[ecoop-info] FTfJP 2020 - Call for Papers

[Oortwijn Wytse]

# CALL FOR PAPERS


22st Workshop on Formal Techniques for Java-like Programs (FTfJP 2020)

https://2020.ecoop.org/track/FTfJP-2020-papers


Co-located with ECOOP 2020, July 13-17, Berlin, Germany


## About FTfJP 2020


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 submission relating

to programming languages in general, beyond Java, C#, Scala, etc.


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.



## Submissions


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 PhD.


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. 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.



## Formatting and Publication


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).


Accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library by

default, though authors will be able to opt out of this publication,

if desired. At least one author of an accepted paper must attend the

workshop to present the work and participate in the discussions.



## Important Dates


* Submission: May 1st (AoE)

* Notification: May 29th



## Program Committee


* Wolfgang Ahrendt (Chalmers University, Sweden)

* Petra van den Bos (University of Twente, the Netherlands)

* Marie Farrell (University of Liverpool, UK)

* Paula Herber (University of Munster, Germany)

* Nikolai Kosmatov (CEA LIST, France)

* James Noble (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)

* Violet Ka I Pun (University of Oslo, Norway)

* John Singleton (University of Central Florida, USA)

* Mattias Ulbrich (KIT, Germany)

* Anton Wijs (Eindhoven University, the Netherlands)

* Elena Zucca (University of Genova, Italy)