IT[t] Simply Works
The primary goal of the proposed effort is to generate a set of innovative research topics on thenotion of simplicity as a driving paradigm in ICT development, maintenance and use. We believethat the philosophy of simplicity is strategically important, yet poorly understood, and rarelysystematically applied. Instead, design principles attempt to focus on increased functionality withinthinly disguised complexity, often at the expense of life cycle costs and total cost of ownershipissues (e.g., training, system malfunctions, system upgrades). Often designers are unaware of thetradeoffs and impac