Topics
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to
Use cases for clones and clone management in the software lifecycle
Techniques and algorithms for clone search, detection analysis, and management
Measures of code similarity
Experiences with clones and clone management in practice
Types and nature of clones in software systems
Causes and effects of clones
Techniques and algorithms for clone detection, search, analysis, and management
Clone detection across different programming languages and development resources
Clone and clone pattern visualization
Applications of clone detection and analysis
System architecture and clones
Effect of clones to system complexity and quality
Clone analysis in families of similar systems
Economic and trade-off models for clone removal
Evaluation and benchmarking of detection methods
Licensing and plagiarism issues
Clone-aware software design and development
Refactoring through clone analysis
Higher-level clones in models and designs
Clone evolution and variation
Role of clones in software system evolution
Papers
The following types of papers are sought:
Full papers (7 pages) are expected to present novel research ideas and
open issues, significant empirical studies, or important viewpoints on
the field.
Position papers (2 pages) raise new ideas and issues or describe early
research achievements, emphasizing originality and potential to
stimulate active discussion at the workshop.
Tool demonstration papers (2 pages) describe clone management tools
and their applications.
All types of papers will be formally reviewed by at least three
members of the program committee. They must be relevant to the goals
of the workshop and hold the potential for lively discussion and
debate.
Submission
Papers must conform to the IEEE proceedings paper format guidelines,
see
http://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/publishing/templates.html.
If the paper is accepted, at least one author must attend the workshop
and present the paper. Accepted papers will appear in the IEEE Digital
Library along with SANER proceedings.
Submissions must be uploaded to the workshop's submission web site:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iwsc2016
Mar. 28, 2016