ISSRE 2018

Submission timeline

• 1 May 2018 Abstract registration
• 5 May 2018 Full paper
• 15 Jul 2018 Notification

• 15 Oct 2018 Conference opens

What to submit

Format

10 pages IEEE + 2 appendix/ref (research / experience reports) / 6 pages (wild and provocative ideas)

Proceedings

IEEE (?) — Paywalled

Authors will have a chance to rebut the reviews within 800 words over the period of 28th June to July 1st.

Call for papers

• As first published ISSRE-2018.txt · TXT · shown below

The call, as published

Reproduced verbatim from the organisers’ announcement. The conference’s own page is at issre.net/.

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The 29th IEEE International Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering
(ISSRE 2018)
October 15 - 18, 2018
Memphis, TN, USA
http://www.issre.net/

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SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT DATES (All times are AoE)
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Research Paper Abstract Submission: May 1, 2018
Research Papers Submission: May 5, 2018
Workshop Proposal Submission: May 1, 2018
Tutorial Proposal Submission: July 1, 2018
Industry Paper Submission: July 29, 2016
Doctoral Symposium Paper Submission: July 21, 2016
Fast Abstract Paper Submission: July 21, 2016

For further information on the call for submissions, please see
http://www.issre.net/cfp

ISSRE is the premium conference that focuses on the theory and practice of
software systems reliability engineering. Over the past 20+ years we have
grown to be recognized as the voice of software reliability. From its
humble beginnings in 1990, it has become a conference that has a unique
element to it: a rare combination of strong research and industry
participation.

Unlike the conferences which are either centred academically or
industrially, we are a rich combination of both! In recent years, our data
tells us that we are almost evenly split. This is a huge accomplishment
for any conference. And, this was no accident. The core leadership of the
conference has targeted this goal and created programs that allow the top
tier of research and industry to interact on issues of current importance.
That we have actually approached this target over the past five to eight
years is of immense satisfaction to us. Our gratitude is to you, the
participant, for helping us create this unique community.

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Topics of interests
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ISSRE 2018 is focused on innovative techniques and tools for assessing,
predicting, and improving the reliability, safety, and security of
software products. ISSRE also emphasizes industrial relevance, rigorous
empirical studies and experience reports.

*  Reliability, availability and safety of software systems
*  Validation and Verification
*  Faults, errors, failures, defects, bugs
*  Software quality and productivity
*  Software security
*  Dependability, survivability, fault tolerance and resilience of
software systems
*  Systems (hardware + software) reliability engineering
*  Metrics and measurements, estimation, prediction of quality/reliability
*  Services reliability engineering
*  Open source software reliability engineering
*  Web 2.0 reliability, availability and security issues
*  Supporting tools and automation
*  Industry best practices
*  Software as a Service
*  Virtualization and software reliability
*  Reliability of mobile devices and applications
*  Green and Sustainable Software Engineering
*  Reliability of Big Data and Internet of Things
*  Empirical studies of any of the above topics
*  Software Standards

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Call for Research papers
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The main research track at ISSRE 2018 is soliciting original, unpublished
research papers in three categories: (1) full research (regular) papers,
(2) practical experience reports, and (3) wild and provocative ideas (WAP)
papers. Papers will be assessed with criteria appropriate to each category.
ISSRE looks for works exploring new territory, continuing a significant
research, or reflecting on practical experience.

While full research manuscripts should explore a specific technology
problem and propose a complete solution to it, with extensive experimental
results, practical experience reports are expected to provide an in-depth
exposition of practitioner experiences and empirical studies. On the other
hand, WAP papers are expected to present less developed but highly
innovative ideas related to areas relevant to ISSRE, aiming at inspiring
discussion among conference attendees and getting people thinking about
open research challenges. WAP papers are not meant to be Fast Abstracts,
or shorter (unfinished) research papers.

Submissions will be judged on originality, significance, correctness and
(potential) impact. This year, we are debuting a review process with a
Program Committee (which will review submissions in the same way as in
previous ISSRE editions) and a new Program Board (PB). Each submission
will be assigned to one member of the Program Board, who will not
directly review the submission; instead, he/she will oversee the reviews
by the PC, moderate the online discussion to help to reach a decision,
and report about the paper at the PC/PB meeting.

After the papers have been reviewed but prior to the PC/PB meeting, the
reviews will be made available to the authors for rebuttal.  During the
rebuttal period, which is from June 28th to July 1st, authors will have
the opportunity to correct factual errors in the reviews. Please note
that this is NOT a forum to add any additional information on the paper,
to submit an updated or revised paper, or to list changes the authors
promise to include in the final version. Author responses will be made
available to all PC/PB members before the paper is discussed for selection
in the PC/PB meeting.

There will be a best paper award given to a paper in the main research
track. Both full research papers and practical experience reports are
eligible for the award.

FORMATTING GUIDELINES
Papers must be written in English, and be formatted according to the IEEE
Computer Society Format Guidelines. Papers that exceed the page limits
specified below, or are outside the scope of the symposium, or do not
follow the formatting guidelines will be rejected without review.

Manuscript page lengths (All in double column, IEEE conference style format):

Research papers: 10 pages + 2 pages (for references and appendices)

Experience reports: 10 pages + 2 pages (for references and appendices)

WAP papers: 6 pages

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ALL IMPORTANT DATES
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Call for Research Papers
   Abstract Submission: May 1, 2018
   Full Research Paper Submission: May 5, 2018
   Rebuttal Period: June 28 - July 1, 2018
   Notification: July 15, 2018
   Camera Ready: August 13, 2018

Call for Industry Track
   Paper Submission: July 1, 2018
   Abstract/Presentation Submission: July 1, 2018
   Notification Paper: July 13, 2018
   Notification Abstract/Presentation: July 13, 2018
   Camera Ready (Paper, Abstract): August 21, 2018

Call for Workshops
   Proposal: May 1, 2018
   Notification: May 5, 2018
   Paper submission: July 21, 2018
   Paper Notification: August 13, 2018
   Camera Ready: August 28, 2018

Call for Tutorials
   Proposal submission: July 1, 2018
   Notification: July 13, 2018

Call for Fast Abstracts
   Fast Abstract Submission: July 21, 2018
   Notification: August 13, 2018
   Camera Ready: August 28, 2018

Call for Doctoral Symposium
   Submission: July 21, 2018
   Notification: August 13, 2018
   Camera Ready: August 28, 2018

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Organization Committee
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General Chair
   Bojan Cukic, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
   Robin Poston, University of Memphis

Research Program Chairs
   Sudipto Ghosh, Colorado State University
   Roberto Natella, University of Naples

Industry Program Chairs
   Catello Di Martino, Nokia Bell Labs
   Harigovind Ramasamy, IBM
   Mike Sayres, FedEx Services

Program Managers
   Katinka Wolter, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany
   Jong Lee, The University of Memphis

Registration Chair
   Gahangir Hossain, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Finance Chair
   Cody Behles, FedEx Institute of Technology & University of Memphis

Workshop Chair
   Alexander Romanovsky, Newcastle University
   Jianwen Xiang, Wuhan University of Technology

Doctoral Symposium Chairs
   Mei Naggappan, University of Waterloo
   Nuno Antunes, University of Coimbra

Tutorial Chair
   Katerina Goseva Popstojanova, West Virginia university

Fast Abstract Chairs
   Zheng Zheng, Beihang University

Publication Chair
   Nuno Laranjeiro, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Publicity Chairs
   Tom Stafford,  Louisiana Tech University
   Weiqiang Kong, Dalian University of Technology
   Damiano Torre, Carleton University, Canada
   James Hill, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Local Organization Chairs
   Carl W. Hardeman, University of Memphis
   Dave Miller, Fedex Services
   Cody Behles, FedEx Institute of Technology & University of Memphis
   Ted Lee, University of Memphis
   Sajjan Shiva, University of Memphis

Web Chair
   Qiunan Zhang, University of Memphis, USA



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Steering Committee: http://www.issre.net/node/10

Organizing Committee: http://www.issre.net/organizing-committee

Program Committee: http://www.issre.net/research-pc

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