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        Date: 2019-01-16 15:17:14+00:00
        From: Troy Astarte (PGR) 
        Subject: CFP: History of Formal Methods 2019

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)

sent by Troy Astarte on behalf of the HFM2019 Program Committee


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