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AST 2010 : Fifth International Workshop on Automation of Software Test

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Link: http://www.cs.allegheny.edu/ast2010
 
When May 3, 2010 - May 4, 2010
Where Cape Town, South Africa
Submission Deadline Jan 20, 2010
Notification Due Feb 15, 2010
Final Version Due Mar 3, 2010
Categories    software engineering
 

Call For Papers

Fifth International Workshop on Automation of Software Test
http://www.cs.allegheny.edu/ast2010

Cape Town, South Africa, 3-4 May 2010

part of ACM/IEEE ICSE 2010 (http://www.sbs.co.za/ICSE2010)

Special Theme Charette Discussion: Integration Testing
Special Session: Business and Industrial Case Studies


IMPORTANT DATES
===============
Submission deadline: 20 January 2010
Notification of acceptance: 15 February 2010
Camera ready version: 3 March 2010
Workshop dates: 3-4 May 2010


In software development practice, testing can account for as much as 50% of the
total development effort. It is therefore imperative to reduce the cost and
improve the effectiveness of software testing by automating the testing process.
In the past decades, a great amount of research effort has been spent on
automatic test case generation, automatic test oracles, etc. Test automation is
also becoming an important part of software testing practice.
The workshop is the successor of the first four AST workshops held at ICSE 2006
2009. It will provide researchers and practitioners a forum for exchanging
ideas, experiences, understanding of the problems, visions for the future, and
promising solutions to the problems. The workshop will also provide a platform
for researchers and developers to work together to identify the problems in the
theory and practice of software test automation, which sets an agenda and lay
the foundation for future development.


TOPICS OF INTEREST
==================
The workshop focuses on bridging the gap between the theories and practice of
software test automation. The topics of interest include, but are not limited
to, the following:
1) Methodology:
Software test automation in the context of various software development
methodologies, such as in model-driven, component-based, agile, test-driven,
product-lines, service-oriented, agent-oriented, evolutionary, and
aspect-oriented methodologies.
2) Technology Development and Transfer:
Automation of test techniques and methods used in test-related activities,
support for software testing methods, and applications to specific types of
software in different application domains.
3) Software Testing Tools and Environments:
Issues in the development, operation, maintenance and evolution of software
testing tools and environments.
4) External Confirmation:
Empirical studies and experience reports that evaluate different facets of
software test automation and highlight their fundamental trade-offs.
This year, the charette discussion focuses on Integration Testing and
submissions on this topic are especially encouraged, but papers on other topics
are also welcome.

CHARETTE DISCUSSION: INTEGRATION TESTING
========================================
The workshop continues the successful charette discussions of the previous year
focusing on Integration Testing. Integration testing aims to expose faults due
to component interactions, such as the mismatch of the interfaces between those
components. It can be applied to different integration steps at various
granularities.
The discussion sessions provides opportunities for attendees to identify the key
aspects of integration testing that are worth research efforts in the near
future, to envision the approaches to address these aspects, and to form
collaborations to address the identified problems effectively.


BUSINESS AND INDUSTRIAL CASE STUDIES
====================================
There will also be an "Business and Industrial Case Studies" session at the
workshop, with shorter presentations reporting the real state of the practice in
automation of software testing. Test practitioners who are especially encouraged
to contribute their experiences and insights on test automation through this
session.
Topics for this session include, but are not limited to, the following: new
tools, new best practices, process innovations related to test automation, gaps
in existing vendor toolsets, ideas and visions for near-term research work.

POSTER SESSION
==============
Posters shall present late-breaking results, works in progress, and challenges
associated with automated testing of real world software systems. The poster
session helps improve interactions and facilitate networking among attendees.
This enables opportunities to engage in deeper discussions of your research.

SUBMISSIONS
===========
Four types of submission are invited: research papers, case study papers, case
study presentations, and posters.
Research papers report research and practical experience in the area of software
test automation. Both long (8 page) and short (4 page) papers are welcomed.
Submissions in the case study category may be either a short paper with no more
than 4 pages, or a slide presentation with no more than 15 slides printed by two
slides per page. Case study papers and presentations must report on practical
applications of test automation.
All papers submitted to the workshop must be unpublished original work and must
not have been submitted anywhere else for publication. The paper submissions
must be in English and conform to the ACM SIG conference proceedings format.
Posters must be in DIN A0 format. All submissions must be submitted in either
PDF or postscript format through online upload to the workshop paper submission
website.
All submissions will be reviewed by at least three PC members, but using
different criteria. Research papers will be judged on the basis of their
clarity, relevance, originality, and contribution. Case study papers,
presentations, and posters will be judged based on their clarity, relevance, and
interest to the workshop attendees.

PUBLICATION OF PAPERS
=====================
The accepted workshop papers, including both research and case study papers,
will be published in the ICSE 2010 Conference Proceedings Volume II in ACM
Digital Library. Workshop attendees will receive a memory stick with both
proceedings volumes on it. Slide presentations and posters will be published on
the AST 2010 website.
Authors of accepted papers and posters are required to register for the workshop
and present their contributions at the workshop in order for their contributions
to be published.
Authors of the selected best papers will be invited to extend their papers to be
included in a special issue/session of Software Quality Journal, Springer. Each
paper in the special issue/session must include at least 30% new technical
materials, and its overall quality must meet the standard of the journal.

Workshop Organization
=====================
Co-Chairs
---------
Prof. Wing Kwong Chan
City University of Hong Kong
Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong

Dr. Christof J. Budnik
Siemens Corporation
Corporate Research
755 College Road East
Princeton, NJ, USA

Prof. Gregory M. Kapfhammer
Department of Computer Science
Allegheny College
Meadville, PA, USA

Steering Committee
------------------
Prof. Hong Zhu
Oxford Brookes University, UK

Prof. Shing-chi Cheung
The Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology,
Hong Kong

Dr. Jenny Li
Avaya Research, USA

Prof. Fevzi Belli
Paderborn University, Germany

Prof. Eric Wong
University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Dr. Steve Masticola
Siemens Corporation,
Corporate Research, USA

Please see workshop website for more details and the workshop
(http://www.cs.allegheny.edu/ast2010) Program Committee.

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