The 18th SEDE Conference invites submissions in all areas of Software Engineering (SE) and Data Engineering (DE). The SEDE-2009 is interested in gathering researchers and professionals in the SE and DE to present and discuss high quality research results and outcomes in their fields. The conference also includes a Best Paper Award given for a paper presented at the conference. The conference will cover a broad range of topics including, but not limited to, the following topics. SE: Requirements Engineering, Software Specification, Software Design, Software Testing, Software Engineering Education, Reengineering and Reverse Engineering, Software Processes, Project Management. DE: Data Mining, Distributed, Parallel, Peer-to-Peer Databases, Scientific and Biological Databases and Bioinformatics, Data Grids, Data Warehousing, OLAP.

* Software Engineering
* Software Modeling, Development, & Maintenance
* Software Requirements Engineering
* Software Verification and Model Checking
* Re-engineering and Reverse Engineering
* AI and Knowledge-based Software Engineering
* Formal and Semi-Formal Methods
* Object-Oriented & Model-Driven Techniques
* Service- and Aspect-Oriented Techniques
* Web Engineering and Agents
* Programming and Description Languages
* Software Visualization & Program Understanding
* Software Quality and Software Metrics
* Software Security, Safety, and Reliability
* Software Components & Software Architectures
* Software Processes, Project Management
* Human-Computer Interaction
* Internet and Information Systems Development
* Software Engineering Education
* Applications and Case Studies
* Data Engineering
* Distributed, Parallel, and Peer-to-Peer Databases
* Semi-Structured Data and XML Databases
* Data Integration, Interoperability, and Metadata
* Data Mining: Traditional, Large-Scale, and Parallel
* Ubiquitous Data Management and Mobile Databases
* Data Privacy and Security
* Scientific and Biological Databases and Bioinformatics
* Data Grids, Data Warehousing, OLAP
* Temporal, Spatial, Sensor, and Multimedia Databases
* Taxonomy and Categorization
* Pattern Recognition, Clustering, and Classification
* Knowledge Management and Ontologies
* Query Processing and Optimization
* Data Structures
* Database Applications and Experiences
* Web Data Management and Deep Web

Submission Procedures

Papers will be accepted ONLY BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION in PDF format. Please include a cover page containing title, author's name(s), address, affiliation, email address, telephone number and topic area. In cases of multiple authors, all correspondence will be sent to the first author unless otherwise requested. All submissions must be uploaded through this web site by March 13 2009: https://www.reg-site.com/con-reg/default.asp?ConID=86..
The submitted manuscript should closely reflect the final paper as it will appear in the proceedings, which will be a maximum of 6 pages (+2 pages with additional page fees) in ISCA format: http://www.isca-hq.org/sample-isca-manuscript-format.pdf. If you encounter any difficulties during submission or if you require further information, please contact: isca@ipass.net.

Selected papers from SEDE-2009 may be considered for a special issue of the journal publication.

Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline Feb 13, 2009 (extended to March 13)
Notification of Acceptance April 6, 2009
Registration and Camera-ready Manuscripts May 1, 2009