SEA 2012 - The 16th IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications ~SEA 2012~

With the increased size and complexity of software products, software applications are often no longer created by an individual or even a single organization. Instead, applications now commonly comprise components produced by different developers using diverse practices. In order to minimize the complexity of this process, it is beneficial for those working in the field to standardize software development. Large software applications following traditional approaches are difficult to design and test, slow to develop, require continuous maintenance and updates, and are often unreliable. By constructing software products using emerging techniques, software engineers are seeking solutions to these problems and attempting to reduce the period of software development, while increasing productivity, security and reliability.
The primary objective of the 16th IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering and Applications (SEA 2012) is to provide a forum for substantive discussion on the emerging technologies and methodologies being developed to overcome the challenges that exist in all areas of software engineering. This conference will also showcase developments in industry, successful applications, and case studies.
All papers submitted to this conference will be double-blind peer reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee and related technical committees. Acceptance will be based primarily on originality, significance, technical soundness, presentation, and references.
Scope
The topics of interest to be covered by SEA 2012 include, but are not limited to:
DATABASES AND DATA MINING
Data Mining
Data Warehousing
Database Algorithms
Database Design
Database Languages
Database Management Systems
Expert Systems
Knowledge-based Systems
Object-Oriented Databases
Query Optimization
SOFTWARE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
Distributed Software Management
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design
Software Algorithms
Software Architecture
Software Design
Software Development
Software Engineering
Software Maintenance
Software Methodologies
Software Metrics
Software Performance Engineering
Software Performance Model Building
Software Project Management
Software Requirements
Software Testing
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
Business Process Re-Engineering
Communication Networks
Computer Graphics
Cooperative Work Support
e-Commerce
Education
Embedded Systems Programming
m-Commerce
Medical Informatics
Mobile and Wireless Computing
Multimedia Systems
Others
Parallel and Distributed Systems
Real Time Systems
Web-based Simulation
Workflow Modelling
SOFTWARE SECURITY, OPTIMIZATION AND STANDARDIZATION
Copyright Issues
Fault Tolerance
Optimization
Quality Assurance
Reliability
Reusability
Security
Software Evaluation
Software Product Lines
Software Protocols
Software Prototyping
Software Re-Engineering
Software Standards
Verification and Validation
SOFTWARE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Artificial Intelligence Applications
Compilers
Data visualization
Formal Methods
Framework Techniques
Graphical User Interfaces
Intelligent Agents
Internet Computing
Logic Programming
Modelling and Simulation
Modelling Languages
Programming Languages
Software Agents
Software Tools
Visualization
Web-based Software Engineering