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SETTA 2021: Symposium on Dependable Software Engineering: Theories, Tools and
Applications
Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, November
25-27, 2021
Submission deadline: July 23rd, 2021
Conference website: https://lcs.ios.ac.cn/setta2021/
Colocated with FM'2021
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ABOUT SETTA 2021
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The Symposium on Dependable Software Engineering: Theories, Tools and
Applications (SETTA) 2021 will be held in Beijing, China on November 25-27,
2021, co-located with FM'2021 and ChinaSoft 2021.
Formal methods emerged as an important area in computer science and software
engineering about half a century ago. An international community is formed
researching, developing and teaching formal theories, techniques and tools for
software modeling, specification, design and verification. However, the impact
of formal methods on the quality improvement of software systems in practice is
lagging behind. This is for instance reflected by the challenges in applying
formal techniques and tools to engineering large-scale systems such as
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), Internet-of-Things (IoT), Enterprise Systems,
Cloud-Based Systems, and so forth.
The purpose of the SETTA symposium is to bring international researchers
together to exchange research results and ideas on bridging the gap between
formal methods and software engineering. The interaction with the Chinese
computer science and software engineering community is a central focus point.
The aim is to show research interests and results from different groups so as
to initiate interest-driven research collaboration. The SETTA symposium is
aiming at academic excellence and its objective is to become a flagship
conference on formal software engineering in China.
To achieve these goals and contribute to the sustainability of the formal
methods research, it is important for the symposium to attract young
researchers into the community. Thus, this symposium encourages in particular
the participation of young researchers and students.
This year, SETTA welcomes submissions to the following two tracks: Journal
First Papers and Research Papers.
All submissions must be in the PDF format. Papers should be written in English.
Submitted papers must be unpublished and not submitted for publication
elsewhere. Accepted papers for both tracks must be presented at the conference.
Latest News: A special issue for the Elsevier Journal of Systems Architecture
(JSA) has been confirmed. Authors of selected papers from SETTA2021 will be
invited to submit an extended version of their SETTA2021 paper to this special
issue.
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LIST OF TOPICS
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Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Requirements specification and analysis
- Formalisms for modeling, design and implementation
- Model checking, theorem proving, and decision procedures
- Scalable approaches to formal system analysis
- Formal approaches to simulation, run-time verification, and testing
- Integration of formal methods into software engineering practice
- Contract-based engineering of components, systems, and systems of systems
- Formal and engineering aspects of software evolution and maintenance
- Parallel and multicore programming
- Embedded, real-time, hybrid, probabilistic, and cyber-physical systems
- Mixed-critical applications and systems
- Formal aspects of service-oriented and cloud computing
- Safety, reliability, robustness, and fault-tolerance
- Dependability of smart software and systems
- Empirical analysis techniques and integration with formal methods
- Applications and industrial experience reports
- Software tools to assist the construction or analysis of software systems
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RESEARCH PAPERS TRACK
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Research papers will be published in the SETTA 2021 proceedings as a volume in
Springer's LNCS series. Papers should be submitted electronically through the
EasyChair submission web page
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=setta2021>.
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Important Dates
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Abstract & Paper Submission: July 23, 2021 (AoE)
Notification to authors: September 3, 2021 (AoE)
Camera-ready versions: September 20, 2021 (AoE)
Conference date: November 25-27, 2021
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Submission Guidelines
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Authors are invited to submit papers on original research, industrial
applications, or position papers proposing challenges in fundamental research
and technology. The latter two types of submissions are expected to contribute
to the development of formal methods and applications thereof in software
engineering. This is done by either substantiating the advantages of
integrating formal methods into the development cycle or through delineating
the need for research by demonstrating weaknesses of existing technologies,
especially when addressing new application domains.
Submissions can take the form of either regular or short papers. Regular papers
should not exceed 16 pages (excluding references) in LNCS format. Short papers
can discuss ongoing research at an early stage, including PhD projects. Short
papers should not exceed 6 pages (excluding references) in LNCS format.
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JOURNAL FIRST PAPERS TRACK
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The journal first papers track of SETTA 2021 is implemented in partnership with
the Journal of Computer Science and Technology (JCST). Accepted papers to this
track will be presented and discussed at the conference SETTA 2021. Papers
should be submitted electronically through the journal's submission web page
<https://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/jcst>.
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Important Dates
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Paper Submission: May 31, 2021 (AoE)
Tentative acceptance decision: July 16, 2021 (AoE)
Acceptance decision: August 30, 2021 (AoE)
Conference date: November 25-27, 2020
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Submission Guidelines
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To submit to this track, authors have to make a journal submission to the
Journal of Computer Science and Technology, and select the type of submission
to be for the SETTA 2021 special issue. It is recommended that submitted papers
follow the submission guidelines of JCST
<https://www.springer.com/journal/11390/submission-guidelines> and do not
exceed 15 pages including references.
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COMMITTEES
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General Chair:
- Chen Zhao, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Program Chair:
- Shengchao Qin, Teesside University
- Jim Woodcock, University of York
- Wenhui Zhang, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Local Organisation Chair:
- Zhilin Wu, Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publicity Chair:
- Fu Song, ShanghaiTech University
Program Committee Members:
- TBA
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VENUE
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The conference will be held in Beijing, China.
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CONTACT
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All questions about submissions should be emailed to setta2021@easy*chair.org
(remove *).
