The eighteenth Asia-Pacific Software Engineering Conference (APSEC 2011) will be held in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. APSEC is the leading international conference in software engineering and technology in the Asia-Pacific region.

APSEC 2011 will bring together researchers and practitioners from industry, academia, and government to share the state-of-the-art achievements and technologies in software engineering and seek to explore new trends and challenges in software engineering innovation with the great impacts of emerging technologies.

The theme of this year forum is “Software Engineering and Emerging Technologies”. We will celebrate advancements in software engineering to address challenges in systems and software development in the context of emerging technologies.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Embedded and Realtime Software Systems
- Mobile and Ubiquitous Software Systems
- Context-aware and Intelligent Systems
- Cloud Based Software Systems
- Requirements Engineering
- Software Project Management
- Software Process, Quality, and Standards
- Software Maintenance and Evolution
- Software Reuse
- Software Testing, Verification and Validation
- Software Security, Safety, Reliability and Privacy
- Program Analysis and Understanding
- Software Metrics and Measurement
- Software Performance Engineering
- Software Product-Line Engineering
- Emerging Methods for Software Development
- Design Patterns and Software Architecture
- Model Driven Architecture
- Service Oriented Architecture
- Web-Based Software Engineering
- Component Based Software Engineering
- Programming Methodologies
- Formal Methods
- Distributed and Parallel Software Engineering
- Agent-Based Software Engineering
- Reverse Engineering
- Global Software Development and Outsourcing
- Software Engineering Environments and Tools
- Software Engineering Education
- Empirical Software Engineering

All papers and reports must be prepared in IEEE format (http://www.computer.org/portal/web/cscps/formatting) and must not exceed eight pages in length, including figures and references.
Submission of papers will be carried out electronically in PDF or postscript format via the Web:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=apsec2011
Submitted research papers will be reviewed and evaluated by PC members based on originality, technical quality, and relevance to the conference. Submitted experience reports will be evaluated for impact, correctness, and lessons learned.

Steering Committee
Chair:
Doo-Hwan Bae (KAIST, Korea)

Vice Chair:
Paul Strooper (University of Queensland, Australia)

Members
Mikio Aoyama (Nanzan University, Japan)
William C. Chu (Tung Hai University, Taiwan)
Jin Song Dong (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Jun Han (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
Pankaj Jalote (IIT Delhi, India)
Karl Leung (Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, Hong Kong)
Huimin Lin (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Sooyong Park (Sogang University, Korea)
Danny Poo (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Wanchai Rivebipoon (Chulalonghorn University, Thailand)
Shamsul Sahibuddin (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia)
Tetsuo Tamai (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Emeritus Members:
Paul Bailes (University of Queensland, Australia)
Kyo-Chul Kang (POSTECH, Korea)
Yong Rae Kwon (KAIST, Korea)
Karl Reed (La Ttrobe University, Australia)
Motoshi Saeki (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Organizing Committee:

General Co-Chairs:
Bach Hung Khang (Institute of Information Technology, Vietnam)
Duong Anh Duc (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)

Organizing Committee Members:
Tran Dan Thu (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Dong Thi Bich Thuy (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Huynh Quyet Thang (SoICT, Hanoi University of Science and Technology , Vietnam)
Nguyen Dinh Thuc (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Nguyen Viet Ha (College of Technology, VNU-Hanoi, Vietnam)
Tran Minh Triet (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Dinh Ba Tien (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Thoai Nam (University of Technology, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Nguyen Vu (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Lam Quang Vu (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)


Program Committee

Co-Chairs:
Tran Dan Thu (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Karl Leung (Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, Hong Kong)

Members:
Toshiaki Aoki (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Mikio Aoyama (Nanzan University, Japan)
Muhammad Ali Babar (IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
Doo-Hwan Bae (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - KAIST, Korea)
Jongmoon Baik (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology - KAIST, Korea)
Paul Bailes (University of Queensland, Australia)
Heung-Seok Chae (Pusan National University, Korea)
W. K. Chan (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Ho-Jin Choi (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea)
William Cheng-Chung Chu (Tunghai University, Taiwan)
Neville Churcher (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
Alan Colman (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
Tien Ba Dinh (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Ian Gorton (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
Jun Han (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
Huynh Quyet Thang (SoICT, Hanoi University of Science and Technology , Vietnam)
Hajimu Iida (Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Dharanipragada Janakiram (IIT Madras, India)
Mehdi Jazayeri (University of Lugano, Switzerland)
Zhi Jin (Peking University, China)
Shanika Karunasekera (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Jacky Keung (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Takashi Kobayashi (Nagoya University, Japan)
Tan Hee Beng Kuan (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Jonathan Lee (National Central University, Taiwan)
Hareton Leung (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong)
Deron Liang (National Central University, Taiwan)
Anna Liu (National ICT Australia (NICTA), Australia)
Huai Liu (Swinburne University of Technology)
Jenny Liu (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
Eric Lo (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
Hidehiko Masuhara (University of Tokyo, Japan)
Akito Monden (Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)
Pornsiri Muenchaisri (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)
Nguyen Viet Ha (College of Technology, VNU-Hanoi, Vietnam)
Vu Nguyen (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Leon Osterweil (University of Massachusetts, USA)
Pak Lok Poon (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
S. Ramesh (IIT Bombay)
Karl Reed (La Ttrobe University, Australia)
Wanchai Rivebipoon (Chulalonghorn University, Thailand)
Motoshi Saeki (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
A.S.M. Sajeev (University of New England, Australia)
Jean-Guy Schneider (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia)
Anthony Sloane (Macquarie University, Australia)
Paul Strooper (University of Queensland, Australia)
Shahida Sulaiman (Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia)
Jing Sun (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Stanley Sutton Jr. (IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA)
Ewan Tempero (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
Thoai Nam (University of Technology, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
Hanh-Nhi Tran (ENSTA Bretagne, France)
Minh-Triet Tran (University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam)
T H Tse (The University of Hong Kong)
Wan Mohd Nasir Wan Kadir (Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - UTM, Malaysia)
Qiangxiang Wang (Peking University, China)
Hironori Washizaki (Waseda University, Japan)
Jun Wei (IOS, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Y. T. Yu (City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Kamal Zuhairi Zamli (Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia)
Charles Zhang (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
Hongyu Zhang (Tsinghua University, China)
Zhenyu Zhang (Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Didar Zowghi (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)

About Ho Chi Minh city
Ho Chi Minh City, formerly named Saigon, is the largest and most dynamic city in Vietnam. From its founding in the 15th century, Saigon has been influenced by various cultures, Khmer, French and the Americans have all left their marks on the city. Ho Chi Minh city, now, the gateway to Vietnam, is a complex combination of, the old and the new, traditional and modern, European and Asian life styles.

Conference Venue: Rex Hotel Saigon
Located in the heart of the Ho Chi Minh City, the 5-star Rex Hotel Saigon is one of the city’s most incredible addresses. Many historical areas and attractions are closed to Rex Hotel. The Rex Hotel is only 7 kilometers from the Tan San Nhat international airport and 5 kilometers from Saigon railway station.

For any additional queries, please contact apsec2011@fit.hcmus.edu.vn.