From: malaiya@CS.ColoState.EDU (Y. Malaiya)
Newsgroups: news.announce.conferences
Subject: comp.software-eng
Date: 19 Nov 92 01:01:46 GMT
Expires: Mon, 15 Mar 1993 08:00:00 GMT
Organization: Colorado State University, Computer Science Department


CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION
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ISSRE '93

THE  FOURTH INTERNATIONAL  SYMPOSIUM ON
SOFTWARE RELIABILITY ENGINEERING

The Experimental Paradigm in Software Reliability Engineering

Denver, Colorado
November 3-6, 1993

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Sponsored by:

IEEE CS Technical Committee on Software Engineering
Subcommittee on Software Reliability Engineering

IEEE Reliability Society Denver Chapter



We invite papers that emphasize the building and experimental  valida-
tion  of high quality methods, models, and processes as they relate to
software reliability engineering. Questions  included  are:  (1)  what
should  an  experimental paradigm be in software reliability engineer-
ing; (2) how do we get from model definition to validation, (3)  usage
specifications  and  limitations  of  software reliability models, (4)
experimental apparatus, (5) impact of quality assurance and testing on
software reliability.  The topics of interest include but are not lim-
ited to:

TOPICS OF INTEREST: Reliability modeling, estimation  and  prediction,
software  metrics,  tools,  measurement, data collection and analysis,
testing and verification, test  effectiveness,  applications,  process
control  and  management, resource scheduling, software accreditation,
safety and security, fault-tolerance, reliability/testing  in  object-
oriented/distributed/concurrent/realtime environment etc.

PAPERS: Five copies of  previously  unpublished  papers  should  reach
either  program  chair by March 15, 1993.  A manuscript should clearly
state the original contribution, significant results and applications.
It  should  not  exceed  6000  words.  The authors should identify the
presenting author and include the complete address,  telephone  and/or
FAX  numbers  and,  when  possible, email address.  The papers will be
selected through a review process and the authors will be notified  of
acceptance  by June 1, 1993.  The camera-ready manuscripts will be due
on July 30, 1993.

PANELS: Panel proposals should include the title, proposed chair, ten-
tative  panelists  (including a short vita), significance of the topic
and the set of the questions to be addressed.  Panelists  should  have
agreed to participate.

EXPERIENCE REPORTS: Case studies  involving  actual  use  of  software
reliability  engineering  are  invited.   Papers  suitable  for  short
presentation should be clearly identified as experience reports.

TUTORIALS: The symposium has run a successful tutorials program in the
past.   Proposals  for  half  day  and full day tutorials on topics of
current interest are invited.

GENERAL CHAIR
Yashwant K. Malaiya
Computer Sci. Dept.
Colorado State Univ.
Ft. Collins, CO 80523, USA
(303) 491-7031, 491-6639 (FAX)
malaiya@cs.colostate.edu

PROGRAM CHAIRS
Anneliese von Mayrhauser
Computer Sci. Dept.
Colorado State Univ.
Ft. Collins, CO 80523, USA
(303) 491-7016, 491-6639 (FAX)
avm@cs.colostate.edu

Yoshihiro Tohma
Dept. of Computer Sci.
Tokyo Institute of Tech.
2-12-1 Oakayama Meguro-ku
Tokyo 152 JAPAN
81-3-3372-61111 ext 2566
81-3-3729-1399 (FAX)
tohma@cs.titech.ac.jp

FINANCE CHAIR/SSRE Rep.
Richard M. Karcich
Storage Technology Corp.
2270 South 88th Street
Louisville, CO 80028-2286 USA
(303) 673-6223
Rick_Karcich@stortek.com

PUBLICITY CHAIR
Michael R. Lyu
Bellcore
445 South St., Box 1910
Morristown, NJ  07962-1910
(201) 829-4311, 829-5981 (FAX)
lyu@grungy.bellcore.com

RELIABILITY SOCIETY REP.
Samual J. Keene
IBM
P.O. Box 9023
Dept. TR4 Bldg 003C
Boulder,  CO 80301-9023
(303)924-7711, 924-4752 (FAX)
sam_keene@vnet.ibm.com

ARRANGEMENTS CHAIR
Denise Hallman
Computer Sci. Dept.
Colorado State Univ.
Ft. Collins, CO 80523, USA
(303) 491-5792, 491-6639 (FAX)
hallman@cs.colostate.edu