Hyderabad to host software engineering conference

Eight-day conference from May 31 to June 7 would see around 2,000 individuals, including 600 international and 800 Indian delegates attending it

Hyderabad, which will host the 36th edition of International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 2014, will act as the meeting point of researchers, professionals, students and faculty from the departments of software engineering from India and across the globe.

This is the first time India is hosting the conference.

The eight-day conference from May 31 to June 7 would see participation of around 2,000 individuals, including 600 international and 800 Indian delegates.

Some of the speakers for the event include James D Herbsleb, professor, Institute for Software Research in Carnegie Mellon University and Charles Lee Isbell, Jr Senior Associate Dean, College of Computing and Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Around 100 PhD students will share their research findings and experiences.

For the first time in the 36-year history of ICSE, live video streaming of the keynotes will be made available for those who won't be able to attend the conference.

"Through this conference, we aim to bring together eminent scholars to provide an opportunity for the young minds to learn and grow," said Ramesh Loganathan, president of IT and ITeS Association of Andhra Pradesh (ITsAP).

The key highlights include presentation of technical research papers, software engineering education and training, new faculty and researcher symposium, student research competition and future of software engineering among others.

"The industry forum will enable young professionals to understand the global standards and get a peek into some of the best works in software industry research in the world," said Professor Vasudev Varma of IIIT-Hyderabad.

The next edition of the conference will be held in Italy from May 16-24, 2015. The previous edition happened in San Francisco, USA.

For hosting the event, Hyderabad outstripped other contenders-- New Delhi, Pune and Bangalore-- in terms of well-placed IT ecosystem and an easy drive to international airport, said organisers of the event.