CfP: 24th IEEE International Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation (SCAM 2024)

The 24th IEEE International Conference on Source Code Analysis and Manipulation (SCAM 2024) aims to bring together researchers and practitioners working on theory, techniques, and applications that concern analysis and/or manipulation of the source code of software systems. The term “source code” refers to any fully executable description of a software system, such as machine code, (very) high-level languages, and executable graphical representations of systems. The term “analysis” refers to any (semi-)automated procedure that yields insight into source code, while “manipulation” refers to any automated or semi-automated procedure that takes and returns source code. While much attention in the wider software engineering community is directed towards other aspects of systems development and evolution, such as specification, design, and requirements engineering, it is the source code that contains the only precise description of the behavior of a system. 

Thus, the analysis and manipulation of source code remains a critical area of research from which SCAM 2024 solicits high-quality submissions.

SCAM 2024 takes place on October 7th and October 8th, in beautiful Flagstaff, AZ, United States.

SCAM 2024 is co-located with the 40th International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution (ICSME 2024).

- https://conf.researchr.org/home/scam-2024 

- http://www.ieee-scam.org/2024/  

** Call for Papers **

SCAM 2024 welcomes submission of papers that describe original and significant work in the field of source code analysis and manipulation.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

- abstract interpretation

- bad smell detection

- bug location and prediction

- clone detection

- concern, concept, and feature localization and mining

- decompilation

- energy-efficient source code

- natural language analysis of source code artifacts

- program comprehension

- program slicing

- program transformation and refactoring

- repository, revision, and change analysis

- security vulnerability analysis

- source-level metrics

- source-level optimization

- source-level testing and verification

- static and dynamic program analysis

SCAM 2024 explicitly solicits results from any theoretical or technological domain that can be applied to these and similar topics. 

Submitted papers should describe original, unpublished, and significant work and must not have been previously accepted for publication nor be concurrently submitted for review in another journal, book, conference, or workshop.

All accepted papers will appear in the SCAM 2024 proceedings, which will be available through the IEEE Digital Library.

Organising Committee:

- General Chair: Coen De Roover, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

- Web and Proceedings Chair: Davide Corradini, University of Verona, Italy

SCAM features three separate tracks each soliciting a different type of paper:

** Research Track **

The Research Track solicits 12-page papers describing original and significant research results in the field of source code analysis and manipulation.

https://conf.researchr.org/track/scam-2024/SCAM-2024-research-track

Research Track Program Co-Chairs

- Andrea Stocco, Technical University of Munich, Germany

- Valentina Lenarduzzi, University of Oulu, Finland

Abstract Submission:  June 17th, 2024

Paper Submission: June 21st, 2024

Author Notification: August 15th, 2024

** Engineering Track **

The Engineering Track welcomes 6-page papers that report on the engineering aspects and real-world usage of tools, libraries, and infrastructure for source code analysis and manipulation.

https://conf.researchr.org/track/scam-2024/scam-2024-engineering-track

Engineering Track Program Co-Chairs

- Quentin Stiévenart, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada

- Saba Alimadadi, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Abstract Submission: July 1st, 2024

Paper Submission: July 5th, 2024

Author Notification: August 15th, 2024

** New Ideas and Emerging Results (NIER) Track **

The NIER track welcomes 6-page papers that describe original, early-stage work in the field of source code analysis and manipulation.

https://conf.researchr.org/track/scam-2024/scam-2024-new-ideas-and-emerging-results

NIER Track Program Co-Chairs

- Eduardo Figueiredo, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

- Maria Kechagia, University College London, United Kingdom

Abstract Submission: July 1st, 2024

Paper Submission: July 5th, 2024

Author Notification: August 15th, 2024