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MODELS 2020 - Call for Tutorials
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Following the tradition of previous conferences, MODELS 2020 will
host tutorials as part of its satellite events on October 18 to
20, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the conference will run
fully virtually.
Tutorials provide intensive overviews on topics in the area of
model-based software and systems engineering ranging from modeling
methodologies and research methods through new modeling tools and
technologies to thoughts on the past, current, and future
development of the modeling discipline.
Important Dates
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Tutorial proposal submission: July 22, 2020 Anywhere on Earth
(i.e., UTC-12, hard deadline)
Notification: August 21, 2020
Camera ready: August 28, 2020
Tutorials: October 18-20, 2020
Audience
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Tutorials target an audience of practitioners, researchers
(academic and industrial), students, and developers familiar with,
and already working with, modeling techniques. The target audience
typically has a strong interest in Model-Driven Engineering (MDE),
including work on improving and evolving modeling languages (such
as UML or DSLs), developing sophisticated MDE tool support, and
using MDE to develop / test / reverse / maintain complex systems.
Potential attendees may also be interested in how modeling has
been applied effectively in specialized domains (e.g., in the
automotive industry), and in learning about successful uses of MDE
methods in real-world applications.
Topics
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The following themes are examples of what is considered relevant
for tutorials:
- Modeling techniques for specific domains (e.g., automobile,
cyber-physical and hybrid systems, Industry 4.0, Internet of
Things …)
- Modeling methodologies and model-oriented processes (e.g., for
agile modelling or modelling at scale)
- AI in modelling (including search*based approaches, machine
learning, planning, or flexible modelling)
- Presentation of new tools or new versions of old tools (e.g.,
modeling tools, language workbenches, model transformation
languages, model verification tools, model execution tools)
- Dissemination of project results from industry-related projects
- Teaching of model-driven software development
- Research methods in MD* (Model-Driven Development (MDD), Model
Driven Engineering (MDE), Model Driven Software Development
(MDSD), etc.)
- Modeling for re-engineering and legacy evolution
- Empirical studies in the context of modeling
- User experience in model-based software engineering
- Practical experiences of general interest
- General topics of interest to young researchers, like
presentation skills or research methodologies
Tutorials are intended to provide independent instructions on a
topic of relevance to the audience described above. Therefore, no
sales-oriented presentations will be accepted. Tutorials relating
to commercial tools or involving the use of commercial tools may
be accepted, but will be subject to closer scrutiny, including
possible approval of presentation slides. Potential presenters
should keep in mind that there may be quite a varied audience,
including novice graduate students, seasoned practitioners, and
specialized researchers. Tutorial speakers should be prepared to
cope with this diversity.
Proposal Contents
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All submissions must be in English and adhere to the IEEE
formatting instructions
(
https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html).
The submission must include the following information in the
indicated order:
- Title
- Presenters: Name, affiliation, contact information, and short
bio.
- Authors of the proposal or tutorial material, who are not going
to be presenting, may be listed, but must be listed last with a
footnote “Author only; will not be presenting”.
- Abstract (maximum of 200 words)
If accepted, the abstract will be used to advertise the
tutorial. Thus, the abstract should clearly highlight the goals of
the tutorial and the skills that participants will acquire.
- Keywords (at least 5 keywords)
- Proposed length (suggestion: up to 1.5-2 hours)
- Level of the tutorial: beginner/introduction or advanced
Target audience and any prerequisite background required by
attendees to be able to follow the tutorial (beyond average
modeling skills)
- Description of the tutorial and intended outline (maximum of 4
pages)
- Novelty of the tutorial
- List offerings of similar tutorials at previous editions of the
MODELS conference or other conferences, and discuss the
differences with respect to the current proposal.
- Required infrastructure: Explicitly specify the adaptations and
actions you intend to do in order to make the tutorial suitable
for a virtual environment.
- Sample slides (minimum of 6 slides, maximum of 25 slides)
- Supplementary material (optional)
Submission Guidelines
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Proposals must be submitted electronically in PDF format through
EasyChair at
https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=models2020tutorials.
Review Process
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The Tutorials Selection Committee will review each submitted
proposal to ensure high quality, and select tutorials based on
their anticipated benefit for prospective participants and their
fit within the tutorial program as a whole. Factors to be
considered also include: relevance, timeliness, importance, and
audience appeal; effectiveness of teaching methods; and past
experience and qualifications of the instructors. The goal will be
to provide a diverse set of tutorials that attracts a high level
of interest among broad segments of the MODELS participants.
Compensation
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As in previous years, participants will pay a single satellite
fee, which will cover both tutorials and workshops. This permits
unifying the treatment of workshops and tutorials, and it makes
tutorials more attractive to attendees. Under this scheme,
tutorial presenters will not receive monetary compensation, and
will have to pay their own registration to the satellite events.
By submitting a tutorial proposal, the presenter accepts that
there will be no compensation for giving the tutorial if accepted
and that the registration fees for the instructors have to be
funded by the instructors themselves. The benefit to the presenter
is the opportunity to extend their sphere of influence to the
MODELS community.
Selection Committee
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- Loli Burgueno, Open University of Catalonia (Spain) & CEA
List (France)
- Thomas Degueule, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (The
Netherlands)
- Juergen Dingel, Queen’s University (Canada)
- Esther Guerra, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain)
- Regina Hebig, Chalmers, Gothenburg University (Sweden)
- Emilio Insfran, Universitat Politecnica de Val?ncia (Spain)
- Vinay Kulkarni, Tata Consultancy Services (India)
- Levi Lucio, Fortiss (Germany)
- Jan Oliver Ringert, University of Leicester (UK)
- Bran Selic, Malina Software Corp. (Canada)
- Gabriele Taentzer, Philipps-Universitat Marburg (Germany)
- Antonio Vallecillo, Universidad de Malaga (Spain)
Organizers and Contact Information
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Tutorials Co-Chairs:
- Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa (Israel)
- Richard Paige, McMaster University (Canada)
For further information, please contact the tutorial chairs at
models2020-tutorials@is.haifa.ac.il.
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