[ We apologize for multiple copies ] ******************************************************************* Preliminary Call For Papers 3rd International Workshop on Automated Specification and Verification of Web Systems (WWV'07) San Servolo island, Venice (Italy) December 14, 2007 http://wwv07.dimi.uniud.it/ ******************************************************************* SCOPE The increased complexity of Web sites and the explosive growth of Web-based applications has turned their design and construction into a challenging problem. Nowadays, many companies have diverted their Web sites into interactive, completely-automated, Web-based applications (such as Amazon, on-line banking, or travel agencies) with a high complexity that requires appropriate specification and verification techniques and tools. Systematic, formal approaches to the analysis and verification can address the problems of this particular domain with automated and reliable tools that also incorporate semantic aspects. We solicit original papers on formal methods and techniques applied to Web sites, Web services or Web-based applications, such as: * rule-based approaches to Web site analysis, certification, specification, verification, and optimization * formal models for describing and reasoning about Web sites * model-checking, synthesis and debugging of Web sites * abstract interpretation and program transformation applied to the semantic Web * intelligent tutoring and advisory systems for Web specifications authoring * Web quality and Web metrics * Web usability and accessibility * Testing and evaluation of Web systems and applications The WWV series provides a forum for researchers from the communities of Rule-based programming, Automated Software Engineering, and Web-oriented research to facilitate the cross-fertilization and the advancement of hybrid methods that combine the three areas. LOCATION WWV'07 will be held in December in the convention centre of the island of San Servolo, Venice, Italy. SUBMISSION PROCEDURE Submissions must be received by October 21, 2007. In addition, an ASCII version of the title and abstract must have been submitted by October 14, 2007. Submitted papers should be at most 15 pages in the Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS) style, and should include an abstract and the author's information. See the author's instructions of ENTCS style at http://www.entcs.org. PUBLICATION Accepted papers will be published in a preliminary proceedings volume, which will be available during the workshop. Publication of the workshop post-proceedings in the Elsevier series Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science (ENTCS) is envisaged. PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Santiago Escobar (Technical University of Valencia, Spain) Massimo Marchiori (University of Padova, Italy) WORKSHOP CHAIR Demis Ballis (University of Udine, Italy) PROGRAM COMMITTEE (to be announced) IMPORTANT DATES Abstract Submission October 14, 2007 Full Paper Submission October 21, 2007 Acceptance Notification November 12, 2007 Camera Ready November 23, 2007 Workshop December 14, 2007 (temptative)