15th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Software Language Engineering
(SLE 2022)
December 5-10, 2022
Auckland, New Zealand
https://conf.researchr.org/home/sle-2022
http://www.sleconf.org/2022
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We are pleased to invite you to submit papers to the 15th ACM SIGPLAN
International Conference on Software Language Engineering (SLE 2022), held
in conjunction with SPLASH, GPCE and SAS 2022. Based on the future
developments the conference will be hosted in Auckland, New Zealand on
December 5-10, 2022.
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Topics of Interest
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SLE covers software language engineering rather than engineering a specific
software language. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Software Language Design and Implementation
- Approaches to and methods for language design
- Static semantics (e.g. design rules, well-formedness constraints)
- Techniques for specifying behavioral / executable semantics
- Generative approaches (incl. code synthesis, compilation)
- Meta-languages, meta-tools, language workbenches
- Software Language Validation
- Verification and formal methods for languages
- Testing techniques for languages
- Simulation techniques for languages
- Software Language Integration and Composition
- Coordination of heterogeneous languages and tools
- Mappings between languages (incl. transformation languages)
- Traceability between languages
- Deployment of languages to different platforms
- Software Language Maintenance
- Software language reuse
- Language evolution
- Language families and variability, language and software product
lines
- Domain-specific approaches for any aspects of SLE (design,
implementation, validation, maintenance)
- Empirical evaluation and experience reports of language engineering tools
- User studies evaluating usability
- Performance benchmarks
- Industrial applications
- "Synergies between Language Engineering and emerging/promising research
areas"
- AI and ML language engineering (e.g., ML compiler testing, code
classification) Quantum language engineering (e.g., language design for
quantum machines)
- Language engineering for physical systems (e.g., CPS, IoT, digital
twins)
- Socio-technical systems and language engineering (e.g., language
evolution to adapt to social requirements)
- Etc.
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Types of Submissions
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SLE accepts the following types of papers:
- **Research papers**: These are "traditional" papers detailing research
contributions to SLE. Papers may range from 6 to 12 pages in length, and
may optionally include 2 further pages of bibliography/appendices. Papers
will be reviewed with an understanding that some results do not need 12
full pages and may be fully described in fewer pages.
- **New ideas / vision papers**: These are papers that may describe new,
unconventional software language engineering research positions or
approaches that depart from standard practice. They can describe
well-defined research ideas that are at an early stage of investigation.
They could also provide new evidence to challenge common wisdom, present
new unifying theories about existing SLE research that provides novel
insight or that can lead to the development of new technologies or
approaches, or apply SLE technology to radically new application areas. New
ideas / vision papers must not exceed 5 pages, and may optionally include 1
further page of bibliography / appendices.
- **SLE Body of Knowledge**: The SLE Body of Knowledge (SLEBoK) is a
community-wide effort to provide a unique and comprehensive description of
the concepts, best practices, tools and methods developed by the SLE
community. To this respect, the SLE conference will accept surveys, essays,
open challenges, empirical observations and case study papers on the SLE
topics. These can focus on but they are not limited to methods, techniques,
best practices and teaching approaches. Papers in this category can have up
to 20 pages, including bibliography/appendices.
- **Tool papers**: These are papers which focus on the tooling aspects
which are often forgotten or neglected in research papers. A good tool
paper focuses on practical insights that are likely to be useful to other
implementers or users in the future. Any of the SLE topics of interest are
appropriate areas for tool demonstrations. Submissions must not exceed 5
pages and may optionally include 1 further page of bibliography /
appendices. They may optionally come with an appendix with a demo outline /
screenshots and/or a short video/screencast illustrating the tool.
**Workshops**: Workshops will be organized by SPLASH. Please inform us
