IC-MBSE 2010 - 2010 3rd International Conference on Model-Based Systems Engineering (IC-MBSE 2010)

IC-MBSE 2010

Following the success of the 2008 and 2009 Conferences on Model-Based Systems Engineering at the Technion Institute of Technology iin Haifa Israel, George Mason University in collaboration with the Technion present the 3rd International Conference on Model-Based Systems Engineering MBSE 2010.

Objectives

Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is gaining acceptance as the best practice for well-founded Systems Engineering. New products and systems require the involvement of professionals having multiple disciplinary backgrounds and various other stakeholders, who need to communicate and share a common understanding of all the system's characteristics, intricacies, and implications using a common set of domain-neutral concepts. An essential element in the solution to this problem lies in an agreement on, and the adoption of, a generic conceptual modeling language, framework, ontology, and methodology that would provide a common ground for all the parties involved.
The Third International Conference on Model-Based Systems Engineering, MBSE 2010 is a premier forum for the elicitation and exchange of ideas on issues and problems regarding systems engineering and its relation to the development, evolution, adoption, evaluation, and dissemination of languages, methodologies, and approaches for conceptual models of complex systems. In addition to research and practice papers the conference will feature invited speakers, tutorials, and an industrial exhibition.
Topics of Interest

Topics of interest within the scope of the Conference include, but are not limited to
Conceptual modeling languages and approaches
Ontological foundations for and requirements from a systems engineering modeling language
Operations Research models and their relation to Systems Engineering
Standards for Systems Engineering models
Object-Process Methodology for systems modeling and lifecycle support
Education for holistic systems thinking and modeling
Relationships between a systems modeling language and a systems development methodology
Human cognition and human factors engineering in designing system
Paper categories

We invite submissions of high quality papers in the following categories:
Technical solution papers.
Papers that present novel solutions for system-modeling related problems (Limit: 10 pages).
Scientific evaluation papers
Papers that evaluate existing problem situations or validate proposed solutions via scientific means such as empirical studies, experiments, case studies, simulations, formal analyses, etc. (Limit: 10 pages)
Industrial practice and experience papers
Papers that present problems or challenges encountered in practice, relate success and failure stories, or report on industrial practice. The focus is on 'what' and on lessons learned, not on an in-depth analysis of 'why.' (Limit: 6 pages).
Vision papers
Vision papers sketch new ways of looking at things, present creative new ideas, rethink current notions, etc. The presented ideas must be original and appear sound. (Limit: 6 pages)
Papers must describe original work that has not been submitted to or presented at other forums.
Reviewing

All submissions will be strictly refereed. Based on the reviews and on the discussion of papers in the program committee, the MBSE'10 Program Board will decide which papers to accept for the conference.
Important Dates

April 30, 2010 - Paper submissions due
June 30, 2010 - Notification of authors
July 31, Camera-ready papers due
September 27-28 Conference

Conference Organizers

Conference Co-Chairs

Ariela Sofer , George Mason University
Dov Dori, Technion, Technology Instiute of Israel
Program Chair

Andrew Sage, George Mason University
Publicity Chair

Peggy Brouse, George Mason University
Conference Committee

Dennis Buede Innovative Decisions, Inc
Olivier de-Weck Massachussetts Institute of Technology
Regina Griego Sandia National Laboratories
Donna Rhodes Massachussetts Institute of Technology