Selected papers from the technical track will be invited to a special issue of the Journal of Software: Evolution and Process. All papers will be indexed in the IEEE digital library.
We invite original, high quality research papers in all areas of software maintenance, evolution, reengineering, and migration. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
RESEARCH PAPERS *************** Submissions should describe original, unpublished and significant work in the research and practice of reverse engineering. Papers can be either full papers limited to 10 proceeding pages or short papers limited to 5 pages. Full papers should describe significant research that advances the state-of-the art in reverse engineering. Short papers should describe research and cutting-edge ideas in early stages of development.
Important Dates Abstracts: June 22, 2012 Submissions: June 27, 2012 Notification: August 10, 2012 Camera Ready: August 20, 2012
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE REPORTS ***************************** We invite submissions of reports and position papers that describe successful stories and failure stories of the application of reverse engineering/reengineering techniques in an industrial context and the lessons learned from that.
Important Dates Submissions: July 15, 2012 Notification: August 10, 2012 Camera Ready: August 20, 2012
TOOL DEMONSTRATIONS ******************* Tools are central to research in reverse engineering and proposals for tool demonstrations are very welcome. Demonstrations will have a formal presentation, and will also be in an open session to allow individual interaction with the participants.
Important Dates Submissions: July 15, 2012 Notification: August 10, 2012 Camera Ready: August 20, 2012
DOCTORAL SYMPOSIUM ****************** The symposium offers a unique opportunity to present proposed research directions, results obtained thus far, and plans towards the completion of the PhD studies. We invite submissions from young researchers at all stages of their PhD studies.
Important Dates Submissions: July 15, 2012 Notification: August 10, 2012 Camera Ready: August 20, 2012
WORKSHOPS ********* WCRE provides the opportunity to organize full and half day workshops devoted to a reverse engineering or reengineering topic. Workshops are characterized by a focused topic, lively discussion, and enthusiastic participants. All accepted workshops will be held in coordination with the research track.
Important Dates Submissions: June 30, 2012 Notification: August 6, 2012
VENUE ***** Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located in Eastern Ontario where the St. Lawrence River flows out of Lake Ontario. Located between Toronto and Montreal, Kingston was the first capital of the Province of Canada. WCRE 2012 will be held at the Radisson Hotel situated on the lakeside harbor of Kingston.
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE ********************
General Co-Chairs: James Cordy, Queen’s University, Canada Thomas Dean, Queen’s University, Canada
Program Co-Chairs: Denys Poshyvanyk, The College of William and Mary, USA Rocco Oliveto, University of Molise, Italy
Financial Chair: Elliot Chikofsky, Engineering Management & Integration, USA
Industrial Track Co-chairs: Mark Grechanik, Accenture Technology Labs, USA Brian P. Robinson, ABB Corporate Research, USA
Workshop Chairs: Filippo Ricca, University of Genova, Italy Bram Adams, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
Tool Demonstrations Co-Chairs: Chanchal Roy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada David Lo, Singapore Management University, Malaysia
Doctoral Symposium Co-Chairs: Massimiliano di Penta, University of Sannio, Italy Yann-Gaël Guéhéneuc, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
Proceedings Chair: Huzefa Kagdi, Wichita State University, USA
Publicity Chair: Romain Robbes, University of Chile, Chile
Webmaster: Gabriele Bavota, University of Salerno, Italy