Are you thinking about submitting a paper for WebApps ’12? If so, get on it. Submissions are due January 23, 2012, 11:59 p.m. PST (hard deadline, no extensions, no exceptions, so don’t ask).
In this interview, WebApps ’12 program chair Michael Maximilien (IBM Research—Watson) offers a sneak peek at what we can expect to see this summer in Boston:
RE: We have some topic ideas listed for WebApps ’12. Which particular topics, products, services, or themes are most interesting to you or stand out this year?
MM: I think topics related to cloud computing and platform as a service (PaaS) as it relates to WebApps and their management might be an interesting topic. Also, WebApps with mobile views and techniques to create such apps are important topic for this year.
RE: Would you like to have anything new or different in the schedule for 2012?
MM: Yes, indeed. One of the main changes this year is the addition of “demo” papers. These are short papers — about half the size of regular papers — but that have an accompanying built system, application, etc., or in other words, a demo. The demo papers are designed to encourage industry and open source participants who might have interesting technology but are not used to the rigorous writing and review process for USENIX, or who simply do not have the time to write a full paper.
RE: Any sneak peeks or teasers yet for what we can expect at WebApps ’12?
MM: Yes, we have two confirmed distinguished keynotes already. One is the create of JSON, Doug Crockford from Yahoo!, and the other is a superstar in the open source world with significant contributions to Ruby, Rails, Merb, jQuery, and many others. I am talking about Yehuda Katz. We might have one more keynote — a surprise.