Submitted 2 Papers for NLDB2010 and RE2010 conferences

We submitted 2 more papers in the last couple of days.
Just one more paper left, before we round up the work of the last 4 years into one big and nice dissertation.
Let's hope my mentor sees it the exact same way ;-)

The plan for the next weeks:

• Finish research project grant
• Finish thesis proposal
• Start compiling thesis
• Make master thesis students finish
• Hand over thesis
• Retire and enjoy life in a elderly neighborhood in Florida

So far, so good (once again). I will keep you posted.

Submitting Paper for NLDB

To our readers: we are currently under full load for the paper deadlines we need to hold in the next couple of weeks.
First deadline will be the NLDB 2010. We plan to submit one paper.
Next deadline is RE 2010. We plan to submit another paper.

All our pieces we worked on for the last couple of months are slowly coming together into one serious tool repository which might end up being the big solution for the new RE approach. We call it RECAA. It stands for "Requirements Engineerings Complete Automization Approach".

After the RE 2010 deadline on Feb, 19th, we plan to focus on the DFG proposal to support our project. That's the next big step into financing our studies for the next couple of years.

Preparing, Sorting and Structuring Contents for Publications

As of now, I am still writing on my PhD proposal.
Also, the whole RECAA-Team tries to funnel its finding into outlines for possible publications in 2010.

The PhD proposal will be finished this year. It looks like we have 3 to 4 papers in the pipeline coming up. We'll see how that turns out.

If I don't come back here before next week - merry Christmas to everybody!

Writing Thesis Proposal and Thinking about Google Fellowships

I am at the throat of my dissertation thesis. Actually have been for quite some weeks. I definitely want to finish it before xmas. That is a must.

Also, Google came around the corner offering fellowships in my research area. To make sure you get this: this ain't a job offer, it's just an option to apply for the fellowship. It is not certain if it will be granted or not. Still, it might be interesting - especially for those following me in my research, sustaining the wave and pushing Requirements Engineering a little further. These guys want to. And they should be able to do so.
Yeah, there's long ways to go, but somebody has to get to the bottom of the pit.

The end of this week should be marked by a rough sketch of the thesis contents. The outline is done, some of the contents and illustrations are already created. But again, way to go.

Let's see what I can tell you next week.

Finished IJSC Journal Article

Just finished the camera ready version of the IJSC article. The paper is due Dec, 1st, but it never hurts to be done earlier than expected.
So look out for our first journal paper in 2010!

Working on Research Project Grants

We are currently planning and structuring our research for the next couple of years.
This will then be transformed into a research application at the DFG.

The structure and contents of the application are all set - now we are in the process of writing the application since we plan on expanding the research area by mid of next year.

This week, we'll finish the "Goal and Contributionts" section as well as the "Preliminary Results".
Next week should be the rest of "Related Work" and then we should be almost good to go.

Made the Switch to KIT

I finally made the switch to me@kit.edu.
That means sven.koerner@ ...

It took quite a while and somehow I had to mess with the whole administration to get it done.
The problem seems to have been that I am still a student (PhD student, to be precise) at university whereas I am also an employee of the university. Well, at least I have employee's rights.
Anyhow - the two accounts seem to be inherently distinct and this caused a lot of problems when I tried to get my paperwork straight.
That said, my quest for the kit.edu program is over. I made it and it took only 8 months (yes, it started in February with applying for the correct email address).

Background:
The University of Karlsruhe merged with other technology research projects in the area to form the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology - short: KIT (yes, the similar sounding to MIT is intended). More information to be found at www.kit.edu