Dear Colleagues, The 23rd IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2025) will take place at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on May 29-31, 2025. The conference website is at https://acisinternational.org/conferences/sera-2025/ We would like to welcome all of your submissions and hope to see you at the conference. ====================================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS The 23rd IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2025) https://acisinternational.org/conferences/sera-2025/ May 29-31, 2025, Las Vegas, USA Conference Venue Location UNLV Campus, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA ====================================================================== . The 23rd IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering, Management and Applications (SERA 2025) brings together researchers, scientists, engineers, industry practitioners, and students to discuss, encourage and exchange new ideas, research results, and experiences on all aspects of Software Engineering, Management and Applications. SERA 2025 aims to facilitate cross-fertilizations among, and is soliciting papers in the key technology enabling areas. There are three submission types (in IEEE Conference templates): * Full Paper (up to 8 pages) * Short Paper (up to 4 pages) * Posters =================== ## Important Dates =================== * Workshop/Special Session Proposal: January 10, 2025 * Full Paper Submission: February 21, 2025 * Acceptance Notification: March 21, 2025 * Camera-Ready Papers & Registration: April 18, 2025 * Conference Dates: May 29 - 31, 2025 Conference officers will select outstanding papers for publication in the following journals (www.acisinternational.org): * International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing (IJNDC), Springer, Germany * International Journal of Software Innovation (IJSI), IGI Globe, U.S.A. * International Journal of Big Data Intelligence and Applications (IJBDIA), IGI Global, USA * Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI), Springer, Germany The conference will cover a broad set of research topics as: * AI and Software Engineering * Software Testing and Analysis * Empirical Software Engineering * Software Requirements, Modeling and Design * Software Security and Privacy * Parallel and Distributed Computing * Data Mining and Knowledge Recovery * Software Evolution and Understanding * Software Engineering Education * Communication Systems and Networks * Blockchain and Smart Contract * Embedded/ Cyber-Physical Systems * Internet of Things (IoT) * Digital Forensics * Software Architecture * SW Architecture Description Language * Software Architecture Styles, Patterns, Views * Object-Oriented SW Engineering with UML * Software Architecture Evaluation * Software Metrics and Measurements * Software Architecture Design Tools * Software Project Management & Evaluation * Software Engineering Tools and Techniques * Agile Development * Web Engineering * Cloud Computing, Edge Computing * Deep Learning Applications * Quantum Computing Algorithms * Health information * Natural Language Processing * Digital Twin * Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Analytics * Algorithms, data structures, and applications =================== ## Best Paper Award =================== Conference officers will select papers for the Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Awards. (in order to qualify for the award, the paper must be presented at the conference.) =================== ## Submission Instructions =================== Authors who are interested in the above topics can submit their unpublished work to SERA2025 conference via Easychair ( https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sera2025). A clear indication of the motivation and comparison with prior related work should be presented. Simultaneous submission to a journal, conference, or a workshop with refereed proceedings is not allowed. Submissions must adhere to the following guidelines: * Papers must be formatted using IEEE Conference templates file without altering margins or the font point ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html). * The maximum length is 8 pages for a regular paper and is 4 pages for a short paper (including references). * Proofs omitted due to space constraints must be placed in an appendix to be read by the program committee members at their discretion. * Author names and affiliations should be anonymous in the paper. The authors should make a reasonable effort not to reveal their identity and affiliation. Author?s prior work should be referred to in the third person. * Submissions not following the required format may be rejected without review. =================== ## Publication =================== SERA 2025 Proceedings will be published by IEEE Conference Publishing Services and will be submitted to be indexed by EI, INSPEC, and DBLP. Journal publication: Conference officers will select outstanding papers for publication in the following journals. * International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing (IJNDC), Springer, Germany * International Journal of Software Innovation (IJSI), IGI Globe, U.S.A. * Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI), Springer, Germany. =================== ## Call for Workshop Proposal =================== The SERA workshops will provide a collaborative discussion for a group of participants to exchange innovative ideas, recent and/or preliminary results, experience, and coordinate efforts between representatives of a technical community. We encourage prospective workshop organizers to submit proposals for workshops. We expect the workshop proposals to contain the following information: * Workshop title * Organizer(s) and primary contact (name/affiliation/email) * Abstract (200 words) * Desired length of the workshop (half day or full day) * Objectives and Scope * Intended audience (target and size) * Workshop Format =================== ## Organizing Committee =================== General Chair * Ju-Yeon Jo, University of Nevada Las Vegas Conference Chair * Yeong-Tae Song, Towson University Program Co-Chairs * Mingon Kang, University of Nevada Las Vegas * Junghwan “John” Rhee, University of Central Oklahoma Special Session Chairs * Yongik Yoon, Sookmyung University * Fei Zuo, University of Central Oklahoma Publicity Co-Chairs * Sai Chandra Kosaraju, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona * Amel Fraisse, Professor, University of Lille, France ------------------------------ [image: UNLV Logo] Mingon Kang, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Computer Science University of Nevada, Las Vegas mingon.kang@unlv.edu Phone: 702-774-3416 Faculty Web • DataX Lab