5th International Conference on
Product Focused Software Process Improvement
April 5 - 8, 2004
Keihanna-Plaza, Kansai Science City in Kyoto-Nara area, Japan


Welcome to Profes 2004

The PROFES 2004 is the 5th International Conference on Product Focused Software Process Improvement, held in at Keihannna-Plaza, Kansai Science City in Kyoto-Nara area, JAPAN, on April 5-8, 2004.

For reaching the conference venue, Keihanna-Plaza, please refer "venue & local info" page!

Keynotes:

"Best Practices and Process Improvement: Myth Meets Measures"
by Dr. Richard Turner (George Washington University)
"Embedded Software Development -Today and Tomorrow-"
by Mr. Takashi Yamamura (Ricoh Company, Ltd.)
 
View in Nara parkThe purpose of the conference is to bring into the light the most recent findings and results of the Software Process Improvement (SPI), and to stimulate discussion between the researchers, experienced professionals and technology providers for SPI.

 

sakura and waterThe large number of participants coming from industry confirms that the conference provides a variety of up-to-date topics and tackles industry problems.

What's New

2004/04/01 Final program preprints are updated
2004/03/09 Conference Proceedings info is updated.
2004/02/29 Keynote speakers and titles are updated
2004/01/29 Information about Conference Reception is added to Venue & Local Info. page.
2004/01/15 Hotels & Excursions info. is updated so that you can make hotel & tour reservations.
Access information from Kansai/Narita airports to the Venue or hotels in Nara is added to Venue & Local Info. page.
2004/01/07 Early Registration Page is now open.
Hotel & Optional Tour info. is added (temporary).
2003/12/22 Preliminary version of the Conference Program is added.
Accepted tutorials & workshop list is added.
2003/12/15 Tutorial & Workshop proposal closed
2003/11/24 Paper Submission closed.
2003/10/09 Paper Submission deadline extended: October 24, 2003.
2003/07/03 List of PC members is added.
2003/05/15 Some pictures are uploaded on top and venue.
2003/05/07 Profes Web Site is activated.


Sponsored by
Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Nara Institute of Science
and Technology
IESE: Fraunhofer Institut Experimentelles Software Engineering
Fraunhofer:
Institut Experimentelles
Software Engineering
VTT electronics
VTT Electronics


Supported by


Osaka University

University of Oulu

Fraunhofer Center - Maryland

Software Engineer's Association

CSK Corporation

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

NTT DATA Corporation

Omron Corporation

Ricoh Company  Ltd.

 


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