ECBS 2017 is the 5th formal meeting dedicated to formulating and advancing methods, techniques and tools for the engineering of computer-based systems. The conference is devoted to the design, development, deployment, and analysis of complex systems whose behavior is largely determined or controlled by computers. Such systems are characterized by functional, performance, and reliability requirements that mandate the tight integration of information processing and physical processes.

ECBS integrates software, hardware, and communication perspective of system engineering through its many facets that include system modelling, requirements specification, simulation, architectures, safety, security, reliability, humanâ€"computer interaction, system integration, verification and validation, and project management. The conference provides a bridge between industry and academia blending academic research and industrial development.

Papers are sought which reflect this intent in fundamental ECBS technologies and application domains including, but not limited to the following topics:

• Advanced Modularity
• Agile and Lean Approaches
• Architectures
• Autonomic Systems
• Cloud-Based Applications
• Co-Design
• Component-Based System Design
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• ECBS Infrastructure (Tools and Environments)
• Education and Training
• Embedded Real-Time Software Systems
• Human Aspects of Software Development
• Internet of Things
• Lifecycle Processes and Process Evolution
• Model-Based System Development
• Modeling and Analysis of Complex Systems
• Parallel and Distributed Systems
• Reengineering and Reuse
• Reliability, Safety, Dependability, and Security
• Software Engineering
• Software Product Lines and Variability
• System Assessment, Testing, and Metrics
• Verification and Validation

Industrial reports of practical solutions, trends, and new system characteristics for ECBS, taking an integrated systems approach, may include application domains such as: Aerospace Systems, Command and Control, Continuous and Discrete Manufacturing, Environmental Systems, Instrumentation and Control Applications, Internet Technology and Applications, Intelligent Highway-Vehicle Systems (IHVS), Medical Systems, and Telecommunications.