[[ -- Apologies for multiple copies of this message -- ]] Call for Papers Fifth IFIP International Conference on Formal Methods for Open Object-based Distributed Systems FMOODS'2002 20-22 March 2002, University of Twente, the Netherlands http://trese.cs.utwente.nl/fmoods2002/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Objectives ========== Object-based Distributed Computing is being established as the most pertinent basis for the support of large, heterogeneous computing and telecommunication systems. Indeed, several important international organisations, such as ITU, ISO, OMG, TINA-C, etc. are defining similar distributed object-based frameworks as a foundation for open distributed computing. The advent of Open Object-based Distributed Systems - OODS - brings new challenges and opportunities for the use and development of formal methods. New architectures and system models are emerging (e.g., the enterprise, information, computational and engineering viewpoints of the ITU-T/ISO/IEC ODP Reference Model) which require formal notational support. Usual design issues such as specification, verification, refinement, and testing need to take into account new dimensions introduced by distribution and openness, such as quality of service and dependability constraints, dynamic binding and reconfiguration, consistency between multiple models and viewpoints, security etc. OODS is a challenging research context and a source of motivation for semantical models of object-based systems and notations, for the evolution of standardised formal description techniques, for the application and assessment of logic based approaches, for better understanding and information modeling of business requirements, and for the further development and use of Object Oriented methodologies and tools. The objective of FMOODS is to provide an integrated forum for the presentation of research in several related fields, and the exchange of ideas and experiences in the topics concerned with the formal methods support for Open Object-based Distributed Systems. Topics ====== Topics of interest include but are not limited to: * Formal models for object-based distributed computing * Specification and analysis techniques for distributed systems * Refinement and transformation of specifications * Verification, testing and validation of distributed systems * Semantics of object-based programming languages * Object-based coordination languages * Multiple viewpoint modelling and consistency between different models * Types, service types and subtyping * Quality of service: specification, verification and testing of constraints * Formal support for object life cycles * Design and software life-cycle of object-based distributed applications * Formal models for measuring the quality of object-oriented requirement or design specifications * Formal aspects of distributed real-time multimedia systems * Applications to telecommunications and related areas * Formal and rigorous specifications of business enterprises * Analysing interactions between objects / components * Formal models for security in distributed systems Conference Organizers ===================== Arend Rensink (general chair + local organizer) University of Twente, the Netherlands rensink@cs.utwente.nl Bart Jacobs (Pc chair) University of Nijmegen, the Netherlands bart@cs.kun.nl Program Committee ================= Lynne Blair (U. Lancaster, UK) John Derrick (UKC, Kent, UK) Alessandro Fantechi (U. Firenze, Italy) Riccardo Focardi (U. Venice, Italy) Andrew D. Gordon (Microsoft Research, UK) Rolf Hennicker (LMU Muenchen, Germany) Bart Jacobs (U. Nijmegen, the Netherlands) Guy Leduc (U. of Liege, Belgium) Elie Najm (ENST, Paris, France) Uwe Nestmann (EPFL Lausanne) Arnd Poetzsch-Heffter (FernUniv. Hagen, Germany) Arend Rensink (U. Twente, the Netherlands) Scott Smith (Johns Hopkins Univ., USA) Perdita Stevens (U. Edinburgh) Carolyn Talcott (Stanford Univ., USA) Nalini Venkatasubramanian (UC Irvine, USA) Evaluation and Publication of Submitted Papers ============================================== Submitted manuscripts will be evaluated and selected for presentation in the conference. The proceedings of FMOODS 2002 will be published by Kluwer who are the publishers of IFIP events. The proceedings will be made available at the conference. Instructions to the Authors =========================== Authors are invited to submit full original research papers, up to 16 pages (including bibliography), 12 point, single spaced, including an informative abstract, names and affiliations of all authors, and a list of keywords facilitating the assignment of papers to referees. The use of the Kluwer styles (http://www.wkap.com/ifip/styles) and guidelines (http://www.wkap.com/ifip/guidelines.pdf) for the submission is recommended. Important Dates =============== 1 Sept 2001 Submission deadline 15 Nov 2001 Notification of acceptance 15 Dec 2001 Camera ready copy for participants proceedings due 20-22 March 2002 The conference at Univ. Twente Submission Procedure Information: to appear at the conference website: http://trese.cs.utwente.nl/fmoods2002/