CALL FOR PAPERS: NCC 2001

3rd International Workshop on Net-Centric Computing

Theme: Migrating to the Web 

May 14, 2001; Toronto, Canada

Held with the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE 2001). 


The underlying principle of Net-Centric Computing (NCC) is a distributed environment
where applications and data are downloaded from servers and exchanged with peers across
a network on as as-needed basis. This is in stark contrast to the use of powerful
personal computers that rely primarily on local resources. In some respects, NCC resembles
an earlier computing era of mainframes and dumb terminals. However, there are significant
differences. NCC relies on portable applications running on multiple platforms, mobile data
accessed via high-speed network connections, and low-cost appliances for local processing.

In keeping with the theme of "Migrating to the Web," NCC 2001 will focus on issues related
to reengineering legacy systems for use in an NCC environment. Of particular interest are
holistic techniques for Web-enabling existing applications that integrate various
reengineering aspects (e.g., code, data, and user interface reengineering) into a
"whole system" modernization process. The workshop will be structured around three central
issues: decomposing legacy systems to identify logical components representing essential
functionality, developing a new Web-enabled system using these components, and deploying
the new system in an NCC environment.

NCC 2001 will be held with the 23rd International Conference on Software Engineering
(ICSE 2001). ICSE is the flagship event focused on all aspects of software engineering that
is sponsored by both the Association for Computing Machinery and the IEEE Computer 
Society. NCC 2001 will provide an opportunity for the exchange on information related to
exciting new research and empirical results in areas including (but not limited to):

* Business issues in migrating to the Web
* Integration strategies based on XML and nascent standards such as SOAP
* Mining assets from existing systems
* Networking concerns in deploying NCC applications in fixed-link and wireless settings
* Using distributed component technology in developing Web-enabled systems

NCC 2001 will include invited talks, short paper presentations, and discussion sessions.
Participants should submit a short position paper, not to exceed 2000 words (4 pages using
10-point type), including figures and references. Submissions may be in Adobe Acrobat PDF,
Microsoft Word, or Postscript formats. Submissions must be sent as an email attachment to
stilley@cs.ucr.edu by 5pm Pacific time on Thursday, March 15, 2001. Authors of accepted
papers will be notified by March 26, 2001. Proceedings will be published electronically.


Organizers:
  Jens Jahnke, University of Victoria, Canada 
  Kostas Kontogiannis, University of Waterloo, Canada 
  Eleni Stroulia, University of Alberta, Canada 
  Scott Tilley, University of California, Riverside, USA 
  Kenny Wong, University of Alberta, Canada


For More Information:
   NCC 2001: www.cs.ucr.edu/~stilley/ncc2001 
  ICSE 2001: www.csr.uvic.ca/icse2001