[Hol-info] WADT 2016 -- Extended Deadline
CFP: WADT 2016 - 23rd International Workshop on Algebraic Development Techniques (extended deadline) Link: http://cs.swan.ac.uk/wadt16/ WhenSep 21, 2016 - Sep 24, 2016 Where Gregynog, UK Submission Deadline June 17, 2016 (extended) NotificationJuly 3, 2016 (extended) Final Version Due July 15, 2016 AIMS AND SCOPE The algebraic approach to system specification encompasses many aspects of the formal design of software systems. Originally born as formal method for reasoning about abstract data types, it now covers new specification frameworks and programming paradigms (such as object-oriented, aspect-oriented, agent-oriented, logic and higher-order functional programming) as well as a wide range of application areas (including information systems, concurrent, distributed and mobile systems). The workshop will provide an opportunity to present recent and ongoing work, to meet colleagues, and to discuss new ideas and future trends. TOPICS OF INTEREST Typical, but not exclusive topics of interest are: - Foundations of algebraic specification - Other approaches to formal specification, including process calculi and models of concurrent, distributed and mobile computing - Specification languages, methods, and environments - Semantics of conceptual modelling methods and techniques - Model-driven development - Graph transformations, term rewriting and proof systems - Integration of formal specification techniques - Formal testing and quality assurance, validation, and verification INVITED SPEAKERS - Alessio Lomuscio (London, UK) - Till Mossakowski (Magdeburg, Germany) - John Tucker (Swansea, UK) WORKSHOP FORMAT AND LOCATION The workshop will take place over four days, Wednesday to Saturday, at Gregynog Hall in Wales, UK (http://www.gregynog.org). Participants should arrive on Tuesday evening, the workshop will end on Saturday with lunch. Presentations will be selected on the basis of submitted abstracts. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline for abstracts: June 17, 2016 (extended) Notification of acceptance: July 3, 2016 (extended) Early registration: July 3, 2016 (delayed) Final abstract due: July 15, 2016 Workshop in Gregynog: September 21-24, 2016 SUBMISSIONS The scientific programme of the workshop will include presentations of recent results and ongoing research. The presentations will be selected by the Steering Committee on the basis of submitted abstracts according to originality, significance and general interest. The abstracts must be up to two pages long including references. If a longer version of the contribution is available, it can be made accessible on the web and referenced in the abstract. The abstracts have to be submitted electronically via the EasyChair system. PROCEEDINGS After the workshop, authors will be invited to submit full papers for the refereed proceedings. All submissions will be reviewed; selection will be based on originality, soundness and significance of the presented ideas and results. The proceedings will be published as a volume of Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Springer). SPONSORSHIP The workshop takes place under the auspices of IFIP WG 1.3. WADT STEERING COMMITTEE Andrea Corradini (Italy) Jose Fiadeiro (UK) Rolf Hennicker (Germany) Hans-Jorg Kreowski (Germany) Till Mossakowski (Germany) Fernando Orejas (Spain) Francesco Parisi-Presicce (Italy) Markus Roggenbach (UK) [chair] Grigore Rosu (United States) Andrzej Tarlecki (Poland) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Phillip James (UK) Markus Roggenbach (UK) CONTACT INFORMATION Email: m.roggenb...@swansea.ac.uk Homepage: http://cs.swan.ac.uk/wadt16/ -- What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports. https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/305295220;132659582;e___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] CakeML postdoc opportunity
I’m presently looking (with Simon Thompson) for two Post Docs to work on a CakeML and HOL related project. The posts last for 3.5 years and are at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England. Applications are due by *12 June, 2016*. Here is a brief description of the project: Trustworthy Refactoring project: Research Associate Positions in Refactoring Functional Programs and Formal Verification (for CakeML) The Trustworthy Refactoring project at the University of Kent is seeking to recruit postdoc research associates for two 3.5 year positions, to start in September this year. The overall goal of this project is to make a step change in the practice of refactoring by designing and constructing of trustworthy refactoring tools. By this we mean that when refactorings are performed, the tools will provide strong evidence that the refactoring has not changed the behaviour of the code, built on a solid theoretical understanding of the semantics of the language. Our approach will provide different levels of assurance from the (strongest) case of a fully formal proof that a refactoring can be trusted to work on all programs, given some pre-conditions, to other, more generally applicable guarantees, that a refactoring applied to a particular program does not change the behaviour of that program. The project will make both theoretical and practical advances. We will build a fully-verified refactoring tool for a relatively simple, but full featured programming language (CakeML https://cakeml.org), and at the other we will build an industrial-strength refactoring tool for a related industrially-relevant language (OCaml). This OCaml tool will allow us to explore a range of verification techniques, both fully and partially automated, and will set a new benchmark for building refactoring tools for programming languages in general. The project, which is coordinated by Prof Simon Thompson and Dr Scott Owens, will support two research associates, and the four will work as a team. One post will focus on pushing the boundaries of trustworthy refactoring via mechanised proof for refactorings in CakeML, and the other post will concentrate on building an industrial strength refactoring tool for OCaml. The project has industrial support from Jane Street Capital, who will contribute not only ideas to the project but also host the second RA for a period working in their London office, understanding the OCaml infrastructure and their refactoring requirements. You are encouraged to contact either of the project investigators by email (s.a.ow...@kent.ac.uk, s.j.thomp...@kent.ac.uk) if you have any further questions about the post, or if you would like a copy of the full research application for the project. We expect that applicants will have PhD degree in computer science (or a related discipline) or be close to completing one. For both posts we expect that applicants will have experience of writing functional programs, and for the verification post we also expect experience of developing (informal) proofs in a mathematical or programming context. To apply, please go to the following web pages: Research Associate in Formal Verification for CakeML (STM0682): https://jobs.kent.ac.uk/fe/tpl_kent01.asp?s=4A515F4E5A565B1A=40106,3472764668=47167934=549534472123=sejmwzlocjpwfyyfak Research Associate in Refactoring Functional Programs (STM0683): https://jobs.kent.ac.uk/fe/tpl_kent01.asp?s=4A515F4E5A565B1A=40107,6987525698=47167934=549534472123=sesioeandjktfucacs Simon and Scott -- What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an interface-level. Reveals which users, apps, and protocols are consuming the most bandwidth. Provides multi-vendor support for NetFlow, J-Flow, sFlow and other flows. Make informed decisions using capacity planning reports. https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/305295220;132659582;e ___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
