General talk about software patterns

[Mohamed Fayad <fayad AT cse.unl.edu>]

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UML '03 First Workshop on
Stable Analysis Patterns: A True Problem Understanding with UML
Call for Papers
UML '03 Full day workshop
UML 2003 Sixth International Conference on UML -
Modeling Languages and Applications
October 20-24, 2003, San Francisco, USA
http://www.umlconference.org/ (UML. 03 Link)
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/~fayad/workshops/UML03
http://www.activeframeworks.com/publications.html#workshops
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There are two issues will be debated in this workshop: Software Stability
Model and Stable Analysis Patterns: a True Problem Understanding with UML.
Software stability concepts, introduced by me with the aid of UML, have
demonstrated great promise in the area of software reuse and lifecycle
improvement. Software stability models apply the concepts of  .Enduring
Business Themes. (EBTs) and .Business Objects. (BOs). These concepts have
been shown to produce models that are both stable over time, and stable
across various paradigm shifts within a domain or application context.  By
applying stability model concepts with UML to the notion of analysis
patterns we propose the concept of Stable Analysis Patterns. The idea
behind the stable analysis patterns is to analyze the problem under
consideration in terms of its EBTs and the BOs with the goal of increased
stability and broader reuse. By analyzing the problem in terms of its EBTs
and the BOs, the resultant pattern models the core knowledge of the
problem.  The goal of this concept is stability.

Software analysis patterns play a major role in reducing the cost and
condensing the time of software project lifecycles. However, building
reusable and stable analysis patterns is still a challenge. This workshop
examines the novel concept of Stable Analysis Patterns as a new approach
for building stable and reusable analysis patterns with UML.

PAPER FORMAT AND SUBMISSION

People interested in participating to the workshop are requested to submit
a short position paper (3-5 pages) or regular workshop papers (limited to
10 pages, double space, including figures) representing views and
experience relevant to the discussed topic. The title page should include
a maximum 200-word abstract, five keywords, full mailing address, e-mail
address, phone number, fax number, and a designated contact author. Papers
will be selected depending on the originality, quality and relevance for
the workshop.  Interesting papers will be selected by the organizers and
their authors will have the possibility to give a 20 minute presentation
of them at the workshop. To foster lively discussions, each author is
encouraged to present open questions and one or two main statements that
shall be discussed at the workshop.  Submissions must be either MS-Word or
RTF formats (please, DO NOT compress files). In alternative, initial
submission can by done by emailing a URL pointing to an HTML version of
the paper.

Depending on the number and spread of contributions, the scope may be
narrowed to ensure effective communication and information sharing.
Accepted position papers will be published in the workshop proceedings to
be distributed to the participants before the workshop, and made generally
available through WWW and FTP.  A workshop report will be published in the
addendum proceedings of the conference.

Please note that workshop participants must register at least on that day
at UML conference. Early registration discount is available. We will have
an overhead projector, computer projector, and a flipchart available.

For more information please check
<http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/~fayad/workshops/UML03> or
<http://www.activeframeworks.com/publications.html#workshops>

You may also contact the organizers.

IMPORTANT DATES

Position papers due on or before:       September 1, 2003
Notification of acceptance/rejection:   September 17, 2003
Camera-ready papers due                 September 30, 2003
Workshop date:                          October 20, 2003

ORGANIZERS

Chair and Point of Contact:
DR. MOHAMED E. FAYAD (primary contact)
Professor of Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering Dept., College of Engineering
San Jos State University
One Washington Square, San Jos, CA 95192-0180
Ph: (408) 924-7364, Fax: (408) 924-4153
E-mail: 
m.fayad AT sjsu.edu,
 
fayad AT activeframeworks.com
http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/fayad

HAITHAM HAMZA . CO-CHAIR
Computer Science & Engineering Dept
University of Nebraska, Lincoln
115 Ferguson Hall, P.O. Box 880115, Lincoln, NE 68588-0115
Ph: (402) 472-3485 (office)
E-mail: 
hhamza AT cse.unl.edu