1 is the only acceptable acceptance ratio
… which is of course a bit of a polemic title, let me try to motivate: How can acceptance ratio…
Research Conferences vs. H-Index Machines
I find numerical evaluation systems bad for the community. Evaluation criteria, notably h-index, are forced upon us by actors outside…
Rules alone cannot ensure fair procedures
Rules can be an important part of conference procedures. If made public, they contribute to transparency of conference procedures and…
What is a good paper depends on the type of contribution
Evaluation criteria are mostly of a one-fits-all type. I believe they should be different, based on the type of contribution,…
How does the Conference serve the Research Community?
The research community in a field, e.g., real-time systems, consists of everyone working in the area, independent of their role…
Quantitative Solutions don’t solve Qualitative Problems
A reflex to problems often seem to be “do more of x”. Let’s look at an example: “Not happy with…
Journal rankings have negative impact
Björn Brembs, Katherine Button, and Marcus Munafò argue and provide facts in their paper “Deep Impact: Unintended consequences of journal…
Resist Schoolyard Peer Pressure
Only because other conferences are doing it, you don’t have to – the benefit to your conference and its community…
Don’t try to fix the symptom
Conferences are complex with breathtaking numbers of dependencies. Resolving a tiny symptom, with a possibly easy fix, can cause much…
RTNS – Multi-submission model
RTNS 24, The 32nd International Conference on Real-Time Networks and Systems, which has three deadlines over the year, with accept…
Paper length
I believe paper length restriction are a historic artefact, needed to keep printing and shipping of proceedings low. It can…
Best paper – Outstanding papers
Highlighting achievements is a good thing. The conference can signal which papers is considers very good, authors can take deserved…
Community friendly timing
Conference timing can have impact on time with families, quality of life, etc. At ECRTS, Sophie Quinton brought in changes…