SPLC 2020: 24th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference

October 19 to 23, 2020
Montréal, Canada

http://splc2020.net/

Follow SPLC on Twitter: @splcconf
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The Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC) is a premier forum where researchers, practitioners, and educators can present and discuss the most recent ideas, trends, experiences, and challenges in the area of software and system product lines engineering. Conference events include opportunities to hear industry leaders’ real-world experiences and researchers’ latest ideas and to learn from both.

The 24th ACM International Systems and Software Product Line Conference (SPLC 2020) will be held from October 19th to 23rd co-located with the IEEE / ACM 23rd International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MODELS).


TRACKS
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* Research Papers
High quality research work that uses established scientific methodologies, written using high standards of academic technical publications.

* Industrial Systems and Software Product Lines Papers
We invite submission of papers presenting challenges, innovations and solutions to concrete industrial applications of software and product line engineering methodologies and tools. Submitted papers should showcase a significant software component to the research.

* Challenges and Solutions Papers
We highly encourage community members to provide concrete sets of case studies and problems that showcase SPL-related challenges. First, there will be a call for cases where researchers or practitioners are encouraged to contribute a concrete case study. Then, after the accepted case studies are published, there will be a call for solutions. Both accepted case descriptions and solutions will be included in the conference proceedings.

* Journal First Papers
Authors of journal-first papers are invited to submit their publications to present their work at SPLC. This is an opportunity to speak directly to the community and offer SPLC attendees a richer set of presentations.

* Workshop Proposals
We invite the community to submit proposals for one or two- day workshops in the field. In particular, workshops on challenging, emerging areas related to conference topics.

* Demonstrations and Tools
This track highlights live demonstrations of product-line tools and of practices tackling current industrial challenges.

* Doctoral Symposium Papers
The SPLC Doctoral Symposium aims to provide a supportive environment that enables doctoral students to get constructive feedback on their research. Students will have the opportunity to discuss their work with experienced members of the community.

* Tutorial Proposals
Tutorials provide a valuable opportunity for participants to expand their knowledge and skills in product line engineering. Tutorials may focus on introductory product lines topics, or on advanced tools, approaches, methods, and best practices.


Important Dates
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* Research track
Abstract submission: April 9, 2020
Paper submission: April 16, 2020
Notification: June 1, 2020
Artifact submission: June 18, 2020
Artifact notification: July 3, 2020
Camera-ready paper: July 17, 2020

* Industrial systems and product lines track
Abstract submission: : April 10, 2020
Paper submission: April 17, 2020
Notification: May 29, 2020
Camera-ready paper: June 12, 2020

* Challenge track
Case submission deadline: [Extended] February 21, 2020
Case notification: [Extended] February 28, 2020
Camera ready case descriptions deadline: [Extended] March 6, 2020
Call for solutions released: February 28, 2020
Solution submission deadline: May 22, 2020
Challenge notification: June 12, 2020
Camera ready solution papers: July 3, 2020

* Workshops
Workshop proposal: March 20, 2020
Notification: April 10, 2020
Workshop papers submission: July 24, 2020
Workshop papers notification: August 14, 2020
Final version of papers + summary of the workshop: August 28, 2020

* Journal first papers
Submission: June 5, 2020
Notification for invitation: July 03, 2020
Camera ready summary papers: July 17, 2020

* Demonstrations and tools
Paper submission: June 05, 2020
Notification: June 26, 2020
Camera-ready papers: July 03, 2020

* Doctoral symposium
Paper submissions: June 5, 2020
Notifications: June 26, 2020
Camera-ready papers: July 3, 2020

* Tutorials
Tutorial submission: May 1, 2020
Notification: May 29, 2020
Final version of the 1 page description for the proceedings: June 12th, 2020


Organization
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* General Chairs
Roberto Erick Lopez-Herrejon, École de technologie supérieure, Canada

* Research Track Chairs
Sarah Nadi, University of Alberta, Canada
Philippe Collet, Université Côte d’Azur, France

* Workshops Chairs
Iris Reinhartz-Berger, University of Haifa, Israel
Gilles Perrouin, University of Namur, Belgium

* Doctoral Symposium Chairs
Ina Schaefer, Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany
Rafael Capilla, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

* Tutorials Chairs
Carlos Cetina, University San Jorge, Spain
Sandro Schulze, Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Germany

* Panels Chair
See: http://splc2020.net/call-for-papers/call-for-panel-proposals/

* Industrial Systems and Software Product Lines Chairs
Salvador Trujillo, IKERLAN Research Center, Spain
Shaukat Ali, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway

* Hall of Fame Chairs
Natsuko Noda, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan
Goetz Botterweck, University of Limerick, Ireland

* Challenge Track Chairs
Jose Galindo, University of Seville, Spain
Lukas Linsbauer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

* Journal First Chair
Thorsten Berger, Chalmers University, Sweden
Wesley K. G. Assunção, Federal University of Technology – Paraná, Brazil

* Demonstrations and Tools Chairs
Julia Rubin, University of British Columbia, Canada
Jacob Krüger, University of Magdeburg, Germany

* Web Chair
Yoena Dominguez Rivero, Ecole de technologie supérieure (ETS), University of Quebec, Canada

* Proceedings Chair
Paul Gazzillo, University of Central Florida

* Publicity and Social Media Chairs
Jabier Martinez, Tecnalia, Spain

* Student Volunteers Chairs
Seiede Reyhane Kamali, Ecole de technologie superieure (ETS), University of Quebec, Canada