The International Conference on Program Comprehension (ICPC) is the principal venue for works in the area of program comprehension. Topics of interest for all tracks include but are not limited to:

- Tool support for program comprehension;
- Novel visualization techniques and interfaces to support program comprehension, including searching, browsing and analyzing;
- Cognitive theories for program comprehension, including experiments, empirical studies, and case studies;
- Individual, collaborative, distributed, and global program comprehension;
- Comprehension of specific types of software systems, such as open/closed source, mobile applications, web-based systems, legacy systems, product lines, libraries, multi-threaded applications, and systems of systems;
- Comprehension in the context of diverse software process models and specific lifecycle activities, such as: maintenance, evolution, reengineering, migration, security, auditing, and testing;
- Comprehension of software artifacts;
- Empirical evaluations of program comprehension tools, techniques, and approaches;
Human aspects in program comprehension;
- Comprehension and legal issues, such as due diligence, intellectual property, reverse engineering, and litigation;
- Issues and case studies in the transfer of program comprehension technology to industry.

TECHNICAL RESEARCH TRACK

The research track of ICPC 2016 promises to provide a quality forum for researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, and government to present and to discuss state-of-the-art results and best practices in the field of program comprehension. Submissions must not be longer than 10 pages for the main text, inclusive of figures, tables, appendices, and references. The best full research papers at ICPC 2016 will be invited to be revised and extended for consideration in a special issue of the Journal of Software: Evolution and Process (JSEP) by Wiley.

Program Chairs: Jonathan I. Maletic, Gabriele Bavota

Research Track Dates:
Abstract Submission: Feb 8, 2016
Paper Submission: Feb 15, 2016
Author Notification: Mar 21, 2016
Camera Ready: Apr 18, 2016

SHORT PAPER TRACK

The Short Paper Track includes, but is not limited to, preliminary results, negative results, and experience reports from academia and industry. Submissions must not be longer than 4 pages for the main text, inclusive of figures, tables, appendices, and references.

Program Chairs: Emily Hill, David Lo

Short Paper Track Dates:
Abstract Submission: Mar 25, 2016
Paper Submission: Mar 28, 2016
Author Notification: Apr 14, 2016
Camera Ready: Apr 25, 2016

TOOL DEMONSTRATION TRACK

The tool demonstration track provides an opportunity for live presentations of academic prototypes and industry tools. Tool demonstration proposals that complement full technical papers are especially encouraged. Submissions must not be longer than 2 pages for the main text, inclusive of figures, tables, appendices, and references.

Program Chairs: Bonita Sharif, Mircea Lungu

Tool Demo Track Dates:
Abstract Submission: Mar 25, 2016
Paper Submission: Mar 28, 2016
Author Notification: Apr 14, 2016
Camera Ready: Apr 25, 2016

PAPER SUBMISSION

All papers must conform, at time of submission, to the ICSE Formatting Guidelines. Submissions must be in PDF format and must be submitted online via the ICPC 2016 EasyChair conference management system. Papers must not have been previously accepted for publication nor concurrently submitted for review in another journal, book, conference, or workshop. All accepted papers will be published in the conference electronic proceedings, and will also be available in a digital library. At least one author of the paper must register and present the paper/demo at the conference; otherwise the paper will be excluded from both the program and the proceedings.