Dear colleague

COMPSAC 2003 Call For Papers
Sept 30 - Oct 3 2003
http://salmosa.kaist.ac.kr/compsac2003

COMPSAC is the major international forum for researchers,
practitioners, managers, and policy makers interested in computer
software and applications. It was first held in Chicago in 1977,
and since then it has been one of the major forums for researchers,
practitioners, and managers in academia, industry, and government
to advance the state of art in software technologies and practices.
The technical program includes research papers, industrial case
studies, workshops, keynote presentations, and panel discussions.
The major theme for this conference will be:

DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT of TRUSTWORTHY SOFTWARE-BASED SYSTEMS

Methodology topics include, but not limited to, the following:
- Component-based software development
- Object-oriented technology
- Process management
- Product-line management
- Requirements engineering
- Metrics and measurement
- Professional development
- Software certification
- Software standards
- Software architecture, framework and design patterns
- Quality management
- Software testing, V&V
- Software re-engineering
- Risk management
- Software reliability
- Safety and security
- Software licensing
- Software engineering education

Systems and applications topics include, but not limited to, the
following:
- Collaborative systems
- Distributed systems
- Embedded systems
- Enterprise systems
- High dependable systems
- Agile computing
- E-Commerce/M-Commerce
- Internet and Web-based systems
- Middleware systems
- Network systems
- Multimedia systems
- Mobile code and systems
- Pervasive/Ubiquitous Computing
- High Performance Software

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS OF REGULAR PAPERS
Submit original (not published or submitted elsewhere) papers
of 3000-5000 words. Include the title of the paper, the name and
affiliation of each author, a 150-word abstract, and up to 8
keywords. Include also the name, address, telephone and fax
numbers, and e-mail address of the author responsible for
correspondence of the paper.
The authors of a number of accepted regular papers of special
merit will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers
for consideration for publication in a special issue of the Journal
of Systems and Software has been arranged to publish the best
accepted regular papers of this conference.

INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS OF INDUSTRIAL ABSTRACTS
The objective of industrial abstracts is to report on-going work,
describe practical experience, introduce new ideas to provoke
further validation, or state positions on controversial issues.
Authors will have a 10-minute presentation and a 5-minute
discussion at the conference. Accepted abstracts will be published
in the conference proceedings. Submit 3-page abstract, including
the title, authors' names, affiliations, addresses, telephone
and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses.

INFORMATION FOR WORKSHOP ORGANISERS
A major feature of COMPSAC 2003 will be half- and full-day
participative workshops. These workshops will enable
leading-edge issues to be explored in depth. Organizers should
submit workshop proposals, including the title, workshop
rationale, goals, how participants will be solicited and how
position papers will be handled, workshop activities, expected
workshop output, plans for publication, organizer's contact
information, and past experience of ongoing workshops.

INFORMATION FOR PANEL ORGANISERS
Panel sessions on important topics will be held in parallel with
the paper sessions. Organizers should submit panel proposals,
including the title, a 150-word scope statement, proposed chair
and panelists, their affiliations, and the organizer's contact
details.

IMPORTANT DATES
December 10, 2002: Deadline for Workshop and Panel Proposals
January 7, 2003: Workshop/panel organizers notified of acceptance
February 28, 2003: Deadline for Paper submissions, including
industrial abstracts and workshop papers
February 28, 2003: Organizers of accepted panels provide final
information on chairs and panelists
May 12, 2003: Authors of regular papers, industrial abstracts
and workshop papers notified of acceptance or rejection
June 20, 2003: Deadline for camera-ready copies of accepted papers,
industrial abstracts, panel organizers' scope statements and
panelists' position papers, workshop organizers' remarks and
workshop accepted papers

Upload regular papers and industry abstracts in Postscript or
PDF format at:
http://se.kaist.ac.kr/compsac2003/WIMPE/forms/authpaper_reg.html

Submit workshop and panel proposals in plain text via e-mail to
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ORGANISERS
Standing Committee Chair:
         Stephen S. Yau, Arizona State University, USA

Standing Committee Members:
         C. K. Chang, The University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
         A. K. Hawkes, Software Engineering Associates, USA
         C.V. Ramamoorthy, University of California at Berkeley, USA
         T. H. Tse, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

General Chair
         Paul Y. S. Cheung, Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong

Program Co-Chairs
         Doo-Hwan Bae
         CS Div., EECS Dept.
         KAIST, Korea
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         Jeffrey M. Voas
         Cigital, Inc.
         USA
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FURTHER INFORMATION
Please refer to COMPSAC 2003 web site
(http://salmosa.kaist.ac.kr/compsac2003).