EMMSAD'2016

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:

  1. Wided Guédria, Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology - LIST, Luxembourg

  2. Sérgio Guerreiro: Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisbon, Portugal

Advisory committee:

  1. John Krogstie, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) , Norway

  2. 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

  1. David Aveiro, Madeira University, Portugal

  2. Béatrix Barafort, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

  3. João Barata, University of Coimbra, Portugal

  4. Marija Bjekovic, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

  5. Sybren De Kinderen, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  6. Dieter De Smet, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

  7. Celine Decosse, Public Research Centre Henri Tudor, Luxembourg

  8. Christophe Feltus, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

  9. Khaled Gaaloul, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

  10. Sepideh Ghanavati, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

  11. Antonio Goncalves, Instituto Politecnico Setubal, Portugal

  12. Wided Guédria, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

  13. Sérgio Guerreiro, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

  14. Janne J. Korhonen, Aalto University School of Science, Finland

  15. Gabriel Leal, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology and University of Lorraine, France

  16. Qin Ma, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  17. Pedro Malta, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Portugal

  18. Diana Marosin, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

  19. Rui Pedro Marques, Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration, University fo Aveiro; Algoritmi, University of Minho, Portugal

  20. Carlos Mendes, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

  21. Owen Molloy, NUI Gallway, Ireland

  22. Hervé Panetto, CRAN, University of Lorraine, CNRS, France

  23. Robert Pergl, Czech Technical University, Czech Republic

  24. Nuno Pombo, University of Beira Interior, Portugal

  25. Carlos Páscoa, Portuguese Air Force, Portugal

  26. Ivan Razo-Zapata, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology, Luxembourg

  27. Alberto Silva, INESC-ID/Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

  28. Dirk van der Linden, University of Haifa, Israel

  29. Steven van Kervel, Formetis BV

  30. Marielba Zacarias, Research Centre for Spatial and Organizational Dynamics, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal

  31. Milan Zdravković University of Nis, Serbia