E1AR0002@SMUVM1.BITNET (Leff, Southern Methodist University) (05/30/87)
CALL FOR PAPERS AND REFEREES
"Rapid Prototyping of Large-Scale Software" Mini-Track
HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE on SYSTEM SCIENCES (HICSS-21)
SOFTWARE TRACK
January 5-8, 1988
Murat M. Tanik
Southern Methodist University
Computer Science Department
Dallas, TX 75275-0122
(214) 692-2854
CSNET: tanik@smu.uucp
Mini-Track Concept:
This mini-track involves the investigation of the ways of rapid
development of large-scale software prototypes. Software developers
are constantly faced with both a changing problem definition and a
changing solution environment. This results in costly modification or
replacement of software. Present systems do not address this problem
adequately. A partial solution lies in the rapid development of
software. The resulting rapid feedback could be used to effectively
detect and resolve errors and inconsistencies in the problem
definition.
Prototyping provides early execution of software capabilities, to let
end-users see the operational results of a system specification so
that they can identify de ficiencies before the system is hardened
into production code. To be effective, a prototype must be rapidly
constructed and modified, so that the effort required to do the
specification development and evaluation does not constraint system
capabilities.
Examples of suitable topics include:
. The role of knowledge engineering in prototyping enviroments.
. Rapid prototyping of real-time systems.
. Rapid prototyping paradigms.
. Graphics oriented user interfaces for prototyping systems.
. Domain specific prototyping systems.
. Stimulation/simulation environments for prototypes of real-time systems.
. Support tools for prototyping environments.
. Intelligent documentation/help systems for prototypes.
. Reusability in prototyping environments.
. Prototyping vs. simulation.
The manuscript should be directed towards the research and development
community and not the management community. Manuscripts should be
22-26 typewritten, double-spaced pages in length. Please do not send
submissions that are significantly shorter or longer than this. The
manuscript must contain original results and should not be submitted
elsewhere while it is being evaluated for acceptance to HICSS-21.
Manuscripts that have already appeared in publication will not be
considered for this conference.
Please send six copies of your manuscript to me before July 20, 1987.
Each paper should have a title page which includes the title of the
paper, the full name of its author(s), affiliation(s), complete
physical and e-mail address(es), and telephone number(s). Each
manuscript is put into a rigorous refereeing process.
. Notifications of accepted papers will be mailed to the author on or
before September 7, 1987.
. Final papers in camera-ready form will be due by October 19, 1987.
Your participation is invited as author, referee or both. Please
contact me by e-mail or otherwise.