The ICSA Software Architecture in Practice (SAIP) track is a forum that provides researchers and practitioners a platform to discuss insights, innovations, solutions and experiences related to the application of software architecture to real-world software engineering problems.

Topics

We welcome submissions covering any topic that is relevant for software architecture in practice including, but not limited to: 

• Architecture design and analysis methods and tools
• Architecture knowledge management
• Interplay of software architecture and AI
• Software architecture approaches for AI-based systems
• Software architecture design for sustainable systems
• Practical methods for managing architectural debt and ensuring software architecture quality
• Effective software architecture documentation methods
• Use of architecture to realize quality attributes (performance, interoperability, maintainability, security, etc.)
• Cloud and serverless architectures
• Architecture considerations for containerized systems
• Experiences interrelating architecture and development processes
• Experiences highlighting role of software architecture in addressing business goals
• Software architecture tools and techniques for recovery and analysis
• Microservices architectures
• Architecture considerations for DevOps

Important Dates

Abstract: Dec. 8, 2023

Paper: Dec. 15, 2023

Notification: Jan. 19, 2024

Camera-ready: Feb. 16, 2024

Types of Submissions

We solicit the following types of submissions:

SW Architecture in Practice papers (4-8 pages): Address real-world software architecture challenges through systematic investigations. Papers should describe industry-relevant experiences and best practices.  Application of new ideas in industry and government settings with a thorough discussion of results and lessons learned are welcomed. Empirical analyses of software architecture issues may help both practitioners and researchers. The evaluation criteria for submissions include potential impact, repeatability, and real-world focus. All papers accepted in this track will be published in the companion proceedings.

Technical talk proposals (2 pages): Feature current trends in the industry on the practice of software architecture presenting ideas that are both inspirational and informative. Proposals should make clear why the talk is interesting to ICSA SAIP attendees. The duration of accepted talks is 30 minutes. Extended abstracts of the accepted talks will appear in the ICSA Companion proceedings.

If you have questions, please feel free to email the track chairs, Rick Kazman (kazman@hawaii.edu) and Girish Suryanarayana (girish.suryanarayana@siemens.com)