The second edition of ONTOSE will be located at Italy (2007), a preliminary Web page can be found here [ONTOSE-07]
Access the on-line WS system
through this URL:
http://www.antraki.com/dokeos/
Accounts and passwords will be emailed to participants before the
discussion that will take place
during the 13-19 June week.
The open call for the AEI special issue can be accessed here [PDF]
The physical part of the WS will take place at the "Sala de Grados" of the Polythechinc Building (Escuela Politécnica), University of Alcalá.
Instructions to get to the building are available here [PDF].
Software Engineering and the broader discipline of Systems Engineering have matured in the last years as disciplines with specific techniques, methods and principles. This has resulted in considerable research on aspects that are related to the disciplines in themselves, as for example, how empirical research should be conducted, what are the conditions for "valid" knowledge, and which is the scope of theories in the field. These are elements that are of interest from the perspective of philosophy. Concretely, the material and temporal entities that are dealt with in the field are a matter of ontology, and the conditions for credibility of statements and research methods are a matter of epistemology.
Two major milestones in the consolidation of Software and Systems Engineering as disciplines of scientific inquiry have been the development of two compilations of available knowledge: the SWEBOK and the SEBOK, respectively. These two bodies of knowledge can be used as a point of departure for reflections and innovative inquiries on the essence of the disciplines.
Invited Speakers
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Dr. Alain Abran (Université du Québec, Canada) Title: Development of an International Consensus on the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge – SWEBOK
Abstract: In spite of the millions of software professionals worldwide and the ubiquitous presence of software in our society, software engineering has only recently reached the status of a legitimate engineering discipline and a recognized profession. Achieving consensus by the profession on a core body of knowledge is a key milestone in all disciplines and had been identified by the IEEE Computer Society as crucial for the evolution of software engineering towards professional status. The development of consensus is also a prerequisite to the adoption of coherent skills development and continuing professional education programs in organizations. This presentation will focus on the development process designed to develop such international consensus.
Bio sketch: Dr. Alain Abran is a Professor and the Director of the Software Engineering Research Laboratory at the École de Technologie Supérieure (ETS) – Université du Québec (Canada). Dr. Abran is the co-executive editor of the Guide to the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge project. He has also been actively involved in software engineering standardization as the international secretary for ISO/IEC JTC1 SC7 - Software and System Engineering in 2001-2003; he is also Co-chair of the Common Software Measurement International Consortium (COSMIC). Dr. Abran has more than 20 years of industry experience in information systems development and software engineering. Dr. Abran holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1994) from École Polytechnique de Montréal (Canada) and master degrees in Management Sciences (1974) and Electrical Engineering (1975) from University of Ottawa. His research interests include software productivity and estimation models, software engineering foundations, software quality, software functional size measurement, software risk management and software maintenance management. E-mail : alain.abran@etsmtl.ca Office phone : +1 – 514 – 396 - 8632 |
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Dr. Luis Fernández (Head of the department of Computer Systems and coordinator of the group on Software Quality of ATI, the main IT professionals association of Spain, Universidad Europea de Madrid) Title: Software quality: concepts and evidences
Abstract: There is a short tradition of rigorous measurement for software. Moreover, software engineering proposals has not been based on a strong empirical research. Social, professional and industry prejudices has also influenced what is the common understanding of the discipline. Different facts and examples are presented to the audience to serve as basis for debate, especially on what is related to the concept of software quality.
Bio sketch: Luis Fernández-Sanz received a degree in Informatics Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, in 1989 and a Ph. D. degree in informatics from the Universidad del País Vasco in 1997 (as well as an extraordinary mention for his doctoral thesis). Since 2000, he has been head of the department of Computer System (former Programming and Software Engineering dept.) at Universidad Europea de Madrid (Spain). He has been the editor of the Software Engineering section of Novatica since 1992. Luis is author or co-author of several books on Software Engineering and software measurement, as well as different papers in international journals and conferences. Coordinator of the Software Quality Group of ATI, he has acted as chair of the VI and IX Spanish Conference on Software Quality and Innovation organized by ATI. |
Accepted contributions (details of physical and on-lin programs will be arranged soon)
1) Kilov, H. and Sack, I. (Stevens Inst. Technology, USA) Philosophy-Based Mechanisms for Communication between Business and IT Experts.
2) Sánchez, D., Cavero, J.M. and Marcos, E. (Univ. Rey Juan Carlos, Spain) An ontology about ontologies and models: a conceptual discussion.
3) Bandini, S., Colombo, G. and Sartori, F. (Univ. Milan, Italy) Towards the Integration of Ontologies and SA–Nets to Manage Design and Engineering Core Knowledge.
4) Gehlert, A. Esswein, W. (TU Dresden, Germany) Ontological Analyses Reconsidered - A Formal Approach.
5) Vizcaíno, A. Anquetil, N., Oliveira, K., Ruiz, F., Piattini, M. (Univ. of Castilla La Mancha, Spain and Universidade Católica de Brasilia, Brazil) Merging Software Maintenance Ontologies: Our Experience
6) Comer, A. (University of Sunderland, UK) Quis Custodet Custodes?
7) Umarji, M., Seaman, C. (Univ. of Maryland, USA) Conceptualizing Software Engineering “People” Issues.
8) Hilera, J.R., Del Molino, C.J. (Univ. of Alcalá, Spain) A Light-weight Software Engineering Ontology
9) Rodríguez, D. (Univ. of Reading, UK) Design Theory and Empirical Software Engineering Research: Epistemological Foundations
10) Tsotra, D. (Univ. Missouri St. Louis, USA) Applying Habermas’s Theory of Social Action in an analytical approach towards Information System Engineering
11) Sicilia, M.A. (Univ. of Alcalá, Spain) Linking Software Engineering concepts to upper ontologies.
Timeline 9-10 June
(This timeline is tentative, since we are still waiting for some confirmations)
Thursday 9 June
16:00 - 17:00 -- Invited Talk- Dr. Alain Abran
17:00 - 17:30 -- Coffee Break
17:30 - 18:00 -- Comer, A. (University of Sunderland, UK) Quis Custodet Custodes?
18:00 - 18:30 -- Rodríguez, D. (Univ. of Reading, UK) Design Theory and Empirical Software Engineering Research: Epistemological Foundations
18:30 - 19:00 -- to be confirmed
21:00 -- dinner at Hostería of Parador Alcalá de Henares
Friday 10 June
10:00 - 11:00 -- Invited Talk- Dr. Luis Fernández
11:00 - 11:30 -- coffee break
11:30 - 12:00 -- Bandini, S., Colombo, G. and Sartori, F. (Univ. Milan, Italy) Towards the Integration of Ontologies and SA–Nets to Manage Design and Engineering Core Knowledge.
12:00 - 12:30 -- Gehlert, A. Esswein, W. (TU Dresden, Germany) Ontological Analyses Reconsidered - A Formal Approach.
12:30 - 13:00 -- Sicilia, M.A. (Univ. of Alcalá, Spain) Linking Software Engineering concepts to upper ontologies.
13:00 - 13:30 -- Sánchez, D., Cavero, J.M. and Marcos, E. (Univ. Rey Juan Carlos, Spain) An ontology about ontologies and models: a conceptual discussion.
The First Workshop on Ontology, Conceptualizations and Epistemology for Software and Systems Engineering (ONTOSE) aims at serving as an open forum for discussion, reflection and presentation of research results regarding the disciplines of Systems and Software Engineering. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
- Ontology and formal ontology representations of Software Engineering, Systems Engineering and Information Systems.
- Studies and essays about metrics, indicators and general issues regarding research on Software and Systems Engineering.
- Conceptualizations, bodies of knowledge or schemas for SE or SWE representation.
- Applications that deal with representations of concepts and relations of the disciplines.
- Social, psychological and organizational issues about the disciplines.
Extended abstracts or position papers are solicited regarding any of the aspects covered by the workshop. Critical inquiries and reflective essays are specially welcomed. Please send your submissions by May 17, 2005 to msicilia@uah.es and mdl@eltrun.gr
An invited talk by Dr. Alain Abran on the SWEBOK and on measuring software size has been confirmed.
No payment of registration fees is required for authors of accepted contributions. The registration fees for non-authors are required to pay a 100 Euros registration fee (payment by bank transfer is required, details will be provided later).
The option of on-line discussion for participants that can not travel to Spain in that dates will be made available. NOTE: The on-line presentation will take place by asynchronous communication during the 13-19 June week.
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Selected papers
will be asked for extension to be included in the forthcoming
special issue of the "Advanced Engineering Informatics" (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/14740346)
in the topics "Ontology and Epistemology of Systems and
Software Engineering"
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Alain Abran, Université du Québec, Canada
Sinhue Arroyo, DERI Innsbruck
Jos de Bruin, DERI Innsbruck
Javier Dolado, University of the Basque Country, Spain
Miltiadis Lytras, ELTRUN Research Center, Greece
José Angel Olivas, University of Castilla-La-Mancha, Spain
Daniel Rodríguez, University of Reading, UK
Miguel-Angel Sicilia, University of Alcalá, Spain
Danai Tsotra, Univ. Missouri St. Louis, USA
Organized by the Information Engineering Research Unit