2nd International Workshop on Designing Software
Link to the workshop program
Software design is a set of activities and decisions that are involved in the construction of a software system, ranging from high-level architecture and conceptual design to code design. Decisions made during a design process have long-lasting impact on various qualities of a system, such as modularity, maintainability, scalability, robustness, security, usability, and performance. Despite its important role in software development, design is a subject that is still relatively little understood by both researchers and engineers – particularly in terms of design as an activity rather than design as a product/outcome. Although exceptions exist, in practice, design is frequently carried out in a somewhat ad-hoc, implicit manner. Teams often succeed in some way, though not always. Collectively, the research community has to date little systematic understanding of what makes certain designs and design processes successful, how to package and transfer knowledge about design and designing between teams and organizations, and how to design systems that are robust against a continuously evolving context. Teaching software design also remains a challenge for educators, with design being considered a skill that is acquired mainly through experience rather than something that can be taught in classrooms.
This workshop aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and educators who are interested in any aspect of software design, though we hope to place a specific focus on designing software as an activity in which developers, teams, and organizations engage. The workshop seeks to identify new directions and open challenges for the field. The workshop will be highly interactive and discussion-based, centered around a core set of topics on software design research and education. Each session will begin with short presentations by participants on a topic and proceed with breakout sessions to discuss the topic in depth. The outcome of the workshop is expected to be a report summarizing open problems, promising approaches, and next steps for advancing the state-of-the-art in software design practices and education.
Previous Editions
Sun 27 AprDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
07:00 - 19:00 | Ready Room SundaySocial, Networking and Special Rooms at 209 The Ready Room will be available throughout the week. There will be some tables with computers where people can edit presentations (bring on a USB stick) and upload presentations to the presentation rooms through the Contact 1 website. There will also be AV technicians to help if needed. You do not need to use the Ready Room: You have several choices: You can upload your presentation from your own computer in advance of your session (days in advance even) at the Contact 1 website (you will be sent a link). Or you can plug your computer in using an HDMI cable when you are starting your presentation. This last option is available but not recommended, since it increases the chance of delays. There will be some tables and couches in the Ready Room where you can get work done, or have small get-togethers with people. This room will not be ‘quiet’. If you want a quiet place to work or chill out (library quiet, no talking) then Room 209 will be available much of the time. The Ready Room will also have some poster boards. | ||
09:00 - 12:30 | Child Care Sunday AMSocial, Networking and Special Rooms at 102 Child Care Child Care at ICSE is free, but you must have registered for child care when you registered for the conference. If you need to add child care to your registration, please contact the registration desk. | ||
09:00 - 10:30 | |||
09:00 10mDay opening | Opening Designing | ||
09:10 60mKeynote | When the Design is Right Designing | ||
10:30 - 11:00 | |||
10:30 30mCoffee break | Sunday Morning Break Catering | ||
11:00 - 12:30 | |||
11:00 18mTalk | What is new when talking about sustainable software architectures? Designing | ||
11:18 18mTalk | Documenting and Communicating Design Decisions Designing | ||
11:36 18mTalk | Integrating User Experience Design and Agile Software Development Processes Designing Fayaz Suleman University of North Carolina at Charlotte, David Wilson University of North Carolina at Charlotte | ||
11:54 18mTalk | Assessing Compliance of Software System Designs to Laws, Regulations, and their Underlying Values Designing Agnieszka Marczak-Czajka University of Notre Dame, Katherine R. Dearstyne University of Notre Dame, Jane Cleland-Huang University of Notre Dame | ||
12:30 - 14:00 | |||
12:30 90mLunch | Sunday Lunch Catering | ||
14:00 - 15:30 | Activity: Software Design at the Intersection of AI, Academia, and IndustryDesigning at 201 Chair(s): Yuanfang Cai Drexel University | ||
14:00 90mOther | Software Design at the Intersection of AI, Academia, and Industry Designing | ||
15:30 - 16:00 | |||
15:30 30mBreak | Sunday Afternoon Break Catering | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | Activity: Birds of a Feather: Methods for Teaching Software Design - Collecting Goals and PracticesDesigning at 201 Chair(s): Michel Chaudron Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands | ||
16:00 80mOther | Birds of a Feather: Methods for Teaching Software Design - Collecting Goals and Practices Designing | ||
17:20 10mDay closing | Day 1 Closing Designing | ||
Mon 28 AprDisplayed time zone: Eastern Time (US & Canada) change
07:00 - 19:00 | Ready Room MondaySocial, Networking and Special Rooms at 209 The Ready Room will be available throughout the week. There will be some tables with computers where people can edit presentations (bring on a USB stick) and upload presentations to the presentation rooms through the Contact 1 website. There will also be AV technicians to help if needed. You do not need to use the Ready Room: You have several choices: You can upload your presentation from your own computer in advance of your session (days in advance even) at the Contact 1 website (you will be sent a link). Or you can plug your computer in using an HDMI cable when you are starting your presentation. This last option is available but not recommended, since it increases the chance of delays. There will be some tables and couches in the Ready Room where you can get work done, or have small get-togethers with people. This room will not be ‘quiet’. If you want a quiet place to work or chill out (library quiet, no talking) then Room 209 will be available much of the time. The Ready Room will also have some poster boards. | ||
09:00 - 10:30 | |||
09:00 60mKeynote | Design as a Creative Act Designing Rick Kazman University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa | ||
09:00 - 10:30 | |||
10:30 - 11:00 | |||
10:30 30mBreak | Monday Morning Break Catering | ||
11:00 - 12:30 | |||
12:30 - 14:00 | |||
12:30 90mLunch | Monday Lunch Catering | ||
14:00 - 15:30 | Activity: Curating Model Problems for Software DesigningDesigning at 201 Chair(s): Marian Petre School of Computing and Communications, The Open University, UK, Mary Shaw Carnegie Mellon University | ||
14:00 90mOther | Curating Model Problems for Software Designing Designing Mary Shaw Carnegie Mellon University, Marian Petre School of Computing and Communications, The Open University, UK Pre-print | ||
14:00 - 15:30 | |||
15:30 - 16:00 | |||
15:30 30mBreak | Monday Afternoon Break Catering | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
16:00 60mPanel | Panel discussion Designing Joanne M. Atlee University of Waterloo, Yuanfang Cai Drexel University, Rob van Ommering , Dennis Mancl MSWX Software Experts | ||
17:00 30mDay closing | Closing & future of Designing Designing | ||
16:00 - 17:30 | |||
Accepted Papers
Call for Papers
We invite submissions in the following categories:
- Position papers on visions or new directions for software design (max. 4 pages)
- Research papers presenting novel contributions on software design (max. 8 pages)
- Case study papers describing a case study or a model problem that can be used by the community to compare and evaluate different approaches to design (max. 6 pages)
- Education papers that discuss novel techniques for teaching design and designing (max. 8 pages)
- Proposals for a workshop activity outlining a specific activity (1 to 1.5 hours long) to be carried out together with attendees, such as workshopping a new design method, debugging classroom challenges, or discussing ways to bridge the gap between academia and industry (max. 2 pages). The proposal must include (1) the objective(s) of the activity and expected outcome, (2) a high-level outline of the activity (e.g., a list of questions to be discussed by the participants), and (3) a plan for engaging possibly a large number (30~40) of participants (e.g., breakout groups).
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Empirical studies on software design
- Cognitive and social aspects of software design
- Designing software in hybrid and remote settings
- Impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on software design; the role of design in AI-assisted software development
- Processes and evaluation standards for software design research
- Software design methodologies, principles, strategies, and patterns
- Case studies of design successes and failures
- Model problems to illustrate design challenges and support comparison of techniques and educational use
- Approaches for software design education, including pedagogies, curriculum development, and case studies
- AI-assisted software design education
- Theory building for/of software design
- Software design for social dimensions (e.g., ethics, sustainability, privacy)
- Software design for emerging domains (e.g., cyber-physical systems, IoT)
- Rigorous approaches to software design (e.g., modeling and validation)
Submission Guidelines
Contributions should be submitted through the HotCRP site.
All submissions must conform to the IEEE conference proceedings template, specified in the IEEE Conference Proceedings Formatting Guidelines. Submissions will undergo a single-blind review process, and do not need to be anonymized.
Submissions will undergo a single-blind process and be evaluated based on (1) relevance to the workshop and potential to generate stimulating discussions, (2) novelty (for research, education and position papers), and (3) presentation quality.
| Wed 5 Feb 2025 Camera ready deadline |
| Sun 8 Dec 2024 Acceptance notification |
| Mon 18 Nov 2024 Submission deadline |
Joanne M. Atlee
University of Waterloo
Canada
David Budgen
University of Durham
United Kingdom
Janet Burge
Colorado College
United States
Souti Chattopadhyay
University of Southern California
United States
Sarah D'Angelo
Google
Kiev Gama
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Brazil
David Garlan
Carnegie Mellon University
United States
Regina Hebig
Universität Rostock, Rostock, Germany
Germany
Mike Hoye
Rick Kazman
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Michael Keeling
Adriana Meza Soria
MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab
Leonardo Murta
Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF)
Brazil
Kumiyo Nakakoji
Future University Hakodate
Japan
Marian Petre
School of Computing and Communications, The Open University, UK
United Kingdom
Mohammad Samarah
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
United States
Mohamed Soliman
Paderborn University
Germany
Antony Tang
Swinburne University of Technology
Australia
Ewan Tempero
The University of Auckland
New Zealand
Lu Xiao
Stevens Institute of Technology
United States