Friday, January 18, 2019
Janet Barnes and Angela Wallenburg. Formal Methods Considered Normal
Janet Barnes and Angela Wallenburg. Formal Methods Considered Normal (slides)
"On B and Event-B: Principles, Success and Challenges: Jean-Raymond Abrial, Marseille, France"
"After more than 20 years since the publication of my book on B, and
almost 10 years since the publication of my book on Event-B, the aim of
this talk is to present some key points about these technologies. The
talk will cover the basic principles on which B and Event-B have been
developed and look at differences and similarities between B and
Event-B. It will also outline where B and Event-B are spread around the
world. Finally, the talk will explore challenges with the industrial
application of these technologies."
Jean-Raymond Abrial. On B and Event-B: Principles, Success and Challenges (slides)
Call for papers: History of Formal Methods 2019 Workshop, 11th October 2019, Porto, Portugal (co-located with FM'19)
We invite submissions to the
HFM2019 workshop. See the website (https://sites.google.com/view/hfm2019)
for complete details and instructions on how to submit. Submission is via
EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=hfm2019).
This
is a workshop on the history of formal methods in computing. The aim is
to bring together historians of computing, technology, and science
with practitioners in the field of formal methods to reflect on the
discipline's history. There will be a round of abstract submission prior
to the workshop which will determine who is invited to give a
presentation at the workshop. Afterwards, presenters
may submit papers based on their presentations for inclusion in the
workshop's proceedings.
Scope
The
theme of the workshop is the history of formal methods in computing. By
'formal methods' we mean mathematical or logical techniques for
modelling, specifying, and reasoning about aspects of computing. This
could include programming language description, concurrency modelling,
theorem proving, program specification and verification, or mathematical
foundations of computing.
Theoretical
aspects of computing have been present almost since the beginning of
electronic computers, and in various ways these techniques
have evolved and changed, including into what are now called "Formal
Methods". Such aspects have been instrumental in developing fundamental
understanding of computation and providing techniques for rigorous
development of software, but have not always had
the desired impact on practical and industrial computing.
This
makes the field ripe for historical research and we invite submissions
to our workshop which take a historical view of the topic. This
may include discussion of developments of various formal methods,
evolving agendas within the field, consideration of the effect of social
and cultural factors, and evaluation of the way in which formal methods
have impacted computing more broadly.
The
workshop is intended to be of interest to current researchers in formal
methods and to be accessible to people without any historical
background. It should also be a venue for historians of science whose
work covers formal aspects of computing as we believe understanding the
the history of the field brings greater clarity to current technical
research. We encourage early stage researchers
to try their hand at historical reflection and gain an idea of the
field's grounding; we invite historians to contribute to the history of
formal methods; and we invite researchers who have worked in formal
methods for whom an historical talk provides the
opportunity to reflect on their field.
Submission information
Submissions
prior to the workshop will take the form of abstracts no longer than
500 words. If references are required, these can be added
as an optional PDF file (and do not count towards the word count). All
abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee whose details can be
found on the website; based on these reviews, a decision will be made
on who to invite to present at the workshop.
Following
to the workshop, proceedings will be published (details of publisher to
be finalised later). Please indicate during your submission
if you wish for a paper to be considered for inclusion in the
proceedings—select "Yes" even if you are not totally certain. All papers
submitted for the proceedings will be subject to peer review.
Important Dates
- Call for papers: January 2019
- Submissions: 30 April 2019
- Notification of acceptance: 30 June 2019
- Presentations ready: 1 September 2019
- Workshop: 11th October 2019
- Papers for proceedings: 31 December 2019
Chairs
- Troy Astarte
- Brian Randell
- (Newcastle University)
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