Call for Papers

The 23rd IEEE/ACIS International Conference on Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications (SERA 2025)
May 29-May 31, 2025, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA



SERA 2025 brings together researchers, practitioners, and advanced graduate students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results and research-in- progress about all aspects (theory, applications, and tools) of Software Engineering Research, Management and Applications, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted. There are three submission types (in IEEE Conference templates):

• Full Paper (up to 8 pages)
• Short Paper (up to 4 pages)
• Posters

Important Dates

Workshop/Special session proposal: January 10, 2025
Full Paper Submission: March 13, 2025
Acceptance Notification: April 4, 2025
Camera-Ready Papers & Registration: April 18, 2025
Conference Dates: May 29-May 31, 2025
Conference officers will select outstanding papers for publication in the following journals (www.acisinternational.org):

• International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing (IJNDC), Springer, Germany
• International Journal of Software Innovation (IJSI), IGI Global, U.S.A.
• International Journal of Big Data Intelligence and Applications (IJBDIA), IGI Global, USA
• Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI), Springer, Germany

The conference will cover a broad set of research topics as:

AI and Software Engineering
Software Testing and Analysis
Empirical Software Engineering
Software Requirements, Modeling and Design
Software Security and Privacy
Parallel and Distributed Computing
Data Mining and Knowledge Recovery
Software Evolution and Understanding
Software Engineering Education
Communication Systems and Networks
Blockchain and Smart Contract
Embedded/ Cyber-Physical Systems
Internet of Things (IoT)
Digital Forensics
Software Architecture
SW Architecture Description Language
Software Architecture Styles, Patterns, Views
Object-Oriented SW Engineering with UML
Software Architecture Evaluation
Software Metrics and Measurements
Software Architecture Design Tools
Software Project Management & Evaluation
Software Engineering Tools and Techniques
Agile Development
Web Engineering Cloud Computing, Edge Computing
Deep Learning Applications
Quantum Computing Algorithms
Health information
Natural Language Processing
Digital Twin
Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Analytics
Algorithms, data structures, and applications

Best Paper Award
Conference officers will select papers for the Best Paper Award and Best Student Paper Awards. (in order to qualify for the award, the Paper must be presented at the conference.)

Best Conference/Symposium/Workshop/Special Session Organizer Award
The Award Committee (general chair & CEO) and the Chairs of the conference
(conference chair; program Chair: & session chairs) will select the best organizers for
their outstanding contributions and services to the success of the
conference/symposium/workshop/special session.

Submission Instructions
Authors who are interested in the above topics can submit their unpublished work to SERA 2025 conference via Easychair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sera2025). A clear indication of the motivation and comparison with prior related work should be presented. Simultaneous submission to a journal or another conference with refereed proceedings is not allowed.

Submissions must adhere to the following guidelines:
• Papers must be formatted using IEEE Conference templates file without altering margins or the font point.
• The maximum length is 8 pages for a regular paper and is 4 pages for a short paper (including references).
• Proofs omitted due to space constraints must be placed in an appendix to be read by the program committee members at their discretion.

Publication
SERA 2025 Proceedings will be published by IEEE Conference Publishing Services and will be submitted to be indexed by EI, INSPEC, and DBLP.

Journal publication: Conference officers will select outstanding papers for publication in the following journals:
• International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing (IJNDC), Paris, France.
• International Journal of Software Innovation (IJSI), IGI Globe, U.S.A.
• Studies in Computational Intelligence (SCI), Springer, Germany.


Organizing Committee

General Chair
Ju-Yeon Jo, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Conference Chair
Yeong-Tae Song, Towson University

Program Co-Chairs
Mingon Kang, University of Nevada Las Vegas
Junghwan Rhee, University of Central Oklahoma

Special Session Co-chairs
Amel Fraisse, Professor, University of Lille, France
Jongyeop Kim, Georgia Southern University
Takaaki Goto, Toyo University

Publicity Co-chairs
Sai Chandra Kosaraju, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Amel Fraisse, Professor, University of Lille, France
Fei Zuo, Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma
Goutam Mylavarapu, Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma
Kristin Schuller, Associate Professor, Towson University