-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] Call for Papers - Fifth International Research Workshop on Advances and Innovations in Software Testing Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:01:10 -0600 From: Tom Meservy tmeservy@gmail.com To: aisworld@lists.aisnet.org
Call for Papers - Fifth International Research Workshop on Advances and Innovations in Software Testing
The University of Memphis’ Systems Testing Excellence Program and the FedEx Institute of Technology are pleased to announce:
Fifth International Research Workshop on Advances and Innovations in Systems Testing http://step.memphis.edu http://step.memphis.edu/ (and then click on the Testing Workshop 2011 link) May 2-3, 2011 Memphis, TN
The workshop will be a mixture of presentations and open discussions. Presenters and attendees come from academia and industry. Please visit the workshop web site for detailed information: http://step.memphis.edu http://step.memphis.edu/
Important Dates • Paper submission deadline - Feb 1, 2011 • Workshop registration opens - Feb 1, 2011 • Final papers due - March 31, 2011 • Registration deadline - April 15, 2011
Details The Fifth International Research Workshop on Advances and Innovations in Software Testing is scheduled in Memphis Tennessee at the FedEx Institute of Technology on May 2-3, 2011. The workshop aims to bring together the very best research and industry practice on the subject of Software Testing. We invite submissions related to all theoretical and practical aspects of testing including hardware testing, software testing, requirements testing, and the testing of business rules.
The workshop is organized by the Systems Testing Excellence Program (STEP) at The University of Memphis. STEP is an interdisciplinary program under the auspices of the Departments of Management Information Systems, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, and FedEx Institute of Technology.
The workshop will be a mixture of presentations and open discussions, and it is anticipated that attendees from both academic and industry practice will benefit greatly from the free interchange of ideas and methodologies on display.
We hope to see you at this year’s International Research Workshop on Advances and Innovations in Software Testing.
Keynote Addresses
Keynote addresses will be delivered by two leading scholars/practitioners in the field of systems testing: • Dr. Steven Hutchison, Defense Information Systems Agency, Test and Evaluation Executive • Ralph H Groce III, Wells Fargo Retirement, Chief Technology Officer
Academic Participation We invite submissions of original contributions in the area of Software Testing including, but not restricted to: • Testing metrics, risk assessment, risk tolerance • Testing process optimization, testing automation • Scalability issues, testing of infrastructures, platform independent testing methods and processes • Cultural, inter-cultural, training needs, and professional challenges • Security issues in systems testing • Real-time testing management on a 24x7 basis • Data and load management issues • Testing and disaster recovery failover
Papers relating to any sub-discipline of Software Testing are welcome. Contributions will be reviewed based on their appropriateness of subject matter, originality and quality, clarity of presentation and analysis of the reported approaches.
Submission Guidelines Papers (not exceeding 10 pages) can be directly emailed to Dr. Ted Lee (elee@memphis.edu mailto:elee@memphis.edu). The submission deadline will be February 1, 2011.
Submissions in Word or PDF format are preferred. Authors should use the 8.5''x11'' two-column template provided on the conference website for formatting their papers. If a paper is accepted at least one author must register to present the paper, and final papers must be submitted in MS Word format.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Meservy Assistant Professor of MIS Systems Testing Research Fellow of the FedEx Institute of Technology University of Memphis email: tmeservy@memphis.edu mailto:tmeservy@memphis.edu skype: tmeservy --------------------------------------------------------------------------