ICCBSS 2004  PROGRAM

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The conference spans four days beginning on Sunday, February 1, 2004.   
To view the schedule for a particular day, use the links below.
To download the conference program in PDF format, click here.
SUNDAY February 1      MONDAY February 2      TUESDAY February 3      WEDNESDAY February 4
 SUNDAY February 1, 2004

1:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
includes two afternoon breaks

Workshop
Incorporating COTS into Software
Systems: Tools and Techniques

Chairs
Alexander Egyed (Teknowledge Corporation)
Dewayne Perry (University of Texas)

For more information about this workshop,
please visit the Call for Participation page.

  

Workshop
COTS Terminology and Categories:
Can We Reach a Consensus?

Chairs
Betsy Clark (Software Metrics, Inc.)
Marco Torchiano (Politecnico di Torino)

For more information about this workshop,
please visit the Call for Participation page.

 

 
SUNDAY February 1      MONDAY February 2      TUESDAY February 3      WEDNESDAY February 4
 MONDAY February 2, 2004
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Welcome/Opening Remarks
Barry Boehm (General Chair)
Ceci Albert & Dan Port (Program Chairs)

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Keynote
"Integration Successes and Flops: The Baseline Magazine Perspective"
David Carr (Baseline Magazine)

Presentation (pdf)

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. morning break
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COTS Product Evaluation
and Selection
COTS-Based System Definition and Development
COTS-Based System Evolution
and Management
10:30 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.

Legal and Contractual Implications in the European Union

Presentation (pdf)

  Ignatio Delgado González (Martin & Lawson Law Firm, Spain)
  Presentation (pdf)

 

A Case Study in COTS Product Integration Using XML

  Grace A. Lewis (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  Lutz Wrage (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Web-Based Component Procurement

  Franck Barbier (Universite de Pau, France)
  Presentation (pdf)
11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Driving Component Selection through Actor-Oriented Models and Use Cases

  Vijay Sai (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  Xavier Franch (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain)
  Neil Maiden (City University, UK)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Understanding Services for Integration Management

  Leigh A. Davis (University of Tulsa, USA)
  Rose F. Gamble (University of Tulsa, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Security in Large System Acquisition

  Marshall Abrams (The MITRE Corporation, USA)
  Joe Veoni (The Center for Advanced Aviation System Development, USA)
  R. Kris Britton (National Security Agency, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.

ImpACT: An Alternative to Technology Readiness Levels for COTS Software

  James D. Smith II (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)

 

  

Requirements Analysis and Management (RAM) of COTS-Based Systems: A Success Story”

  Gail M. Talbott (Lockeed Martin, USA)
  Barbara Simmons (Lockeed Martin, USA)
  Presentation cancelled
 

Costing COTS Integration

  Linda Brooks (Northrup Grumman, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
2:20 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

On the Measurement of COTS Functional Suitability

  Alejandra Cechich (Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Argentina)
  Mario Piattini (Univerisdad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)
  Presentation cancelled
 

U.S. Coast Guard, Differential GPS, Nationwide Control Station

  Lt Frank Klucznik (U.S. Coast Guard, USA)
  Kristi McRacken (U.S. Coast Guard, USA)
  John Killers (U.S. Coast Guard, USA)
  Jason Judy (Integrated Computer Technology, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Empirical Analysis of COTS Activity

  Dan Port (University of Hawaii, USA)
  Ye Yang (University of Southern California, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
afternoon break
3:30 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.

COTS Selection: Adoption in a Small Business Environment

  William B. Anderson (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Managing Vulnerabilities in Your COTS Systems Using an Industry Standards Effort

  Robert A. Martin (The MITRE Corporation, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Best Practices for the Acquisition of COTS-Based Systems

  Richard J. Adams (The Aerospace Corporation, USA)
  Suellen Eslinger (The Aerospace Corporation, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
4:20 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

COTS Product Selection for Safety Critical Systems

  Fan Ye (University of York, UK)
  Tim Kelly (University of York, UK)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Software Fault-Tolerance with Off-the-Shelf SQL Servers

  Peter Popov (City University, UK)
  Lorenzo Strigini (City University, UK)
  Alexander Kostov (City University, UK)
  Valentin Mollov (City University, UK)
  Dimitar Selensky (Technical University, Bulgaria)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Managed Technology Adoption Risk: A Way to Realize Better Return on Investment from COTS Adoption

  Suzanne Garcia (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  John Robert (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  Len Estrin (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
dinner break (on your own)

7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Birds of a Feather Session   Birds of a Feather Session   Birds of a Feather Session

 

 
SUNDAY February 1      MONDAY February 2      TUESDAY February 3      WEDNESDAY February 4
 TUESDAY February 3, 2004
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Announcements/Introduce Posters
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Keynote
"COTS-Based Systems: The Road We're On"
Tricia Oberndorf (Software Engineering Institute, USA)

Presentation (pdf)

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

morning break
aaa
 
COTS Product Evaluation
and Selection
COTS-Based System Definition and Development
COTS-Based System Evolution
and Management
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Panel
Architecting Mission-Critical Systems Using COTS Components

    moderator
  Judy Kerner (The Aerospace Corportation, USA)
     
    panelists
  David Cadmus (Boeing Satellite Systems, USA)
  Dave Dzaran (Space Based Radar Joint Program Office, USA)
  Barry Grasso (Integral Systems, Inc., USA)
  Sidney Hollander (Aerospace Corporation, USA)
  Mike Low (Braxton Technologies, USA)
  Ramesh Rangachar (Intelsat Global Service Corporation, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Panel
Do We Need Requirements in COTS-Based Software Development?

    moderator
  Xavier Franch (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain)
     
    panelists
  Barry Boehm (USC Center for Software Engineering)
  Neil Maiden (City University, UK)
  Mike Moore (Lockheed
Martin MDS)
  Dale Campbell (USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Panel
The Added Dimension: Information Security in COTS-Based Software Systems

    moderator
  Carol Sledge (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
     
    panelists
  C. Warren Axelrod (Pershing LLC, USA)
  Steven B. Lipner (Microsoft Corporation)
  Charles H. Lavine (The Aerospace Corporation, USA)
  Shadi Wegerich (Oracle Corporation, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
lunch
1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Tutorial
Using eCOTS Portal for Sharing Information about Software Products on the Internet and in Corporate Intranets

  Jean-Christophe Mielnik (Thales Research and Technology, France)
  Vincent Bouthors (Jalios, France)
  Stéphane Laurière (INRIA, France)
  Bernard Lang (INRIA, France)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Tutorial
Testing Component-Based Software—Issues, Challenges, and Solutions

  Jerry Zeyu Gao (San Jose State University, USA)
  Ye Wu (George Mason University, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Tutorial
All You Have to Know When Using Commercial Components to Build Your Software Systems

  David Morera (European Software Institute)
  Presentation (pdf)
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
afternoon break

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Reception/Posters

 

 
SUNDAY February 1      MONDAY February 2      TUESDAY February 3      WEDNESDAY February 4
 WEDNESDAY February 4, 2004
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Announcements

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Keynote
"Advances in COTS Middleware for Distributed Real-Time and Embedded Systems"
Douglas Schmidt (Vanderbilt University)

Presentation (pdf)

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. morning break 
aaa
 
COTS Product Evaluation
and Selection
COTS-Based System Definition and Development
COTS-Based System Evolution
and Management
10:30 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.

From System Requirements to COTS Evaluation Criteria

  Grace A. Lewis (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  Edwin J. Morris (Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Managing the COTS Chaos: Experiences from the Trenches Using the Evolutionary Process for Integrating COTS-Based Systems

  Minton Brooks (Independent Consulant, USA)
  Lisa Brownsword
(Software Engineering Institute, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

Migrating Application Integrations

  Daniel Flagg (University of Tulsa, USA)
  Rose F. Gamble (University of Tulsa, USA)
  Robert Baird (University of Tulsa, USA)
  William Stewart (University of Tulsa, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Assessing COTS Assessment: How Much is Enough?

  Barry Boehm (University of Southern California, USA)
  Daniel N. Port (University of Hawaii, USA)
  Zhihao Chen (University Southern California, USA)
  Presentation (pdf)
 

A Wish List for Requirements Engineering (RE) for COTS-Based Information System

  Vito Perrone (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)
  Presentation cancelled
 

COTS-Based Systems–Twelve Lessons Learned about Maintenance

  Donald J. Reifer (University Southern California, USA)
  Victor R. Basili (University of Maryland, USA)
  Barry Boehm (University Southern California, USA)
  Betsy Clark (Software Metrics, Inc., USA)
  Presentation (pdf)

 
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Workshop Results
Incorporating COTS into Software Systems: Tools and Techniques
Alexander Egyed (Teknowledge Corporation, USA)
Dewayne Perry (University of Texas, USA)

 
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Workshop Results
COTS Terminology and Categories: Can We Reach a Consensus?
Betsy Clark (Software Metrics, Inc., USA)
Marco Torchiano (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Best Paper Presentation
Characterization of a Taxonomy for Business Applications and the Relatioships Among Them
Juan P. Carvallo, Xavier Franch, & Carme Quer (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain)
Marco Torchiano (Politenico di Torino,  Italy)

Presentation (pdf)

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Wrapup of ICCBSS 2004
Barry Boehm (General Chair)

Overview of 4th International Conference on COTS-Based Software Systems
February 7-11, 2005
Bilbao, Spain
David Morera (European Software Institute, Spain)