CALL FOR PAPERS – XVIII WORKSHOP ON THESES AND DISSERTATIONS IN SOFTWARE QUALITY (WTDQS)
SBQS 2020: The 19th Brazilian Symposium on Software Quality
December 1st to 4th, 2020- ONLINE
http://www.sbc.org.br/sbqs2020
WTDQS
The XVIII Workshop on Theses and Dissertations in Software Quality (WTDQS), inserted in the XIX Brazilian Symposium on Software Quality (SBQS 2020), is a forum dedicated to the presentation and discussion of master and doctoral studies on Software Quality under development in Brazil.
The objective of this event is to provide a constructive environment for discussions, giving students the opportunity to obtain feedback on their work and a position in relation to the research on Software Quality. In addition, it aims to stimulate the integration and cooperation of researchers in the area and offer greater visibility to ongoing research for the academic and industrial communities.
All submitted papers will be evaluated by three members of the Program Committee. Selected papers will be presented by the student during the WTDQS. It is important to select works that are in the most appropriate moment to receive this feedback, i.e., they are not in a very early or very advanced stage. During WTDQS presentations, discussions will be held with especially invited researchers from the area, as well as with the present community. The presence of the advisor during the presentation is not mandatory but strongly recommended.
Topics of Interest
Topics of interest include the following topics related to Software Quality, but are not limited to:
- High Maturity and Statistical Process Control
- Acquisition of Software Products
- Acquisition of IT Services
- Process Evaluation
- Product Rating
- Software Quality Education
- Requirements Engineering
- Continuous Software Engineering
- Human Factors and Social Aspects in Software Quality
- IT Services Quality Assurance
- Software Quality Assurance
- Configuration Management
- Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning
- Portfolio and Project Management
- People management
- Software Process Lines
- Software Product Lines
- Software Maintenance and Evolution
- Measurement and Analysis
- IT Service Processes Improvement
- Software Process Improvement
- Agile Software Development Methods
- Process Modeling
- Models and Standards of Capacity and Maturity
- Software Processes, Methods, and Tools
- Project (Design) and Integration of Software and IT Services
- Software Quality applied to IT Services
- Software Reuse and Services
- Usability and User Experience
- Value in Software Quality
- Verification, Validation, and Testing
Important Dates
Paper Submission: September 14, 2020 September 28, 2020 (23:55 Brasília time)
Notification to Authors: October 14, 2020 October 28, 2020
Camera-ready: October 27, 2020 November 08, 2020 (23:55 Brasília time)
WTDQS 2020: to be defined (between December 01-04, 2020)
Papers Submission
Submission to the XVIII WTDQS must be made by means of an article and a research form characterizing the master or doctoral work. Priority will be given in the following cases:
- Doctoral works that are in the second or third year and that have defended or are close to the defending their thesis proposal (qualification);
- Masters works that have an approved proposal and are expected to be concluded in the next 12 months.
Masters or doctoral studies that has been completed or are in the process of being completed (i.e., the defense is expected to occur next (before or after) to the date of the WTDQS) must not be submitted, since at this stage little contribution can be given to the work.
Papers can be submitted in Portuguese or English. All papers must be submitted in 2 files in PDF format (exclusively):
(i) Research form containing a brief description of the main aspects of the work. The template available at http://sbqs.sbc.org.br/conteudo/fichapesquisawtdqs2020.docx must be used.
(ii) Article presenting in a clear and objective way the following topics: research context, problem characterization, theoretical foundation, research method, the current state of work, related works, and expected results. The format of SBC articles available at http://www.sbc.org.br/documentos-da-sbc/category/169-templates-para-artigos-e-capitulos-de-livros must be used.
The topics listed in (ii) above are essential to the article, but they do not need to be in isolated sections, nor need to be presented in the order they were cited above. The article must also contain the title, author identification, affiliation, abstract in English, and abstract in Portuguese.
The article must respect the SBC format (SBC template) and the limit of 6 pages for master and 8 pages for doctoral works.
Papers in a format other than PDF, that exceeds the number of pages, violates formatting instructions or are outside WTDQS scope will not be considered.
Accepted works must be presented by the student in WTDQS.
Works must be submitted in the JEMS system.
For accepted papers, the .docx file may be requested for the final version of the paper.
Program Committee Chair
Monalessa Perini Barcellos, UFES
SBQS Steering Committee
Adriano Bessa Albuquerque (UNIFOR)
Ana Regina Cavalcanti da Rocha (COPPE/UFRJ)
Gleison Santos (UNIRIO)
Ivan Machado (UFBA)
Marcello Thiry (UNIVALI)
Monalessa Perini Barcellos (UFES)
Sheila Reinehr (PUCPR)
Tayana Conte (UFAM)
Proceedings Chair
Marcelo Schots (UERJ)
Program Committee
Adenilso Simao (ICMC-USP)
Adriano Albuquerque (UNIFOR)
Alexandre Vasconcelos (UFPE)
Ana Regina Rocha (COPPE/UFRJ)
Andreia Malucelli (PUCPR)
Breno de França (UNICAMP)
Bruna Diirr (UNIRIO)
Christiane Gresse von Wangenheim (UFSC)
Davi Viana (UFMA)
Debora Paiva (UFMS)
Edna Dias Canedo (UnB)
Érica Ferreira de Souza (UTFPR)
Fabiano Cutigi Ferrari (UFSCAR)
Gleison Santos (UNIRIO)
Heitor Costa (UFLA)
Juliano Lopes de Oliveira (UFG)
Marcelo Luiz Monteiro Marinho (UFRPE)
Marcelo Schots (UERJ)
Marcello Thiry (UNIVALI)
Natália Chaves Lessa Schots (UFRRJ)
Rodrigo Reis (UFPA)
Rodrigo Santos (UNIRIO)
Rodrigo Spínola (UNIFACS)
Sabrina Marczak (PUCRS)
Sheila Reinehr (PUCPR)
Toacy Oliveira (COPPE/UFRJ)
Uirá Kulesza (UFRN)
