VariVolution 2023 

6th International Workshop on Variability and Evolution
of Software-Intensive Systems

Co-located with SPLC 2023, August 28 - September 1, 2023, Tokyo, Japan

About

Just like software in general, software product lines are permanently subject to change. This introduces evolution as a second problem dimension in addition to variability, which is the primary phenomenon addressed by software product line engineering. Traditionally, the methods and tools applied for revision control and variant management are radically different and mutually disjoint, although research has already suggested that evolution and variability can be tackled in a holistic way. Concrete examples of integrating approaches include uniform or unified versioning, delta-orientation in connection with hyper feature models, evolution-aware clone-and-own, projectional SPL editing, and variation control systems.

VariVolution (the 6th International Workshop on Variability and Evolution of Software-Intensive Systems) aims at bringing together active researchers studying software evolution and variability from different angles as well as practitioners who encounter these phenomena in real-world applications and systems. The workshop offers this year a hybrid platform for exchanging new ideas and fostering future research collaborations and synergies.

Topics and Goals

VariVolution'23 welcomes contributions on any of the following (non-exhaustive) list of topics:

The workshop serves as a highly interactive platform for exchange, which is reflected by a diversity of submission formats ranging from original research papers over position papers to informal tool demonstrations or fully interactive sessions. The expected audience is not confined to the SPLC community; rather, we also welcome variability-relevant contributions from evolution-related fields such as software configuration management or software maintenance.

Program

VariVolution 2023 will be held as a workshop at SPLC 2023.

Accepted Papers

How to Submit

Important Dates

The important dates for the workshop are aligned with the general workshop due dates of SPLC:

All these times are AoE.

Submission Guidelines

The workshop seeks submissions of different types and degrees of maturity in order to be inclusive of both researchers and practitioners and provide a lively platform for discussion also for early concepts and ideas.

Submissions must follow the ACM Master Article Template: https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template

Latex users are indicated to use the “sigconf” option, so they are recommended to use the template that can be found in “sample-sigconf.tex”. In this way, the following code can be placed at the start of the latex document:

\documentclass[sigconf,review]{acmart}

\acmConference[SPLC’23]{27th ACM International Systems and Software Product Lines Conference}{August 28 – September 1, 2023}{Tokyo, Japan}

Submissions need to be sent using EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=splc23 (Track: VariVolution 2023)

Note: This year, you submit via the SPLC EasyChair instance. Click on New Submission and select the Track: VariVolution 2023 to submit to this workshop.

Paper Categories (Maturity of Presented Work)

The workshop welcomes submissions at different levels of maturity. Make sure that you select the correct category on the submission page. Papers should range from 4 to 8 pages, with at most 2 more pages only for references (i.e., 4-8 +2).

Review Process

Full and short papers will be peer-reviewed by at least three program committee members. Position papers, ICLL papers, and tool demos will not be peer-reviewed; the workshop organizers decide whether they are accepted or not, primarily based on their potential to stimulate interesting discussions. All accepted submissions, regardless of their level of maturity, will be given a presentation slot at the workshop.

The workshop follows a single-blind review process.

Committees

Organizing Committee

Program Committee

Steering Committee

Previous Edition

Contact

For further questions about the workshop, feel free to contact the workshop organizers:

Sandra Greiner, Xhevahire Tërnava, Kristof Meixner, Sebastian Krieter

Image credit: Flickr/Derrick Brutel (CC BY-SA 2.0)