ER 2016

Call for Papers

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The International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER) is the leading international forum for presenting and discussing current research on conceptual modeling. The topics of interest span the entire spectrum of conceptual modeling including research and practice in areas such as: theories of concepts underlying conceptual modeling, methods and tools for developing and communicating conceptual models, techniques for transforming conceptual models into effective implementations, and the impact of conceptual modeling techniques on databases, business strategies and information systems development.

We solicit submission of original research papers, as well as experience and vision papers from both researchers and practitioners. Topics of interests include, but are not restricted to:

• Foundations and Concept Formalization
• Big Data
• NoSQL Databases and Enterprise Business Models
• Semantic Web, Cloud Computing, and Web Information Systems
• Enterprise Architectures and Service-Oriented Architectures
• Quality and Metrics of Conceptual Models
• Empirical Studies of Conceptual Modeling
• Ontology Modeling and Deployment
• Business Process Modeling
• Semi-structured Data and XML
• Integration of Conceptual Models and Database Schemas
• Information Retrieval, Filtering, Classification, Summarization, and Visualization
• Methodologies and Tools for Conceptual Design
• Requirements Engineering
• Reuse and Patterns
• Reverse Engineering and Roundtrip Engineering
• Schema Evolution and Management of Database Constraints
• Spatial, Temporal, and Multimedia Aspects in Conceptual Models
• Metadata and Applications
• Data Warehousing, Data Mining, and Business Intelligence and Analytics
• Applications to Bioinformatics, Cyber Security, and Privacy
• Data Semantics and Integrity Constraints
• Advanced and Cross-Disciplinary Applications of Conceptual Models
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Role of Conceptual Modeling Techniques in Emerging Areas (Social Networks, Mobile Computing, Cloud Computing, Internet of Objects, Deep Learning, Serious Games and Pedagogical Models, etc.)

Important Dates

• Abstract submission: April 1, 2016
• Full paper submission: April 8, 2016 April 15, 2016 @ 23:59 AoE time
• Paper notification: June 13, 2016
• Camera-ready Submission: July 8, 2016

Submission

Since the proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, authors must submit manuscripts using the LNCS style. The page limit for submitted papers (as well as for final, cameraready papers) is 14. Manuscripts not submitted in the LNCS style or exceeding the page limit will not be reviewed and automatically rejected. A paper submitted to ER 2016 may not be under review for any other conference or journal during the time it is being considered for ER 2016. Submitted papers must demonstrate to be aware of the state-of-the art literature in conceptual modeling by properly citing relevant papers in the field.

All submissions should be submitted through EasyChair.

ER 2016 Awards and Special Issue

Springer Verlag will sponsor two awards:

Best Student Paper Award:

to be given to the best paper whose first author is a student.

Best Paper Award:

to be given to the best paper presented at the conference.

Selected papers may be invited to submit their extended version of their papers to a DKE special issue.