tutorials that will be held on Monday, 4 December 2017.

Scope and Goals

APSEC 2017 Workshops will provide a forum for small groups of participants (on the order of 20-50) to discuss current topics in software engineering research and practice. APSEC Workshops will provide opportunities for researchers to exchange and discuss innovative scientific and engineering ideas at a stage before they have matured to warrant conference or journal publication, as well as new developments in the field. APSEC Workshops also serve as incubators for scientific ideas or new scientific communities that form and share a particular research agenda.

APSEC 2017 Tutorials will provide insights into specific topics of current and ongoing relevance to the conference focus areas. They also enable industry and academic researchers to share their ideas and work and learn about the state of the art and practice in Software Engineering. APSEC 2017 presents an excellent opportunity for researchers and professional software engineers to present their work and educate their colleagues about new technologies and methods at the tutorials track. Tutorials typically include comprehensive presentations on well-established topics, which may include hands-on exercises on using various software engineering tools.

We invite proposals for workshops and tutorials on interesting topics related to ongoing research or industrial projects. Workshops and tutorials can be either a half or full day. Proposers are expected to participate in organizing and running their workshop/tutorial. Workshops and tutorials will be scheduled by the APSEC Organizing Committee to fit the overall program of the conference.

Accepted workshops and tutorials will be documented in short summary papers (2 pages), which will be published in the main conference proceedings.

Important Dates

• Workshop / Tutorial Proposals: 30 June 2017
• Acceptance Notification: 20 July 2017
• Workshops and Tutorials: 4 December 2017

Proposal Submission

Proposals for Workshops or Tutorials should be no more than 3 pages in length. They should have the following format:

For Workshop Proposals:

• Workshop/Tutorial name and acronym
• Names and contact information (web page, e-mail address) of the organizing committee (Workshops) or tutors (Tutorials)
• A description of the workshop (max. 500 words), specifying the major topics and workshop focus, workshop goals, and expected outcomes
• A brief description of why and to whom the workshop is of interest: audience and expected number of participants (min – max)
• Workshop format: ½ or 1 day
• If relevant, publication plan, e.g., peer reviews, position papers, self-publishing, and so forth
• Special requirements regarding facilities, equipment, and materials if applicable
• Optional: information regarding previous instances of the workshop/similar workshops by the organizers

For Tutorial Proposals:

• Tutorial name
• Name(s) and contact information (web page, e-mail address) of the tutor(s)
• A brief description of the tutorial for the conference web page and program
• A description of the tutorial (max. 500 words), specifying aims and/or learning goals, and audience and expected number of participants (min – max)
• Tutorial format: ½ or 1 day
• Special requirements regarding facilities, equipment, and materials if applicable
• Optional: information regarding previous instances of the tutorial/similar tutorials by the organizer(s)

The proposals for Workshops and Tutorials must be submitted electronically in PDF by the due date via EasyChair.

Each workshop organizing committee/tutorial organizer(s) will be responsible for:

• Creating a web page for the workshop/tutorial for publicity and communication. The call must make it clear that the workshop/tutorial will be open to all participants of APSEC 2017.
• Providing a brief description of the workshop/tutorial for the conference web page and program.
• All advertising of the workshop/tutorial beyond APSEC 2017 web page publicity.