Program
Session 1: Opening, 9.00-10.30
9:00 - 9:10 Introduction
9:10 - 10:00 Invited Talk: Software's "Inoperable" Interoperability Problem
Jeffrey Voas (Cigital Incorporated - USA)
10:00 - 10:30 Discussion: identification of main topics of interest
Break: 10.30-11.00
Session 2: Lessons drawn from case studies, 11.00-12.30
11:00 - 11:50 Paper presentations
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F. Ye, T. Kelly. "Use of COTS Software Components in Safety-Critical Applications - A Defensible Approach"
J. Odrowski. "A Process for Evaluating and Selecting a Development Environment"
C. Ncube, N. Maiden. "Selecting COTS Anti-Virus Software for an International Bank: Some Lessons Learned!"
M. Krystkowiak, V. Bétry, E. Dubois. "Efficient COTS selection with OPAL tool"
J. Li, F.O. Bjørnson, R. Conradi, V. By Kampenes. "An Empirical Study on COTS Component Selection Process in Norwegian IT Companies"
11:50 - 12:30 Discussion
Lunch: 12.30-14.00
Session 3: Improving COTS selection, 14.00-15.30
14:00 - 14:40 Paper presentations
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J.P. Carvallo, X. Franch, G. Grau, C. Quer. "On the use of quality models for COTS evaluation"
M. Goulao, F. Brito. "Formalizing metrics for COTS"
L. Chung, K. Cooper. "Matching, Ranking, and Selecting Components: A COTS-Aware Requirements Engineering and Software Architecting Approach"
S.R. Haynes, S. Purao, J.R. Winter. "Evaluating Components in the Context of Use"
14:40 - 15:30 Discussion
Break: 15.30-16.00
Session 4: Improving/Changing the process, 16.00-17.00
16:00 - 16:30 Paper presentations
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A. Cecchich, M. Piattini. "Challenges Setting a Process to Manage COTS Component Selection"
L. Jaccheri, M. Torchiano. "Integrating Architecture and Familiarization in CBD Processes"
J.-C. Mielnik, S. Laurière, B. Lang. "Using eCots portal for sharing information about software products and producers on the Internet and in corporate intranets"
16:30 - 17:00 Discussion
Session 5: Closing, 17.00-17.30
17:00 - 17:30 Wrap-up