[TYPES/announce] FMBC 2021 - Call for Participation
[ The Types Forum (announcements only), http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-announce ] [ Please distribute, apologies for multiple postings. ] 3rd International Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) 2021 - Call for Participation https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2021 July 18 and 19, 2021, Online, 8AM-10AM PDT Co-located with the 33rd International Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV 2021) http://i-cav.org/2021/ - The FMBC workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Formal models of Blockchain applications or concepts * Formal methods for consensus protocols * Formal methods for Blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols * Design and implementation of Smart Contract languages * Verification of Smart Contracts The list of lightning talks and conditionally accepted papers is available on the FMBC 2021 website: https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2021/program.html There will be one keynote by David Dill, Lead Researcher on Blockchain at Novi/Facebook and professor emeritus at Stanford University, USA. Registration Registration to FMBC 2021 is done through the CAV 2021 registration form: http://i-cav.org/2021/attending/ (*Early bird deadline is July 9.*)
[TYPES/announce] FMBC 2021 - Final Call for Papers (Deadline extension)
[ The Types Forum (announcements only), http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-announce ] [ Please distribute, apologies for multiple postings. ] 3rd International Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) - Final Call https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2021 July 18 or 19 (TBA), 2021, *online* Co-located with the 33nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV 2021) http://i-cav.org/2021/ - IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: May 16, 2021 (extended) Paper submission: May 23, 2021 (extended) Notification: June 30, 2021 (extended) Camera-ready: July 14, 2021 (extended) Workshop: July 18 or 19 (TBA), 2021 Deadlines are Anywhere on Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth TOPICS OF INTEREST Blockchains are decentralized transactional ledgers that rely on cryptographic hash functions for guaranteeing the integrity of the stored data. Participants on the network reach agreement on what valid transactions are through consensus algorithms. Blockchains may also provide support for Smart Contracts. Smart Contracts are scripts of an ad-hoc programming language that are stored in the Blockchain and that run on the network. They can interact with the ledger’s data and update its state. These scripts can express the logic of possibly complex contracts between users of the Blockchain. Thus, Smart Contracts can facilitate the economic activity of Blockchain participants. With the emergence and increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, it is now of utmost importance to have strong guarantees of the behavior of Blockchain software. These guarantees can be brought by using Formal Methods. Indeed, Blockchain software encompasses many topics of computer science where using Formal Methods techniques and tools are relevant: consensus algorithms to ensure the liveness and the security of the data on the chain, programming languages specifically designed to write Smart Contracts, cryptographic protocols, such as zero-knowledge proofs, used to ensure privacy, etc. This workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Formal models of Blockchain applications or concepts * Formal methods for consensus protocols * Formal methods for Blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols * Design and implementation of Smart Contract languages * Verification of Smart Contracts SUBMISSION Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a page limit of 12 pages for full papers and 6 pages for short papers (excluding bibliography and short appendix of up to 5 additional pages). Alternatively you may also submit an extended abstract of up to 3 pages (including bibliography) summarizing your ongoing work in the area of formal methods and blockchain. Authors of selected extended-abstracts are invited to give a short lightning talk. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fmbc2021 Authors are encouraged to use LaTeX and prepare their submissions according to the instructions and styling guides for OASIcs provided by Dagstuhl. Instructions for authors: https://submission.dagstuhl.de/documentation/authors#oasics At least one author of an accepted paper is expected to present the paper at the workshop as a registered participant. PROCEEDINGS All submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee for quality and relevance. Accepted regular papers (full and short papers) will be included in the workshop proceedings, published as a volume of the OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs) by Dagstuhl. INVITED SPEAKER David Dill, Lead Researcher, Blockchain, Novi/Facebook, USA https://research.fb.com/people/dill-david/ PROGRAM COMMITTEE PC CO-CHAIRS * Bruno Bernardo (Nomadic Labs, France) (br...@nomadic-labs.com) * Diego Marmsoler (University of Exeter, UK) (d.marmso...@exeter.ac.uk) PC MEMBERS * Wolfgang Ahrendt (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) * Lacramioara Astefanoei (Nomadic Labs, France) * Massimo Bartoletti (University of Cagliari, Italy) * Joachim Breitner (Dfinity Foundation, Germany) * Achim Brucker (University of Exeter, UK) * Zaynah Dargaye (Nomadic Labs, France) * Jérémie Decouchant (TU Delft
[TYPES/announce] FMBC 2021 - 3rd Call for Papers (Deadline extensions)
[ The Types Forum (announcements only), http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-announce ] [ Please distribute, apologies for multiple postings. ] 3rd International Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) - Third Call https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2021 July 18 or 19 (TBA), 2021, *online* Co-located with the 33nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV 2021) http://i-cav.org/2021/ - IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: May 6, 2021 (extended) Paper submission: May 13, 2021 (extended) Notification: June 24, 2021 (extended) Camera-ready: July 8, 2021 Workshop: July 18 or 19 (TBA), 2021 Deadlines are Anywhere on Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth TOPICS OF INTEREST Blockchains are decentralized transactional ledgers that rely on cryptographic hash functions for guaranteeing the integrity of the stored data. Participants on the network reach agreement on what valid transactions are through consensus algorithms. Blockchains may also provide support for Smart Contracts. Smart Contracts are scripts of an ad-hoc programming language that are stored in the Blockchain and that run on the network. They can interact with the ledger’s data and update its state. These scripts can express the logic of possibly complex contracts between users of the Blockchain. Thus, Smart Contracts can facilitate the economic activity of Blockchain participants. With the emergence and increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, it is now of utmost importance to have strong guarantees of the behavior of Blockchain software. These guarantees can be brought by using Formal Methods. Indeed, Blockchain software encompasses many topics of computer science where using Formal Methods techniques and tools are relevant: consensus algorithms to ensure the liveness and the security of the data on the chain, programming languages specifically designed to write Smart Contracts, cryptographic protocols, such as zero-knowledge proofs, used to ensure privacy, etc. This workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Formal models of Blockchain applications or concepts * Formal methods for consensus protocols * Formal methods for Blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols * Design and implementation of Smart Contract languages * Verification of Smart Contracts SUBMISSION Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a page limit of 12 pages for full papers and 6 pages for short papers (excluding bibliography and short appendix of up to 5 additional pages). Alternatively you may also submit an extended abstract of up to 3 pages (including bibliography) summarizing your ongoing work in the area of formal methods and blockchain. Authors of selected extended-abstracts are invited to give a short lightning talk. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fmbc2021 Authors are encouraged to use LaTeX and prepare their submissions according to the instructions and styling guides for OASIcs provided by Dagstuhl. Instructions for authors: https://submission.dagstuhl.de/documentation/authors#oasics At least one author of an accepted paper is expected to present the paper at the workshop as a registered participant. PROCEEDINGS All submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee for quality and relevance. Accepted regular papers (full and short papers) will be included in the workshop proceedings, published as a volume of the OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs) by Dagstuhl. INVITED SPEAKER David Dill, Lead Researcher, Blockchain, Novi/Facebook, USA https://research.fb.com/people/dill-david/ PROGRAM COMMITTEE PC CO-CHAIRS * Bruno Bernardo (Nomadic Labs, France) (br...@nomadic-labs.com) * Diego Marmsoler (University of Exeter, UK) (d.marmso...@exeter.ac.uk) PC MEMBERS * Wolfgang Ahrendt (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) * Lacramioara Astefanoei (Nomadic Labs, France) * Massimo Bartoletti (University of Cagliari, Italy) * Joachim Breitner (Dfinity Foundation, Germany) * Achim Brucker (University of Exeter, UK) * Zaynah Dargaye (Nomadic Labs, France) * Jérémie Decouchant (TU Delft, Netherlands
[TYPES/announce] FMBC 2021 - 2nd Call for Papers
[ The Types Forum (announcements only), http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-announce ] [ Please distribute, apologies for multiple postings. ] 3rd International Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) - Second Call https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2021 July 18 or 19 (TBA), 2021 Co-located with the 33nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV 2021) http://i-cav.org/2021/ - IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: April 22, 2021 Full paper submission: April 29, 2021 Notification: June 10, 2021 Camera-ready: July 8, 2021 Workshop: July 18 or 19 (TBA), 2021 Deadlines are Anywhere on Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth TOPICS OF INTEREST Blockchains are decentralized transactional ledgers that rely on cryptographic hash functions for guaranteeing the integrity of the stored data. Participants on the network reach agreement on what valid transactions are through consensus algorithms. Blockchains may also provide support for Smart Contracts. Smart Contracts are scripts of an ad-hoc programming language that are stored in the Blockchain and that run on the network. They can interact with the ledger’s data and update its state. These scripts can express the logic of possibly complex contracts between users of the Blockchain. Thus, Smart Contracts can facilitate the economic activity of Blockchain participants. With the emergence and increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, it is now of utmost importance to have strong guarantees of the behavior of Blockchain software. These guarantees can be brought by using Formal Methods. Indeed, Blockchain software encompasses many topics of computer science where using Formal Methods techniques and tools are relevant: consensus algorithms to ensure the liveness and the security of the data on the chain, programming languages specifically designed to write Smart Contracts, cryptographic protocols, such as zero-knowledge proofs, used to ensure privacy, etc. This workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Formal models of Blockchain applications or concepts * Formal methods for consensus protocols * Formal methods for Blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols * Design and implementation of Smart Contract languages * Verification of Smart Contracts SUBMISSION Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a page limit of 12 pages for full papers and 6 pages for short papers (excluding bibliography and short appendix of up to 5 additional pages). Alternatively you may also submit an extended abstract of up to 3 pages (including bibliography) summarizing your ongoing work in the area of formal methods and blockchain. Authors of selected extended-abstracts are invited to give a short lightning talk. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fmbc2021 Authors are encouraged to use LaTeX and prepare their submissions according to the instructions and styling guides for OASIcs provided by Dagstuhl. Instructions for authors: https://submission.dagstuhl.de/documentation/authors#oasics At least one author of an accepted paper is expected to present the paper at the workshop as a registered participant. PROCEEDINGS All submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee for quality and relevance. Accepted regular papers (full and short papers) will be included in the workshop proceedings, published as a volume of the OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs) by Dagstuhl. INVITED SPEAKER David Dill, Lead Researcher, Blockchain, Novi/Facebook, USA https://research.fb.com/people/dill-david/ PROGRAM COMMITTEE PC CO-CHAIRS * Bruno Bernardo (Nomadic Labs, France) (br...@nomadic-labs.com) * Diego Marmsoler (University of Exeter, UK) (d.marmso...@exeter.ac.uk) PC MEMBERS * Wolfgang Ahrendt (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) * Lacramioara Astefanoei (Nomadic Labs, France) * Massimo Bartoletti (University of Cagliari, Italy) * Joachim Breitner (Dfinity Foundation, Germany) * Achim Brucker (University of Exeter, UK) * Zaynah Dargaye (Nomadic Labs, France) * Jérémie Decouchant (TU Delft, Netherlands) * Dana Drachsler Cohen
[TYPES/announce] FMBC 2021 - Call for Papers
[ The Types Forum (announcements only), http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-announce ] [ Please distribute, apologies for multiple postings. ] 3rd International Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) - First Call https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2021 July 18 or 19 (TBA), 2021 Co-located with the 33nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV 2021) http://i-cav.org/2021/ - IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: April 22, 2021 Full paper submission: April 29, 2021 Notification: June 10, 2021 Camera-ready: July 8, 2021 Workshop: July 18 or 19 (TBA), 2021 Deadlines are Anywhere on Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth TOPICS OF INTEREST Blockchains are decentralized transactional ledgers that rely on cryptographic hash functions for guaranteeing the integrity of the stored data. Participants on the network reach agreement on what valid transactions are through consensus algorithms. Blockchains may also provide support for Smart Contracts. Smart Contracts are scripts of an ad-hoc programming language that are stored in the Blockchain and that run on the network. They can interact with the ledger’s data and update its state. These scripts can express the logic of possibly complex contracts between users of the Blockchain. Thus, Smart Contracts can facilitate the economic activity of Blockchain participants. With the emergence and increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, it is now of utmost importance to have strong guarantees of the behavior of Blockchain software. These guarantees can be brought by using Formal Methods. Indeed, Blockchain software encompasses many topics of computer science where using Formal Methods techniques and tools are relevant: consensus algorithms to ensure the liveness and the security of the data on the chain, programming languages specifically designed to write Smart Contracts, cryptographic protocols, such as zero-knowledge proofs, used to ensure privacy, etc. This workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Formal models of Blockchain applications or concepts * Formal methods for consensus protocols * Formal methods for Blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols * Design and implementation of Smart Contract languages * Verification of Smart Contracts SUBMISSION Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a page limit of 12 pages for full papers and 6 pages for short papers (excluding bibliography and short appendix of up to 5 additional pages). Alternatively you may also submit an extended abstract of up to 3 pages (including bibliography) summarizing your ongoing work in the area of formal methods and blockchain. Authors of selected extended-abstracts are invited to give a short lightning talk. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fmbc2021 Authors are encouraged to use LaTeX and prepare their submissions according to the instructions and styling guides for OASIcs provided by Dagstuhl. Instructions for authors: https://submission.dagstuhl.de/documentation/authors#oasics At least one author of an accepted paper is expected to present the paper at the workshop as a registered participant. PROCEEDINGS All submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee for quality and relevance. Accepted regular papers (full and short papers) will be included in the workshop proceedings, published as a volume of the OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs) by Dagstuhl. INVITED SPEAKER To be confirmed PROGRAM COMMITTEE PC CO-CHAIRS * Bruno Bernardo (Nomadic Labs, France) (br...@nomadic-labs.com) * Diego Marmsoler (University of Exeter, UK) (d.marmso...@exeter.ac.uk) PC MEMBERS To be confirmed
[TYPES/announce] FMBC 2020 - Call for Participation
[ The Types Forum (announcements only), http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-announce ] [ Please distribute, apologies for multiple postings. ] 2nd Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) 2020 - Call for Participation https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2020 July 20 and 21, 2020, Online, 6AM-8AM PDT Co-located with the 32nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV 2020) http://i-cav.org/2020/ - The FMBC workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Formal models of Blockchain applications or concepts * Formal methods for consensus protocols * Formal methods for Blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols * Design and implementation of Smart Contract languages * Verification of Smart Contracts The list of lightning talks and conditionally accecpted papers is available on the FMBC 2020 website: https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2020/program.html There will be one keynote by Grigore Rosu, Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA and Founder of Runtime Verification. Registration Registration to FMBC 2020 is free but required. It is done through the CAV 2020 registration form: http://i-cav.org/2020/attending/ Please register before *July 10, 2020*.
[TYPES/announce] FMBC 2020: 2nd Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (3rd CfP, Deadline Extension)
[ The Types Forum (announcements only), http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-announce ] [ Please distribute, apologies for multiple postings. ] 2nd Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) 2020 - Third Call https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2020 July 19, 2020 Co-located with the 32nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV 2020) http://i-cav.org/2020/ *Due do the COVID-19 pandemic, the workshop is likely to be held online.* - IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: May 12, 2020 (extended) Full paper submission: May 19, 2020 (extended) Notification: June 23, 2020 (extended) Camera-ready: July 14, 2020 (extended) Conference: July 19, 2020 Deadlines are Anywhere on Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anywhere_on_Earth TOPICS OF INTEREST Blockchains are decentralized transactional ledgers that rely on cryptographic hash functions for guaranteeing the integrity of the stored data. Participants on the network reach agreement on what valid transactions are through consensus algorithms. Blockchains may also provide support for Smart Contracts. Smart Contracts are scripts of an ad-hoc programming language that are stored in the Blockchain and that run on the network. They can interact with the ledger’s data and update its state. These scripts can express the logic of possibly complex contracts between users of the Blockchain. Thus, Smart Contracts can facilitate the economic activity of Blockchain participants. With the emergence and increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, it is now of utmost importance to have strong guarantees of the behavior of Blockchain software. These guarantees can be brought by using Formal Methods. Indeed, Blockchain software encompasses many topics of computer science where using Formal Methods techniques and tools are relevant: consensus algorithms to ensure the liveness and the security of the data on the chain, programming languages specifically designed to write Smart Contracts, cryptographic protocols, such as zero-knowledge proofs, used to ensure privacy, etc. This workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Formal models of Blockchain applications or concepts * Formal methods for consensus protocols * Formal methods for Blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols * Design and implementation of Smart Contract languages * Verification of Smart Contracts SUBMISSION Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a maximum of twelve pages (full papers), six pages (short papers), and two pages (extended abstract) describing new and emerging ideas or summarizing existing work). Each paper should include a title and the name and affiliation of each author. Authors of selected extended-abstracts are invited to give a short lightning talk. At least one author of an accepted paper is expected to present the paper at the workshop as a registered participant. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fmbc2020 The authors are encouraged to use LaTeX and the EasyChair style files: https://easychair.org/publications/for_authors PROCEEDINGS All submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee for quality and relevance. Accepted regular papers (full and short papers) will be included in the workshop proceedings, published as a volume of the OpenAccess Series in Informatics (OASIcs) by Dagstuhl. INVITED SPEAKER Grigore Rosu, Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA and Founder of Runtime Verification http://fsl.cs.illinois.edu/index.php/Grigore_Rosu https://runtimeverification.com/ PROGRAM COMMITTEE PC CO-CHAIRS * Bruno Bernardo (Nomadic Labs, France) (br...@nomadic-labs.com) * Diego Marmsoler (University of Exeter, UK) (d.marmso...@exeter.ac.uk) PC MEMBERS * Wolfgang Ahrendt (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) * Lacramioara Astefanoei (Nomadic Labs, France) * Massimo Bartoletti (University of Cagliari, Italy) * Bernhard Beckert (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) * Achim Brucker (University of Exeter, UK) * Silvia Crafa (Universita di Padova, Italy) * Zaynah Dargaye (Nomadic Labs, France) * Jérémie Decouchant
[TYPES/announce] FMBC 2020: 2nd Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (CfP, Deadline Extension)
[ The Types Forum (announcements only), http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-announce ] [ Please distribute, apologies for multiple postings. ] 2nd Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) 2020 - Second Call https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2020 July 19, 2020, Los Angeles, USA Co-located with the 32nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV 2020) http://i-cav.org/2020/ - IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: May 5, 2020 (extended) Full paper submission: May 12, 2020 (extended) Notification: June 16, 2020 (extended) Camera-ready: July 7, 2020 Conference: July 19, 2020 TOPICS OF INTEREST Blockchains are decentralized transactional ledgers that rely on cryptographic hash functions for guaranteeing the integrity of the stored data. Participants on the network reach agreement on what valid transactions are through consensus algorithms. Blockchains may also provide support for Smart Contracts. Smart Contracts are scripts of an ad-hoc programming language that are stored in the Blockchain and that run on the network. They can interact with the ledger’s data and update its state. These scripts can express the logic of possibly complex contracts between users of the Blockchain. Thus, Smart Contracts can facilitate the economic activity of Blockchain participants. With the emergence and increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, it is now of utmost importance to have strong guarantees of the behavior of Blockchain software. These guarantees can be brought by using Formal Methods. Indeed, Blockchain software encompasses many topics of computer science where using Formal Methods techniques and tools are relevant: consensus algorithms to ensure the liveness and the security of the data on the chain, programming languages specifically designed to write Smart Contracts, cryptographic protocols, such as zero-knowledge proofs, used to ensure privacy, etc. This workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Formal models of Blockchain applications or concepts * Formal methods for consensus protocols * Formal methods for Blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols * Design and implementation of Smart Contract languages * Verification of Smart Contracts SUBMISSION Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a maximum of twelve pages (full papers), six pages (short papers), and two pages (extended abstract) describing new and emerging ideas or summarizing existing work). Each paper should include a title and the name and affiliation of each author. Authors of selected extended-abstracts are invited to give a short lightning talk. At least one author of an accepted paper is expected to present the paper at the workshop as a registered participant. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fmbc2020 The authors are encouraged to use LaTeX and the EasyChair style files: https://easychair.org/publications/for_authors PROCEEDINGS All submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee for quality and relevance. Accepted regular papers (full and short papers) will be included in the workshop proceedings. INVITED SPEAKER Grigore Rosu, Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA and Founder of Runtime Verification http://fsl.cs.illinois.edu/index.php/Grigore_Rosu https://runtimeverification.com/ PROGRAM COMMITTEE PC CO-CHAIRS * Bruno Bernardo (Nomadic Labs, France) (br...@nomadic-labs.com) * Diego Marmsoler (University of Exeter, UK) (d.marmso...@exeter.ac.uk) PC MEMBERS * Wolfgang Ahrendt (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) * Lacramioara Astefanoei (Nomadic Labs, France) * Massimo Bartoletti (University of Cagliari, Italy) * Bernhard Beckert (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) * Achim Brucker (University of Exeter, UK) * Silvia Crafa (Universita di Padova, Italy) * Zaynah Dargaye (Nomadic Labs, France) * Jérémie Decouchant (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg) * Ansgar Fehnker (University of Twente, Netherlands) * Georges Gonthier (Inria, France) * Florian Kammueller (Middlesex University London, UK) * Maurice Herlihy (Brown University, USA) * Igor Konnov
[TYPES/announce] 2nd Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) 2020 - 1st CFP
[ The Types Forum (announcements only), http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-announce ] [ Please distribute, apologies for multiple postings. ] 2nd Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) 2020 - First Call https://fmbc.gitlab.io/2020 July 19, 2020, Los Angeles, USA Co-located with the 32nd International Conference on Computer-Aided Verification (CAV 2020) http://i-cav.org/2020/ - IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission: April 21, 2020 Full paper submission: April 28, 2020 Notification: June 9, 2020 Camera-ready: July 7, 2020 Conference: July 19, 2020 TOPICS OF INTEREST Blockchains are decentralized transactional ledgers that rely on cryptographic hash functions for guaranteeing the integrity of the stored data. Participants on the network reach agreement on what valid transactions are through consensus algorithms. Blockchains may also provide support for Smart Contracts. Smart Contracts are scripts of an ad-hoc programming language that are stored in the Blockchain and that run on the network. They can interact with the ledger’s data and update its state. These scripts can express the logic of possibly complex contracts between users of the Blockchain. Thus, Smart Contracts can facilitate the economic activity of Blockchain participants. With the emergence and increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, it is now of utmost importance to have strong guarantees of the behavior of Blockchain software. These guarantees can be brought by using Formal Methods. Indeed, Blockchain software encompasses many topics of computer science where using Formal Methods techniques and tools are relevant: consensus algorithms to ensure the liveness and the security of the data on the chain, programming languages specifically designed to write Smart Contracts, cryptographic protocols, such as zero-knowledge proofs, used to ensure privacy, etc. This workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of formal methods for Blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Formal models of Blockchain applications or concepts * Formal methods for consensus protocols * Formal methods for Blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols * Design and implementation of Smart Contract languages * Verification of Smart Contracts SUBMISSION Submit original manuscripts (not published or considered elsewhere) with a maximum of twelve pages (full papers), six pages (short papers), and two pages (extended abstract) describing new and emerging ideas or summarizing existing work). Each paper should include a title and the name and affiliation of each author. Authors of selected extended-abstracts are invited to give a short lightning talk. At least one author of an accepted paper is expected to present the paper at the workshop as a registered participant. Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=fmbc2020 PROCEEDINGS All submissions will be peer-reviewed by at least three members of the program committee for quality and relevance. Accepted regular papers (full and short papers) will be included in the workshop proceedings. INVITED SPEAKER Grigore Rosu, Professor at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA and Founder of Runtime Verification http://fsl.cs.illinois.edu/index.php/Grigore_Rosu https://runtimeverification.com/ PROGRAM COMMITTEE PC CO-CHAIRS * Bruno Bernardo (Nomadic Labs, France) (br...@nomadic-labs.com) * Diego Marmsoler (University of Exeter, UK) (d.marmso...@exeter.ac.uk) PC MEMBERS * Wolfgang Ahrendt (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) * Lacramioara Astefanoei (Nomadic Labs, France) * Massimo Bartoletti (University of Cagliari, Italy) * Bernhard Beckert (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) * Achim Brucker (University of Exeter, UK) * Silvia Crafa (Universita di Padova, Italy) * Zaynah Dargaye (Nomadic Labs, France) * Jérémie Decouchant (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg) * Ansgar Fehnker (University of Twente, Netherlands) * Georges Gonthier (Inria, France) * Florian Kammueller (Middlesex University London, UK) * Maurice Herlihy (Brown University, USA) * Igor Konnov (Informal, Austria) * Andreas Lochbihler (Digital Asset, Switzerland) * Anastasia Mavridou (NASA Ames, USA) * Simão Melo de Sousa (Universidade da Beira
[TYPES/announce] FMBC 2019 Call for Participation - Porto (Portugal), October 11
[ The Types Forum (announcements only), http://lists.seas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/types-announce ] [Please accept our apologies for duplicates.] = Call for Participation 1st Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains (FMBC) 2019 https://sites.google.com/view/fmbc/home Porto, Portugal, October 11 Part of the 3rd World Congress on Formal Methods http://formalmethods2019.inesctec.pt/ = About FMBC Blockchains are decentralized transactional ledgers that rely on cryptographic hash functions for guaranteeing the integrity of the stored data. Participants on the network reach agreement on what valid transactions are through consensus algorithms. Blockchains may also provide support for Smart Contracts. Smart Contracts are scripts of an ad-hoc programming language that are stored in the blockchain and that run on the network. They can interact with the ledger’s data and update its state. These scripts can express the logic of possibly complex contracts between users of the blockchain. Thus, Smart Contracts can facilitate the economic activity of blockchain participants. With the emergence and increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, it is now of utmost importance to have strong guarantees of the behavior of blockchain so ware. These guarantees can be brought by using Formal Methods. Indeed, Blockchain software encompasses many topics of computer science where using Formal Methods techniques and tools are relevant: consensus algorithms to ensure the liveness and the security of the data on the chain, programming languages specifically designed to write smart contracts, cryptographic protocols, such as zero-knowledge proofs, used to ensure privacy, etc. This workshop is a forum to identify theoretical and practical approaches of formal methods for blockchain technology. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Design and implementation of Smar Contract languages * Formal models of blockchain applications or concepts * Formal methods for consensus protocols * Formal methods for blockchain-specific cryptographic primitives or protocols * Formal languages for Smart Contracts * Verification of Smart Contracts Invited Speaker Ilya Sergey (Yale-NUS College / NUS School of Computing) Contributed papers -- See the workshop program at: https://sites.google.com/view/fmbc/program Registration Registration is shared for all FM events: http://formalmethods2019.inesctec.pt/?page_id=2363 Attending - See the FM webpage at: http://formalmethods2019.inesctec.pt/?page_id=140 Contact -- mailto:fmb...@easychair.org
