Dates
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27th October 2003 - deadline for formal research demonstration proposals
15th December 2003 - notification
2nd February 2004 - due date for final copy of two-page formal research demonstration description for conference proceedings

Research demonstrations enable conference participants to view research systems in action and to discuss these systems with their creators. These demonstrations are intended to show early, non-commercial implementations of novel software engineering concepts.

Scope

A demonstration area will be open to attendees at scheduled times during the conference. Demonstrators are expected to be available to give their demonstrations during these times. In addition, demonstrators can request to give a more formal, twenty minute presentation, that will be scheduled into the conference program.These formal research demonstration presentations are suitable for more mature demonstrations that can be communicated effectively to a large audience using projection technology.

Please note that there is a separate submission and review process for Informal Research Demonstrations.

Review Process

The Formal Research Demonstrations Committee will review each submission using the standard ICSE criteria: originality, importance and generality of contribution, soundness of rationale or demonstration, quality of written and graphic presentation, and appropriate consideration of relevant literature.

Commercial products will not be accepted as subjects of formal research demonstrations. A system that is destined to be a commercial product, but will not be available for sale for at least six months, may qualify as a formal research demonstration. Formal research demonstrations are not intended to be sales pitches, however, and thus should highlight the technical contributions. For further clarification, please contact the formal research demonstrations chair.

Equipment

Demonstrators need to provide their own equipment. Electronic projection capabilities will be provided for the formal research demonstration presentations.

How to Submit

Proposals should briefly describe the technology or approach, how it relates to other industrial or research efforts, including references, and what are the expected benefits. The format for proposals for formal research demonstrations are:

Four pages or fewer in length; and
ASCII text (plain or HTML) or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).

Proposals for formal research demonstrations should be submitted here

Accepted Demonstrations

2 pages in the conference proceedings will be allocated for each accepted formal research demonstration. This will be required to conform to the proceedings publication format.

Contact

Dr. Betty H.C. Cheng
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Michigan State University
3115 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824 USA
FAX: 517-355-8344
email: chengb@cse.msu.edu

Program Committee

Betty Cheng (Chair)
Michigan State University
chengb@cse.msu.edu

Mauro Pezze
Universita' di Milano, Bicocca, Italy
pezze@disco.unimib.it

Matt Dwyer
Kansas State University, USA
dwyer@cis.ksu.edu

Hausi Muller
University of Victoria, Canada
hausi@cs.uvic.ca

Jeff Kramer
Imperial College, UK
j.kramer@imperial.ac.uk