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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>[Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>11th Intl. Conf. on Open Source Systems (OSS2015)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Software Ecosystems Mining and Modelling PH.D. Contest<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>*****************************************************************************<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>As an addition to the OSS conference in 2015, we invite talented graduate students (Msc, PhD, and beyond) to submit their data sets, models, and papers to the Software Ecosystems Mining and Modelling contest. We are looking for innovations in the fields of open source ecosystem mining and modelling and aim to showcase groundbreaking results in the domain. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>We invite submissions related to, but not limited to, the following topics of interest:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Software ecosystems data<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Software ecosystems models<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Relationship and structure mining techniques<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Relationship analysis <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Software modeling<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- App store and plug-in directory analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- OSS ecosystem strategy analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- OSS governance<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- OSS quality control<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>- Multi-homing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Please note that we are explicitly looking for software ecosystem themed submissions. Submissions that concern single OSS projects are definitely interesting, but if they do not have some direct consequence for multiple (related) projects, the submissions will automatically be appreciated lower.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>** Submission Dates<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Contest Deadline: 28 February 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Winner Announcement: 7 March 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>** Submission Format<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The format for your submission is not restricted. Please make sure it is accompanied by an LNCS formatted submission document of up to 10 pages, although in some cases one page might suffice. The submissions must be submitted to <a href="mailto:EcosystemMiningContest@oss.org">EcosystemMiningContest@oss.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>** Prize<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The best proposals will be published in the OSS2015 Conference Proceedings, in the Ph.D. Contest section.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The winner will be invited to present his/her paper during the conference, and will have travel expenses (flight, max 500€) and registration granted by the conference organization.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The winner will also be awarded with a certificate of winning the Graduate Student Software Ecosystems Mining and Modelling Contest.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>** Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The jury for the contest consists of:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Slinger Jansen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Ernesto Damiani, Milan University, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Fulvio Frati, Milan University, Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>