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CfP: IEEE Software Special Issue on Release Engineering 3.0 (August 1st, 2017)

by Bram Adams

[Apologies for duplicate reception of this CFP] IEEE Software Special Issue on Release Engineering 3.0 https://www.computer.org/software-magazine/2016/12/14/release-engineering-3… <https://www.computer.org/software-magazine/2016/12/14/release-engineering-3…> Submission deadline: 1 August 2017 Publication: Mar./Apr. 2018 Whereas software used to be released in shrink-wrapped form, the advent of the Web and agile methodologies has totally changed the landscape. For example, lean startups such as IMVU continuously deliver their software up to 50 times per day, and companies such as Intuit, Google, and Mozilla take only a couple of hours or days between releases. Even Mozilla Firefox releases every six weeks, generating updates for dozens of versions on a variety of platforms for more than 80 locales. In other words, releasing modern applications requires coordinating their release on multiple mobile platforms, Web platforms with centralized backend services, and native desktop clients. Software release engineering is the discipline of integration, build, test execution, deployment, and delivery of high-quality software releases to users. In particular, independently developed software components must be integrated such that all of them form a coherent whole. The integrated components (a mixture of textual source code and binary libraries) must be transformed into a working set of executables (a build system). The executables must be tested, deployed into the production environment (cloud, app store, download site, and so on), and eventually released to the user’s device of choice. These activities form the vital link between a software product’s design and development and the finished product’s use and maintenance. However, they require specialized skills and automation that all too often are classified as outside the scope of software engineering research. Large software companies such as Google, Facebook, and Netflix have been pioneering release-engineering technologies and practices, and that journey has been risky and costly. Even at this point, these companies aren’t sure about the long-term viability or deficiencies of practices such as continuous delivery or canary deployment, especially in today’s migration toward hundreds of interdependent yet autonomously updated microservices. All of this makes it difficult for small companies, startups, civic organizations, government administrations, and safety-critical industries (healthcare, automotive systems, and so on) to select and adopt a release-engineering process and tool chain that fits their needs. An out-of-the-box release-engineering process and tool chain is far from a reality, as are textbooks or experience reports with empirically validated best practices for release engineering. So, this IEEE Software theme issue focuses on Release Engineering 3.0. Release Engineering 1.0 and 2.0 refer, respectively, to the traditional ad hoc and today’s highly automated release-engineering processes for general-purpose software systems. Release Engineering 3.0 targets the future iteration of release-engineering processes aimed at supporting small companies, startups, civic organizations, government administrations, and safety-critical industries. For example, the software in cars, hospital equipment, or election software needs updates to deliver critical bug fixes and new functionality. However, without proper precautions, innocent people’s lives could be at stake. We seek experience reports and articles on tools, methods, practices, and techniques to streamline Release Engineering 3.0. Topics include, but aren’t limited to, best practices for code movement (branching or integration); continuous integration and testing; build and configuration of software; build system maintenance; testing and reporting infrastructures; infrastructure as code; package and dependency management; legal sign-off and bill of materials; software deployment and delivery; code signing and certificate management; continuous delivery, deployment, installation, and updates; feature toggles or flags; cloud provisioning and management; interaction with mobile-app stores; principles and automated techniques for release planning; release engineering for product-line systems; DevOps and interaction with developers, users, and so on; multiplatform release engineering; release engineering for safety-critical systems (healthcare, automotive, and so on); experience reports on adoption of modern release-engineering techniques; and pipeline security or testing. Several guest editors are release engineers, and one-third of the reviewers will be release engineers. So, we guarantee that each submission will receive at least one review from a practitioner. Besides seeking regular-length articles (see the section “Submission Guidelines), we also seek short experience reports (2,500 to 3,000 words) from practitioners. These reports don’t need to make a research contribution but should instead present the experiences of a practitioner or practitioners by describing things such as the current release processes used, challenges faced, solutions attempted, and results obtained. Submission Guidelines Manuscripts must not exceed 3,000 words including figures and tables, which count for 250 words each. Submissions exceeding these limits might be rejected without refereeing. Articles deemed within the theme and scope will be peer reviewed and are subject to editing for magazine style, clarity, organization, and space. We reserve the right to edit the title of all submissions. Be sure to include the name of the theme issue for which you’re submitting. Articles should have a practical orientation and be written in a style accessible to practitioners. Overly complex, purely research-oriented or theoretical treatments aren’t appropriate. Articles should be novel. IEEE Software doesn’t republish material published previously in other venues, including other periodicals and formal conference or workshop proceedings, whether previous publication was in print or electronic form. For more information, contact the guest editors at software2a-2018(a)computer.org <mailto:software2a-2018@computer.org>. Theme Issue Guest Editors Bram Adams, Polytechnique Montreal Stephany Bellomo, SEI Christian Bird, Microsoft Research Boris Debíc, Google Foutse Khomh, Polytechnique Montreal Shane McIntosh, McGill University Kim Moir, Mozilla John O’Duinn, US Digital Service For general author guidelines: www.computer.org/software/author.htm <http://www.computer.org/software/author.htm> For submission details: software(a)computer.org <mailto:software@computer.org>To submit an article: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sw-cs <https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sw-cs>

7 years, 2 months

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SATToSE 2017 coming closer!

by Gregorio Robles

Dear SATToSErs, this e-mail contains some information regarding this year's SATToSE to be held in June 7th - 9th in Madrid. This year SATToSE will be a 1+3+1 days event, as we will co-locate a training event to SATToSE the day before (June 6th) and do a cultural/hiking/foodie visit the day after (June 10th). The tentative schedule is as follows: June 6th (T): co-located PhD training day by the SENECA project. Those who register for SATToSE will have the possibility to attend that event for free. The training is oriented to PhD students and its main topics are "writing up pand moving on" and "commercializing research", and will have renowned inivited speakers from all around Europe! We will do the training in the Bitergia offices or in the Campus de Fuenlabrada of our university. As both are relatively away from the city center, we will meet in the SATToSE venue in the city center (see below) in the morning and go from there together (probably on a bus). We will be back in town around 19:00 and there will be a small, social event that night. June 7th - 9th (W-F): SATToSE in the URJC building in Plaza Manuel Becerra [1] (in the city center). We will have keynotes, a tutorial, a hackathon, a city tour, a pizza evening, a (typical Spanish) conference dinner, and, of course, your precious talks where you can present your research. Have a look at the CfP [2]! June 10th (S): Whoever stays in Madrid and wants to join, we will go to El Escorial [3], 50 km NE of Madrid, in the mountains. The plan includes a cultural visit to the Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage Site), some hiking, and finally eating in a nice, well-known restaurant [4]. Family and partners are welcome... I will take my whole family with me! (You will have the possibility to opt-in for this in the SATToSE registration; it will be around 35 euro/pax, including transportation, visit and lunch). Actions you can do at this time: 1. Spread the word! Haider et al. have created a fanstatic poster [5] and flyer [6]! 2. Think about submitting something to SATToSE (you and your PhD students), and once you've thought about it, submit your research before the deadline (April 14th!)! You will benefit from letting others know what you are working on, and from feedback by 40+ attendants. 3. Book your flights to be in Madrid during those days. And book, as well, accomodation. Manuel Becerra is well connected by underground, so anything in the city center will do. Ask me if you need advice. See [7] for more information. 4. No news about the boss! By now, just Guns n' Roses, the Cranberries and Foreigner are planning to give concerts during those days in Madrid. 5. Smile! In the mean, we have three rainy days in Madrid in June -- so, with a 5-day program, the chances of having at least some beautiful weather are very high -- and geeky fun is likely to be weather independent ;) I will send more updates as dates come closer. Looking forward to see you in Madrid in June! regards, Gregorio [1] https://www.google.es/maps/place/Fundaci%C3%B3n+Universidad+ Rey+Juan+Carlos/(a)40.4279979,-3.6699991,17z [2] http://sattose.org/2017:cfp [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Escorial [4] http://www.mesonlacueva.com/ [5] http://sattose.wdfiles.com/local--files/2017/2017-sattose-poster.pdf [6] http://sattose.wdfiles.com/local--files/2017/2017-sattose-flyer.pdf [7] http://sattose.org/2017:venue -- Gregorio Robles Universidad Rey Juan Carlos http://gsyc.urjc.es/~grex

7 years, 2 months

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Call for PhD position in software engineering (University of Lille and University of Mons)

by Tom MENS

The computer science departments of University of Lille (France) and the University of Mons (Belgium) seek applications for a PhD position in software engineering, under joint co-supervision between Prof. Laurence Duchien (Spirals team, CRIStAL laboratory, Lille) and Prof. Tom Mens (Software Engineering Lab, INFORTECH Research Institute, Mons). The funding will be for a PhD in Sciences, and will be ensured for a 3 year period. The candidate is expected to carry out half of his research time at each university (18 months in each research team). Lille and Mons are 80 km away (1 hour by train). The topic of the thesis will be "Exploring the variability and evolution of cloud computing systems – An approach based on feature modelling and behavioural design models". A more detailed description is provided below. Only highly qualified PhD candidates with a master's degree in computer science should apply. The required skills include very good knowledge in the field of software engineering, excellent programming skills and good knowledge of formal tools. The start date of the employment is expected to be 15 September 2017 or as soon as possible thereafter. Applications will be received electronically (by e-mail) until 31 March 2017, but preferably earlier. The application must contain: + a motivation letter including a statement of your research interests + a full curriculum vitae, including list of publications if any + a copy of your master's thesis and publications, if any + a copy of your bachelor and master diplomas and transcripts of record, including grades and relative position + a minimum of two letters of recommendation, including the contact details of the referents Applications received after the deadline, or not complying with the above requirements, may not be considered. During your PhD studies, your key tasks are to: manage and carry out your research in an independent way; write scientific articles and your PhD thesis; participate in international conferences; teach and disseminate your research; attain credits in PhD-level courses; Enquiries about the position can be made to Professor Laurence Duchien, University of Lille, France, Laurence.Duchien(a)univ-lille1.fr or Professor Tom Mens, University of Mons, Belgium, tom.mens(a)umons.ac.be ======= Short description of thesis topic: Cloud computing systems usually exhibit high variability due to the number of choices concerning the selection of cloud providers as well as of their offered cloud services. At the same time, they provide a flexible environment, where resources and services can be provisioned and released on demand. To cope with the high volatility and variability of such systems, the goal of the thesis is to propose a model-based approach for expressing their variability, facilitating their evolution, and exploring the design space of possible solutions. The proposed approach will rely on research advances in dynamic software product lines [1], and will use techniques such as feature modelling to specify and analyse the variabilities and commonalities in cloud computing services and providers at a high level of abstraction [2]. Behavioural aspects of these systems will be modelled using statechart-based design models [3,4], and the technique of design by contract will be used to constrain these models [5]. Semi-automated and interactive tool support will be provided to verify and test structural and behavioural properties over these models. In addition, evolution of these models will be supported. In particular, the research should focus on support for behaviour preserving refactoring and dynamic reconfiguration. The practical use of these techniques to explore and traverse the design space of cloud environments will also be explored by an extension of SALOON tools [2,6] and an experimental validation on cloud evolutions defined by several providers. For example, when reconfiguring a cloud environment, the selected set features (representing cloud providers and services) may have a different impact on performance, costs or reconfiguration time, and optimal reconfiguration paths should be proposed. References: [1] S. Hallsteinsen, M. Hinchey, S. Park, and K. Schmid. Dynamic software product lines. COMPUTER, 41(4):93-95, 2008. [2] C. Quinton, D. Romero, and L. Duchien. SALOON: a platform for selecting and configuring cloud environments. Software: Practice and Experience, 46(1):55{78, 2016. [3] D. Harel and E. Gery, “Executable object modeling with statecharts,” IEEE Computer, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 31–42, July 1997. [4] D. Drusinsky, Modeling and Verification Using UML Statecharts. Elsevier Science, 2006. [5] B. Meyer. 1992. Applying "Design by Contract". Computer 25, 10 (October 1992), 40-51. DOI=http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/2.161279 [6] https://team.inria.fr/spirals/saloon/

7 years, 3 months

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Postdoc position on language/tool co-evolution

by Anya Helene Bagge

Hi, SATToSErs, We have an open SATToSE-relevant postdoc position in the area of software language engineering and software evolution, on the Co-Evo project (Co-Evolution of Software Languages and Language Processors) funded by the Norwegian Research Council. The project is aimed at studying and developing techniques and tools to help tool authors with maintenance and evolution of language tools (e.g. analysis/transformation/refactoring tools, editors and compilers). The position is for 3 years, hosted at the Dept. of Informatics at the University of Bergen, Norway. Application deadline is *January 20th, 2017*. Feel free to contact me (anya(a)ii.uib.no) for more information or if you have questions. For more information, please see: * Official announcement and online application system: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/131186/postdoctoral-fellow-p… * More info on other open positions (including another postdoc position and three PhD positions): http://www.ii.uib.no/~anya/vacancies.html * Brief overview of the Co-Evo project: http://www.uib.no/en/rg/pt/97531/co-evolution-software-languages-and-langua… -anya

7 years, 4 months

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IEEE Computer Software magazine Contextual Variability Modeling call for papers

by Kim Mens

Contextual Variability Modeling — Call for Papers Submission deadline: 1 Apr. 2017 Publication: Nov./Dec. 2017 Software systems are becoming more context sensitive and increasingly exploit contextual information to handle the diversity of changes in and conditions of their environment. In specific application domains such as automotive systems, marine and aviation systems, windmill farms, and airport management systems, the timely use of and adaptation to contextual information is critical for the system’s normal operation. Consequently, a major concern is acquiring, analyzing, modeling, and managing contextual information for the plethora of systems that need to react and adapt to new contexts. These activities require appropriate software modeling and development techniques. Moreover, the diverse scenarios that are driven by changes in the context demand software variability solutions that can dynamically select among alternatives. In particular, the ability to cope with different scenarios and options in which a system must select and adapt to new contexts at runtime introduces an extra level of complexity. This is because systems must make runtime decisions depending on varying context conditions. Emerging paradigms such as dynamic software product lines and runtime variability mechanisms play a central role to model and manage the variations using both context and noncontext features. Other emerging approaches are context-oriented programming languages that can handle the behavior of systems using contextual behavioral adaptations that can be activated or replaced dynamically to accommodate the systems’ and users’ varying needs. This special issue will feature a variety of techniques, approaches, and case studies for modeling and developing context-sensitive systems that modify their behavior dynamically accordingly to varying conditions. We invite contributions related but not limited to * context variability analysis and modeling techniques for context-aware systems; * static and dynamic variability approaches dealing with context information; * raising the awareness of software engineers, industry, and users for dealing with changes due to contextual variability; * reconfiguration, rebinding, and dynamic-composition strategies for dealing with changing context information in self-adaptive and autonomous systems; * dynamic adaptation and human interaction using context knowledge; * context-variability-modeling challenges and solutions in application domains that rely on contextual information at runtime (for example, smart healthcare, intelligent vehicles, robotics and drones, Internet of Things systems, and smart cities), highlighting the strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of implementing such systems with context in mind; * ontologies for discriminating and disambiguating related context information managing the behavior at runtime; * collaborative aspects and feature dependencies for modeling software variability using context information in systems that exchange information in real time; * context-oriented programming languages and other solutions for implementing context variability at runtime; and * security aspects and solutions of dynamic adaptability in safety-critical scenarios. Theme Issue Guest Editors * Kim Mens, Université catholique de Louvain * Rafael Capilla, Rey Juan Carlos University * Thomas Kropf, Robert Bosch Car Multimedia and the University of Tübingen * Herman Hartmann, NXP Semiconductors Submission Guidelines Manuscripts must not exceed 4,700 words including figures and tables, which count for 250 words each. Submissions exceeding these limits might be rejected without refereeing. Articles deemed within the theme and scope will be peer reviewed and are subject to editing for magazine style, clarity, organization, and space. We reserve the right to edit the title of all submissions. Be sure to include the name of the theme issue for which you’re submitting. Articles should have a practical orientation and be written in a style accessible to practitioners. Overly complex, purely research-oriented or theoretical treatments aren’t appropriate. Articles should be novel. IEEE Software doesn’t republish material published previously in other venues, including other periodicals and formal conference or workshop proceedings, whether previous publication was in print or electronic form. For more information, contact the guest editors at software6a-2017(a)computer.org<mailto:software6a-2017@computer.org> For general author guidelines: www.computer.org/web/peer-review/magazines<https://www.computer.org/web/peer-review/magazines> For submission details: software(a)computer.org<mailto:software@computer.org> To submit an article: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sw-cs

7 years, 7 months

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Tenure track or tenured full time academic position in Large scale and cloud computing

by Kim Mens

Tenure track or tenured full time academic position in Large scale and cloud computing ====================================================================================== Vacancy Reference : 10701 / EPL 016 / 2017 (to be quoted in any correspondence) http://www.uclouvain.be/en-emploi-academiques.html Université catholique de Louvain invites applications for a tenure track or tenured full time position in Large scale and cloud computing. The successful candidate will carry out research in the field of large scale and cloud computing, including but not limited to distributed computing, operating systems, software engineering, information visualization, and large scale software systems. Still, other areas of competence will also be considered, since the candidate's merit is considered as a combination of specialization and scientific excellence. The successful candidate will join the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Electronics and Applied Mathematics (ICTEAM) and will have teaching assignments in computer science within the various degree programmes organised by the Ecole Polytechnique de Louvain (EPL). Bachelor level courses are mostly taught in French, master courses in English. Starting date : 1st September, 2017 Application deadline : 15th November, 2016 Further information : Professor Michel Verleysen, dean EPL - doyen-epl(a)uclouvain.be<mailto:doyen-epl@uclouvain.be> Professor Jean-Didier Legat, research director ICTM - president-ictm(a)uclouvain.be<mailto:president-ictm@uclouvain.be> Localization : Science and Technology Sector Louvain School of Engineering (http://www.uclouvain.be/en-epl.html) Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Electronics and Applied Mathematics (http://www.uclouvain.be/en-ictm.html) General conditions Tasks : the applicant will: - be responsible for teaching courses at all study levels (i.e. undergraduate and postgraduate), as well as in programmes of continuing education; - supervise the final diploma research (i.e. theses) of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as PhD students; - be involved in (and/or supervise, promote) research programmes; - contribute to the international visibility of the University through teaching and research excellence; - contribute to activities of the University with a societal impact in the fields of the economy, socio-cultural changes or cooperation with developing countries. Qualifications : the applicant must have - a PhD degree in Computer science, or any related discipline; - a significant scientific record with international publications; - either studied abroad for an extensive period or have had substantial experience outside UCL; - experience in and the aptitude for teaching at university level; - the capacity to work within a team of teachers and to integrate research findings into teaching; - creativity and must be open to teaching innovation and interdisciplinarity; - the capacities required to undertake academic research at a high level and to advise, or lead, a research team; - good knowledge of both spoken and written French and English. If this is not the case, the applicant accept to learn French and/or English in order to be able to teach in French and English within 2 years. Fluency in other languages is an additional advantage. Application Instructions - Follow the instructions on this page : http://www.uclouvain.be/en-emploi-academiques.html - Look for the job with Requisition ID 10701 - Follow the instructions of the career012.successfactors.eu<http://career012.successfactors.eu/> web application in which you need to encode your application. - Respect the submission deadline of Tuesday 15 November, 2016, at 11:59 pm at the latest.

7 years, 7 months

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Poll : possible dates for next year's SATToSE

by Kim Mens

Since potential organisers of SATToSE 2017 indicated some constraints on the period when SATToSE could be organised, we would like you to respond to this poll about what dates would be feasible for you (if you likely or possibly intend to participate). Please indicate whether “yes", “no" or “maybe” you could attend depending on your likely availabilities. For example you may have limitations due to holiday or exam periods at your own institute. Here’s the participation link : http://doodle.com/poll/bqcphx9xfzdu7y4i Kim Mens on behalf of the SATToSE SC

7 years, 10 months

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Final Call for Participation -- SATToSE 2016

by Anya Helene Bagge

Dear SATToSErs, The time of this year's SATToSE draws near and we have a very exciting program for you, including keynotes, tutorials, hackathons and talks – as well as food, drink and social events. The programme is almost finalised, but there are a couple of more speakings slots available, so talk to PC chair Mircea (mircea.lungu(a)gmail.com) if you'd like to submit a talk (early work or new ideas, perhaps?). (See also the CfP: http://sattose.org/2016:cfp) Programme Highlights -------------------- == Tutorials & Invited talks == * The Use of Text Retrieval and Natural Language Processing in Software Engineering (Tutorial) – Venera Arnaoudova, Washington State University * Taming your PhD — Oscar Nierstrasz, University of Bern * In Defense of Basic Tools For Software Evolution: Programming Languages – Romain Robbes, University of Chile * Future challenges in software evolution analysis from ind+academic perspective – Aiko Yamashita, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences == Hackathon == * Hackathon: The MetricsGrimoire Toolset – Gregorio Robles, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos == Regular Talks == (Will be online soon) == Breaks & Social Events: == * Experience classic Norwegian food during lunch and coffee breaks (rumour has it we may also get to sample some local microbrews) * City tour on Monday * Banquet on Tuesday * Pre-/post-events: mountain walk on Sunday, fjord trip on Thursday (extra signup required) Registration & Travel --------------------- Registration link: http://form.app.uib.no/sattose Venue / Travel info: http://sattose.org/2016:venue Fjord trip signup: https://skjemaker.app.uib.no/view.php?id=2174596 -anya

7 years, 11 months

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PhD Thesis offer

by jannik laval

Dear friends, I am looking for a french student (or someone speaking french) who wants to engage in a CIFRE PhD thesis (it is a thesis with a french company). The subject is attached to the mail. Best regards, -- ~~Jannik Laval~~ Enseignant-chercheur Responsable Pédagogique Licence Coordonnateur de Projet en Système d'Information IUT Lumière, Université Lyon Lumière laboratoire DISP http://www.jannik-laval.eu http://www.phratch.com http://www.approchealpes.info

8 years

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CfP ME workshop @ MODELS2016

by Dalila Tamzalit

[Apologies for multiple postings] International Workshop on "Models and Evolution" Co-located with ACM/IEEE 19th International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages & Systems (MODELS 2016) Saint-Malo, France, October 2-7, 2016 http://www.models-and-evolution.com/ Important Dates: Submissions of papers: July 17, 2016 Notification: August 14, 2016 --------------------------------- The Models and Evolution (ME) 2016 workshop is a satellite event at ACM/IEEE MoDELS 2016 and the continuance of the following events: ME 2014, ME 2013, ME 2012, ME 2011, ME 2010, MoDSE-MCCM 2009, MCCM 2008 (all at MoDELS), MoDSE 2008, MoDSE 2007 (both at CSMR). This workshop addresses the evolution of artefacts of the modelling process, as inspired by analogous evolution required by software artefacts, with input from academic as well as industrial practice. As Model-Based Development grows in popularity, the models used throughout a system’s lifecycle are now core artefacts of modern software engineering processes. With the increasing use of Model-Based Development in many domains (e.g., Automotive Software Engineering, Business Process Engineering), models are starting to become core artefacts of modern software engineering processes. By raising the level of abstraction and using concepts closer to the problem and application domain rather than the solution and technical domain, models become core assets and reusable intellectual property, being worth the effort of maintaining and evolving them. Therefore, increasingly models experience the same issues as traditional software artefacts, i.e., being subject to many kinds of changes, which range from rapidly evolving platforms to the evolution of the functionality provided by the applications developed. These modifications include changes at all levels, from requirements through architecture and design, to executable models, documentation and test suites. They typically affect various kinds of models including data models, behavioural models, domain models, source code models, goal models, etc. Coping with and managing the changes that accompany the evolution of software assets is therefore an essential aspect of Software Engineering as a discipline. Important dates: - Submission deadline: July 17, 2016 - Notification to authors: August 14, 2016 - Workshop date: one full-day between October 2-4, 2016. Scope: ME 2016 will bring together researchers and practitioners to share experiences in dealing with the various forms of evolution in modelling. ME 2016 combines a strong practical focus with theoretical approaches required in any discipline that supports engineering practices. In particular, ME 2016 targets researchers and practitioners on model-driven engineering to meet, disseminate and exchange ideas, identify the key issues related to the problem of model (co-)evolution and consistency management, and explore possible solutions and future work. We target, in particular, the cross-fertilisation of both the MDE and software evolution communities. Therefore we consider models in a very broad sense which is essential to allow researchers from different communities to identify and discuss commonalities/differences among their specific (co-)evolution and consistency management problems. ME 2016 will be held in Saint-Malo (France) and will host invited talks, technical sessions, and panels. Especially, ME 2016 will foster the interactions between the participants, stimulating lively debates and discussions around the topics of interest of the workshop. Topics: Contributions are solicited on all aspects of models and evolution, its foundations, practices and technologies. In particular, we encourage submissions from both academia and industry about the following (non-exhaustive) list of topics: - Formalisms, theories, formal approaches, methods and languages for expressing and understanding model-driven software evolution. - (Co-)evolution and (co-)adaptation of models, meta-models and modeling languages; classification of (co-)evolution scenarios, transformation, and artefacts w.r.t. meta-models - Coordination of models, meta-models. - Transformation techniques for evolving models: restructuring, refactoring, migration, translation, composition… - Traceability, verification/validation of evolving models and transformations, runtime models and consistency validation; (in)consistency management - Evolution and domain-specific languages - Evolution issues in new paradigms (Open architectures, product-line architectures, software ecosystems, Cloud computing and its SPI model, SOA, Enterprise architectures, Internet of things, Big data, Systems of systems…) - Analysis of model maintainability. - Development and maintenance processes for model consistency management. - Conformance checking, inconsistency management synchronization, differencing, comparison, versioning, impact analysis of evolving models - Supporting processes and tools for managing model-driven evolution - Maintenance and evolution of model transformations - Variability management using models - Software Architecture Recovery and Reverse Architecting - Software Reconstruction and Migration - Software Release Engineering - Traceability maintenance between requirements and models - Reusable evolution solutions and patterns - Software evolution regarding energy-awareness and sustainability - Model-based and model-related techniques for legacy systems evolution and systems integration - Cultural, economic, business and managerial aspects impacting software evolution - Training, education, and certification around software evolution - State-of-the-art and state-of-practice in software evolution - Industrial needs, experiments and case studies - Empirical studies and experience Reports - Tools and Methods supporting all of the above topics Workshop Chairs: Dalila Tamzalit, University of Nantes, France, Dalila.Tamzalit(a)univ-nantes.fr Alfonso Pierantonio, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Italy, alfonso.pierantonio(a)univaq.it Bernhard Schätz, fortiss Gmbh, Germany, schaetz(a)fortiss.org Tanja Mayerhofer, Business Informatics Group, Institute of Software Technology and Interactive Systems, TU Wien, mayerhofer(a)big.tuwien.ac.at Program committee (to complete): Vasilios Andrikopoulos IAAS, University of Stuttgart, Germany Alessandra Bagnato, Softeam, Paris, France Mireille Blay-Fornarino Université Nice Sophia Antipolis, I3S, France Antonio Cicchetti, Mälardalen University, Sweden Davide Di Ruscio, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Italy Anne Etien, LIFL - University of Lille 1, France Jesus Garcia-Molina, Universidad de Murcia, Spain Jeff Gray, University of Alabama, USA Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Québec, Canada Rich Hilliard, IEEE Computer Society, USA Ludovico Iovino, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy Udo Kelter, University of Siegen, Germany, Olivier Le Goaer, LIUPPA, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, France Tihamer Levendovszky, Vanderbilt University, USA Shahar Maoz, Tel Aviv University, Israel Tom Mens, University of Mons, Belgium Richard Paige, University of York, UK Bernhard Rumpe, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Martina Seidl, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria Massimo Tisi, AtlanMod team (Inria, Mines Nantes, LINA), Nantes, France Antonio Vallecillo, Universidad de Málaga, Spain Stefan Wagner, University of Stuttgart, Germany Konrad Wieland, Sparx Systems, Austria Manuel Wimmer, Business Informatics Group, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Submission: Both research papers, experience papers, tool presentations and industrial feedbacks are solicited. Papers describing novel applications and making significant research contributions are of particular interest. On top of that, we would encourage papers proposing visionary and strategic ideas and/or looking for collaboration around international projects. In addition, industrial papers reporting about experiences in the area of models and evolution, industrial tools, and positions from industry about experience and/or case studies about managing or putting into practice model-driven software evolution solutions are highly appreciated. Contributions must be written in English, adhere to the ACM SIGS format, and be submitted through EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=me2016). Expected papers can be short papers (6 pages) or long papers (10 pages): Long papers (max. 10 pages): These contributions should address novel research ideas, challenging problems, or practical contributions in the domain of model-driven software evolution. Short papers (max. 6 pages): Position papers: young researchers may submit extended abstracts about their work in progress. Visionary papers: these contributions take a visionary stance to the field describing long term ambitions, visionary technological advancements, paradigmatic changes and research agendas. Note that the ideas presented must be clearly positioned, adequately thought through, and sufficiently documented. Tool presentations: these submissions present (experience with) tools (which may be either research prototypes or commercial tools) that are fully/partially dedicated to supporting the evolution issues encountered in model-based development. The submission process will consist of two phases: abstract submissions and full paper submissions. Workshop papers will be published on CEUR (see http://ceur-ws.org/HOWTOSUBMIT.html#PRECONDS for preconditions for publishing). http://www.models-and-evolution.com -- Dalila Tamzalit ===== LINA(*) / IUT de Nantes (**) (*) Équipe AeLoS (Architectures et Logiciels Sûrs) Université de Nantes - Faculté des Sciences LINA - CNRS UMR 6241, 2, rue de la Houssinière BP 92208 44322 Nantes cedex 03 Tel : (33) 2-51-12-57-80 Fax : (33) 2-51-12-58-12 (**) IUT de Nantes - Département Informatique 3, rue du Maréchal Joffre BP 34103 - 44 041 Nantes cedex 1 - FRANCE tél : (33) 2 40 30 60 57 fax : (33) 2 40 30 60 47

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