Panel 3 (P3)
10th
International Software Product Line Conference
(SPLC 2006)
21-24 August
2006
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Panel on Product Line Research:
Lessons Learned from the
last 10 years and Directions for the next 10
24 August 2006
Panel moderator: Liam O'Brien, Lero, The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre
Panelists:
Paul Clements,
Software Engineering Institute, USA
Kyo Kang, POSTECH, Korea
Dirk
Muthig, Fraunhofer IESE, Germany
Klaus Pohl, Lero, The Irish Software
Engineering Research Centre & University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Abstract
This panel is about past
and future research in software product lines. The panelists will look back at
the past 10 years to examine outcomes and lessons learned and will look forward
to the next 10 years and will give potential outcomes and directions for the
future of software product line research. The outcomes will be examined for
relevance to the practitioner community.
Overview
Each panelist will
present their lessons learned from the past and the directions for the next 10
years. Several industry judges will be asked to make a determination as to how
useful the outcomes have been or will be for practitioners. The panelists will
have an opportunity to respond to the judges comments and this will lead to a
general discussion.
The discussions will, among others, cover the following questions:
- What have been the main lessons and outcomes for research in software product lines over the past 10 years?
- What will likely be the major directions and outcomes for research in software product lines over the next 10 years?
- How relevant have the past outcomes been for practitioners and how relevant will future outcomes be for practitioners?
- What will be the next big breakthrough for software product line research?
