======================================================= 15th International Conference on Graph Transformation ICGT 2022 - https://icgt2022.gitlab.io/ July 7-8, Nantes, France, co-located with STAF 2022 ======================================================= AIMS AND SCOPE The use of graphs and graph-like structures as a formalism for specification and modelling is widespread in all areas of computer science as well as in many fields of computational research and engineering. Relevant examples include software architectures, pointer structures, state space and control/data flow graphs, UML and other domain-specific models, network layouts, topologies of cyber-physical environments, quantum computing and molecular structures. Often, these graphs undergo dynamic change, ranging from reconfiguration and evolution to various kinds of behaviour, all of which may be captured by rule-based graph manipulation. Thus, graphs and graph transformation form a fundamental universal modelling paradigm that serves as a means for formal reasoning and analysis, ranging from the verification of certain properties of interest to the discovery of fundamentally new insights. The International Conference on Graph Transformation aims at fostering exchange and collaboration of researchers from different backgrounds working with graphs and graph transformation, either in contributing to their theoretical foundations or by applying established formalisms to classical or novel areas. The conference not only serves as a well-established scientific publication outlet, but also as a platform to boost inter- and intra-disciplinary research and to leeway for new ideas. The 15th International Conference on Graph Transformation (ICGT 2022) will be held in Nantes, France, as part of STAF 2022 (Software Technologies: Applications and Foundations). The conference takes place under the auspices of EATCS and IFIP WG 1.3. Proceedings will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. IMPORTANT DATES - Abstract submission: February 21, 2022 - Paper submission: February 28, 2022 - Notification: April 18, 2022 - Camera-ready: May 9, 2022 - Conference: July 7-8, 2022 Note: All times are end-of-day Anywhere on Earth. SUBMISSIONS - TOPICS OF INTEREST In order to foster a lively exchange of perspectives on the subject of the conference, the programme committee of ICGT 2022 encourages all kinds of contributions related to graphs and graph transformation, either from a theoretical point of view or a practical one. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following subjects: - General models of graph transformation (e.g. adhesive categories and hyperedge replacement systems) - Analysis and verification of graph transformation systems - Graph theoretical properties of graph languages - Automata on graphs and parsing of graph languages - Logical aspects of graph transformation - Computational models based on graphs - Structuring and modularization of graph transformation - Hierarchical graphs and decomposition of graphs - Parallel, concurrent, and distributed graph transformation - Term graph and string diagram rewriting - Petri nets and other models of concurrency - Business process models and notations - Bigraphs and bigraphical reactive systems - Graph databases and graph queries - Model-driven development and model transformation - Model checking, program analysis and verification, simulation and animation - Syntax, semantics and implementation of programming languages, including domain-specific and visual languages - Graph transformation languages and tool support - Efficient algorithms (e.g. pattern matching, graph traversal, network analysis) - Applications and case studies in software engineering (e.g. software architectures, refactoring, access control, and service-orientation) - Applications to computing paradigms (e.g. bio-inspired, quantum, ubiquitous, and visual) - Graph transformation and artificial intelligence (e.g., AI for graph transformations, applying graph transformations in AI engineering and search-based software engineering) - SPECIAL INTEREST TOPIC OF ICGT 2022: EXECUTABLE APPLIED CATEGORY THEORY A special focus of this conference will consist of new approaches to formalizing the knowledge in the research field of graph transformation theory via proof assistants such as Coq. Referring to the homepage of the GReTA-ExACT workgroup for further information [1], a long-term goal of this kind of approach will consist in establishing a Coq-enriched wiki for our research field akin to the nLab. This platform will serve as a sustainable mechanism for curating applied and mathematical knowledge in graph transformation research, and eventually as a research tool in its own right, notably through the provision of interactive database-supported proof construction. Another avenue of research will concern executable applied category theory (ExACT), i.e., code extraction from formalized categorical structures, with the perspective of curating a database of correct-by-construction reference prototype algorithms for various forms of graph transformation semantics and graph-like data structures. To introduce the initiative and facilitate the broad involvement of the ICGT community and collect feedback from participants regarding the scope and format of such a wiki project, a peer-reviewed brainstorming session is planned as one of the events at the conference. - SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Papers can be submitted via EasyChair [2] using Springer???s LNCS format (cf. LNCS Overleaf template [3]). For regular and tool demonstration papers, simultaneous submission to other conferences with proceedings or submission of material that has already been published elsewhere is not allowed. The page limits are strict and include references. At least one author for each accepted paper must register before the early registration deadline and present the paper during the conference [4]. Papers are solicited in three categories: - Regular papers (limited to 16 pages in Springer LNCS format) describe innovative contributions and are evaluated with respect to their originality, significance, and technical soundness. We also solicit case studies describing applications of graph transformation in any application domain. Additional material intended for reviewers but not for publication in the final version may be included in a clearly marked appendix. - Tool presentation papers (limited to 8 pages in Springer LNCS format) demonstrate the main features and functionality of graph-based tools. A tool presentation paper may have an appendix with a detailed demo description (up to 4 pages), which will be reviewed but not included in the proceedings. - New ideas papers (limited to 2 pages in Springer LNCS format) report on relevant contributions to the theory or applications of graph transformation, which may have been published (or accepted for publication) in a peer-reviewed conference other than ICGT, as a book chapter or journal article since 2018. Papers in this category will be selected for presentation at the conference according to their relevance to the graph transformation community, and they will be considered for the special issues. Submissions will consist of a 2-page abstract. In case of extended abstracts of published papers, the submission must refer to the published paper and include the original paper in PDF. SPECIAL ISSUE Authors of the best papers at the conference will be invited to prepare and submit extended journal versions to be considered for publication in a special issue after an independent round of peer review (details TBA). PROGRAM & LOCAL INFORMATION TBA on the conference website [5]. ORGANIZATION Program Chairs - Nicolas Behr (CNRS, IRIF, Universit?? de Paris, France) - Daniel Str??ber (Chalmers | University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Radboud University, Netherlands) Program Committee - Paolo Baldan (Universit?? degli Studi di Padova, Italy) - Paolo Bottoni (Sapienza Universit?? di Roma, Italy) - Andrea Corradini (University of Pisa, Italy) - Juan de Lara (Universidad Aut??noma de Madrid, Spain) - Juergen Dingel (Queen???s University Kingston, Ontario, Canada) - Fabio Gadducci (University of Pisa, Italy) - Holger Giese (Hasso Plattner Institute, University of Potsdam, Germany) - Russ Harmer (CNRS, ENS Lyon, Universit?? de Lyon, France) - Reiko Heckel (University of Leicester, United Kingdom) - Thomas Hildebrandt (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) - Wolfram Kahl (McMaster University, Canada) - Timo Kehrer (Humboldt-Universit??t zu Berlin, Germany) - Aleks Kissinger (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) - Barbara K??nig (Universit??t Duisburg-Essen, Germany) - Leen Lambers (Technical University of Brandenburg (BTU) Cottbus-Sentenberg, Germany) - Yngve Lamo (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Bergen, Norway) - Koko Muroya (RIMS, Kyoto University) - Fernando Orejas (Universitat Polit??cnica de Catalunya) - Detlef Plump (University of York, United Kingdom) - Arend Rensink (University of Twente Enschede, Netherlands) - Leila Ribeiro (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Porto Alegre, Brazil) - Andy Sch??rr (Technische Universit??t Darmstadt, Germany) - Gabriele Taentzer (Philipps-Universit??t Marburg, Germany) - Matthias Tichy (Universit??t Ulm, Germany) - Uwe Wolter (University of Bergen, Norway) - Steffen Zschaler (King???s College London, United Kingdom) CONTACT All questions about submissions should be emailed to icgt2022.info@gmail.com. LINKS [1] GReTA ExACT: International Online Workgroup on Executable Applied Category Theory for Rewriting Systems https://www.irif.fr/~greta/gretaexact/ [2] EasyChair submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icgt2022 [3] LNCS Template: https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/springer-lecture-notes-in-computer-... [4] STAF 2022 Registration: https://staf2022.univ-nantes.io/registration/ [5] ICGT 2022: https://icgt2022.gitlab.io/ -- Dr. Daniel Str??ber https://www.danielstrueber.de/ Senior Lecturer Department of Computer Science and Engineering Chalmers University of Technology | University of Gothenburg Assistant Professor Department of Software Science Radboud University Nijmegen [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]