The aim of this working conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners working on theory, techniques and applications, which concern analysis and/or manipulation of the source code of computer systems. While much attention in the wider software engineering community is properly directed towards other aspects of systems development and evolution, such as specification, design and requirements engineering, it is the source code that contains the only precise description of the behavior of the system. The analysis and manipulation of source code thus remains a pressing concern.
COVERED TOPICS AND PAPER FORMATS:
We welcome submission of papers that describe original and significant work in the field of source code analysis and manipulation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- program transformation
- abstract interpretation
- program slicing
- source level software metrics
- decompilation
- source level testing and verification
- source level optimization
- program comprehension
SCAM also welcomes short (6 pages) Tool papers that introduce tools for source code analysis and manipulation. Tool papers should describe a concrete source code analysis or manipulation tool that is available for download and general use and can be run and demonstrated at the conference.
In addition to the main and tool tracks, SCAM 2012 solicits 2-page Frontiers position papers describing a significantly new idea in the theory, technology, application or engineering of source code analysis and manipulation systems. Frontiers authors will join in an open panel discussion of the frontiers of the area at the conference.
SUBMISSION:
Submitted papers should not be longer than 10 pages (6 pages for tool papers and 2 pages for position papers). All papers submitted should follow the IEEE Computer Society Press Proceedings Author Guidelines.
The papers should be submitted electronically in PDF form via the EasyChair at
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=scam2012
Submitted papers must not have been previously published or concurrently submitted for consideration elsewhere.
PROCEEDINGS:
All accepted papers will appear in the proceedings which will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press. Best papers from SCAM 2012 will be considered for revision, extension, and publication in a special issue of the Journal of Software: Evolution and Process.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Abstract submission (Full and Frontier papers): May 04, 2012 (23.59.59 AOE Time).
Paper submission (Full and Frontier papers): May 07, 2012 (23.59.59 AOE Time).
Tool papers submission: May 31, 2012
Notification for Full and Frontier papers: June 16, 2012
Notification for Tool papers: June 21, 2012
Camera ready submission: July 06, 2012
Working Conference: September 23 - 24, 2012
