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Technical Program
10th International Software Product Line Conference
(SPLC 2006)
21-24 August 2006
Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Conference Program

21-22 August 2006
Conference workshops (W), tutorials (T), and the Software Product Lines Doctoral Symposium (DS).

23-24 August 2006
Research papers (R), experience reports (E), panels (P), demonstrations, product line hall of fame, and birds-of-a-feather sessions.


Monday, 21 August 2006

7:00 - 8:30 Conference Registration

8:30 - 12:00   1:00 - 5:00  

 T1 

An Introduction to Product Line Requirements Engineering
Brian Berenbach

 T4 

Creating Reusable Test Assets in a Software Product Line
John McGregor

 T2 

New Methods Behind the New Generation of Software Product Lines Success Stories
Charles Krueger

 T5 

Leveraging Model Driven Engineering in Software Product Lines
Bruce Trask, Angel Roman

 T3 

Introduction to Software Product Lines
Patrick Donohoe

 T6 

Introduction to Software Product Line Adoption
Linda Northrop, Larry Jones

 T8 

Software Product Line Variability Management
Klaus Pohl, Frank van der Linden, Andreas Metzger

 W2 

APLE - 1st International Workshop on Agile Product Line Engineering
Organizers: Kendra Cooper, Xavier Franch

 W3 

Managing Variability for Software Product Lines: Working With Variability Mechanisms
Organizers: Paul Clements, Dirk Muthig

Note: Breaks are scheduled from 10:00 - 10:30 and 3:00 - 3:30. Lunch will be served from 12:00 - 1:00.

 

Tuesday, 22 August 2006

7:00 - 8:30 Conference Registration

8:30 - 12:00   1:00 - 5:00  

 T9 

Domain-Specific Modeling and Code Generation for Product Lines
Juha-Pekka Tolvanen

 T12 

Lightweight Dependency Models for Product Lines
Neeraj Sangal

 T10 

The Scoping Game
Mark Dalgarno

 T13 

Transforming Legacy Systems into Product Lines
Danilo Beuche

 T11 

Using Feature Models for Product Derivation
Olaf Spinczyk, Holger Papajewski

 T14 

Feature Modularity in Software Product Lines
Don Batory

 T15 

Generative Software Development
Krzysztof Czarnecki

 DS 

Software Product Lines Doctoral Symposium
Organizers: Isabel John, Len Bass, Giuseppe Lami

 W4 

SPLiT'06: 3rd Workshop on Software Product Line Testing
Organizers: Peter Knauber, Charles Krueger, Tim Trew

 W5 

OSSPL - First International Workshop on Open Source Software and Product Lines
Organizers: Frank van der Linden, Piergiorgio Di Giacomo

   

 5:00 - 7:00  Conference Reception

Note: Breaks are scheduled from 10:00 - 10:30 and 3:00 - 3:30. Lunch will be served from 12:00 - 1:00.

 

Wednesday, 23 August 2006
 7:00 - 8:30  Conference Registration
 7:30 - 8:30  Breakfast
 8:30 - 9:00  Opening Remarks
 9:00 - 10:00 

Keynote Address

Unmanageable Design Architectures: What They Are and Their Financial Consequences
Carliss Baldwin, Harvard Business School

 10:00 - 10:30  Break
 10:30 - 12:00 

Session R1: Product Management

Session moderator: Joe Bauman, Hewlett-Packard

A Practical Guide to Product Line Scoping
Isabel John, Fraunhofer IESE
Jens Knodel, Fraunhofer IESE
Theresa Lehner, Fraunhofer IESE
Dirk Muthig, Fraunhofer IESE

Predicting Return-on-Investment for Product Line Generations
Dharmalingam Ganesan, Fraunhofer IESE
Dirk Muthig, Fraunhofer IESE
Kentaro Yoshimura, Hitachi

From Marketed To Engineered Software Product Lines
Andreas Helferich, University of Stuttgart
Klaus Schmid, University of Hildesheim
Georg Herzwurm, University of Stuttgart

Panel P1: Product Derivation Approaches

Panel moderator: David Weiss, Avaya Labs

Panelists:
Danilo Beuche, pure-systems
Charles Krueger, BigLever Software
Rob van Ommering, Philips Research
Juha-Pekka Tolvanen, MetaCase

Model problem: Interactive Television Applications

 12:00 - 1:30  Lunch
Demonstrations: IDI & BigLever
 1:30 - 3:00 

Session R2: Feature Modeling

Session moderator: Gary Chastek, Software Engineering Institute

A Unified Conceptual Foundation for Feature Modelling
Timo Asikainen, Helsinki University of Technology
Tomi Männistö, Helsinki University of Technology
Timo Soininen, Helsinki University of Technology

Feature Models Are Views on Ontologies
Krzysztof Czarnecki, University of Waterloo
Chang Hwan Peter Kim, University of Waterloo
Karl Trygve Kalleberg, University of Bergen

Weaving Behavior into Feature Models for Embedded System Families
Thomas Brown, Queen's University of Belfast
Rachel Gawley, Queen's University of Belfast
Rabih Bashroush, Queen's University of Belfast
Ivor Spence, Queen's University of Belfast
Peter Kilpatrick, Queen's University of Belfast
Charles Gillan, Queen's University of Belfast

Session E1: Experience Reports

Session chair: Peter Knauber, Mannheim University of Applied Sciences

Transitioning to a Software Product Family Approach – Challenges and Best Practices
Michael Kircher, Siemens AG
Christa Schwanninger, Siemens AG
Iris Groher, Siemens AG

Experiences with Product Line Development of Embedded Systems at Testo AG
Ronny Kolb, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE)
Isabel John, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE)
Jens Knodel, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE)
Dirk Muthig, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE)
Uwe Haury, Testo AG
Gerald Meier, Testo AG

The JTRS Program: Software-Defined Radios as a Software Product Line
Eric Koski, Harris Corporation
Charles Linn, Harris Corporation

 3:00 - 3:30  Break
 3:30 - 5:30 

Session R3: Realization/Derivation

Session moderator: Svein Hallsteinsen, SINTEF ICT

Organizing the Asset Base for Product Derivation
John Hunt, Clemson University

Optimizing the Selection of Representative Configurations in Verification of Evolving Product Lines of Distributed Embedded Systems
Kathrin Scheidemann, BMW Car IT GmbH

Service Grid Variability Realization
Jilles Van Gurp, Nokia Research Center, Helsinki
Juha E. Savolainen, Nokia Research Center, Helsinki

New Methods in Software Product Line Development
Charles Krueger, BigLever Software

Panel P2: Testing in a Software Product Line

Panel moderator: Klaus Pohl, University of Duisburg-Essen

Panelists:
Georg Grütter, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany
John D. McGregor, Clemson University, USA
Andreas Metzger, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Tim Trew, Philips Research, The Netherlands

Model problem: The eShop Product Line

 

 5:00 - 5:30 

DoD Experience Report

The Advanced Multiplex Test SYstem (AMTS): A Product Line Approach for Army Aviation Maintenance
Ken Capolongo

 6:00 - 7:30  SEI Reception
  7:30  Birds-of-a-Feather Sessions
  • DoD Birds-of-a-Feather Session
  • BigLever Birds-of-a-Feather Session
  • Other Birds-of-a-Feather Session(s)

 

Thursday, 24 August 2006
 7:00 - 8:30  Conference Registration
 7:30 - 8:30 Breakfast
 8:30 - 9:00  Workshop Reports
 9:00 - 10:00 

Keynote Address

Radical Research In Modularity: Aspect-Oriented Programming and Other Ideas
Gregor Kiczales, University of British Columbia

 10:00 - 10:30  Break
 10:30 - 12:00 

Session R4: Variability Management

Session moderator: Krzysztof Czarnecki, University of Waterloo

Combining Feature-Oriented Analysis and Aspect-Oriented Programming for Product Line Asset Development
Kwanwoo Lee, Hansung University
Kyo Kang, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Minseong Kim, Sogang University
Sooyong Park, Sogang University

Requirements Management for Product Lines: Extending Professional Tools
Klaus Schmid, University of Hildesheim
Karsten Krennrich, HOOD GmbH
Michael Eisenbarth, Fraunhofer IESE

Extending UML2 Metamodel for Complementary Usages of the «extend» Relationship within Use Case Variability Specification
Alexandre Braganca, Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Ricardo Machado, Minho University

Session E2: Experience Reports

Session chair: Paul Clements, Software Engineering Institute

Product Line Adoption: A Vice President's View
Salah Jarrad, JarrNet, LLC

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Ann Martin, Engenio Storage Group
William (Bill) Hetrick, Engenio Storage Group

Using Model-Driven Engineering to Complement Software Product Line Engineering in Developing Software Defined Radio Components and Applications
Vikram Bhanot, PrismTech Corporation
Dominick Paniscotti, PrismTech Corporation
Angel Roman, PrismTech Corporation
Bruce Trask, PrismTech Corporation

 12:00 - 1:30  Lunch
Demonstrations: Pure-Systems, Meta-case, & ESI
 1:30 - 3:00 

Session R5: Run Time Dynamics

Session moderator: Frank van der Linden, Philips Medical Systems

A Feature-Oriented Approach to Developing Dynamically Reconfigurable Products in Product Line Engineering
Jaejoon Lee, Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE)
Kyo C. Kang, Pohang University of Science and Technology

Using Product Line Techniques to Build Adaptive Systems
Svein Hallsteinsen, SINTEF ICT
Arnor Solberg, SINTEF ICT
Erlend Stav, SINTEF ICT
Jacqueline Floch, SINTEF ICT

PLA-based Runtime Dynamism in Support of Privacy-Enhanced Web Personalization
Yang Wang, University of California, Irvine
Alfred Kobsa, University of California, Irvine
André Van Der Hoek, University of California, Irvine
Jeffery White, University of California, Irvine

Panel P3: Product Line Research

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

 3:00 - 3:30  Break
 3:30 - 4:30  Product Line Hall of Fame
  4:30  Conference Ends

 


  

Contact Information:
For general information, contact John D. McGregor.
For web site information, contact Bob Krut.