Mini-track, Maui,
Hawaii, 3-6 January 2001
Waiting for the Web
Call for Papers
This Mini-track is part of the Emerging
Technology Track , of the
Hawaii Conference on System Sciences
The WWW is the most extensive interactive system ever developed. Its primary
function is now no longer as a large scale information resource, but it
has become an essential tool in the provision of global commercial, educational
and leisure services. The uptake of these services is reliant on the response
times and pace matching users' requirements and expectations.
In order to evaluate the role of time in WWW interactions, we need to
consider HCI aspects of WWW usage and the range of web software technologies.
This examination provides a basis for developing WWW performance engineering
strategies.
How can system designers ensure that WWW resources are configured and
managed to meet users needs? It is the aim of this mini-track to provide
a forum for researchers with an interest in HCI and web performance engineering
to investigate the role that time plays in the usage and functionality
of the WWW. We believe that this will prove an exciting opportunity for
software technologists, human factors experts and commercial developers
to share their expertise.
Topics
We encourage the submission of papers that focus on temporal issues within
areas such as:
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empirical studies of WWW usage
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usability issues within WWW design
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temporal aspects of human interaction
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multimedia and continuous media
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methods and tools for WWW development
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web application design
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case studies of web site development and usage
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transaction management and e-commerce
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configuration of web servers
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scalability and load balancing issues
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performance evaluation of WWW applications
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role of search engines
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protocols and middleware
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service provision
Paper Submission
Full papers of not more than 5000 words should be submitted in electronic
format (postscript or pdf) to the mini-track co-ordinators by 16 June. Papers should include an abstract and keywords. Papers must not have been previously presented or published, nor currently submitted for journal publication. Each manuscript will be subjected to a rigorous refereeing process. Accepted papers will be published by IEEE Computer Society Press.
Important Dates
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Submission of papers by June 16
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Notification of accepted papers by August 31
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Camera-ready copies of accepted manuscripts are due by October 1
Co-ordinators
Dr Innes Ritchie
Email: i.ritchie@shu.ac.uk
Web: homepages.shu.ac.uk/~cmsiej
Tel: +44 114 225 2763
Dr Chris Roast
Email: c.r.roast@shu.ac.uk
Web: www.shu.ac.uk/schools/cms/teaching/crr/
Tel: +44 114 225 2907
Address for Co-ordinators:
School of Computing and Management Sciences
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus
Sheffield, UK
(Checked 8 May 2000)
Last updated 8.5.2000