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METRICS 200511th IEEE International Software
Metrics Symposium

• Como, Italy
• September 19-22, 2005
• http//www.swmetrics.org/metrics2005

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Overview

• The International Software Metrics Symposium is
  the premier software engineering conference
  focusing primarily on the research and practice
  of software measurement
• The Symposium also provides a forum for exploring
  the use of data to understand, evaluate, and
  model software engineering phenomena
• METRICS 2005 A four-day conference with
• Technical Track
• Industry Track
• Doctoral Forum
• Workshops

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Important Dates

• Abstract submission
• February 23, 2005
• Paper submission
• March 15, 2005
• Workshop submission
• April 1, 2005
• Dissertation submission
• April 1, 2005
• Notification of acceptance of technical papers
• May 15, 2005
• Industry track papers
• May 30, 2005
• Camera-ready technical papers due
• June 22, 2005
• Conference
• September 19-22, 2005

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SubmissionsTechnical Papers (1)

• Topics include (but they are not limited to!)
• Effort and cost estimation
• Defect rate and reliability prediction
• Industrial experience in process improvement
• Function Points
• Quality Assurance
• Measurement-based decision making
• Assessment of
• COTS Components and COTS-based systems
• Web applications and services
• Software architectures

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SubmissionsTechnical Papers (2)

• Empirical studies of
• global software development projects
• open source software projects
• agile development projects
• Mining data from software repositories
• Remote analysis and measurement
• Qualitative methods in empirical studies
• Measurement education and empirical studies with
  students
• Measurement theory and fundamental issues
• For any question or problem related to paper
  submission, contact Filippo Lanubile at
  lanubile_at_di.uniba.it

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SubmissionsIndustry Track

• We solicit industrial experience reports (up to 4
  pages), about the use of measurement in industry
  with a particular focus on
• evaluation
• estimation
• A least one author must be from industry or
  government
• Papers should be submitted via email to Stefano
  De Panfilis at stefano.depanfilis_at_eng.it
• Authors of accepted papers are expected to give
  full presentations at the symposium

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SubmissionsWorkshops

• One-day workshops on any of the topic areas
• On Monday, September 19, 2005
• Workshop proposals
• designed around a specific theme
• should be very interactive and discussion-oriented
  
• Proposals should be submitted via email to
  Carolyn Seaman at cseaman_at_umbc.edu

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SubmissionsDissertation Forum

• One-day dissertation forum for PhD students at an
  early stage in their research
• An opportunity to
• interact with other doctoral students
• get feedback from senior researchers
• Proposals should include
• a research abstract (no more than three pages)
• a letter of recommendation from the dissertation
  advisor
• Accepted proposals will be included in the
  conference proceedings
• Proposals should be submitted via email to
  Natalia Juristo at natalia_at_fi.upm.es

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Organizers and PC Chairs

• General Chair Sandro Morasca (Università
  dellInsubria, Como, Italy)
• PC Co-Chair Filippo Lanubile (Università di
  Bari, Bari, Italy)
• PC Co-Chair Carolyn Seaman (University of
  Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA)
• Publicity Chair Luciano Baresi (Politecnico di
  Milano, Milan, Italy)

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Industry Track and Dissertation Forum Chairs

• Industry Track Co-Chair Stefano De Panfilis
  (Engineering SpA, Rome, Italy)
• Industry Track Co-Chair Charles Symons (Software
  Measurement Services, UK)
• Dissertation Forum Chair Natalia Juristo
  (Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain)

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Como Location in Europe

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COMO
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Como Location in Europe

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COMO
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Como Location in Italy
COMO

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Como
ALPS

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PREALPS
PO VALLEY
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Como Driving Distances
SAN GOTTARDO (alpine pass)

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SAN BERNARDINO (alpine pass)
ALPS
75- 90
PREALPS
COMO
75- 90
BERGAMO
4h
35- 60
2h30
PO VALLEY
MILAN
VENICE
GENOA
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Como Airports

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LUGANO-AGNO
45- 60
COMO
90- 120
45- 60
ORIO AL SERIO
MALPENSA
90- 120
LINATE
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Como View from above

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Location of the conference
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Como METRICS 2005 Venue

• Teatro Sociale Comos Opera House

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Como View from above

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Going up for the ViewFunicular

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Facts about Como

• About 90,000 people
• Main industries
• silk manufacturing
• tourism
• Two universities
• Università dellInsubria
• Politecnico di Milano

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Como Prehistory

• From a necropolis where the old Como was

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Como Roman Times

• Todays Como
• Novum Comum - New Como (II century BC) a
  Roman encampment

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decumanus
cardo
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Como Roman Times

• The Roman baths

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Middle AgesTower (XII c.)

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Tower is part of fortified old city walls, most
of which are still standing
Congratulatory banner for Comos Womens
Basketball team they have won many national
and European Championships in the last fifteen
years
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Middle Ages/Renaissance Piazza Duomo

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Cathedral (XV c.)
Bell Tower (XII c.)
Old City Hall (XIII c.)
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NeoclassicismVilla Olmo (late XVIII c.)

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Neoclassicism Villa Olmo Gardens by the Lake

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Rationalism (1930s)

• Casa del Fascio (Giuseppe Terragni)

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A Layered Architecture
New façade in the 18th Century

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The building was a monastery in the Middle Ages
The building now is a high school
Columns from a Roman temple
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Comos Famous Ancient ChildrenThe Plinys

• Pliny the Elder
• founder of Natural History
• died in Pompeii in 79 AD
• Pliny the Younger (nephew)
• Latin writer
• counselor to emperor Trajanus

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Comos Famous Ancient Children Alessandro Volta
(1745 1827)

• Inventor of
• first device to produce electricity (battery)
• spark plugs
• Discoverer of methane (natural gas)
• The volt (of electrical measurement)
• is named in honor of Alessandro Volta

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Lake Como

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Lake Como

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Lake Como

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Lake Como

• Villa Balbianello

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Lake ComoJust a Few More Highlights

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Colico
Varenna
Menaggio
Isola Comacina
Bellagio
COMO
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Como What to Do

• Attend METRICS 2005
• Sightseeing
• Lake Como
• Prealps
• Alps
• Art and culture
• Monuments/buildings
• Exhibits
• Autunno Musicale
• Fine dining
• Sports
• Shopping
• most major fashion designers have their
  manufactures around Como and Milan

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Windsurfing
Trekking
Water skiing Boating
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Conclusions andFuture Work

• Submit!
• technical papers
• industry track papers
• workshop proposals
• dissertations
• Participate!
• If you have any questions please contact the
  General Chair of Metrics 2005
• Sandro Morasca at sandro.morasca_at_uninsubria.it

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