5th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Mobile Software Engineering and Systems, Gothenburg, Schweden

Abbrevation

MOBILESoft

Link

https://mobilesoftconf.org/2018/

City

Gothenburg

Country

Sweden

Start Date

2018-05-27

End Date

2018-05-28

Abstract

MOBILESoft 2018 cordially invites contributions related to all aspects of mobile software engineering! In recent years, the massive increase in the use of mobile applications has greatly influenced the way people go about their daily life. The number of available mobile applications has grown enormously since the establishment of app stores and marketplaces that enable users to download and seamlessly install apps. Mobile platforms are rapidly changing and include diverse capabilities such as GPS, cameras, several wireless communications (WLAN, 4G, RFID, etc.), a variety of on–device memory and disk capacities, and various sensors. Innovative mobile services and exciting mobile applications are emerging as a result of the ingenious use of these technologies. Consequently, the development of mobile applications has also been growing at a fast pace, presenting new challenges to Software Engineering. Developing versatile and robust mobile applications requires formally grounded methods, as well as advanced practices and tools. MOBILESoft provides a working conference–style forum for the discussion and presentation of innovative contributions to the research and practice of the design, development, validation, execution, and evolution of mobile applications. MOBILESoft 2018 comprises four main tracks: – technical papers, – visions, – tool demos and mobile apps, – student research competition. Technical Papers ––––––––––––––––––––––––– The technical papers track will focus on significant, novel and emerging solutions for mobile application software engineering. These should be well–motivated, carefully compared, and contrasted with significant related research. Papers should include methodology, implementation, results, and discussion as appropriate. Solutions are expected to be rigorously evaluated. Areas of contribution may include technological advancements, architectural approaches, advancements in design and implementation methods, testing approaches, user interfaces and HCI, business and organizational issues, and empirical studies. We solicit contributions of full papers (up to 10 pages, with up to 2 additional pages only for references), and short papers (up to 4 pages, with 1 additional page only for references). Full papers are expected to make a significant new research or practice contribution. Short papers are expected to present an interesting, well–developed contribution of more modest proportions. Papers must not have been previously published or be under consideration elsewhere for publication. We solicit contributions from both academia and industry. Programme Committee co–chairs: Grace A. Lewis and Itai Segall Visions track ––––––––––––––––––––––––– MOBILESoft 2018 also invites submissions for a “Visions” track. This track addresses the same topics of interest as those of the MOBILESoft 2018 technical research paper track. However, authors of Vision papers are encouraged to focus more on fledgling or unconventional ideas. These may include: new perspectives that call into question long held beliefs or conventions; bold visions of new directions in mobile software engineering and systems; novel (and potentially groundbreaking) interdisciplinary synergies; and, more in general, “big” ideas for our emerging community of software engineering for mobile systems. Note that evaluation results are not required for Visions papers, but preliminary results providing initial support for the proposed ideas are welcome. Submissions should not exceed four (4) pages, with one additional page only for references, and should be submitted according to all of the requirements (including deadlines) of MOBILESoft 2018. Track co–chairs: Ivano Malavolta and Sam Malek Tool Demos and Mobile Apps track ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Mobile devices and platforms dominate the modern computing landscape, creating immense demand for quality applications. Because of this, the engineers, architects and designers that create these apps are able to reach unprecedented numbers of users. However, the mobile software development and design processes comes with a unique set of challenges and constraints. The goal of this track is to solicit demonstrations of tools and mobile apps from both academic and industrial origins designed to improve the lives of mobile developers across the world. Submissions should showcase novel, practical contributions that aid mobile software architects, designers, researchers, or engineers in their respective workflows. Authors of each accepted submission will give a short presentation of their solution, followed by a detailed demo session. Both tool demos and mobile application submissions can fall into one of the following two categories: Tools and apps in practice, either from commercial vendors or open–source projects. These demonstrations should focus on practical applications within the different activities of software design and development and should particularly show how they advance the current state of the practice. New ideas are particularly welcome. Tools and apps in research from academic or industrial research environments. These demonstrations are intended to highlight underlying scientific contributions and show how scientific approaches have been transferred into a working tool. Both categories may range from early prototypes to in–house or pre–commercialized products. Authors of regular MOBILESoft papers are also welcome to submit an accompanying MOBILESoft Tool Demos and Mobile Apps paper by adding information regarding the actual demo. Each contribution must be submitted in the form of up to a four (4)–page short paper.