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AI4FM 2014 - the 5th International Workshop on
the use of AI in Formal Methods
http://www.ai4fm.org/ai4fm-2014/
Singapore, 13th May, 2014
In association with FM 2014
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--- Second Call for Contributions ---
Important Dates
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Submission deadline: March 01, 2014
Notification of acceptance: March 08, 2014
Final version due: April 22, 2014
Workshop: May 13th, 2014
General
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This workshop will bring together researchers from formal methods,
automated reasoning and AI; it will address the issue of how AI can
be used to support the formal software development process, including
requirement analysis, modelling and proof. Previous AI4FM workshops
have included a mix of industrial and academic participants and we
anticipate attracting a similarly diverse audience.
Rigorous software development using formal methods allows the construction
of an accurate characterisation of a problem domain that is firmly based
on mathematics; by applying standard mathematical analyses, these methods
can be used to prove that systems satisfy formal specifications. Research
has shown that with tools backed by mature theory, formal methods are
becoming cost effective and their use is easier to justify, not as an
academic exercise, legal requirement or niche markets -- but as part of
a business case. However, while industrial use of formal methods is
increasing, in order to make it more mainstream, the cost of applying
formal methods, in terms of mathematical skill level and development
time, must still be reduced. We believe that AI can help with these
issues.
Scope
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We encourage submissions presenting work in progress, tools under
development, and PhD projects, in order that the workshop can become
a forum for active dialogue between the groups involved in automated
reasoning, formal methods and artificial intelligence. Particular
areas of interest include, but are not limited to:
- The use of AI and automated reasoning to support and guide the formal
modelling process.
- The use of AI and automated reasoning in the requirement capture process.
- The use of AI to reuse formal models, programs and proofs.
- The use of machine learning to support interactive theorem proving.
- The use of machine learning to enhance automated theorem proving.
- The development of search heuristics.
- The use of AI for term synthesis, invariant generation, lemma discovery
and concept invention.
- The use of AI for counter-example generation.
- The use of constraint solvers in formal methods.
- The role of AI planning for formal systems developments, from requirements
to the end product (including software and hardware).
- The interplay between reasoning and modelling and the role of AI in this
framework.
- Ontologies in the formal engineering process.
History
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This will be the fifth workshop in the series. Previous workshops were held at:
- Rennes, France, July 2013 @ ITP (www.ai4fm.org/ai4fm-2013/)
- Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany, July 2012 (www.dagstuhl.de/12271)
- Edinburgh, UK, April 2011 (www.ai4fm.org/ai4fm-2011.php)
- Newcastle, UK, May 2010 (www.ai4fm.org/ko-meeting.php)
Submission
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The main aim for the workshop is discussion, thus submissions do not
need to be original. Extended versions of submissions may have been
published previously, or submitted concurrently with or after AI4FM
2014 to another workshop, conference or a journal.
Submission is by email to:
ai4fm2...@ai4fm.org
Please submit an abstract up to 3 pages in a PDF format. The extended
abstracts will be handed out to all participants, and will be made
into a technical report prior to the workshop.
Acceptance for presentation at the workshop will be made by the
organisers based on relevance to the workshop.
Organisers
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* Leo Freitas (Newcastle University, UK)
* Gudmund Grov (Heriot-Watt University, UK)
* Iain Whiteside (Newcastle University, UK)
Contact Details
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If you have any queries, please email the organisers at the following
email address:
ai4fm2...@ai4fm.org
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