ACSEAC 2012 - 2012 African Conference on Software Engineering and Applied Computing (ACSEAC)

We invite submission of original unpublished research reports, work in progress, and reports based on the conference focus areas. Regular papers (8 pages) which provide detailed expositions of new research or applications; short paper (4 pages) which provide short discussions of new technical concepts or developments, or new applications of existing techniques; and case studies or software reviews (8 pages) which will evaluate existing applied computing software systems, discussing the experience gained and lessons learnt from using or developing such systems in an operational environment.
Track 1: Principles and practice of software engineering
Research in principles and practice of software engineering spans various dimensions. Software engineering is a creative design activity which must be practiced systematically. Thus, we need to increase our confidence in our development efforts by emphasizing the need for rigor as a necessary complement to creativity in this discipline.

The main topics of interest for this track include but will not be limited to the following.

Development practices and approaches
Software Development Tools and Infrastructure
Software Project Management
Software Process
Requirements Engineering
Software Architectures & Design
Software Security
Testing & Quality assurance
Software Economics
Software Measurement
Validation and Verification
We also welcome excellent surveying works in these areas.

Track 2: Applied computing techniques
The area of applied computing ideally concentrates on classic and leading edge computing concepts to provide solutions to real world problems that impact individuals, groups and companies. Thus, this area applies to various computing spheres.

Focus areas in this track include, but are not limited to, the following:

Artificial Intelligence
Agent-based Technologies
Decision-support Systems
Scheduling and Optimization Techniques
Database Systems
Evolving Data Structures
Genetic Programming and Fuzzy Logics
Programming Environments
Distributed Systems
Real-time Systems
Web Technologies
Mobile Technologies
Testing Verification and Validation of varying applications
ICT for the Developing World
Track 3: Industrial session on software process improvement
Adopting best practice in the development of software products is strategic to organizations that have software development capabilities and which regard software as an important aspect of their business. Thus, research trends as well as experiences from industry on this critical aspect are solicited.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Defining and documenting software processes
Measuring software processes
Evaluating software process capability and effectiveness
Planning and managing software process improvement projects and programs
Implementing software process change
Building the requirement management process
Mastering the software product lifecycle
Software project management and planning
Effective risk management techniques
Agile software development methods
Balanced scorecard
Software measurement and analysis
The agile software review process
Six Sigma approaches to software process improvement
Track 4: Innovations in Education
An essential prerequisite for the advancement of research in this area is the early recognition that high-quality research practices and a sound educational system are essential. Academia continuously proposes models that enhance industrial efficiency and growth, but mechanisms of demonstrating how these models are integrated in the operational environment are still lacking. The goal of this track is to examine impediments in teaching cutting-edge techniques in Software Engineering and Applied Computing and to identify how the educational activities in this area can be improved.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Innovative instructional technologies
Evaluation and assessment techniques
Application development environments and frameworks
Use of Open source tools in software engineering courses
Integration of agile practices in software engineering courses
Industry-academia collaboration models
Accrediting long-distance postgraduate degrees in software engineering
Integrating industrial case studies
Corporate continuing education and training
Professional, ethical, and legal issues in software engineering education
Integrating technical writing in software engineering courses
Integration of research results into software engineering courses
Forming learning communities among undergraduate and graduate students
E-learning