NEW IDEAS AND EMERGING RESULTS TRACK
AT THE 33RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
(ICSE 2011)

Goal and Scope

The goal of the New Ideas and Emerging Results (NIER) track is to pro-
vide researchers with a forum for presenting and getting early feed-
back on novel research ideas and promising work that has not yet been
fully evaluated.

Generally speaking, the topics of interest for this track are the same
as the Technical/Research track of ICSE 2011. However, a NIER paper is
expected to challenge the status quo with either novel technical ap-
proaches and results, new research directions, unusual synergies with
other disciplines, provocative ideas, or evidence that long-standing
beliefs no longer hold true.

What and How to Submit

All papers must conform at time of submission to the ICSE 2011 Format
and Submission Guidelines, and must not exceed 4 pages, including all
text, references, appendices and figures. In addition, the title of
the submitted paper MUST begin with "New Ideas and Emerging Results
Track:" (for instance: "New Ideas and Emerging Results Track: An Auto-
matic Hello World Generator"). The paper abstract and/or introduction
should clearly and concisely motivate in what respect the paper de-
scribes a "new idea" or an "emerging result". The rest of the paper
should focus on the proposed ideas, their impact on the field at
large, and future research directions. A NIER paper is not expected to
have a solid and complete evaluation as in the Technical/Research
track. However, preliminary results providing initial support for the
proposed ideas claims are definitely welcome. All submissions must be
in English. Submissions must be in PDF format.

Papers must be submitted electronically through CyberChairPRO:

http://cyberchairpro.borbala.net/icsenierpapers/submit/

The deadline for NIER papers submission is December 10, 2010.

Review and Evaluation Criteria

Each submission will be reviewed by at least two members of the New
Ideas and Emerging Results committee. The committee will review sub-
missions using the standard ICSE criteria: originality, importance of
contribution, soundness of rationale, quality of presentation, and ap-
propriate consideration of relevant literature. However, the main cri-
teria for acceptance is the degree to which a paper matches the afore-
mentioned track goals and scope for "new idea and emerging results".

Publication and Presentation

Upon notification of acceptance, all authors of accepted papers will
be asked to complete an ACM Copyright form and will receive further
instructions for preparing their camera ready versions. All accepted
contributions will be published in the conference electronic proceed-
ings which will also be available as a printed proceedings. At least
one author of each paper is required to present the results in the New
Ideas and Emerging Results track at the ICSE 2011 conference. This
will be a a highly interactive track where a short talk by the authors
is followed by a moderated discussion involving a panel of senior re-
searchers and the audience.

Important Dates

Submission Due Date Friday, December 10, 2010
Notification Date Monday, January 24, 2011
Camera-Ready Date Friday, February 11, 2011