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Subject: Call for Papers: EMMSAD'02 Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 17:51:40 -0600 From: Keng Siau ksiau@UNLNOTES.UNL.EDU To: ISWORLD@LISTSERV.HEANET.IE

CALL FOR PAPERS

Seventh CAiSE/IFIP8.1 International Workshop on Evaluation of Modeling Methods in Systems Analysis and Design (EMMSAD'02)

Toronto, Canada 27-28 May, 2002 (held in conjunction with CAiSE'02)

Submissions due: 2002 March 8

WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS:

Dr. Terry Halpin Microsoft Corporation, USA

Dr. Keng Siau University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

Dr. John Krogstie SINTEF and Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, Norway

BACKGROUND:

The field of Information Systems Engineering includes numerous information modeling methods and notations (e.g. DFDs, ER, ORM and UML). Even with some attempts to standardize (e.g. UML for object-oriented design), new modeling methods are constantly being introduced, many of which differ only marginally from existing approaches. The coining of terms such as "NAMA" (Not Another Modeling Approach) and "YAMA" (Yet Another Modeling Approach) serves as a wake-up call to the community. A systematic evaluation of modeling methods is needed to understand the strengths and weaknesses of each method and the appropriate contexts and tasks where each is most suitably applied. This understanding has important consequences for the use of existing methods and the design of new methods (e.g. method engineering). Three categories of formal evaluation techniques may be identified: purely theoretical (e.g. ontological evaluation), purely empirical (e.g. experimental comparison), and a hybrid of the two (i.e. theoretical approach with empirical evidence). Though the need for such studies is well recognized, there is a paucity of such research in the literature. Evaluation of modeling methods remains a challenge in information systems engineering. There is a clear need for innovative, effective, and efficient techniques for such evaluation.

The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners interested in modeling methods in systems analysis and design to meet, and exchange research ideas and results. It also provides researchers an opportunity to present their research papers and experience reports, and to take part in open discussions. The seventh in a highly successful series of workshops, EMMSAD'02 is jointly sponsored by the Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE) and the International Federation for Information Processing Working Group 8.1 (IFIP8.1).

RELEVANT TOPICS:

Relevant topics for this workshop include (but are not limited to) theoretical and/or empirical evaluations of modeling methods and methodologies related to:

* Information Modeling (ER, ORM, ...) * Extreme Modeling and Extreme Programming * Internet/Intranet/Extranet Applications and Architecture * Electronic Commerce and Mobile Commerce Models and Architecture * Mobile Information systems * Enterprise Systems * Supply Chain Integration * Enterprise Modeling and Business Process Re-engineering * Workflow Modeling * Knowledge Management * Component Engineering * Unified Modeling Language (UML) including extensions * Open Modeling Language * Unified Process * Method Engineering * Metamodeling * Software Engineering and Requirements Engineering * Database Modeling (inc. object-oriented, heterogeneous, multimedia, and temporal DBs) * Data Warehousing and Data Mining * Bio-informatics and Geo-informatics

Of particularly interest are papers that provide a critical evaluation of modeling methodologies and/or propose enhancements to them, as well as papers that address issues related to research methodologies, and theoretical foundations for evaluating modeling methods. Evaluation of modeling methods for emerging technologies (e.g. web-based applications, enterprise systems, e-business, mobile information systems) is strongly encouraged. Case studies and experience reports are also welcome.

IMPORTANT DATES (2002):

Deadline for papers (received): March 8 Notification of acceptance: April 15 Camera-ready copies: May 5 Workshop: May 27-28

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

The workshop accepts two types of submissions -- Completed Research and Research-In-Progress. Completed research papers should include analysis of data and discussion on research findings. Research-in-progress papers report on research that is well under way with preliminary results available at the time of the conference. Please use the following format for your submissions:

* For Completed Research submissions, the paper should not exceed 5,000 words (excluding references and appendices). * For Research-In-Progress submissions, the paper should not exceed 2,500 words (excluding references and appendices). * Include a cover page with title of paper as well as the authors' names, affiliations, phones, faxes, and email addresses. The total number of words in the paper (excluding cover page, tables, and references) and the submission category (i.e. Completed Research or Research-In-Progress) should be indicated on the cover page. * The second page should begin with the title of the paper, author names and affiliations, and an abstract of no more than 150 words. Also include keywords chosen (if possible)from the list of main topics above. The main text should follow the keywords. * Use 10 point font for the bulk of the body text.

Only electronic submissions are accepted. E-mail your paper as an attachment in Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF format to TerryHa@microsoft.com.

Accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings, which will be available at the workshop. Top papers in the completed research category will also be considered (after extension and enhancement) either for chapters in a book to be edited by the conference co-chairs, or for journal publications.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

Akhilesh Bajaj, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Andreas L. Opdahl, University of Bergen, Norway Arne Sälvberg, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Barbara Pernici, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Bernard Tan, National University of Singapore, Singapore Colette Rolland, University of Paris 1, France Daniel Dajun Zeng, University of Arizona, USA David Embley, Brigham Young University, USA Dinesh Batra, Florida International University Ee Peng Lim, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Fui Hoon Nah, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Gerard Wijers, ID Research , The Netherlands Gordon Everest, University of Minnesota, USA Graham McLeod, University of Cape Town, South Africa Guttorm Sindre, University of Trondheim, Norway Hannu Kangassalo, University of Tampere, Finland Jan Dietz, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Jan Stage, Aalborg University, Denmark Jeffrey Parsons, Memorial University, Canada Jin Soo Park, University of Minnesota, USA John Krogstie, SINTEF, Norway Kalle Lyytinen, Case Western Reserve University Keng Siau, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA Matti Rossi, Helsinki School of Economics, Finland Michel Leonard, UniversitÊ de GenËve, Switzerland Peretz Shoval, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Richard Baskerville, Georgia State University, USA Robert Chiang, University of Connecticut, USA Roger Chiang, University of Cincinnati, USA Salvatore T. March, Vanderbilt University Shirley Becker, Florida Institute of Technology, USA Sjaak Brinkkemper, Baan Company, The Netherlands Steven Kelly, MetaCase Consulting Sudha Ram, University of Arizona, USA Terry Halpin, Microsoft, USA Veda Storey, Georgia State University, USA Yong Tan, University of Washington, USA

For more information about the workshop, please contact:

Dr. Terry Halpin e-mail: TerryHa@microsoft.com fax: + 1 425 936 7329 tel: +1 425 705 9190

For general information about the CAiSE conference, see http://www.cs.toronto.edu/casie02.

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