FASE 2022

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Deadlines
2021-12-23
2022-02-16
2022-01-26
23
Dec
2021
Notification
26
Jan
2022
Submission
16
Feb
2022
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Accepted Papers
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Technische Universität München, Munich, Bavaria, Germany

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The 25. International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering (FASE) 2022


Topics

  • software engineering as an engineering discipline, including its interaction with and impact on society and economics;
  • requirements engineering: capture, consistency, and change management of software requirements;
  • software architectures: description and analysis of the architecture, e.g., SOA, microservice architectures, model-driven architectures, or software product lines;
  • specification, design, and implementation of particular classes of systems: (self-)adaptive, autonomous, collaborative, intelligent, embedded, distributed, mobile, pervasive, cyber-physical, data-centric, or service-oriented applications;
  • applications of AI to software engineering, including search-based and learning-based approaches;
  • software engineering foundations for AI-based systems;
  • software quality: (static or run-time) validation and verification of functional and non-functional software properties (including security and data privacy) using techniques such as theorem proving, model checking, testing, analysis, simulation, refinement methods, metrics or visualization techniques;
  • model-driven engineering: model transformation, meta-modelling, design and semantics of domain-specific languages, consistency and synchronization of models, generative architectures;
  • software processes: support for iterative, agile, and open source development;
  • software evolution: refactoring, reverse and re-engineering, configuration management and architectural change, or aspect-orientation.


Submissions

The four conferences of ETAPS 2022 solicit contributions of the following types. All page limits are given excluding the bibliography.

  • ESOP: regular research papers of max 25 pp
  • FASE: regular research papers and empirical evaluation of max 18 pp, new ideas and emerging results (NIER) papers of max 8 pp, tool demonstration papers of max 6 pp + mandatory appendix of max 6 pp
  • FoSSaCS: regular research papers of max 18 pp
  • TACAS: regular research papers, case study papers and regular tool papers of max 16 pp, tool demonstration papers of max 6 pp

For definitions of the different paper types and specific instructions, where they are present, see the webpages of the individual conferences.

The rationale for exempting the bibliography from the page limit is to remove the possibility to win space for the body of paper by cutting the bibliography, a practice that has a negative effect on our competitiveness as a community.

All accepted papers will appear in the proceedings and have presentations during the conference. A condition of submission is that, if the submission is accepted, one of the authors attends the conference to give the presentation. We plan ETAPS 2022 as a hybrid conference; remote attendance and presentation will be possible.

Submitted papers must be in English presenting original research. They must be unpublished and not submitted for publication elsewhere. In particular, simultaneous submission of the same contribution to multiple ETAPS conferences is also forbidden.

Submissions must follow the formatting guidelines of Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science and be submitted electronically in pdf through the Easychair author interface of the respective conference. Submissions not adhering to the specified format and length may be rejected immediately.

ESOP and FASE will use double-blind reviewing. Authors are asked to omit their names and institutions; refer to prior work in the third person, just as prior work by others; not to include acknowledgements that might identify them.

ESOP and FoSSaCS will use an author rebuttal phase. TACAS will use rebuttal for selected submissions (those in the gray zone).


Paper categories:
FASE 2022 solicits four types of submissions: research papers, empirical evaluation papers, new ideas and emerging results (NIER) papers and tool demonstration papers.

Research papers clearly identify and justify a principled advance to the fundamentals of software engineering. Research papers should clearly articulate their contribution, and provide sufficient evidence for the soundness and applicability of the proposed approach. Research papers are expected to be 15-18 pages llncs.cls (excluding bibliography). Additional material intended for reviewers but not for publication in the final version may be included in a clearly marked appendix.

Empirical evaluation papers evaluate existing software challenges or critically validate current proposed solutions with scientific means, i.e., by empirical studies, controlled experiments, rigorous case studies, simulations, etc. Scientific reflection on problems and practices in the software industry also falls into this category. Empirical evaluation papers can be 15-18 pp llncs.cls (excluding bibliography). Additional material intended for reviewers but not for publication in the final version may be included in a clearly marked appendix.

New Ideas and Emerging Results (NIER) papers (new in 2022!) seek to disrupt the status quo with forward-looking, thought-provoking, innovative research on the foundations of software engineering, as well as lessons learned from the past. Our aim is to accelerate the exposure of the ETAPS community to early yet potentially ground-breaking research results, and to techniques and perspectives that challenge the status quo. To broadly capture this goal, the NIER track at FASE 2022 will publish the following types of papers:

  • Innovative or groundbreaking new ideas at early stages of research, supported by promising initial results and intuitions;
  • Visions of new directions: synergies with other fields or foundational approaches to problems that currently lack foundations in software engineering;
  • Lessons from the past: thoughtful observations on past or current research directions that may be somehow misguided or that let us see current research directions from a new perspective.

NIER papers are expected to be 6-8 pp llncs.cls (excluding bibliography). NIER papers will be assessed primarily on their level of originality, relevance, and potential for impact on the field in terms of promoting innovative thinking. Hence, inadequacies in the state-of-the-art and the pertinence, correctness, and impact of the idea/vision/lesson must be described clearly. A full evaluation is not required for FASE NIER papers, but preliminary evaluation results may help the reviewers understand the scope of the work better.

Tool demonstration papers present a new tool, a new tool component, or novel extensions to an existing tool. They should provide a short description of the theoretical foundations and emphasize the design and implementation concerns, including software architecture. The paper should give a clear account of the tool's functionality and discuss the tool's practical capabilities with reference to the type and size of problems it can handle. Authors are strongly encouraged to make their tools publicly available, preferably on the web. Experimental evaluation is not required, however, a motivation as to why the tool is interesting and significant should be provided. Tool demonstration papers can have a maximum of 6 pp llncs.cls (excluding bibliography). They should have an appendix of up to 6 additional pages with details on the actual demonstration.


Important Dates

Paper submission deadline (also, pre-paper-acceptance artifact registration deadline (TACAS)): 14 October 2021 23:59 AoE (=GMT-12)
Pre-paper-acceptance artifact submission deadline (TACAS): 4 November 2021 23:59 AoE
Rebuttal (ESOP, FoSSaCS and, partially, TACAS): 7 December 2021 00:01 AoE - 9 December 2021 23:59 AoE
Paper notification: 23 December 2021
Post-paper-acceptance artifact submission deadline (ESOP, FASE, TACAS): 5 January 2022 23:59 AoE
Paper final versions: 26 January 2022
Artifact notification: 16 February 2022


Committees

  • Co-Organizers
  • General Co-Chairs
  • Local Organizing Co-Chairs
  • Program Committee Members

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