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Call for Papers -- Formal Techniques for Java-Like Programs 2023
by Aaron Tomb 26 Apr '23

26 Apr '23

========================================================== CALL FOR PAPERS FTfJP 2023 25th Workshop on Formal Techniques for Java-like Programs July 18th, 2023, Seattle, WA, USA https://2023.ecoop.org/track/ftfjp-2023 =========================================================== === Important Dates === * Paper submission: May 22nd, 2023 (AoE) * Author notification: June 23rd, 2023 (AoE) * Workshop date: July 18th, 2023 (co-located with ECOOP 2023) Deadlines expire at 23:59 anywhere on earth on the dates displayed above. Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ftfjp2023 === Objectives and Scope === Formal techniques can help analyse programs, precisely describe program behaviour, and verify program properties. Modern programming languages are interesting targets for formal techniques due to their ubiquity and wide user base, stable and well-defined interfaces and platforms, and powerful (but also complex) libraries. New languages and applications in this space are continually arising, resulting in new programming languages (PL) research challenges. Work on formal techniques and tools and on the formal underpinnings of programming languages themselves naturally complement each other. FTfJP is an established workshop which has run annually since 1999 alongside ECOOP, with the goal of bringing together people working in both fields. The workshop has a broad PL theme. The most important criterion is that submissions will generate interesting discussions within this community. The term “Java-like” is somewhat historic and should be interpreted broadly: FTfJP solicits and welcomes submissions relating to programming languages in general, beyond Java, including submissions related to C#, Scala, and similar languages, and submissions on more general topics that may be relevant to such languages. Example topics of interest include: * Language design and semantics * Type systems * Concurrency and new application domains * Specification and verification of program properties * Program analysis (static or dynamic) * Program synthesis * Security * Pearls (programs or proofs) FTfJP welcomes submissions on technical contributions, case studies, experience reports, challenge proposals, and position papers. Webpages for previous workshops in this series are available at: https://ftfjp.github.io/ === Paper Categories === Contributions are sought in two categories: * Full Papers (6 pages, excluding references) present a technical contribution, case study, or detailed experience report. We welcome both complete and incomplete technical results; ongoing work is particularly welcome, provided it is substantial enough to stimulate interesting discussions. * Short Papers (2 pages, excluding references) should advocate a promising research direction, or otherwise present a position likely to stimulate discussion at the workshop. We encourage, e.g., established researchers to set out a personal vision, and beginning researchers to present a planned path to a Ph.D. Both types of contributions will benefit from feedback received at the workshop. Submissions will be peer reviewed, and will be evaluated based on their clarity and their potential to generate interesting discussions. Reviewing will be single blind, there is no need to anonymize submissions. The format of the workshop encourages interaction. FTfJP is a forum in which a wide range of people share their expertise, from experienced researchers to beginning PhD students. === Submission Guidelines === All submissions and reviews will be managed within EasyChair. Submissions should be made via https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ftfjp2023 There is no need to indicate the paper category (long/short). Submissions should be in acmart/sigplan style, 10pt font. Formatting requirements are detailed on the SIGPLAN Author Information page (https://www.sigplan.org/Resources/Author). We plan that, as in previous years, accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library, though authors will be able to opt out of this publication, if desired. At least one author of an accepted paper must register to the conference by the early registration date and attend the workshop to present the work and participate in the discussions. Selected papers will also be considered for extended versions to be submitted to the Journal of Object Technology (JOT).

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VMW at CAV 2023: Call for Scholarship Applications - DEADLINE
by Sammartino, Matteo 24 Apr '23

24 Apr '23

Verification Mentoring Workshop (VMW) 2023 http://www.i-cav.org/2023/workshops/mentoring/ July 18, 2023 Paris, France Co-located with the 35th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification (CAV) http://www.i-cav.org/2023/ We warmly invite students to apply for travel scholarships to attend the Verification Mentoring Workshop and CAV 2023. The deadline for applications is extended to May 5th. Applications are received via the form at https://forms.gle/Yh9rrCdPB2UhrWaq7 ABOUT THE MENTORING WORKSHOP The purpose of the Verification Mentoring Workshop is to provide mentoring and career advice to senior undergraduate and junior researchers at all stages, and to attract them to pursue research careers in the area of computer-aided verification. The workshop will particularly encourage the participation of women and underrepresented minorities. The workshop program will include a number of talks and interactive sessions. The talks will give an overview of the field along with brief introductions to the varied CAV related topics. Other talks will provide mentoring and career advice, from academia and industry. CONTACT In case of questions, please contact the VMW organizers: Ankush Densai <ankushdesai(a)gmail.com> Eric Koskinen <ekoskine(a)stevens.edu> Burcu Kulahcioglu Ozkan <B.Ozkan(a)tudelft.nl> Marijana Lazić <lazic(a)in.tum.de> Matteo Sammartino <Matteo.Sammartino(a)rhul.ac.uk> ============================== Matteo Sammartino, Lecturer Royal Holloway University of London Department of Computer Science Tel.: (+44) (0) 1784 44 3690 Office: 2-07, Bedford Building https://matteosammartino.com/ This email, its contents and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. In certain circumstances, it may also be subject to legal privilege. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. If you have received this email in error, please notify us and immediately and permanently delete it. Any views or opinions expressed in personal emails are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Royal Holloway, University of London. It is your responsibility to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus free.

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WiL 2023: Call for contributions
by Sandra Kiefer 22 Apr '23

22 Apr '23

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --> Please feel free to forward this e-mail to interested persons! <-- Are you a woman working in logic? Please join us on July 1 at WiL, give a talk, and enjoy a day with Women in Logic! Please submit an abstract of 1-2 pages by April 30, 2023, via EasyChair. This will help us provide an interesting program, with only a light-weight selection procedure. More information below: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Call for Contributions WiL 2023: 7th Women in Logic Workshop https://sites.google.com/view/wil2023 July 1, 2023 Co-located with FSCD 2023 * Everybody is welcome! Funding available for participants! * Please apply here: https://forms.gle/JgiPbjNWRzvkfiyu6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Women in Logic 2023 is a satellite event of the 8th International Conference on Formal Structures for Computation and Deduction (FSCD 2023) to be held in Rome, Italy, from July 1 to July 6, 2023. The Women in Logic workshop (WiL) provides an opportunity to increase awareness of the valuable contributions made by women in the area of logic in computer science. Its main purpose is to promote the excellent research done by women, with the ultimate goal of increasing their visibility and representation in the community. Our aim is to: - provide a platform for female researchers to share their work and achievements; - increase the feelings of community and belonging, especially among junior faculty, post-docs and students through positive interactions with peers and more established faculty; - establish new connections and collaborations; - foster a welcoming culture of mutual support and growth within the logic research community. We believe these aspects will benefit women working in logic and computer science, particularly early-career researchers. Previous versions of Women in Logic (Reykjavík 2017, Oxford 2018, Vancouver 2019, Paris 2020, Rome 2021, and Haifa 2022) were very successful in showcasing women's work and as catalysts for a recognition of the need for change in the community. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: automata theory, automated deduction, categorical models and logics, concurrency and distributed computation, constraint programming, constructive mathematics, database theory, decision procedures, description logics, domain theory, finite model theory, formal aspects of program analysis, formal methods, foundations of computability, games and logic, higher-order logic, lambda and combinatory calculi, linear logic, logic in artificial intelligence, logic programming, logical aspects of bioinformatics, logical aspects of computational complexity, logical aspects of quantum computation, logical frameworks, logics of programs, modal and temporal logics, model checking, probabilistic systems, process calculi, programming language semantics, proof theory, real-time systems, reasoning about security and privacy, rewriting, type systems and type theory, and verification. INVITED SPEAKERS * Sandra Alves (Universidade de Porto, Portugal) * Marie Kerjean (CNRS, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord) IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2023 Notification: May 19, 2023 Funding application: see the website Contribution for informal proceedings: June 25, 2023 Workshop: July 1, 2023 SUBMISSIONS Abstracts should be written in English (1-2 pages), and prepared using the Easychair style (https://easychair.org/publications/for_authors). The abstracts should be uploaded to the WiL 2023 Easychair page as a PDF file (https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=wil2023) before the submission deadline on April 30, 2023, anywhere on Earth. FUNDING Due to the generous support of our sponsors, we have limited funding available for speakers and other participants. If you would like to apply for it, please fill out the funding application on our website. ORGANIZING AND PROGRAM COMMITTEE * Agata Ciabattoni (Vienna University of Technology) * Zoé Christoff (University of Groningen) * Amy Felty (University of Ottawa) * Marie Fortin (IRIF) * Sujata Ghosh (ISI Chennai) * Sandra Kiefer (Co-chair, University of Oxford) * Cláudia Nalon (University of Brasília) * Daniele Nantes-Sobrinho (Co-chair, Imperial College London) * Valeria de Paiva (Topos Institute) * Catuscia Palamidessi (INRIA) * Tephilla Prince (Co-chair, IIT Dharwad) * Krishna S. (IIT Bombay) * Alexandra Silva (Cornell University) * Renata Wassermann (University of São Paulo)

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3-year Research Associate or Research Assistant position in formal
by Andrei Popescu 20 Apr '23

20 Apr '23

Dear colleagues, We have an opening for a 3-year position of either research associate or research assistant at the University of Sheffield, UK. It is on a project called "Safe and secure concurrent programming for advanced hardware architectures" and involves modelling and verification using a proof assistant, preferably Isabelle. Please share this opportunity with anyone you think might be interested. The closing date for applications is *** 23rd May 2023 *** More details can be found here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CYZ645/research-assistant-or-research-associate-… and here: https://jobs.shef.ac.uk/sap/bc/webdynpro/sap/hrrcf_a_posting_apply?PARAM=cG… Best wishes, Andrei Popescu https://www.andreipopescu.uk/

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Structure meets Power (LICS workshop) CfC
by Anuj Dawar 14 Apr '23

14 Apr '23

**************************************** STRUCTURE MEETS POWER 2023 (LICS workshop) Call for Contributions **************************************** Workshop dates: 25 June 2023 (Boston and online) https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/conference/structure-meets-power-2023 Scope ----- There is a remarkable divide in the field of logic in Computer Science between two distinct strands: one focuses on semantics and compositionality (“Structure”), the other on expressiveness and complexity (“Power”). These two traditions are studied by almost disjoint research communities using almost disjoint technical languages and methods. We believe that bringing these communities and research fields together is an important objective in Computer Science, which may hold the key to fundamental advances in the field. The aim of this workshop is to attract investigators at the boundary of the two strands, and those on either side of the divide interested in establishing new connections. Previous workshops on this theme were held as affiliated workshops of LiCS 2021 and ICALP 2022. This is a LiCS 2023 affiliated workshop. It will be a hybrid event, however on-site participation is highly encouraged. Important dates --------------- Abstract submission: 14th May 2023 Author notification: 22nd May 2023 Registration: TBA Invited speakers ---------------- * Alexandra Silva (Cornell University) * Howard Straubing (Boston College) Submissions ----------- Those wishing to give a talk at the workshop are invited to submit an Extended Abstract of up to three pages (including references) describing the key points of the presentation. Submissions should only have a single author — the speaker. Any co-authors should be clearly credited in the abstract and on the slides. For submissions please follow the instructions on the workshop website: https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/conference/structure-meets-power-2023#submission We encourage talks at all levels of progress, including novel contributions, already published results, works in progress, as well as survey-type contributions. Depending on the number of submissions, contributed talks will be 20-30 minutes long. Registration ------------ There will be two types of participation, online and in person. Online participants are required to fill out the provided form on: https://www.cst.cam.ac.uk/conference/structure-meets-power-2023#registration For in-person participation, you must register for the workshop on the LICS website: https://lics.siglog.org/lics23/ Organising and Programme Committee: ----------------------------------- * Samson Abramsky * Anuj Dawar * Tomas Jakl * Dan Marsden * Yoàv Montacute * Nihil Shah

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MFCS 2023: 2nd Call for Papers
by Sylvain Lombardy 13 Apr '23

13 Apr '23

================= MFCS 2023 ================= 48th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science August 28 — September 1, 2023, Bordeaux, France The MFCS conference series on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science is a high-quality venue for original research in all branches the longest history in the field-the first conference in the series was held already in 1972. Traditionally, the conference moved between the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland, while since 2013, the conference has traveled around Europe. MFCS 2023 will be held in Bordeaux, France. https://mfcs2023.labri.fr/ <https://mfcs2023.labri.fr/> Barring substantial and unforeseen developments, MFCS will be organized as a physical event, and at least one author of each accepted paper must register at the conference. Invited speakers Marthe Bonamy (University of Bordeaux, France) Joan Boyar (University of Southern Denmark), Online Algorithms with Predictions Artur Czumaj (University of Warwick, UK) Laura Kovacs (TU Wien, Austria), Algebraic Reasoning for (Un)Solvable Loops Paul Spirakis (university of Liverpool, UK) Important Dates Abstract submission deadline: April 24th (AoE) Paper submission deadline: April 28th (AoE) Notification of authors: June 27th Camera-ready: July 18th Conference dates: August 28th - September 1st Submission Guidelines Papers should be submitted electronically through EasyChair. https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mfcs2023 <https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=mfcs2023> Submissions should be formatted using the LIPIcs style with length not exceeding 12 pages (excluding references and an optional appendix). References and an optional appendix can go beyond the 12 pages; the appendix will be consulted at the discretion of the program committee. It is mandatory to use the LIPIcs style for submissions. No prior publication or simultaneous submission to other conferences or journals are allowed (except preprint repositories such as arXiv or workshops without formal published proceedings). Publication As in previous years, MFCS 2023 proceedings will be published in LIPIcs (Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics) under an open access license. List of Topics We encourage submission of original research papers in all areas of theoretical computer science, including (but not limited to) the following: algebraic and co-algebraic methods in computer science algorithms and data structures automata and formal languages bioinformatics combinatorics on words, trees, and other structures computational complexity (structural and model-related) computational geometry computer-aided verification computer assisted reasoning concurrency theory cryptography and security cyber physical systems, databases and knowledge-based systems formal specifications and program development foundations of computing logics in computer science mobile computing models of computation networks parallel and distributed computing quantum computing semantics and verification of programs theoretical issues in artificial intelligence and machine learning types in computer science Program Committee Parosh Aziz Abdulla (Uppsala University) Akanksha Agrawal (Indian Institute of Technology Madras) Susanne Albers (Technical University of Munich) Josh Alman (Columbia University) Christel Baier (Technische Universität Dresden) Laurent Bienvenu (University of Bordeaux) Hans Bodlaender (Utrecht University) Olivier Bournez (Ecole Polytechnique) Véronique Bruyère (University of Mons) Ioannis Caragiannis (Aarhus University) Keerti Choudhary (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) Vincent Cohen-Addad (Google Research) Thierry Coquand (University of Gothenburg) Stéphanie Delaune (University of Rennes, CNRS, IRISA) Javier Esparza (Technische Universität München) Piotr Faliszewski (AGH University of Science and Technology) Michal Feldman (Tel-Aviv University) Paola Flocchini (University of Ottawa) Luisa Gargano (Università di Salerno) Leszek Gasieniec (University of Liverpool) Jean Goubault-Larrecq (ENS Paris-Saclay) Petr Jancar (Palacky University) Lefteris M. Kirousis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak (Aalto University) Lukasz Kowalik (University of Warsaw) Daniel Kráľ (Masaryk University) Rastislav Královič (Comenius University) Ranko Lazic (University of Warwick) Christof Löding (RWTH Aachen University) Pinyan Lu (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics) Elvira Mayordomo (Universidad de Zaragoza) Paolo Milazzo (University of Pisa) Simon Perdrix (Inria, Loria) Sophie Pinchinat (University of Rennes) Jörg Rothe (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf) Jiri Sgall (Charles University) Mahsa Shirmohammadi (CNRS, IRIF, University Paris Cité) Michał Skrzypczak (University of Warsaw) Shay Solomon (Tel Aviv University) Dimitrios M. Thilikos (CNRS, LRIMM, University of Montpellier) Patrik Totzke (University of Liverpool) Ashutosh Trivedi (University of Colorado Boulder) James Worrell (University of Oxford) Xiaoming Sun (Chinese Academy of Sciences) Meirav Zehavi (Ben-Gurion University) Marius Zimand (Towson University) Martin Zimmermann (Aalborg University) Organising Committee Hugo Gimbert Sylvain Lombardy Anca Muscholl Vincent Penelle

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[fm-announcements] FMICS 2023 - Second call for papers
by Titolo, Laura (LARC-D320)[NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE] via fm-announcements 06 Apr '23

06 Apr '23

Second Call for Papers FMICS 2023: 28th International Conference on Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems Antwerp, Belgium, 20-22 September 2023 https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.uantw… The aim of the FMICS conference series is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners who are interested in the development and application of formal methods in the industry. FMICS brings together scientists and engineers who are active in the area of formal methods and interested in exchanging their experiences in the industrial usage of these methods. The FMICS conference series also strives to promote research and development for the improvement of formal methods and tools for industrial applications. IMPORTANT DATES: Paper submission: 15 May 2023 Authors’ response period: 28-30 June 2023 Notification: 14 July 2023 Camera-ready version: July 31, 2023 Conference: 20-22 September 2023 TOPICS: Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): - Case studies and experience reports on industrial applications of formal methods, focusing on lessons learned or identification of new research directions. - Methods, techniques, and tools to support automated analysis, certification, debugging, learning, optimization, and transformation of complex, distributed, real-time, embedded, mobile and autonomous systems. - Verification and validation methods (model checking, theorem proving, SAT/SMT constraint solving, abstract interpretation, etc.) that address shortcomings of existing methods with respect to their industrial applicability (e.g., scalability and usability issues, tool qualification, and certification). - Impact of the adoption of formal methods on the development process and associated costs. - Application of formal methods in standardization and industrial forum. PAPER SUBMISSION: Papers must describe original research work and results. Submitted papers must not have previously appeared in a journal or conference with published proceedings and must not be concurrently submitted to any other peer-reviewed workshop, symposium, conference, or archival journal. Any partial overlap with any such published or concurrently submitted paper must be clearly indicated. Submissions should clearly motivate relevance to industrial applications. Case study papers should identify lessons learned, validate theoretical results (such as scalability of methods) or provide specific motivation for further research and development. Papers should not exceed 15 pages formatted according to the LNCS style (Springer). All submissions will be reviewed by the Programme Committee, which will make a selection among the submissions based on the novelty, soundness, and applicability of the presented ideas and results. Papers must be written in English and should be submitted as PDF files using the EasyChair submission site: https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Feasychair…. PROCEEDINGS: The conference proceedings will be published by Springer in the LNCS series. At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to present the paper at the conference as a registered participant. BEST PAPER AWARD: An award will be presented to the authors of the submission selected by the Program Committee as the FMICS 2023 Best Paper. This submission will be awarded a 1.000 Euro prize sponsored by Springer. SPECIAL ISSUE: The Program Committee of FMICS 2023 will invite a selection of accepted papers to submit extended versions to a special issue of the International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer (STTT). PC CHAIRS: Alessandro Cimatti, FBK, Italy Laura Titolo, NIA/NASA LaRC, USA PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Jasmin Blanchette (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands) Supratik Chakraborty (IIT Bombay, India) Pedro D'Argenio (Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina) Jennifer Davis (Collins Aerospace, USA) David Deharbe (Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil) Alexandre Duret-Lutz (Laboratoire de Recherche et Développement de l'Epita, France) Alessandro Fantechi (University of Florence, Italy) Alessio Ferrari (CNR, Italy) Hubert Garavel (INRIA, France) Pierre-Loic Garoche (ENAC, France) Klaus Havelund (JPL, USA) Jean-Baptiste Jeannin (University of Michigan, USA) Barbara Jobstmann (EPFL, Switzerland) Laura Kovac (TU Wien, Austria) Tiziana Margaria (University of Limerick and LERO, Ireland) Paolo Masci (NIA/NASA Langley, USA) Stefan Mitch (CMU, USA) Rosemary Monahan (Maynooth University, Ireland) David Monniaux (VERIMAG, France) Sergio Mover (Ecole Politechnique, France) Yannick Moy (ADACORE, France) Jorge Navas (Certora, USA) Dejan Nickovic (Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria) Kristine Yvonne Rozier (Iowa State University, USA) Cristina Seceleanu (Malardalen University, Sweden) Martina Seidl (Johannes Kepler University, Austria) Jaco van de Pol (Aarhus University, Denmark) Alicia Villanueva (Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain) Virginie Wiels (Onera, France) FMICS STEERING COMMITTEE: Maurice ter Beek (ISTI-CNR, Italy) Alessandro Fantechi (University of Florence, Italy) Hubert Garavel (INRIA, France) Tiziana Margaria (University of Limerick and LERO, Ireland) Radu Mateescu (INRIA, France) Jaco van de Pol (Aarhus University, Denmark) VENUE: As in previous years, FMICS 2023 is part of the CONFEST umbrella conference. In addition to FMICS, CONFEST also comprises CONCUR, FORMATS, and QEST, as well as workshops and tutorials. CONFEST will be held in Antwerp, Belgium on 18-23 September 2023. --- To opt-out from this mailing list, send an email to fm-announcements-request(a)lists.nasa.gov with the word 'unsubscribe' as subject or in the body. You can also make the request by contacting fm-announcements-owner(a)lists.nasa.gov

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Logic in Question 10 - Sorbonne, Paris - April 24-25, 2023
by jean-yves beziau 05 Apr '23

05 Apr '23

The tenth edition of the annual workshop Logic-in-Question will take place April 24-25 at the Sorbonne in Paris. The attendance is free and open to everybody. https://sites.google.com/view/liq10/ Jean-Yves Beziau, Organizer https://philpeople.org/profiles/jean-yves-beziau

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ESSLLI 2023 - Registration is now open!
by Žitnik, Slavko 31 Mar '23

31 Mar '23

Registration is now open for the 34th European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI), taking place from 31 July - 11 August, 2023 at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science: https://2023.esslli.eu/ Overview: The European Summer School in Logic, Language and Information (ESSLLI) is a yearly recurring event, organised under the auspices of the Association for Logic, Language and Information (FoLLI), and has been running since 1989. The ESSLLI Summer School provides an interdisciplinary setting in which courses and workshops are offered in logic, linguistics and computer science, also from wider scientific, historical, and philosophical perspectives. ESSLLI attracts around 400 participants from all parts of Europe, as well as from North and Latin America, and Asia. ESSLLI has become the main meeting place for young researchers and students in logic, linguistics and computer science to discuss current research and to share knowledge. The event is unique in its interdisciplinary set-up, with no equivalents in Europe. Programme: The ESSLLI Summer School offers an exciting two-week programme, consisting of the following: - Workshops in logic, linguistics and computer science - Courses — foundational, introductory and advanced — in three areas: - - Language and Computation - - Logic and Computation - - Logic and Language - Student session - Evening lectures - Social activities Registration: Registration for attendees, course lecturers, student session and workshop organisers and speakers is now open. The early-registration deadline is Wednesday, 31st May; go to https://2023.esslli.eu/registration.html ESSLLI is offering affordable accommodation to all participants who book before 31st May. We cannot guarantee accommodation for registrations received after this date. Share information Please share information about the summer school (message above and/or poster attached to this message). Follow us @ESSLLI_official<https://twitter.com/ESSLLI_official>.

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[Deadline Extension and Last Call for Nominations] VCLA International
by Hackl, Andrea 28 Mar '23

28 Mar '23

The deadline for the submission of self-nominations for the VCLA International Student Awards 2023 has been extended to the 11th of April 2023. Please find the revised call for nominations below. ---------------------------------- The Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms of TU Wien calls for the nomination of authors of outstanding theses and scientific works in the field of Logic and Computer Science, in the following two categories: - Outstanding Master Thesis Award* - Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award (Bachelor thesis or equivalent, 1st cycle of the Bologna process)* *The degree must have been awarded between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st, 2022 (inclusive). ---------------------------------- The main areas of interest are: ---------------------------------- - Computational Logic, covering theoretical and mathematical foundations such as proof theory, model theory, computability theory, Boolean satisfiability (SAT), QBF, constraint satisfaction, satisfiability modulo theories, automated deduction (resolution, refutation, theorem proving), non-classical logics (substructural logics, multi-valued logics, deontic logics, modal and temporal logics). - Algorithms and Computational Complexity, including design and analysis of discrete algorithms, complexity analysis, algorithmic lower bounds, parameterized and exact algorithms, decomposition methods, approximation algorithms, randomized algorithms, algorithm engineering, as well as algorithmic game theory, computational social choice, parallel algorithms, graph drawing algorithms, and distributed algorithms. - Databases and Artificial Intelligence, concerned with logical methods for modeling, storing, and drawing inferences from data and knowledge. This includes subjects like query languages based on logical concepts (Datalog, variants of SQL, XML, and SPARQL), novel database-theoretical methods (schema mappings, information extraction and integration), logic programming, knowledge representation and reasoning (ontologies, answer-set programming, belief change, inconsistency handling, argumentation, planning). - Verification, concerned with logical methods and automated tools for reasoning about the behavior and correctness of complex state-based systems such as software and hardware designs as well as hybrid systems. This ranges from model checking, program analysis and abstraction to new interdisciplinary areas such as fault localization, program repair, program synthesis, and the analysis of biological systems. ---------------------------------- Awards ---------------------------------- - The Outstanding Master Thesis Award: 1200 EUR. - The Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award: 800 EUR. - The winners will be invited to present their work at an award ceremony in Vienna, if the situation allows. ---------------------------------- Eligibility ---------------------------------- - The degree must have been awarded between January 1st, 2021 and December 31st, 2022 (inclusive). - Students who obtained their degree at TU Wien are not eligible. ---------------------------------- Nomination Requirements ---------------------------------- Nominations must include: - A cover page that contains the name and contact details of the nominated person, the title of the work for which the person is being nominated, award category, the date on which the degree was awarded, and the name of the university. - An English summary of the thesis of maximum 3 pages, excluding references (A4 or letter page size, 11pt font min). The summary must clearly state the main contribution of the work, its novelty, and its relevance to some of the aforementioned areas of interest. - The CV of the nominated person, including publication list (if applicable). - An endorsement letter from a supervisor or another proposing person. The letter must clearly state the independent and novel contribution of the student, and why the proposer believes the student deserves the award. The endorsement letter may be provided after the submission deadline, and emailed directly to award (AT) logic-cs.at. - The full thesis. All documents should be in English, with the exception of the thesis. In case the thesis is in a different language, it must be accompanied by a research report in English of at least 10 pages that should be sufficient for the committee to evaluate the merit and quality of the submitted work. ---------------------------------- Instructions for submitting self-nominations ---------------------------------- - Nominations should be submitted electronically by the applicants using the following link to EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vclaawards2023. - Submissions consist of two pdf files. The first is a single pdf file containing all documents for the nomination except the full thesis; the documents should appear in the order they are listed above. The second pdf file is the full thesis. - The endorsement letter may optionally be sent by email by the endorser and omitted from the Easychair submission. In this case, please email the letter as a pdf file, including the name of the nominated person in the subject, to award (AT) logic-cs DOT at. - The submission must be accompanied by a plain text electronic abstract of the thesis of at most 400 words, and three keywords. - The nominated student must be listed as the only author in the submission form. ---------------------------------- Important dates ---------------------------------- - Submission deadline (updated): April 11th, 2023 (anywhere on Earth) - Notification of decision: After June 30th, 2023 ---------------------------------- Contact ---------------------------------- Please send all inquiries to award(a)logic-cs.at<mailto:award@logic-cs.at>. ---------------------------------- VCLA Award Committee 2023 ---------------------------------- - Shqiponja Ahmetaj - Michele Chiari - Jan Dreier - Robert Ganian (chair) - Anela Lolic - Jan Maly - Johannes Oetsch - Xavier Parent - Anna Rapberger - Michael Rawson - Emanuel Sallinger - Zeynep G. Saribatur - Stefan Schupp - Sebastian Skritek - Friedrich Slivovsky - Manuel Sorge - Jules Wulms (co-chair) ---------------------------------- Websites with information on the award and the previous awardees ---------------------------------- http://www.vcla.at/2023/01/call-for-nominations-vcla-international-student-… https://logic-cs.at/vcla-international-student-awards-2023/ Andrea Hackl, MA Project Manager Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms Technische Universität Wien Favoritenstraße 9-11, Stiege 3, 3. Stock, 1040 Wien andrea.hackl(a)tuwien.ac.at<mailto:andrea.hackl@tuwien.ac.at> www.vcla.at<http://www.vcla.at>

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