<div><span class="e" id="q_1106102509e73696_0"><div><span><div><span><div><span><p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black;">The First IEEE International Workshop on</span><span style="color: black;">
<br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black;">Software Patterns:
Addressing Challenges</span><span style="color: black;"> <br>
</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 48pt; color: red;">SPAC 2007</span><span style="color: black;"><br>
</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: red;">Call for Papers</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Beijing,
China, July 24-27, 2007 <br>
(in conjunction with COMPSAC 2007)</span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/
</a>
(COMPSAC 2007 Link) </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span><a href="http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/workshops/SPAC" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/workshops/SPAC
</a>
<span style="color: black;">(Workshop Link-1)</span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><a href="http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/%7Efayad/workshops/COMPSAC07" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/~fayad/workshops/COMPSAC07
</a>
(Workshop Link-2)<br>
<a href="http://www.vrlsoft.com/workshops/SPAC07" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.vrlsoft.com/workshops/SPAC07</a> (WorkshopLink-3)<b><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">
<br>
<br>
</span></b><a name="1106102509e73696_11061010e8117185_11061008c67897ee_11060ffa570d106f_11039abd23c40861_Theme_of_the_workshop"></a></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">THEME OF THE WORKSHOP</span></i></b> </p>
<p style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </p>
<p style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">As software increases in size and becomes more complex and
costly, the need for techniques to ease software development is likewise
increasing. Over the last decade, pattern community has evolved and received
more interest in both academia and industry. Developing software using patterns
holds the promise to reduce the cost and condensing the time of developing
software systems, while simultaneously maintaining the quality of these
systems.</p>
<p style="margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in; line-height: 12pt;">However,
the potential of using patterns in developing systems is not fully realized and
we need to address many challenges. For example, developing pattern
repositories and catalogs, from which patterns can be retrieved and reused,
still forms a challenge to software engineering, knowledge engineering and
information systems communities. In addition, the need for (semi-) automated
approaches for patterns mining and integration poses several open research
questions to the software engineering community.<span> </span>Many think these challenges and others
preclude the realization of the benefit of patterns as a reuse approach.<span> </span>This workshop aims at bringing together
researchers and practitioners who are interested in resolving research
challenges or who have practical experience with the different issues of
patterns reuse and integration to discuss and advance the state-of-the-art and
the state-of-the-practice in patterns reuse. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span>Patterns have emerged as a promising
reuse technique for both improving the quality and reducing the cost and time
of software development. However, there is an immense belief that patterns have
not fulfilled the expectations software developers wanted. Nevertheless, this
belief does not rebuff the fact that patterns, as a concept, have the potential
to play a key role in developing systems in the near future.<span> </span>This near future will never come unless there
are serious attempts from both developers and researchers to investigate and
provide creative solutions to current challenges that hinder utilizing patterns
in practice. Among these challenges, this workshop focuses on investigating how
to develop systems using patterns. We are sure that this topic will attract
many developers and researchers in the field to participate in this workshop.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black;">WORKSHOP CHALLENGES</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">The workshop will address
software patterns challenges and debate several issues related to the following
questions.<span> </span>We want researchers,
framework developers, and application developers to discuss and debate the
following questions related to: </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>I.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pattern Creation and
Development</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Leaving experience claim on
the side, can you show how to create and develop patterns?</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">What are the bases of
creating patterns? </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>c.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span>Are
there guidelines, methodologies, and/or processes for pattern creations and
developments?<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>d.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Would you show an example or
two?</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>II.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Patterns Selection Process: </span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">How does one select analysis
and design patterns to build any system?</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">What is the basis for
selecting these patterns? </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>c.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">If someone would like to
build a system from patterns, how does she select patterns?</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span>d.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span>What kind of patterns should one select to build a
system from patterns?</p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>e.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span>Is
there a guideline for the selection process?<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>III.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Patterns Composition</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">How does one integrate the
selected patterns to build any system? or How does one compose any system from
patterns? </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">What are the various claims
related to patterns composition? Are they true?</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>c.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span>Are
there guidelines or techniques for patterns composition? Would you illustrate
how to use them?<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>IV.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">System of Patterns and
General Reuse</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">What do we mean when we say
"systems of patterns"?</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>b.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Are the various claims
related to building any system from patterns reasonable?</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>c.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">How to develop </span>pattern
repositories and catalogs, from which patterns can be retrieved and reused?<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>d.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span>Are
there automated approaches for patterns mining and integration?<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>e.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">What other concepts will
help build any system from patterns?</span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify;">.<span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 0.75in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>V.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Impacts</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 1in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span>a.<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">What is the impact of
software stability on the above issues?</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Check any of the following
websites for all columns and accepted position papers:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/workshops/SPAC" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/workshops/SPAC
</a>
(Main Link)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/%7Efayad//workshops/COMPSAC07" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.engr.sjsu.edu/~fayad//workshops/COMPSAC07
</a>
(Workshop Link 2)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.vrlsoft.com/workshops/SPAC07" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.vrlsoft.com/workshops/SPAC07</a>
(Workshop Link 3 -- Under Construction)</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: black;">PAPER
FORMAT AND SUBMISSIONS</span></i></b><span style="color: red;"></span></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Detailed instructions for
electronic paper submission and review process can be found at
<a href="http://www.compsac.org/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.compsac.org/</a>. People interested in participating in the workshop are
requested to submit a short position paper (<b>3-5 pages</b>) or regular workshop paper (limited to <b>6 pages</b>, double spaced, including
figures) representing views and experiences relevant to the discussion topic.
The title page should include a maximum 150-word abstract, five keywords, full
mailing address, e-mail address, phone number, fax number, and a designated
contact author. Papers will be selected depending on the originality, quality
and relevance to the workshop.<span> </span>All
submitted papers will be evaluated according to its originality, significance,
correctness, presentation and relevance. Papers should be submitted
electronically at:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span> </span><a href="http://compsac.cs.iastate.edu/2007/EMOBS/index.php?authorsInstructions=1" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://compsac.cs.iastate.edu/2007/SPAC/
</a>. Please follow the
instructions given by the web page. Camera Ready manuscripts must be submitted
following IEEE conference proceedings style and guidelines. We encourage
authors to present novel ideas, critique of existing work, and practical
studies. </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Each accepted paper must be
presented in person by the author or one of the authors.<span> </span>To foster lively discussions, each author is
encouraged to present open questions and one or two main statements that will
be discussed at the workshop.<span>
</span>Submissions must be either MS-Word or RTF formats (please, DO NOT
compress files).</p>
<p> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Depending on the number and
spread of contributions, the scope may be narrowed to ensure effective
communication and information sharing. Accepted position papers will be
distributed to the participants before the workshop and made generally
available through the WWW and FTP.<span>
</span>Accepted papers will be published in the Workshop Proceedings of the 31st
IEEE Computer Software and Applications Conference (<a href="http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">COMPSAC
2007</a>). At least one of the authors of each accepted paper must register as
a full participant in the workshop to have the paper published in the COMPSAC
2007 Proceedings. The workshop selected best papers will be published in online
Journal of International Journal Of Patterns (IJOP) – <b><a href="http://www.ijop.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.ijop.org</a></b></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p><b><i><span style="color: black;">WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION</span></i></b></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Interested in participating in
the workshop without submission are requested to fill out the participation
form and e-mail to the co-chair Haitham Hamza <span><<a href="mailto:hshamza@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">hshamza@gmail.com</a>>,
Eduardo Segura <</span><span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:esegura@vrlsoft.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">esegura@vrlsoft.com</a>>,</span>
or to the workshop chair M.E. Fayad <<a href="mailto:m.fayad@sjsu.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">m.fayad@sjsu.edu</a>>.<span> </span></p>
<p>-------------------------------------------------</p>
<p>PARTICIPATION FORM:</p>
<p>Name and Affiliation:</p>
<p>Position:<span> </span></p>
<p>Address: </p>
<p>E-mail:</p>
<p>URL:</p>
<p>Areas of interest:</p>
<p>Why would you like to participate?</p>
<p>-------------------------------------------------</p>
<p style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Please note that registration is
required in order to participate in the workshop.<span> </span>An early registration discount is
available.<span> </span>An overhead projector and a
flipchart will be available.<span> </span></p>
<p> </p>
<p>For more information please visit any of the following
websites:</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: red;"> </span></b></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/workshops/SPAC" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://conferences.computer.org/compsac/2007/workshops/SPAC
</a>
(Main Link)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/%7Efayad//workshops/COMPSAC07" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.engr.sjsu.edu/~fayad//workshops/COMPSAC07
</a>
(Workshop Link 2)</span></p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.vrlsoft.com/workshops/SPAC07" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">www.vrlsoft.com/workshops/SPAC07</a>
(Workshop Link 3 -- Under Construction)</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p>You may also contact the organizers.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p><b><i><span style="color: black;">PROPOSED AGENDA</span></i></b></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p> </p>
<p>1. Welcome and introduction of participants. The organizers
will first give a short overview of any open issues and of the main arguments
arising out of the position papers. (Estimated time: 20-30 minutes)</p>
<p> </p>
<p>2. Selected authors (representing the main trends) will be
given<span> </span>20 minutes to explain how their
position relates to other positions and what each sees as the three major
issues. We expect about 5-10 position papers.<span>
</span>(Estimated time: 120-130 minutes) </p>
<p> </p>
<p>3. The organizers will propose an identification of the
major issues, and the participants will then discuss and select what they<span> </span>think are the hottest issues to be examined.
(Estimated time: 10-15 minutes) </p>
<p> </p>
<p>4. The participants will work for 70-95 minutes in small
groups, with a designated moderator in each group. The groups will each deal
with two different hot issues identified and will produce a summary in the form
of points and counterpoints, showing either how several views are irreducibly
opposed or how they are complementary. </p>
<p>The number of groups will depend on the number of
participants and number of issues selected; ideally there should be 3-5 p
people in each group. (Estimated time: 60-70 minutes) </p>
<p> </p>
<p>5. Each group will be given 10-15 minutes to present its
findings to the workshop.<span> </span>A closing
discussion will follow. The workshop report will be written on the basis of
these findings and will include an agenda for future exploration and
cooperation; it will </p>
<p>be made available through the WWW and FTP. (Estimated time:
50-60 minutes for five teams) </p>
<p> </p>
<p>(Total estimated time: 285-315 minutes, i.e. about five
hours +/- 15 minutes; lunch and breaks are not included.) </p>
<p> </p>
<p><b><i><span style="color: black;">IMPORTANT DATES</span></i></b></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p>We will be updated based on acceptance process</p>
<p> </p>
<p><b>Feb.
23, 2007</b>: Full paper and short paper due <br>
<b>Mar. 25, 2007</b>:
Decision notification (electronic) <br>
<b>Apr. 30, 2007</b>:
Camera-ready copy and author registration due</p>
<p><b>July 24-27, 2007</b><b>:</b> The workshop Date</p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p>
<p><b><i><span style="color: black;">ORGANIZERS</span></i></b><span style="font-size: 16pt; color: black;"></span></p>
<p><b> </b></p>
<p><b>Chair and Point of Contact:</b></p>
<p> </p>
<p><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Dr.</span></b><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps;"> M.E.</span></b><b><span style="font-variant: small-caps;"> Fayad</span>
</b></p>
<p>Professor of Computer Engineering</p>
<p>Computer Engineering Dept., College of Engineering</p>
<p>San José
State University</p>
<p>One Washington
Square, San José, CA 95192-0180</p>
<p><span lang="DE">Ph: (408)
924-7364, Fax: (408) 924-4153</span></p></span></div>
<p><span lang="DE">E-mail: <a href="mailto:m.fayad@sjsu.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">m.fayad@sjsu.edu</a>, me<a href="mailto:fayad@activeframeworks.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
fayad@gmail.com</a></span></p><div><span>
<p><span lang="DE"><a href="http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/fayad" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/fayad</a></span></p>
<p><span lang="DE"> </span></p>
<p><b>Co-Chairs:</b></p>
<h4>Dr. H.S. Hamza (Co-Chair)</h4>
<p><span>Faculty of
Computers and Informatics, </span></p>
<p>Information Technology Department</p>
<p><span>Cairo</span><span> University,
Orman, Giza 12613 - Egypt</span></p>
<p>Ph: (02) 335-8355 (office)</p>
<p>E-mail: <span><a href="mailto:hshamza@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">hshamza@gmail.com</a></span></p>
<p><b><span lang="DE"> </span></b></p>
<h4><span>Eduardo M. Segura</span></h4>
<p><span lang="FR">vrlSoft, Inc.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;" lang="FR">2065 Martin Ave., Suite 103</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;" lang="FR">Santa Clara, CA 95050-2707</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;" lang="FR">Phone/Fax: (408) 654-8972</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;" lang="FR">E-mail: <a href="mailto:esegura@vrlsoft.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">esegura@vrlsoft.com</a>,
<a href="mailto:eduardo.segura@sjsu.edu" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">eduardo.segura@sjsu.edu</a></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.vrlsoft.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.vrlsoft.com</a></p>
<p style="line-height: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p><b><i><span style="color: black;">PROGRAM COMMITTEE</span></i></b></p>
<p><span> </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Leonor
Barroca<span> <span> </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Open
University, England<span style="color: black;"></span></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sjaak
Brinkkemper<span> </span>Utrecht University,
the Netherlands<span> </span><span> </span></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Chia-Chu
Chiang<span> <span> </span></span>University of Arkansas
at Little Rock, USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Rogerio
Atem de Carvalho<span> <span> </span></span>CEFET
Campos,<span> </span>Brazil</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Andrea
D'Ambrogio<span> </span>University of
Roma TorVergata, Italy</span></b><span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Issam Wajih Damaj<span> </span>Dhofar University, Salalah - Sultanate of Oman</span>
</b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Khalil DRIRA<span> </span>LAAS-CNRS, France</span></b></span>
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Islam A. M.
El-Maddah<span> </span>Ain Shams University, Egypt</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">M.E. Fayad<span> </span>San Jose State
University & vrlSoft, Inc., USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Joao
M. Fernandes<span> </span>Universidade
do Minho, Portugal</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><span><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">IanGraham<span> </span></span></b></span>
<b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Trireme
International Ltd, London, England</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Jiang
Guo<span> </span>California State
University Los Angeles, USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in; line-height: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Wilhelm Hasselbring<span> <span> </span></span>
University
of Oldenburg, Germany</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Tarek
Helmy<span> </span>King Fahd
Univ. of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">H.S. Hamza<span> </span>Cairo University, Egypt</span></b></p>
<pre style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pilar Herrero<span> </span>Universidad Politécnica de Madrid<br>, Spain.</span></b></pre>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Hoda
Hosny<span> <span> </span>American University
in Cairo, Egypt</span></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Pao-Ann
Hsiung<span> </span>National Chung
Cheng University,
Chiayi, TAIWAN</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ali Jaoua<span> </span>University
of Qatar, Qatar</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Mohamed-Khireddine
KHOLLADI<span> </span>University of Constantine, France</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Dae-Kyoo
Kim<span> </span>Oakland University, MI,
USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Seok-Won Lee<span> </span>The University of North Carolina
at Charlotte, USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in; line-height: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Jeff Lei<span> </span>University of
Texas
at Arlington, USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in; line-height: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Ricardo J. Machado<span> </span>Universidade do Minho,
Portugal</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Ahmed
Mahdy<span> <span> </span></span><span>Texas</span><span> A&M University
- Corpus Christi, USA</span></span></b><span></span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Michael Oudshoorn<span> </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">
Montana
State University</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">, MT, USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Srini
Ramaswamy<span> </span>University of Arkansas
at Little Rock, USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in; line-height: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Gustavo Rossi <span> </span>LIFIA, Facultad de
Informatica, UNLP, Argentina</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Stuart
Rubin<span> </span>SPAWAR,
SSC-San Diego, USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Kannamma
Sampath<span> <span> </span></span>Coimbatore
Institute of Technology, <span>India</span></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Sanchez,
Arturo<span> </span>University of North Florida,
USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Kassem
A. Saleh<span> </span>American University of Sharjah, UAE</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Arno
Schmidmeier<span> </span>AspectSoft,
Hersbruck, Germany </span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">E.M. Segura<span> </span>San Jose State
University & vrlSoft, Inc., USA</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in; line-height: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Manolis Tzagarakis<span> <span> </span></span>
Research
Academic Technology Institute (RACTI), Greece</span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Laurence</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> T. Yang<span> </span>
St
Francis Xavier
University, Canada<span style="color: black;"></span></span></b></p>
<p style="margin-left: 2in; text-indent: -2in; line-height: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: black;">I-Ling Yen<span> <span> </span>
</span>University of Texas
at Dallas, <span>USA</span></span></b></p>
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