-------------------------------------------------------------------- Call for TOOL AND SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS Sixth International AMAST Conference AMAST '97, December 13-17, 1997, Sydney, Australia. -------------------------------------------------------------------- We invite demonstrations of software tools and systems. Goals: TOOL and SYSTEM DEMONSTRATIONS The major goal of the AMAST Conferences is to put software development technology on a firm, mathematical foundation. An important aspect of this long term goal is to circulate information about the experience of actual developments, and to encourage the development of and dissemination of information about software tools and development support systems. Accordingly we invite submissions of demonstrations in the following two categories: 1. Tools and Engines to Support formal software development 2. Examples of systems developed using algebraic methodologies -------------------------------------------------------------------- Demonstrations 1. TOOLS AND ENGINES TO SUPPORT FORMAL SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT An essential component of mathematically founded software development is computational support. Following the successful trend established in the 1995 and 1996 meetings AMAST'97 will include sessions to demonstrate systems with relevance to algebraic or logical methodologies of software development. These sessions have proved popular with attendees in the past as they provide an opportunity for the wide range of researchers and practitioners attending the conference to discover and to learn more about tools and computational engines to support their work. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - Software development environments - Support for correct software development - System support for reuse - Tools for prototyping - Validation and verification - Computer algebra systems - Theorem proving systems - Engines and computational support for the above - Systems supporting the education of students and/or practitioners in relevant topics 2. EXAMPLES OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPED USING ALGEBRAIC METHODOLOGIES Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: - System demonstrations showing the improved effectiveness of software developed on a mathematical basis. - Case studies. - Unsuccessful system developments. - Reports on current commercial and industrial practice. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Submissions We invite submissions of tool and system demonstrations. Prospective demonstrators should submit electronically in one or both of the following formats: 1. A paper of high quality of between two and five pages in LNCS style. Submissions in this category should be of theoretical merit and report on previously unpublished work. 2. An abstract of one to two pages providing a description of the tool or system to be demonstrated and containing pointers to further information, preferably available electronically. It is anticipated that the abstracts will be published at the rear of the proceedings in the form of a reference for practitioners, and additionally as an on-line reference on the world wide web. Please see details at http://www.cs.mq.edu.au/amast97 under "submission" which explain how to get a paper number, and then submit a fully self-contained postscript file via ftp (preferably derived from LaTeX with the LNCS style on a standard UNIX system). If for any reason it is impossible to submit electronically authors may send six paper copies of their submission to the Tools and Demos address below. All papers will be refereed and will be judged based on their significance, technical merit, and relevance to the conference. As in the past, we expect the proceedings to be published by Springer-Verlag in their Lecture Notes in Computer Science Series. Papers and abstracts should be received by July 7, 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------- General AMAST Goals The major goal of the AMAST Conferences is to put software development technology on a firm, mathematical foundation. Particular emphasis is given to algebraic and logical foundations of software technology. An eventual goal is to establish algebraic and logical methodologies as practically viable and attractive alternatives to the prevailing approaches to software engineering. Previous meetings of AMAST were held in Iowa (1989 and 1991), Twente, Holland (1993), Montreal (1995) and Munich (1996). During these meetings, AMAST has attracted an international spread of researchers and practitioners interested in software technology, programming methodology and their algebraic and logical foundations. In addition, the first day of each conference has been dedicated to Mathematics Education for Software Engineers. The sixth AMAST International Conference will be held at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, from December 13 to December 17, 1997. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Further Information Address for non-electronic submissions and inquiries: Richard Buckland AMAST'97 Tools and Demos School of Computer Science and Engineering University of New South Wales Sydney, 2052, Australia Phone: ++61 (0)2 9698 7975 Fax: ++61 (0)2 9385 5995 For further information on the conference: http://www.cs.mq.edu.au/amast97 amast97@mpce.mq.edu.au -------------------------------------------------------------------- AMAST General Chair: Maurice Nivat (France) Programme Chair: Michael Johnson (Australia) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Programme Committee V.S. Alagar (Canada), Egidio Astesiano (Italy), Didier Begay (France), Richard Buckland (Australia), John Cannon (Australia), Kokichi Futatsugi (Japan), Armando Haeberer (Brazil), Paola Inverardi (Italy), Michael Johnson (Australia), Rocco De Nicola (Italy), Anton Nijholt (Netherlands), Fernando Orejas (Spain), Mehmet Orgun (Australia), John Plaice (Canada) John Potter (Microsoft Research Institute), R. Ramanujam (India), Charles Rattray (Great Britain), Teodor Rus (USA), T. Sakabe (Japan), Giuseppe Scollo (Netherlands), R.K. Shyamasundar (India), Andrzej Tarlecki (Poland), R.F.C Walters (Australia), Martin Wirsing (Germany). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Tool and System Demos Committee Richard Buckland (University of New South Wales) Ken Robinson (University of New South Wales) Jon Tidswell (Microsoft Research Institute) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Important Dates for Tool and System Demonstrations Submission of Demo Proposals: July 12, 1997 Author notification of outcome: August 12, 1997 Camera ready copy received by: September 1, 1997 Education Day: December 13, 1997 Conference Days: December 14-17, 1997 [This announcement is available on the AMAST'97 WWW site, at URL: http://www.cs.mq.edu.au/amast97/demo-cfp.html ] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Buckland School of Computer Science and Engineering The University of New South Wales