Each of these topic areas is expanded below but the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Unlisted but related sub-topics are also acceptable, provided they fit in one of the following main topic areas:

1. ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES

2. SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

3. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

4. DISTRIBUTED AND MOBILE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

AREA 1: ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES

• Business Process Modelling
• IT Service Management
• Interoperability and Service-Oriented Architecture
• Business Intelligence and Big Data
• Decision Support Systems
• Intelligent Problem Solving
• Virtual and Network Organizations
• Trust, Security and Privacy
• Business Process Coordination and Synchronization

AREA 2: SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT

• Project Management Software
• Scheduling and Estimating
• Software Metrics
• Project Planning, Monitoring and Control
• Agile Methodologies
• Performance Evaluation
• Risk Management
• Quality Control and Assurance
• Software Standards and Certification

AREA 3: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING METHODS AND TECHNIQUES

• Requirements Elicitation and Specification
• Software and Systems Integration
• Software Testing and Maintenance
• Model-driven Engineering
• Software and Systems Quality
• Software and Information Security
• Service-oriented Software Engineering
• Formal Methods
• Programming Languages
• Middleware Technologies
• Human- Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering

AREA 4: DISTRIBUTED AND MOBILE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS

• Distributed Architectures
• Cloud Applications
• Mobile Technologies and Applications
• Ambient Intelligence and Digital Ecosystems
• Agents and Multi-agent Systems
• Communication Networks and Protocols
• Parallel and High Performance Computing