ESEM 2015 - 2015 ACM-IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement

The ACM / IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM) is the premier conference for research results related to empirical software engineering. These include discussions of: i) strengths and weaknesses of software engineering technologies and methods from an empirical viewpoint; ii) the design and analysis of empirical studies, ranging from controlled experiments to case studies and from quantitative to qualitative studies; and iii) the use of data and measurement to understand, evaluate, and model software engineering phenomena. The symposium encourages the presentation of both novel work and replication studies.
Papers are rigorously reviewed by leading international experts and the full paper acceptance rate is competitive.
ESEM provides a stimulating forum where researchers and practitioners can present and discuss recent research results on a wide range of topics, in addition to also exchanging ideas, experiences and challenging problems.
The relevant topics include, but are not restricted to, the following:
● Experiments and quasi-experiments
● Industrial experience, case studies and action-research
● Qualitative methods
● Cross- and multi-disciplinary methods and studies
● Replication of empirical studies
● Families of experiments
● Systematic literature reviews and mapping studies
● Meta-analysis, qualitative and quantitative synthesis of studies
● Empirically-based decision making
● New ideas pertaining to measurement, evaluation, comparison and development of empirical software methods
● Evaluation and comparison of techniques and models
● Development and evaluation of empirical prediction systems or software estimation models
● Data mining and empirical methods
● Quality measurement and assurance
● Measurement and process improvement programs
● Simulation-based studies in software engineering
● Reports on the benefits / costs associated with using certain technologies
● Infrastructures and novel techniques for conducting empirical studies
● Software project experience and knowledge management
● Software technology transfer to the industry
Papers should contain an explicit description of the empirical strategy applied. Although not strictly required, the use of structured abstracts for full papers is suggested. All submissions will be peer reviewed. Please note that every accepted contribution must have a minimum of one author registration by the time of the relative camera ready submission deadline.