Call for Mini Courses

One of the technical activities of ELA-ES is the presentation of mini-courses, which are intended to update academics and professionals on current topics that were not covered in the curriculum or arouse great community interest. Mini courses are selected by an evaluation committee, formed by prominent researchers in the school area.

We welcome mini courses proposals in recent research areas or yet unexplored, which have great potential to attract the interest of students and professionals in order to better qualify them for their research or the job market.

We expect mini courses covering any topic in the context of Software Engineering.

Mini Courses Format

Each mini course includes a 3.5-hour classroom presentation, allocated on the same day.

Instructions for Proposal Generation and Submission

Mini courses proposals must be at most 06 pages long. Submissions in English are strongly encouraged, although papers can also be written in Portuguese. The acceptance of a paper implies that at least one of its authors will register for the workshop to present it. All submissions must be in PDF format, and must follow the SBC conference proceedings format at http://www.sbc.org.br/en/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&task=view.download&catid=32&cid=38&Itemid=195.

The proposal must contain the following information:

  1. Mini course title
  2. Authors names, filiations and email address
  3. Abstract
  4. Mini course relevance to the community
  5. Mini course goals
  6. Mini course program
  7. Prerequisite to attend the mini courses, if necessary
  8. Authors’ brief CV

Mini courses proposals must be sent via email to the schools Chairs at elaes2015@inf.ufrgs.br.

Additional Information

  • The mini courses of the ELA-ES is intended for undergraduates and graduate students
  • There is no guarantee of financial support to mini courses authors, who have their mini courses accepted. However, they will have a significant discount in their school registration.