ICWS 2008 Work-in-Progress Program

ICWS is a forum for researchers and industry practitioners to exchange information regarding advancements in the state of the art of research and practice of Web services, to identify emerging research topics, and to define the future directions of Web services computing.

We are planning a highly interactive and participatory meeting, with ample room for discussing new ideas, work in progress, and thesis and dissertations. Our Work-in-Progress Session will be carefully planned to achieve this goal. It will be fully integrated with the conference program, centering on providing a forum for researchers and industry practitioners to discuss their on-going research and projects in the field of Web services.

Accepted submissions will be published in a special section of the ICWS 2008 Conference Proceedings in both the hardcopy and online versions by the IEEE Computer Society. Please follow the IEEE Computer Society Press Proceedings Author Guidelines to prepare your papers.

Purpose and Scope

This session provides a forum for attendees to illustrate and discuss their latest Web service-related plans, projects, and advances, even when implementation or deployment has not been fully completed. However, the work should be advanced enough as to allow attendees to appreciate its scope and significance. Submissions may target on any topic related to the conference, describing on-going work at your institution. The Work-in-Progress papers will be an important way of sharing what is happening in Web services research and applications, so please feel free to submit one or more manuscripts to the meeting.

Work-in-Progress Session Schedule and Details

The Work-in-Progress Session provides a two-way presentation form. Each presenter is required to set up a poster-board presentation complementing with a short oral presentation (5-6 minutes) highlighting the uniqueness of their on-going work. Presenters are required to set up their poster-board presentations at least 2 hours before the official start time of the Session, which will be announced with the final Conference Program.

The size of poster-board displays should be no larger than 3 x 4 feet. Easels will be supplied for display. Presenters must furnish all other supplies necessary to display their work.

Abstract Submission Procedures:

Submit a PDF or MSWord file following the IEEE format (IEEE Computer Society Press Proceedings Author Guidelines). The uploaded document must be no longer than two pages. Submissions that exceed this size will be returned without reviewing.

Work-in-Progress Paper Submission:


Please use the dedicated ICWS 2008 Work-in-Progress Conference Management System to submit your Work-in-Progress papers to ICWS 2008.

Abstract and Full Paper Submission Deadline: May 1, 2008. 

For Further Information:

Contact ICWS Work-in-Progress Chair at icws2008 AT servicescomputing.org.