Motivation

The Symposium on Software Engineering in Africa (SEiA) is a forum for researchers, innovators, and leading professionals to discuss the state and future of software engineering in Africa. SEiA 2019 has been organized with the purpose of increasing participation of researchers from Africa in international Software Engineering community. The event provides a platform for exchanging ideas on the role of software engineering in socio-economic development of the continent, the future directions of software engineering research and education in Africa, creating networks with the global software engineering community, and sharing exciting results with the global community.

Topics of Interest

We are seeking high quality papers from researchers, professionals, and innovators on but not limited to the following topics:

    Software Engineering research addressing social-economic challenges in the areas of importance for the African continent including but not limited to:

        Financial Services
        Agriculture
        Sustainable Cities
        Healthcare
        Education
        Transportation
        Environment and Climate Change
        Energy (e.g., smart grids)
        Conflict and Crisis Management
        Process Improvement
    Software Engineering Education and Training in Africa
    Building Research Networks
    Software Innovations and Startups
    Growing the IT-Industry
    Setting up IT-Outsourcing
    Data Science, Internet of Things and Cloud Computing in Africa
    Open Source Software and Software Ecosystems in Africa
    National Policies for Growing the IT Industry

Evaluation

All submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed by members of SEiA 2019 Program Committee. Submissions must be original and not have been previously published or currently under review elsewhere. Submissions will be evaluated based on the scientific quality, relevance for the African continent as well as global software engineering community, significance, and quality of presentation.