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Integrating Sofware Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction: Starting

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NordiCHI 2004, Tampere, Finland
http://www.nordichi.org/2004 and
http://www.se-hci.org/bridging/nordichi2004

October 24, 2004 (Submission deadline extended to September 20)

The main aim of Software Engineering is to economically produce software

systems that are effective in use. The main aim of Human Computer
Interaction is to extend our understanding of what makes software
systems usable. Given the large user interface component of modern
software, there is an obvious fit: the appropriate application of
HCI-derived knowledge and practices in an SE context should lead to more

usable software, more efficiently produced.

Yet still we find development processes that treat usability as a
secondary consideration or ignore it altogether. And, predictably
enough, we all remain victims of unusable software. Why is current SE
practice (with some notable exceptions) so largely oblivious to HCI?

In this workshop we propose to start from the assumption that HCI has
not made significant penetration into SE because HCI is simply too rich
for SE to absorb wholesale. Pity the poor SE practitioners who want to
integrate HCI into their process! Where do they even begin?

To resolve this issue, the aim of the workshop is to identify a minimal
set of HCI techniques, methods and practices that can be integrated
effectively within standard SE processes


How to participate
You are invited to submit a paper, not exceeding eight pages, arguing in

favour of the inclusion of one or more techniques, methods or practices
within the minimal set. End-to-end approaches or isolated practices are
equally welcome. At the workshop we will continue the discussion,
hopefully emerging with a consensus on what a minimal set could be.

Position papers must follow the conference publication format and hence
should be formatted according to the new ACM SIG template, available at
http://sigchi.org/chi2004/res/CHI04PubsFormat.doc or via the NordiCHI
2004 web-site.

Submit the position paper in PDF format to
[log in to unmask], no later than September 20 (24:00 CET),
but please inform the us if you intend to participate as soon as
possible (using same e-mail address)

Accepted papers will be published at www.se-hci.org.

Important dates
Deadline for submissions: September 20, 2004 (extended)
Notification to authors: September 23, 2004 (September 13 for papers
received before September 11)
Workshop: Sunday, October 24, 2004


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