Industrial Track Paper Submissions
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While requirements engineering is well recognized as one of the most critical parts of the software development life cycle, it assumes even greater importance in the Indian context today. First, global delivery models rely on being able to efficiently distribute the software life cycle across locations, both to optimize expertise as well as to take advantage of cost differentials. In an offshore project, establishing, communicating, monitoring and maintaining requirements take place across a distance, often using computer supported tools, and crossing language and cultural hurdles. Secondly, the domestic demand for high quality and reliable software is also growing rapidly - with India likely to become one of the largest consumers of IT in the next decade, this will need a corresponding rapid growth in expertise. Taken together, these challenges provide an exciting context for the industrial track of RE'07, a practical opportunity for emerging industrial best practice and academic ideas to find an eager audience. Papers in all aspects of industrial application of requirements engineering are welcome; however, there is also particular interest is in receiving contributions on the following topics:
- Requirements for large-scale procurement contracts
- Requirements across the entire system life cycle (including software maintenance)
- Language and cultural issues in establishing and communicating requirements
- Requirements elicitation and management in the context of globally distributed teams
- Requirements process improvement in the context of globally distributed teams
- Education of practitioners (developers and consumers/users) towards specialization in requirements techniques
- Requirements management in product engineering, especially in the context of offshore R&D centres.
Submission of paper abstracts
In order to organize and initialize the reviewing process, all authors who intend to submit a paper must submit the title, abstract (max. 200 words), and author information of their paper by February 5, 2007.
Please note that only full paper submissions will be reviewed. Abstract-only submissions will be discarded without further notice after February 12.
Formatting instructions
Submissions must be formatted according to the 8.5x11 inch IEEE CS proceedings format. For templates, go to the Information for Authors - Formatting webpage of the IEEE Computer Society.
Size of submissions
Abstract submission: max. 200 words
Papers (properly formatted in IEEE CS proceedings format) must not exceed 6 pages. This limit will be strictly enforced.
How to submit
All submissions must be made electronically through the RE'07 electronic submission system. Authors without web access must make advance arrangements with the Program Chair at least one week before the deadline. Paper abstracts must be submitted by February 5, 2007. The full paper submission deadline is February 12, 2007.
Important Dates
| Paper Abstracts | February 5th 2007 |
| Paper Submissions (all categories) | February 12th 2007 |
| Notification to authors | April 27th 2007 |
Tool Exhibitions
Companies who wish to exhibit and demonstrate requirements engineering support tools should contact the Industrial Track chairs David Bush and Gautam Shroff. Space will be able in the exhibition area and tool demonstrations will be scheduled in coffee breaks and as part of the demonstrations session. There will be charge for commercial tool exhibits depending on the space required.
Industrial Track Reviewers
Bjorn Regnell, Sweden
Olly Gotel, USA
Soren Lauesen, Sweden
Gautam Shroff, India
David Bush, UK
R Venkatesh, India
Neil Maiden, UK
Ian Alexander, UK
Prahalad Sampath, India
Anthony Hall, UK
Kedar Swadi, India
David Callele, Canada
Dr. Krishna Nandivada Venkata, India
More Information
For more details contact David Bush and Gautam Shroff.