Re: [abc] [beydeda@gmx.de: Call for Chapter "Aspect-Oriented Software Development"]

From: Oege de Moor <Oege.de.Moor@comlab.ox.ac.uk>
Date: Wed Mar 01 2006 - 15:48:53 GMT

earlier we said "no" when they asked for a chapter
on analysis of aspects. I think March 1 is a pretty
steep deadline to meet, isn't it :-)

-Oege

On Wed, 1 Mar 2006, Ondrej Lhotak wrote:

> Are we interested in this?
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Sami Beydeda <beydeda@gmx.de> -----
>
> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:13:11 +0100 (MET)
> From: "Sami Beydeda" <beydeda@gmx.de>
> To: beydeda@gmx.de
> Subject: Call for Chapter "Aspect-Oriented Software Development"
>
> Apologies for multiple copies. Please do not hesitate to contact one of the
> editors if you have any question or need extension of deadline.
>
> --
>
> CALL FOR CHAPTERS
> Chapter submission deadline: March 1st, 2006
> Notification deadline: May 1st, 2006
>
>
> Aspect-Oriented Software Development
> ====== ======== ======== ===========
>
> A book edited by
>
> Sami Beydeda, Zentrum fuer Informationsverarbeitung und
> Informationstechnik (ZIVIT), Germany
> Volker Gruhn, University of Leipzig, Germany
>
> URL: http://www.paperdyne.com/aobook06.html
>
> Introduction
> ------------
>
> One of the problems frequently met in the development of a software
> system, particularly of one with an industrial scale size, is to
> ensure system properties whose implementation "cross-cut" the
> implementation of that system's functionality. "Cross-cut", as used
> by Kiczales et al., refers in this context to an adverse effect on
> properties such as understandability and maintainability of the
> system. A prominent sample of such properties is efficiency.
>
> An approach to tackle this problem is aspect-oriented software
> development as proposed by Kiczales et al. It aviods this problem by
> handling implementation of system functionality orthogonally from the
> implementation of the desired property. Both system functionality and
> the property desired are formulated in the specific languages and the
> system is obtained by "weaving" them.
>
> The Overall Objective of the Book
> ---------------------------------
>
> The objective of the book is twofold. Firstly, It aims at outlining
> the problems and open issues encountered in aspect-oriented
> development. Aspect-oriented development significantly differs from
> other paradigms and has its own specific problems not encountered in
> other paradigms. The differences are not always obvious and need to
> be outlined. Secondly, it aims at summarizing current research in the
> area of aspect-oriented development. In recent years, significant
> progress has been achieved in this area at a conceptual as well as a
> technical level.
>
> The Target Audience
> -------------------
>
> The target audience will be professionals and researchers working in
> the area of aspect-oriented development. The problems and open issues
> outlined together with the summary of the contributions to the area
> will give a clear insight into the progress achieved and the possible
> directions of future research.
>
> The Contents of the Book
> ------------------------
>
> The book will have five parts according to the typical phases in
> software development. These parts will be Requirements analysis,
> Design, Implementation, Testing, and Maintenance. The aim of this
> structure is to give the reader the current state of the art in
> research in a concrete topic in aspect-oriented software development.
> The focus here is particularly on current research irrespective of
> technologies, the book will not focus on current tools or market
> trends.
>
> Publication
> -----------
>
> The editors are in contact with Springer to publish accepted chapters
> as a book similar to two books already published by Springer:
>
> "Model-Driven
> Software
> Development"
> (http://www.springer.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,1-40109-22-57480279-0,00.html)
>
> "Testing Commercial-off-the-Shelf Components and
> Systems"
>
> (http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,11855,5-146-22-33835936-0,00.html)
>
> Submission Procedure
> --------------------
>
> Chapter submission deadline: March 1st, 2006
> Notification deadline: May 1st, 2006
>
> Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a chapter on or
> before March 1st, 2006. The submissions will undergo a thorough
> review process and authors will be notified by May 1st, 2006.
>
> Submission URL: http://www.paperdyne.com/aobook06.html
>
> Contact Info
> ------------
>
> Inquiries and submissions can be forwarded electronically to:
>
> Sami Beydeda
> E-mail: sb@stecc.de
>
> Volker Gruhn
> E-mail: gruhn@ebus.informatik.uni-leipzig.de
>
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
>
Received on Wed Mar 01 15:48:55 2006

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