Co-located with:
The International Conference on Software Maintenance (ICSM99)
Sponsored by IEEE Computer Society IEEE Technical Committee on Software Engineering in cooperation with the Empirical Software Engineering Research Group (Bournemouth University) and the Centre for Software Reliability.
Theme: How to wade through the mire of evidence?
In recent years more attention has been given to empirical research, yet the results seldom seem to have much impact upon the software development community, nor upon maintenance practices in particular. The aim of this workshop is therefore twofold. First to consider how researchers can best present empirical evidence so as to support appraisal, interpretation and meta-analysis. Second, can practitioners interpret and respond to the empirical evidence; to put it bluntly should they believe it?
Aim: To provide a small interactive workshop for practioners and researchers interested in empirical aspects of software maintenance. Attendence will by invitation. Those interested in attending are encouraged to submit a 3-5 page position paper which will be peer reviewed.
Chair:
Martin Shepperd (Bournemouth University)
Programme and Organising Committee:
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Time Table:
3rd May, 1999: Deadline for position papers
16th June, 1999: Acceptance decision
16th July, 1999: Final versions due to place on Workshop web server
1-3 Sept, 1999: International Conference on Software Maintenance
3-4 Sept., 1999: Workshop on Empirical Studies of Software Maintenance (WESS99)
Links to information about WESS99 including:
The International Workshop on Empirical Studies of Software Maintenance, WESS 2000 (Oct. 14, 2000) . This will be co-located with ICSM 2000. Click here for more details.