Call for papers


QA&TEST

QA&TEST® invites the professionals of QA & testing for Embedded Systems to share their knowledge and experiences in the Conference. The Call for Papers has started and will end on 16th April 2012. Participate as a speaker at QA&TEST® will bring you the possibility of establishing direct contact with directors and senior executives of technology companies. QA & TEST will allow you to improve your business network and build relationships with potential customers, from the vantage position of being recognized as an expert in QA & Testing for Embedded Systems.

Share your embedded knowledge

The International Technical Committee of QA&TEST® valued especially those papers dealing with actual experiences and methods and innovative technology applications, specially related to embedded systems, according to the themes proposed in the colum of the right .

Two types of papers may be submitted:

  • Tutorials: during a 4 hour session the offer will be an insight into technologies, tools, instruments and working methods, showing clearly and concisely the practical elements of their implementation.

  • Presentations: 45 minute presentations on topics of QA & Testing for Embedded Systems and Best Practices in the QA & Testing field.


    • Deadline: 16th April 2012
Documentation
  • Paper Template, which includes abstract of the presentation / tutorial and a short description of your CV/BIO

  • Preliminary version of the presentation / tutorial

Download the template and send all the documentation by e-mail (info@qatest.org).

The International Committee of Experts from QA&TEST® will select the most relevant papers and the results will be published during May 2012. Papers can be sent in English or Spanish. Simultaneous interpretation services will be provided during the conference.

Speaker Conditions:

QA&TEST® is much more than a Conference; we treat our speakers as our finest guests. Please find here an overview of the unique Speaker conditions:

a ) Coverage of travel expenses

b ) Free entrance to the conference & social events (like the conference banquet lunches and the speaker warming up event) and

c ) Free Hotel accommodation during the conference

So send your paper today and don't miss this extraordinary event to be held on 17, 18 and 19 October 2012


 

TOPICS 2012

Quality Assurance (QA)

  • Quality Management in general
  • Project Management
  • Certification in relation to testing
  • Safety and Security in relation to testing
  • Hazard and Risk Analysis: Methods and Techniques
  • Process Quality Asssurance
  • QA and Measurement: Process and Product Quality Metrics
  • Design of Systems for Long-Term Quality
  • Quality prediction models

Test Methods & Techniques

  • Static and Dynamic Analysis methods
  • Reviews and Inspections
  • Unit and Integration Testing in general
  • Verification and Validation in general
  • Agile, Scrum and Model based testing
  • Automated test case generation
  • Automated testing (of embedded systems)
  • Formalisation of test specifications
  • Load and Performance testing
  • Product Risk Analysis
  • Tool Implementation in the Product Lifecycle Development
  • Fusion Testing
  • Continuous Testing
  • Cloud Testing
  • Test process improvement
  • Risk Assessment in the context of Testing
  • Formal Methods and Model Checking

Test Management:

  • Test Management in general
  • How to achieve the objectives: cost reduction, quality, fast delivery
  • How to add value to the organisation as a tester / test department
  • Soft (human) skills for software engineering / testing
  • Professional Tester evolution
  • Team work within test teams
  • Software Testing within the frame of System Testing
  • Test Process Maturity Models

Miscellaneous

  • Green Software: reusability of source code and reduction of the impact in hardware
  • Requirements Management & Engineering in relation to QA & testing
  • Configuration Management in relation to QA & testing
  • Practical demonstration of testing tools
  • Mobile Testing (User Interface, devices, quality frameworks….)

Approach to QA & Testing in sectors:

  • Industrial Applications
  • Medical Systems
  • Automotive Industry
  • Norms and Standards
  • Distributed Pan-European Test Environments and Remote Access to Test Facilities
  • Real Time Systems
  • Transportation and Safety-Critical Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Telecommunications
  • Aerospace Industry