Introduction: Attendance at conferences is considered as a professional necessity for most of the researchers and scientists. Currently, no study has been conducted in Iran to evaluate the pros and cons of attending to the medical international conferences. The aim of this study was to determine the problems and consequences of attendance at conference, as well as its academic benefits and scie...

We analyze thematic trends and challenging issues in conceptual modeling based on the metadata of 943 research papers published in a series of conferences on conceptual modeling (known as the ER conferences) between 1979 and 2005. We specifically address 1) all-time prominent challenges in conceptual modeling, 2) current challenges and emerging trends, and 3) the structure and dynamics of the c...

Context: Software Engineering research makes use of collections of software artifacts (corpora) to derive empirical evidence from. Goal: To improve quality and reproducibility of research, we need to understand the characteristics of used corpora. Method: For that, we perform a literature survey using grounded theory. We analyze the latest proceedings of seven relevant conferences. Results: Whi...

Libre (free, open source) projects offer publicly available data sources. The research community is starting to produce, use and exchange large data sets of information. These data sets have to be retrieved, purged, described, and can be published for public consumption by other groups. Their availability allows for the decoupling of research activities, the reproducibility of research results,...

: : : specifically to identify, develop, operate, fund, support, promote and encourage charitable, educational and scientific programs and projects which will stimulate those who have an interest in systems for typesetting technical text and font design; to exchange information of same and associated use of computer peripheral equipment; to establish channels to facilitate the exchange of macro...

Under the challenge set by the new technical possibilities, the concept of metadata and meta-information has grown in importance in a spectacular way. Congresses and work groups on various aspects of data processing pay attention to it, and it has become the subject of conferences of its own. Software for data management refers to metadata, and there is software specifically designed for metada...

A key feature of the AAMAS conference is its emphasis on ties to real-world applications. The focus of this article is to provide a broad overview of application-focused papers published at the AAMAS 2010 and 2011 conferences. More specifically, recent applications at AAMAS could be broadly categorized as belonging to research areas of security, sustainability and safety. We outline the domains...