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Middleware 2016 - Call for Demos and Posters



Middleware 2016 will provide a forum for live software demonstrations of middleware applications, systems, and tools. Demos could take a wide and open-ended variety of forms. Typical examples include: (i) presentation of an application which leverages advanced middleware concepts, (ii) working through coding of an example on a novel middleware platform, or (iii) real-time visualizations of middleware system metrics under simulated workloads. Although the form may vary, demo presenters should take advantage of not being constrained by the format of a traditional slide presentation. Demos are encouraged for both early prototypes and mature technology.



Posters will provide an opportunity for conference attendees to learn about innovative work in progress and to preview late-breaking research results. Poster sessions will provide an informal setting for presenters to communicate ideas or results and also to collect feedback from attendees.



Demo or poster contributions are solicited in all areas of middleware research and applications. For a list of applicable topics, please consider those from the call for papers.



Important Dates

Poster/Demo Submission		***September 19, 2016*** [EXTENDED]

Notification of Acceptance		October 3, 2016

Camera Ready				October 17, 2016



Submit your posters and demos through EasyChair. (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=middleware2016_posters).  If you encounter any problems, please notify the Demo and Poster chairs: Octav Chipara ([log in to unmask]) and Gianpaolo Cugola ([log in to unmask]).



The authors of accepted demos and posters must prepare a single slide that provides an overview of their work which will be presented during the “1-minute madness” session that precedes the demo and poster session.



Demo Submissions

Submissions describing live demos should be at most 3 pages PDF using the ACM proceedings format (http://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template). The first two pages will include a description of the demo that will be included in the Middleware proceedings. The last page will outline aspects of the demo that will be considered during evaluation, but will not appear in the proceedings. 



Pages 1 and 2 should include the following:

	• title of the demo (including beginning with “Demo Abstract:”)

	• authors, affiliation, and contact information (no need to include complete affiliation details addresses, web sites, ...),

	• a description of the problems addressed, 

	• research and technical approach, 

	• related work with bibliography.



Page 3:  This page should contain any additional information that will be used only to evaluate your demonstration proposal: it will not be part of the proceedings. For example, you may detail what you will show during the demo, provide links to additional online material related to your demo, e.g., videos, etc. You may also use this space to outline any special requirements you have for the demonstration, e.g., unusual space needs, exclusive access to a wireless channel, etc. The format of this page is at your discretion.



Poster Submissions

Submissions describing posters should be at most 2 pages PDF using the ACM proceedings format. The submission should include:



	• title of the poster (beginning with “Poster Abstract:”) 

	• authors, affiliation, and contact information (no need to include complete affiliation details addresses, web sites, ...)

	• a description of the problems addressed

	• research and technical approach 

	• any preliminary results 

	• related work with bibliography





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Mirco Musolesi

Reader in Data Science

Department of Geography, University College London

Pearson Building

Gower Street WC1E 6BT

London, United Kingdom

Web: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/~ucfamus