SEDES 2007

2^nd Portuguese Software Engineering Doctoral Symposium

(2º Simpósio para Estudantes de Doutoramento em Engª de Software)

Hosted by the 6th International Conference on the Quality of

Information and Communications Technology - QUATIC'2007

FCT/UNL (Lisbon New University), Caparica, Portugal

12^th September, 2007

*ABOUT THE DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM*

The goal of this doctoral consortium is to provide software engineering PhD students with an environment in which they can present and discuss their work, receive feedback and suggestions from faculty and peers, and network with other researchers in the field.

The first edition of SEDES was part of Congresso Português de Engenharia de Software, held in Coimbra, in 2004. Since then, SEDES has been looking for a new "home", and has been welcomed by QUATIC, International Conference on the Quality of Information and Communications Technology in its 6^th edition (http://2007.quatic.org)

In this second edition we strove to reinforce the high standards of the previous workshop: renowned researchers have been invited for the Program Committee; a double blind review process was used to evaluate the submissions based on quality, maturity and clarity of the research problem and research methodology; and generous time slots have been allocated to enable deeper debates and feedback.

We hope that students find the workshop as worthwhile as those involved in the first edition did, and that meaningful contributions for their thesis may emerge.

*ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION*

To be eligible for participation in the doctoral consortium, students must:

- Be doing research in software engineering, pursuing a PhD degree in the area;

- Have concluded the first year of their doctoral programs.

To apply, students must submit a package containing the following 2 documents:

1) Thesis proposal

It should be anonymous and include the following sections: Title, Abstract, Introduction, State-of-the-art, Research questions, Research method, Expected contributions, and References. It should be written in English and be no longer than four pages (A4 paper size; 1,5 line spacing; Arial font; 10 points; all margins set to 2cm).

2) Nomination letter

Provided by the students advisor, endorsing the quality of the submitted thesis proposal, and providing an indication of the expected graduation date. Relevant highlights may be included.

Item 1 should be submitted by the student and item 2 by the advisor, both by e-mail, to rupino@dei.uc.pt

*REVIEW PROCESS*

The participating faculty members will blind-review the submissions, focusing on the quality, maturity and clarity of the thesis proposal, both in terms research problem and research methodology. In order to ensure a profitable discussion during the workshop, a maximum of 12 participants will be selected. Accepted candidates are expected to submit a final version of the proposal taking into account the comments and suggestions provided by the reviewers. This paper will be published in the conference proceedings.

*DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM FORMAT*

The main focus of the consortium will be on providing doctoral students with feedback on their work.

Time will be divided in 50 minute slots (20 min presentation, 30 minutes discussion), one for each accepted thesis proposal.

All candidates are expected to read each other's thesis proposals and ask relevant questions to fellow students at the workshop.

*IMPORTANT DATES*

April 7, 2007 : Submission of application package

May 11, 2007 : Notification of acceptance

May 21, 2007 : Publication of preliminary Doctoral Consortium schedule

June 25, 2007 : Submission of final papers

September 12 , 2007: Doctoral Consortium

*GENERAL CHAIR*

• Paulo Rupino da Cunha , Universidade de Coimbra

*PROGRAM COMMITEE*

• Ademar Aguiar , FE, Universidade do Porto
• Antónia Lopes , FC, Universidade de Lisboa
• António Rito Silva , IST, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa
• Fernando Brito e Abreu , FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
• João Pascoal de Faria , FE, Universidade do Porto
• Mário Gaspar da Silva , FC, Universidade de Lisboa
• Ricardo Jorge Machado , EE, Universidade do Minho

*PROGRAM SCHEDULE*