EMMSAD 2016 was co-located with the CAiSE 2016 conference held from 13-14 June 2016 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The field of information systems analysis and design includes numerous information modeling methods and notations (e.g., ER, ORM, UML, Archimate, EPC, DEMO, DFDs, BPMN) that are typically evolving. Even with some attempts toward standardization (e.g., UML for object-oriented design), new modeling methods are constantly being introduced, many of which differ only marginally from existing approaches. These ongoing changes significantly impact the way information systems are being analyzed and designed in practice. EMMSAD focuses on exploring, evaluating, and enhancing current information modeling methods and methodologies. Though the need for such studies is well recognized, there is a paucity of such research in the literature.
The objective of the conference is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners interested in modeling methods in systems analysis and design to meet and exchange research ideas and results. It also gives the participants an opportunity to present their research papers and experience reports, and to take part in open discussions.
EMMSAD 2016 was the 21st in a series of events, previously held in Valencia, Heraklion, Barcelona, Pisa, Heidelberg, Stockholm, Interlaken, Toronto, Velden, Riga, Porto, Luxembourg, Trondheim, Montpellier, Amsterdam, Hammamet, London, Gdansk, Thessaloniki, and Stockholm. This year we had 19 submissions from 14 countries. After an extensive review process by a distinguished international Program Committee, with each paper receiving at least three reviews, we accepted 11 high-quality papers. Furthermore we take the opportunity to publish 1 paper, which has already been selected in 2015. Congratulations to the successful authors!
Acknowledgements
Apart from the contribution by paper authors, the quality of EMMSAD 2016 depended in no small way on the generous contribution of time and effort by the Program Committee and the additional reviewers. Their work is greatly appreciated. We also express our sincere thanks to the CAiSE Organizing Committee.
Co-chairs:
Wided Guédria, Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology - LIST, Luxembourg
Sérgio Guerreiro: Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon, Portugal
Advisory committee:
John Krogstie, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) , Norway
Henderik A. Proper, Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology - LIST, Luxembourg, and Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Proceedings
The proceedings with the accepted papers are included in the LNBIP series of Springer.
Program Committee
David Aveiro, Madeira University, Portugal
Béatrix Barafort, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
João Barata, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Marija Bjekovic, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Sybren De Kinderen, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Dieter De Smet, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Celine Decosse, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg
Christophe Feltus, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Khaled Gaaloul, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Sepideh Ghanavati, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Antonio Goncalves, Instituto Politecnico Setubal, Portugal
Wided Guédria, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Sérgio Guerreiro, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Janne J. Korhonen, Aalto University School of Science, Finland
Gabriel Leal, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology and University of Lorraine, France
Qin Ma, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Pedro Malta, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal
Diana Marosin, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Rui Pedro Marques, Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration, University fo Aveiro; Algoritmi, University of Minho, Portugal
Carlos Mendes, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Owen Molloy, NUI Gallway, Ireland
Hervé Panetto, CRAN, University of Lorraine, CNRS, France
Robert Pergl, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic
Nuno Pombo, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Carlos Páscoa, Portuguese Air Force, Portugal
Ivan Razo-Zapata, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg
Alberto Silva, INESC-ID/Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Dirk van der Linden, University of Haifa, Israel
Steven van Kervel, Formetis BV
Marielba Zacarias, Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Milan Zdravković University of Nis, Serbia