September 2023 - D-CON - lists.rwth-aachen.de

Multiple Ph.D. Positions in Algorithms, Verification and Logic @ RWTH
by Joost-Pieter Katoen 21 Sep '23

21 Sep '23

(Apologies for multiple copies.) ====================================================================== Various Open Positions for Doctoral Researchers in the Research Training Group UnRAVeL “Uncertainty and Randomness in Algorithms, Verification and Logic” at RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany https://www.unravel.rwth-aachen.de/ ====================================================================== Context. The RWTH Aachen University is looking for enthusiastic and highly qualified doctoral researchers. Various positions are available within the interdisciplinary Research Training Group (RTG) UnRAVeL founded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). The key emphasis of an RTG is on the qualification of doctoral researchers with a focused research program and a structured training strategy. The RTG UnRAVeL aims to significantly advance probabilistic modelling and analysis for uncertainty by developing new theories, algorithms, and tool-supported verification techniques, and to apply them to core problems from application areas such as: applied machine learning (in control theory as well as network and data science), planning in AI (e.g., robotics), as well as safety and performance analysis (e.g., railway systems). Within UnRAVeL, theoretical computer scientists from computer-aided verification, automata and logic, algorithms and complexity, together with experts from management science (robust optimization), applied computer science (network and data science, graoh neural networks), mechanical (control theory) and railway engineering (safety and capacity planning) intensively cooperate. Your profile. Candidates must have (or soon obtain) a master degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related area and have completed their studies with excellent grades. You should have interest in performing original, highly competitive scientific research, publishing your results in top conferences and scientific journals. Self-motivation and the ability to work both independently and as a team player in local and international research groups are expected. Fluency in English is required; proficiency in German is helpful but not compulsory. How to apply? Your written application should contain: - a curriculum vitae - a transcript of records (list of courses and grades) - a cover letter including a statement of interest in (some of) the RTG topics, and - a recommendation letter e.g., by your master thesis supervisor(s) All documents should be formatted as a single pdf-file. The recommendation letter can provided separately, if needed. Applicaton deadline. You should send your application ultimately by ** October 15, 2023 (AoE) ** to the e-mail address: unravel-appl(a)cs.rwth-aachen.de. We check applications once they are received, and will conduct interviews until our vacancies are filled. What do we offer? We offer a stimulating international research environment, the possibility to participate in highly competitive and interdisciplinary research and the opportunity to involve students in your research through project work. Doctoral researchers have a status as employee with a salary according to the German federal employee scale TV-L E13; the exact salary is subject to your family situation. The duration of the positions is three years with a possible extension to four years. RWTH Aachen University offers excellent facilities for professional and personal development. Starting date of the positions: early 2024 (with some flexibility). Enquiries can be directed to Prof. Joost-Pieter Katoen (e-mail: katoen(a)cs.rwth-aachen.de). RWTH Aachen University is certified as a “Family-Friendly University”. We particularly welcome and encourage applications from women, disabled persons and ethnic minority groups, recognizing they are underrepresented across RWTH Aachen University. The principles of fair and open competition apply and appointments will be made on merit.

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SPIN 2024: first Call for Papers
by Thomas Neele 08 Sep '23

08 Sep '23

************************************************************************** CALL FOR PAPERS SPIN 2024 - 30th International Symposium on Model Checking of Software Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, April, 2024 co-located with ETAPS 2024 (6-11 April) Conference website: https://spin-web.github.io/SPIN2024/ Submission link: will be published later Celebration of the 30th SPIN symposium: special anniversary track ************************************************************************** The SPIN symposium aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in automated tool-based techniques for the analysis of software as well as models of software, for the purpose of verification and validation. The symposium specifically focuses on concurrent software but does not exclude the analysis of sequential software. Submissions are solicited on theoretical results, novel algorithms, tool development, and empirical evaluation. The SPIN symposium originated as a workshop focusing on explicit state model checking, specifically as related to the SPIN model checker. However, over the years it has evolved to a broadly-scoped symposium for software analysis using any automated techniques, including model checking, automated theorem proving, and symbolic execution. An overview of the previous SPIN symposia (and early workshops) can be found at: https://spinroot.com/spin/Workshops/. In celebration of the 30th edition of the symposium, SPIN 2024 features a special track for historical accounts and other broad discussions (see below). Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Insightful surveys or historical accounts on topics of relevance to the symposium, for the special anniversary track (see below) - Formal verification techniques for automated analysis of (concurrent) software/hardware, including: - Model checking - Deductive verification - Automated theorem proving, including SAT and SMT - Abstraction and symbolic execution techniques - Static analysis and abstract interpretation - Modular and compositional verification techniques - Verification of timed and probabilistic systems - Automated testing using advanced analysis techniques - Program synthesis - Derivation of specifications, test cases etc. via formal analysis - Formal specification languages, temporal logic, design-by-contract - Formal analysis of learned systems - Any combination of the above - Application and/or engineering of verification tools, including: - Case studies of interesting systems or with interesting results - Implementation of novel verification tools - Benchmarks and comparative studies for verification tools - Verification tools using modern hardware, e.g.: multi-core CPU, GPU, TPU, cloud, and quantum IMPORTANT DATES Submissions due: January 15, 2024 (23:59:59 Anywhere on Earth) Author notification: February 26, 2024 Camera ready: March 11, 2024 Symposium: between April 6 and 11, 2024. Exact dates will be announced later. SUBMISSION CATEGORIES AND GUIDELINES Papers should be submitted via the EasyChair SPIN 2024 submission website. The link will be published later on the SPIN 2024 website. The proceedings of SPIN 2024 will be published in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. Submissions should adhere to the LNCS format: https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-gu… With the exception of survey and history papers, the papers should contain original work that has not been submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere. We are soliciting three categories of papers: * Full Research Papers describing fully developed work and complete results (16 pages, excluding bibliography); * Short Papers presenting tools, technology, experiences with lessons learned, new ideas, work in progress with preliminary results, and novel contributions to formal methods (6 pages, excluding bibliography). * Special anniversary track: to celebrate the 30th edition of SPIN, we invite submissions that present the field of formal methods in a broad sense. These may be historical accounts, discussion of successful research lines, surveys, position papers etc (16 pages, excluding bibliography). All papers that conform to submission guidelines will be peer-reviewed by members of the program committee. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of originality, the importance of contribution, soundness, evaluation, quality of presentation, and appropriate comparison to related work. At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the symposium and present the paper. A Best Paper award will be announced and handed out at the conference. Traditionally, a selection of papers were invited to a special issue of the International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer (STTT). ARTIFACTS SPIN 2024 introduces an artifact evaluation, performed by an Artifact Evaluation Committee (AEC). The AEC evaluates artifacts based on documentation, availability, reproducibility of results and reusability. Papers with an accompanying artifact may be awarded one or more badges from the EAPLS artifact badging scheme (https://eapls.org/pages/artifact_badges/). Submission of an artifact is optional. ORGANIZATION Program Chairs Thomas Neele, Eindhoven University of Technology Anton Wijs, Eindhoven University of Technology Program Committee TBA CONTACT INFORMATION Thomas Neele, t.s.neele(a)tue.nl Anton Wijs, a.j.wijs(a)tue.nl

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PhD Vacancy: Position on Compilation of Quantum Programs
by Noll, Thomas 01 Sep '23

01 Sep '23

[Apologies for cross-posting] We are seeking after applicants for the PhD project Compiler Optimization for Shuttling-Based Quantum Computing Architectures (COSMOS) to be pursued at RWTH Aachen University. The goal of this project is to develop systematic support for compiling quantum software to computing architectures featuring qubit shuttling operations, which allow to dynamically reconfigure the quantum circuit between subsequent gate operations. They are common for quantum computing architectures based on semiconductor qubits, trapped ions, or neutral atoms. While there exists a large body of work for non-shuttling architectures, advanced compilation methods that allow to move qubits are rather scarce. We aim to provide a contribution to this field in the form of a systematic framework building on graph transformations, which will enable the use of classical compiler optimization techniques to be applied in a quantum setting. The resulting gain in algorithmic efficiency will accelerate the advent of applications on shuttling based architectures. The project is a cooperation between the JARA-FIT Institute for Quantum Information and the Software Modeling and Verification (MOVES) Group at RWTH Aachen University and will be jointly supervised by Hendrik Bluhm and Thomas Noll. The application deadline is September 30, 2023 (AoE), and the expected starting date is early 2024. For further details, please refer to <https://moves.rwth-aachen.de/vacancies/cosmos/>.

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