Yokohama
  SCOPE OF THE CONFERENCE

SSIRI 2008 will focus on integrating tools and approaches for developing reliable, secure, and trustworthy systems. All papers reporting innovative approaches, concepts and experiences throughout the entire product development cycle in software, hardware, and systems are encouraged. The conference will bridge theory, applications, experience reports, as well as best-of-breed practices. It enhances our situational awareness of developing trustworthy products in today's challenging and changing environment. Four state of the art, all day or half-day, tutorials will run concurrent to the conference and focus on new developments in: mechanical systems reliability and assurance, Six Sigma contributions to reliability, dependable and trustworthy systems, and electrically programmed fuse element: design, characterization, integration, reliability and applications.

  KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

 
  • Comprehensive Strategy for Creating Science and Technology Driven Innovation in Japan: Bridging Knowledge Creation and Socio-Economic Value, Dr. Ayao Tsuge.

    Click here for more details.

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  • Reliability Engineering in the Next Generation: Michael Pecht, Chair Professor and Director of CALCE Electronic Products and Systems Center, University of Maryland.

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  •   TOPICS OF INTEREST

    Topics covered by the conference include, but are not limited to, the following

     
  • Building security into products
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  • Building "Green Systems"
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  • Design tools and automation
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  • Reliability, availability and safety of software systems
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  • System integration for human computer interaction
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  • Software testing and verification
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  • Requirements collection strategies and validation
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  • Impact of regulations on product design
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  • Integrating COTS components into new products
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  • Maintaining COTS components through development and field support
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  • Support strategies for fielded systems
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  • Role of simulation and prototypes
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  • Accelerated testing to demonstrate life capability of highly reliable components
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  • Physics of failure (POF) contribution to robust product design
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  • Experimental design considerations
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  • Impact and considerations of lead-free designs
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  • Mitigating electromagnetic capability (EMC) and other environmental effects on new designed equipment
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  • Embedded systems
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  • Supply chain management
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  • Six Sigma contributions to World Class product development
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  • Challenges and opportunities presented by new chip technologies
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  • Lessons learned on developing new products, including success stories and pitfalls found in developing, releasing and supporting fielded products

  •   INFORMATION FOR PANEL ORGANIZERS

    Panel sessions will be held in parallel with paper sessions and tutorials. A panel proposal should include organizer's contact information, the title, a 150-word scope statement, and a list of panelists with their affiliations.

    Send you your proposal to Professor Shuichi Fukuda. at: [email protected]

      IMPORTANT DATES

    Regular Papers
     
  • February 20, 2008:
  • Extended deadline for submission
     
  • April 17, 2008:
  • Notification to authors
     
  • May 1, 2008:
  • Deadline for camera-ready versions

    Fast Abstracts
     
  • April 5, 2008:
  • Deadline for submission
     
  • April 25, 2008:
  • Notification to authors
     
  • May 1, 2008:
  • Deadline for camera-ready versions

      INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS OF REGULAR PAPERS

    Submit original papers (not published or submitted elsewhere) with a maximum of eight pages. Include the title of the paper, the name and affiliation of each author, a 150-word abstract, and up to 8 keywords. The format of your submission must follow the IEEE conference proceedings guidelines which are available at ftp://pubftp.computer.org/press/outgoing/proceedings/8.5x11%20-%20Formatting%20files/INSTRUCT.HTM and at ftp://pubftp.computer.org/press/outgoing/proceedings/8.5x11%20-%20Formatting%20files

    The authors of a number of selected papers of special merit will be invited to submit an extended version of their papers for possible publication in a special journal issue.

    The submission is closed.

      INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS OF FAST ABSTRACTS

    The objective of fast abstracts is to report on-going work, describe practical experience, introduce new ideas to provoke further validation, or state positions on controversial issues. Each fast abstract can have a maximum of two pages. The format must follow the IEEE conference proceedings guidelines which are available at ftp://pubftp.computer.org/press/outgoing/proceedings/8.5x11%20-%20Formatting%20files/INSTRUCT.HTM and ftp://pubftp.computer.org/press/outgoing/proceedings/8.5x11%20-%20Formatting%20files

    Click here for fast abstract submission.

      CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

    General Chair
     Shuichi Fukuda
     Stanford University, USA
      Email: [email protected]

    General co-Chair
      Philip Chen
     University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
      Email: [email protected]

    General co-Chair
      Takao Terano
     Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
      Email: [email protected]

    Program Chair
      W. Eric Wong
     University of Texas at Dallas, USA
      Email: [email protected]

    Click here for the complete list of organizers and program committee.

      CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

    The conference proceedings will be published by IEEE Press and available in the IEEE digital library.

      CONFERENCE VENUE

    The conference will be held at Yokohama Symposia.

    Yokohama Symposia
    Industry & Trade Center(Sanbo-Center) 9F
    2 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku,
    Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-0023, Japan
    TEL. +81-(0)45-671-7151
    FAX. +81-(0)45-671-7157
    E-mail: [email protected]

    There is a direct Narita Airport Express to the conference venue.
    There are also buses from the Haneda Airport or Tokyo Station to Yokohama Symposia.
    Click on [link 1] [link 2]for more information.

      HOTEL INFORMATION

    Conference Attendees can make their reservations with the following Hotels:

    Star Hotel Yokohama
      http://www.star-yokohama.com/plan/e-plan.html

    Mielparque Yokohama
      http://www.mielparque.jp/ykh/eng.html

    Rose Hotel Yokohama
      http://www.rosehotelyokohama.com/

    Hotel Monterey Yokohama
      http://www.hotelmonterey.co.jp/yokohama/

    Hotel New Grand
      http://www.hotel-newgrand.co.jp/

    Hotel Yokohama Garden
      http://www.j-hotel.or.jp/hotel/HOTELYOKOHAMAGARDEN/en/index.html

    Hotel JAL City Kannai Yokohama
      http://www.kannai-yokohama.jalcity.co.jp/en/index2.html

    If you have further questions, please contact Professor Shuichi Fukuda at [email protected]

      TOURISM INFORMATION

    For Yokohama, visit

    For Tokyo, visit

      GENERAL INQUIRIES

    For further information, please contact: Professor Shuichi Fukuda
    E-mail: [email protected]

      WEBMASTER

    Vidroha Debroy
    Department of Computer Science
    University of Texas at Dallas
    E-mail: [email protected]