GPCE 2009

Eighth International Conference on Generative Programming and Component Engineering (GPCE 2009)

Generative and component approaches are revolutionizing software development similar to how automation and components revolutionized manufacturing. Generative Programming (developing programs that synthesize other programs), Component Engineering (raising the level of modularization and analysis in application design), and Domain-Specific Languages (DSLs) (elevating program specifications to compact domain-specific notations that are easier to write, maintain, and analyze) are key technologies for automating program development.

The International Conference on Generative Programming and Component Engineering provides a venue for researchers and practitioners interested in techniques for enhancing the productivity, quality, and time-to-market in software development that stems from deploying components and automating program generation. In addition to exploring cutting-edge techniques for developing generative and component-based software, our goal is to foster further cross-fertilization between the software engineering research community and the programming languages community.

Topics

GPCE seeks contributions in software engineering and in programming languages related (but not limited) to:

• Generative programming
• Generative techniques
• Component-based software engineering
• Integration of generative and component-based approaches
• Domain engineering and domain analysis
• Separation of concerns
• Industrial applications of the above

Submissions

Research papers

10 pages in SIGPLAN proceedings style (sigplanconf.cls) reporting original research results that contribute to scientific knowledge in the areas listed below (the PC chair can advise on appropriateness).

Tool demonstrations

Tool demonstrations should present available tools that implement novel generative and component-based software engineering techniques. Any of the GPCE'09 topics of interest are appropriate areas for research demonstrations but purely commercial tool demonstrations will not be accepted. Submissions should contain a tool description of 4 pages in SIGPLAN proceedings style (sigplanconf.cls) that will be published in the proceedings, and a demonstration outline of up to 2 pages text plus 2 pages screen shots that will be used by the PC to evaluate the submission.

Tutorials and Workshops

Tutorials and workshops of interest to the GPCE audience can be submitted to MODELS 2009. Please contact the corresponding MODELS chairs for submission details. Accepted MODELS tutorials and workshops that are primarily aimed at the GPCE audience will preferably be scheduled for Tuesday, October 6, 2009.