[apologies if you receive multiple copies] --------------------------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS FACS'05 II International Workshop on Formal Aspects of Component Software Macao October 24-25, 2005 www.iist.unu.edu/facs05/ --------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT DATES: Submission: Jul 15, 2005 Notification: Sep 15, 2005 Final Version: Sep 30, 2005 Workshop: Oct 24-25, 2005 INVITED SPEAKERS: * Farhad Arbab (CWI and LIACS, Leiden University) * Paolo Ciancarini (Università di Bologna) * Edmund Clarke (Carnegie Mellon University) AIMS AND SCOPE The objective of FACS'2005 is to bring together researchers in the areas of component software and formal methods to promote a deep understanding of this paradigm and its applications. The Workshop will also be interested in defining the common aspects of components and component-based development. It is expected that formal paper presentations be followed by lively debate in a stimulating atmosphere. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * formal models for software components and component interaction * design and verification methods for component software * component composition and deployment: models, calculi, languages * component testing * specification of extra-functional properties in component software * certification of components and software architectures * component software vs object orientation * components for real-time, safety-critical, secure and/or embedded systems * experience reports and case studies in component software Further information is available at the web site: www.iist.unu.edu/facs05/ BACKGROUND: Component-based software emerged as a promising paradigm to deal with the ever increasing need for mastering systems' complexity, their evolution and reuse, and driving software engineering into sound production and engineering standards. Soon, however, it became a popular technology long before consensual definitions and principles, let alone formal foundations, have been put forward. Issues like mathematical models for components, their interaction and composition, or rigourous approaches to verification, deployment, testing and certification remain open research questions and challenging opportunities for formal methods. Moreover, new challenges are raised by applications to non conventional areas, such as safety-critical, mobile, and/or embedded systems. FACS'05 is the second in a series of workshops, founded by the International Institute for Software Technology of the United Nations University. The first FACS workshop was held in Pisa, Italy, in September 2003, collocated with FM'03. ORGANIZATION: UNU-IIST (Macao) PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Farhad Arbab (CWI, The Netherlands) Luis Barbosa (PC Chair, Universidade do Minho, Portugal) Marcello Bonsangue (LIACS-Leiden University, The Netherlands) Christiano Braga (Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil) Manfred Broy (Technical University of Munich, Germany) Calos Canal (Universidad de Malaga, Spain) João Faria (Universidade do Porto, Portugal) Jose Fiadeiro (University of Leicester, United Kingdom) Susanne Graf (VERIMAG, France) Mathai Joseph (Tata Consultancy Services Limited, India) Atsushi Igarashi (Kyoto University, Japan) Kung-Kiu Lau (The University of Manchester, United Kingdom) Zhiming Liu (PC Chair, UNU-IIST, Macao) Antónia Lopes (University of Lisbon, Portugal) Markus Lumpe (Iowa State University, USA) Tom Maibaum (McMaster University, Canada) Sun Meng (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Ugo Montanari (University of Pisa, Italy) David Naumann (Stevens Institute of Technology, USA) Anders Ravn (Aalborg University, Denmark) Bernhard Schätz (Technical University of Munich, Germany) Carolyn Talcott (SRI International, USA) ORGANISING COMMITTEE: He Jifeng, UNU-IIST, Macao (OC chair) Antonio Cerone, UNU-IIST, Macao Bernhard Aichernig, UNU-IIST, Macao Chan Iok Sam , UNU-IIST, Macao Xiaoshan Li, Univ. Macao RELATED EVENTS: ICTAC'05 will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, the week before. SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION: Submissions to the workshop will be judged on the basis of originality, relevance, technical soundness and presentation quality. Papers should be written in English and not exceed 15 pages in ENTCS format. Publication of the workshop proceedings in Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, Elsevier, is anticipated.