[TYPES/announce] 10+ Open Positions in Tokyo: Formal Methods and Cyber-Physical Systems

2016-12-20 Thread Ichiro Hasuo
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candidates. Apologies for multiple copies]

Dear colleagues,

For our new 5.5-year research project (ERATO MMSD, Metamathematics for
Systems Design) we are looking for 10+ senior researchers and
postdocs, together with research assistants (PhD students) and
internship students.

This broad project aims to extend the realm of formal methods from
software to cyber-physical systems (CPS), with particular emphases on
logical/categorical metatheories and industrial application (esp. in
automotive industry). The project covers diverse areas that include:
formal methods, programming languages, software science, software
engineering, control theory, machine learning, numerical optimization,
user interface, mathematical logic and category theory.

For more about the project please visit
http://www-mmm.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eratommsd/about.html

About the open positions
http://www-mmm.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/eratommsd/openpositions.html
has more information (esp. how to apply/inquire).

Best regards,
Ichiro

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Ichiro Hasuo
Dept. Computer Science, The University of Tokyo
http://www-mmm.is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/~ichiro/


[TYPES/announce] QAPL 2017: second call for papers

2016-12-20 Thread Herbert Wiklicky

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**

15th Workshop on Quantitative Aspects of Programming Languages and Systems

QAPL 2017

Affiliated with ETAPS 2017 Uppsala, Sweden, Sunday 23 April 2017
 http://qapl17.doc.ic.ac.uk

**

SCOPE:

The scope of the QAPL workshop is to discuss new developments on the
quantitative evaluation of systems, with an emphasis on quantitative
aspects of computation, broadly construed.

We solicit papers on theory, engineering methodologies, tools, case
studies, and experience reports where quantitative properties such as
bandwidth, cost, energy, memory, performance, probability,
reliability, security, and time are first-class citizens.

TOPICS:

Topics of interest include (but are by no means not limited to):

 * The design of probabilistic, deterministic, hybrid, real-time, and
   quantum languages, and the definition of their semantical models.

 * Quantitative analysis techniques such as simulation, numerical
   solution, symbolic approaches, optimisation methods.

 * Specification of quantitative properties such as probabilistic
   model checking and reward structures as well as verification and/or
   synthesis of systems in relation to quantitative aspects.

 * Methodologies and frameworks for the engineering of systems based
   on quantitative information, such as reliability engineering and
   software performance engineering.

 * Software tools to support the quantitative specification, analysis,
   verification, and synthesis of systems.

 * Case studies and applications, for instance about coordination
   models, cyber-physical systems, security, self-adaptive systems,
   smart grids, systems of systems as well as natural/physical domains
   such as chemistry and systems biology.

INVITED SPEAKERS:

  *  Erika Ábrahám, RWTH Aachen, Germany
  *  Andrea Vandin, IMT Lucca, Italy

SUBMISSIONS:

In order to encourage participation and discussion, this workshop
solicits two types of submissions - regular papers and presentations:

1. Regular paper: Submissions must be original work, and must not have
   been previously published, nor be under consideration for
   publication elsewhere. Regular paper submission must not exceed 12
   pages (excluding the bibliography), additional technical material,
   proofs etc. can be provided in a clearly marked appendix which will
   be read by reviewers at their discretion. Regular papers will be
   reviewed by the PC.

2. Presentation reports concern recent or ongoing work on relevant
   topics and ideas, for timely discussion and feedback at the
   workshop. There is no restriction as for previous/future
   publication of the contents of a presentation. Typically, a
   presentation is based on a paper which recently appeared (or which
   is going to appear) in the proceedings of another recognized
   conference, or which has not yet been submitted. The (extended)
   abstract of presentation submissions should not exceed 4
   pages. Presentation reports will be selected by the PC Chairs (based
   on the availability of presentation time).

All submissions must be in PDF format and use the EPTCS LaTeX style,
see http://style.eptcs.org/. Submissions can be made on the following
website:

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=qapl17

The workshop PC will review all regular paper submissions based on
their relevance, merit, originality, and technical content.
Presentation reports will receive a lightweight review to establish
their relevance for the workshop. The authors of accepted submissions
of both types are expected to present and discuss their work at the
workshop. Accepted regular papers will be published electronically in
the pre-proceedings available during the workshop and after the
workshop in the Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science
(EPTCS) as post-proceedings. Short papers will not be included in the
EPTCS post-proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATES:

For regular papers:

   Submission: 5 February 2017 (AoE)
   Notification: 10 March 2017 (AoE)
   Final version (ETAPS proceedings): 25 March 2017 (AoE)
   Final version (EPTCS proceedings): TBA

For presentation reports:

   Submission: 12 March 2017 (AoE)
   Notification: 15 March 2016 (AoE)

ORGANISATION:

  * Erik de Vink, Eindhoven University of Technology, NL
  * Herbert Wiklicky, Imperial College London, UK

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (preliminary):

  * Alessandro Abate, University of Oxford, UK
  * Alessandro Aldini, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", IT
  * Pedro D'Argenio, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, AR
  * Josee Desharnais, Universite Laval, CA
  * Alessandra Di Pierro, Universita di Verona, IT
  * Antonio Filieri, Imperial 

[TYPES/announce] Faculty positions at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

2016-12-20 Thread Mads Dam
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KTH has vacancies for three tenured and two tenure-track positions, including 
positions in computer science and software engineering.

A broad range of specialisations are relevant, and applications from types 
readers are welcome.

For more information:

 - KTH and the hosting institution: www.csc.kth.se
 - The vacancies: www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb

Application deadline is 17 Feb 2017.




[TYPES/announce] Postdoc position in provably secure systems

2016-12-20 Thread Roberto Guanciale
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We are seeking candidates for a Postdoc position in the department of computer
science at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. The candidate will join the 
PROSPER team,
led by Prof. Mads Dam and assistant professor Roberto Guanciale.
Our research vision is to produce  novel software and platforms that have
mathematically guaranteed security properties through the use of formal 
modelling and verification.

We are looking for highly-qualified candidates that can contribute to the work 
on 
designing and modelling of various low-level system software components,
on verification on low-level code, and on the modelling and analysis of the 
underlying hardware platforms.

KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is the largest and oldest 
technical university in Sweden.
No less than one-third of Sweden’s technical research and engineering education 
capacity at university level is provided by KTH. 

The application deadline is 08 Jan 2017. The starting date is open for 
discussion.
Ideally we would like the successful candidate to start in spring 2017.

The full advertisement can be found at

https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:126536/

Roberto Guanciale