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The VTS Program Committee invites original, unpublished and not currently under review submissions for VTS 2022 in the following categories.

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

Complete manuscripts, up to six pages (the references do not count towards the page limit) in a standard IEEE two-column format. Papers exceeding the page limit will be returned without review. Authors should clearly explain the significance of the work, highlight novel features, and describe its current status.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS SHORT PAPERS

Short papers, up to three pages (the references do not count towards the page limit) presenting relevant industrial applications or practices. Upon acceptance, it will be published in the formal proceedings.

SPECIAL SESSIONS

Proposals for special sessions may include presentations on hot topics, panels, embedded tutorials. Every proposal must include a 150-to-200 word abstract, the name of the organizers and a list of at least three speakers with a tentative presentation title. If the proposal for the special session is accepted, speakers and organizers will be invited to prepare a paper, up to ten pages (excluding references) to be included in the formal proceedings of the conference.

INNOVATIVE PRACTICES TRACKS 

The innovative practices track highlights cutting-edge challenges faced by test practitioners in the industry, and innovative solutions employed to address them. Every proposal must include a 150-to-200 word abstract the name of the organizers and a list of at least three speakers with a tentative presentation title. If the proposal for the special session is accepted, speakers and organizers will be invited to prepare a one page abstract describing the content of the session to be included in the formal proceedings of the conference.

Key Dates

  • Paper registration (title, abstract and authors): Oct. 29 Nov. 12, 2021
  • Paper PDF upload: Nov. 3 Nov. 17, 2021
  • Questions from reviewers to authors: Nov. 29 Dec. 13 Dec. 27, 2021
  • Submission of rebuttal: Dec. 1 Dec. 15 Dec. 30, 2021
  • Notification of acceptance: Dec. 8 Dec. 22, 2021 Jan. 12, 2022 
  • Camera-ready upload: Feb. 5 Feb. 28, 2022

All contributions must be submitted electronically through the VTS website.

A submission will be considered as evidence that, upon acceptance, a submission will be considered as evidence that, upon acceptance, the author(s) will submit a final camera-ready version of the paper to be included in the formal proceedings. Registration of at least one author by the camera-ready deadline and presentation of the paper at the symposium are also required for inclusion of the paper in the published proceedings.

News for authors: VTS review process is DOUBLE BLIND with REBUTTAL, for both scientific papers and industrial application short papers. The page limit excludes the Bibliography.

Do not include any author names on any submitted documents except in the space provided on the submission form. You must also ensure that the metadata included in the PDF does not give away the authors. If you are improving upon your prior work, refer to your prior work in the third person and include a full citation for the work in the bibliography. 

Authors will be required to answer specific questions from the reviewers in a rebuttal phase before the TPC meeting.

For submission related information, please contact the Program Chairs:

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Sule Ozev
Arizona State University
Email: SuleOzev@asu.edu
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Suriyaprakash Natarajan
Intel Corp.
Email: suriyaprakash.natarajan@intel.com