The Symposium on Software Engineering in Africa (SEiA) is a forum for researchers, innovators, and leading professionals to discuss the state and future of software engineering in Africa. SEiA 2018 has been organized with the purpose of increasing participation of researchers from Africa in international Software Engineering community. The event provides a platform for exchanging ideas on the role of software engineering in socio-economic development of the continent, the future directions of software engineering research and education in Africa, creating networks with the global software engineering community, and sharing exciting results with the global community.
The SEiA 2018 track will include keynote talks from prominent software engineering professionals, entrepreneurs, innovators and researchers; experience and scientific paper presentations; demonstrations; posters; and focussed meetings.
Mon 28 MayDisplayed time zone: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna change
09:00 - 09:45 | |||
09:00 45mTalk | Opening Remarks SEiA Michel Chaudron University of Gothenburg & Chalmers University of Technology, Engineer Bainomugisha Makerere University, Imed Hammouda Chalmers and University of Gothenburg | ||
09:45 - 10:45 | Natural Language Processing and Semantic TechnologiesSEiA at R26 Chair(s): Engineer Bainomugisha Makerere University | ||
10:15 30mTalk | Consolidation of BI Efforts in the LOD Era for African Context SEiA | ||
11:00 - 12:30 | |||
11:00 30mTalk | A state-of-the-art techniques on fraud detection in smart meter data analytics SEiA | ||
11:30 30mTalk | Applying Big data Analytics to Defend against Malicious Programs SEiA Emmanuel Masabo , Swaib Kyanda Kaawaase Makerere University, Julianne Sansa Otim Makerere University | ||
12:00 30mTalk | Tracking Food Insecurity from Tweets Using Data Mining Techniques SEiA Andrew Lukyamuzi Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda | ||
14:00 - 15:30 | |||
14:00 30mTalk | Adapting Lightweight User-Centered Design with the Scrum-Based Development Process into the Project Management Process SEiA Degif Teka Addis Ababa University, Yvonne Dittrich IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Mesfin Kifle Addis Ababa University | ||
14:30 30mTalk | Partitioning Microservices: A Domain Engineering Approach SEiA Immaculee Joselyne Munezero Makerere University, Doreen Tuheirwe Mukasa Makerere University, Benjamin Kanagwa Makerere University, Joseph Balikuddembe Makerere University | ||
15:00 30mTalk | Planning for public sector Software Projects using Value-Based Requirements Engineering Techniques; a Research Agenda SEiA | ||
16:00 - 17:00 | The Future of SE in AfricaSEiA at R26 Chair(s): Engineer Bainomugisha Makerere University, Imed Hammouda Chalmers and University of Gothenburg | ||
16:00 60mTalk | Panel: The Future of SE in AfricaPanel SEiA | ||
Unscheduled Events
| Not scheduled Talk | Luganda Text-to-Speech Machine SEiA |
Accepted Papers
Call for Papers
Motivation
The Symposium on Software Engineering in Africa (SEiA) is a forum for researchers, innovators, and leading professionals to discuss the state and future of software engineering in Africa. SEiA 2018 has been organized with the purpose of increasing participation of researchers from Africa in international Software Engineering community. The event provides a platform for exchanging ideas on the role of software engineering in socio-economic development of the continent, the future directions of software engineering research and education in Africa, creating networks with the global software engineering community, and sharing exciting results with the global community.
Topics of Interest
We are seeking high quality papers from researchers, professionals, and innovators on but not limited to the following topics:
- Software Engineering research addressing social-economic challenges in the areas of importance for the African continent including but not limited to:
- Financial Services
- Agriculture
- Sustainable Cities
- Healthcare
- Education
- Transportation
- Environment and Climate Change
- Energy (e.g., smart grids)
- Conflict and Crisis Management
- Process Improvement
- Software Engineering Education and Training in Africa
- Building Research Networks
- Software Innovations and Startups
- Growing the IT-Industry
- Setting up IT-Outsourcing
- Data Science, Internet of Things and Cloud Computing in Africa
- Open Source Software and Software Ecosystems in Africa
- National Policies for Growing the IT Industry
Evaluation
All submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed by members of SEiA 2018 Program Committee. Submissions must be original and not have been previously published or currently under review elsewhere. Submissions will be evaluated based on the scientific quality, relevance for the African continent as well as global software engineering community, significance, and quality of presentation.
Important Dates
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Abstract Submission | January 15, 2018 |
| Full Paper Submission | January 22, 2018 |
| Notification of Acceptance/Rejection | March 1, 2018 |
| Camera Ready Copy Submission | March 15, 2018 |
| Symposium | May 27-28, 2018 |
Submission
Submissions must be submitted online via the SEiA 2018 EasyChair conference management system and conform to the ICSE/ACM formatting guidelines. For MS Word users: Use ACM_SigConf.docx example file as a template. Additional instructions about formatting, if you need, you can find at NEW ACM formatting guidelines. For LaTex users: Use NEW ACM formatting guidelines. Upon unzipping the zip file, run ‘make all’. This will produce the acmart.cls file. You should use the conference format described in sample-sigconf.tex to format your paper. Your submission should be in PDF. Paper length must not exceed 10 pages for full papers and 4 pages for short papers/posters. Accepted papers will be published in the ICSE 2018 Companion Proceedings and in the ACM and IEEE digital libraries The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of ICSE 2018. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. Purchases of additional pages in the proceedings is not allowed. Accepted papers must be presented in person at the symposium by at least one of the authors.
| Sun 27 - Mon 28 May 2018 Symposium |
| Thu 15 Mar 2018 Camera Ready Copy Submission |
| Thu 1 Mar 2018 Notification of Acceptance/Rejection |
| Fri 9 Feb 2018 Full Paper Submission |
| Mon 15 Jan 2018 Abstract Submission |
Michel ChaudronGeneral Co-Chair
University of Gothenburg & Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Engineer BainomugishaGeneral Co-Chair
Makerere University
Uganda
Imed HammoudaGeneral Co-Chair
Chalmers and University of Gothenburg
Sweden
Evelyn Kigozi-KahiigiSponsorship & Industrial Relations Co-Chair
Makerere University
Aminah ZaweddeSponsorship & Industrial Relations Co-Chair
Makerere University
Truong Ho-QuangWeb & Social Media Chair
Joyce Nakatumba-NabendePoster Co-Chair
Makerere University
Benjamin KanagwaPoster Co-Chair
Makerere University
Ibrahim Adeyanju
Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria
Yirsaw Ayalew
University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
Khalid Azim Mughal
University of Bergen
Norway
Joseph Balikuddembe
Makerere University
Tegawendé F. Bissyandé
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Hugh Cameron
Makerere University
Michel Chaudron
University of Gothenburg & Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
Jaco Geldenhuys
University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Imed Hammouda
Chalmers and University of Gothenburg
Sweden
Brahim Hnich
Monastir University
Tunisia
John Kanyaru
University of Wolverhampton
Muthoni Masinde
Central University of Technology, South Africa
South Africa
Ernest Mwebaze
Makerere University
Haitham S. Hamza
Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Egypt
Julianne Sansa Otim
Makerere University
Alice P.S. Shemi
Copperbelt University, Zambia
Gregg Pascal Zachary
Arizona State University