About

The MODELS 2023 posters track provides an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss their most recent achievements, practical experiences, novel ideas, tools, and challenges related to model-based software and systems engineering. As the premier conference in this area, MODELS provides an excellent environment for discussing your recent results, communicating about your research, receiving constructive feedback, and making new contacts within the model-based software and systems engineering community.

Topics

Posters are expected to stimulate discussions of recent advances, practical experiences, new ideas, tools, and challenges in the field of model-based software and systems engineering. We also welcome posters presenting early work (e.g., starting Ph.D. work), visions for the future, current initiatives, and work on modeling education. The list of topics relevant to Posters is the same as for the main track at MODELS. Please refer to the call for papers on the main conference track.

Accepted Papers

Types of submissions

The MODELS conference distinguishes two types of poster submissions: a) stand-alone poster submissions, and b) paper-accompanying poster submissions.

1) Stand-alone poster submissions present novel contributions in the field of model-based software and systems engineering which have not been accepted at the MODELS 2023 technical or industrial tracks, or any of the MODELS 2023 satellite events/workshops. Note that a contribution that has been rejected from these tracks/satellite events is welcome to be submitted within this category.

2) Poster Submissions for Papers Accepted at MODELS and Co-located Events: These submissions are directly related to papers accepted at the MODELS 2023 technical or industrial tracks, or any MODELS 2023 satellite events/workshops. Note that contributions accepted at the MODELS tools and demo track cannot be submitted to the posters track.

The aim of such posters is to further disseminate the contribution, to receive additional feedback, and communicate further about the presented work in more informal settings as Q&A time is limited during the contribution’s main presentation time. This category of poster submission consists of 1) a draft of the poster to be presented (in PDF), b) the accepted paper (in PDF), and c) the track/event name of the accepted paper. An extended abstract is not required.

Poster format

The final posters have to be in A1 (594mm x 841mm) or A0 (841mm x 1189mm) portrait format. The article Research posters 101 by Lorrie Faith Cranor published in ACM Crossroads provides excellent tips on preparing successful posters. We are looking at ways to have the posters printed locally, to avoid transportation costs and related hassle that authors may face. Authors of accepted posters will be provided with further instructions.

Submission Guidelines

All poster submissions have to be submitted electronically in the PDF format at the MODELS 2023 Poster track submission page: EasyChair.

1) Stand-alone poster submissions consist of two parts, both to be submitted as (separate) PDF files:

1. A draft of the poster detailing the contribution
2. A short paper presenting the core contributions. The paper should include the following contents/ format:
• Title
• Author(s) and affiliation(s)
• Motivation and goals
• Background information if needed to understand the contribution
• Adequate detail on the contribution
• Related work
• Links to additional information (e.g., project website, source code repository, demo material, etc.)

The extended abstract must obey the IEEE formatting instructions and is restricted to two pages, including references:

• LaTeX users need to follow the IEEE LaTeX instructions and use the 8.5 x 11 2-column LaTeX Template; Overleaf users need to use the IEEE Conference Template. Note the information on how to use the LaTeX Bibliography Files
• Word users need to use the 8.5 x 11 2-column Word Template, and choose Times New Roman for the text, author information, and section headings, and Helvetica for the paper title.
• By submitting papers to the MODELS Foundations Track, authors acknowledge that they are aware of and acknowledge the ACM Policy and Procedures on Plagiarism and the IEEE Plagiarism FAQ. In particular, papers submitted to MODELS 2023 must not have been published elsewhere and must not be under review or submitted for review elsewhere while under consideration for MODELS 2023.
• Please note the IEEE Authors Rights and Responsibilities.
• Finally, IEEE requires the use of ORCIDs. LaTeX users should use the “orcidlink” package, “\hypersetup{pdfborder={0 0 0}}”, and “\orcidlink{XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX}” after each author name.

Reviewing Process

The main evaluation criteria for stand-alone poster submissions are the quality of the proposed poster and the corresponding short paper in terms of originality, relevance for the MODELS audience, technical soundness, and presentation quality. Each stand-alone poster submission will be reviewed by at least two members of the poster selection committee. The main evaluation criterion for paper-accompanying poster submissions is poster quality.

Publication

1. Accepted stand-alone poster submissions: The short papers will be published in joint proceedings encompassing all MODELS 2023 Satellite Events in the IEEE Xplore. The actual posters will not be published.
2. Accepted paper-accompanying poster submissions: These submissions will not be published.

Poster Presentation

At least one of the authors of each accepted poster must attend the poster session to present and discuss their work with attendees. Failure to do so may result in the short paper to be removed from the IEEE Xplore