Call for Papers ----------------------------------------------------------------- 4th International Conference on Graph Transformation (ICGT 2008) Leicester, United Kingdom, September 7 - 13, 2008, http://www.cs.le.ac.uk/events/icgt2008/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- The 4th International Conference on Graph Transformation (ICGT 2008) will be held in Leicester (United Kingdom) in the second week of September 2008, along with several satellite events. It continues the line of conferences previously held in Barcelona (Spain) in 2002, Rome (Italy) in 2004, and Natal (Brazil) in 2006 as well as a series of six International Workshops on Graph Transformation with Applications in Computer Science between 1978 and 1998, and alternates with the workshop series on Application of Graph Transformation with Industrial Relevance. The conference takes place under the auspices of EATCS, EASST, and IFIP WG 1.3. Awards will be given by EATCS and EASST for the best theoretical and application-oriented papers. Proceedings are planned with Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science series. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Conference: Graphs are among the simplest and most universal models for a variety of systems, not just in computer science, but throughout engineering and the life sciences. When systems evolve we are interested in the way they change, to predict, support, or react to their evolution. Graph transformation combines the idea of graphs as a universal modelling paradigm with a rule-based approach to specify evolution. The area is concerned with both the theory of graph transformation and their application to a variety of domains. The conference aims at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in the foundations and application of graph transformation to a variety of areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to * foundations and theory of o General models of graph transformatio o High-level and adhesive replacement systems o Node-, edge-, and hyperedge replacement grammars o Parallel, concurrent, and distributed graph transformations o Term graph rewriting o Hierarchical graphs and decompositions of graphs o Logic expression of graph transformation properties o Graph theoretical properties of graph languages o Geometrical and topological aspects of graph transformation o Automata on graphs and parsing of graph languages o Analysis and verification of graph transformation systems o Structuring and modularization concepts for transformation systems o Graph transformation and Petri nets * application to, languages and tool support for o Software architecture o Workflows and business processes o Software quality and testing o Software evolution o Access control and security models o Aspect-oriented development o Model-driven development, especially model transformations o Domain-specific languages o Implementation of programming languages o Bioinformatics and system biology o Natural computing o Image generation and pattern recognition techniques o Massively parallel computing o Self-adaptive systems and ubiquitous computing o Service-oriented applications and semantic web o Rule- and knowledge-based systems ------------------------------------------------------------------ Keynote speakers: Wil van der Aalst, Eindhoven University of Technology Heiko Dörr, Carmeq GmbH, Berlin Perdita Stevens, University of Edinburgh ------------------------------------------------------------------ Satellite Events: Doctoral Symposium Contact: Andrea Corradini <andrea@di.unipi.it> GCM: Workshop on Graph Computation Models Contact: Mohamed Mosbah <mosbah@labri.fr> GraBaTs: Graph Transformation Tools Contest Contact: Arend Rensink <rensink@cs.utwente.nl> Tutorial: Introduction to Graph Transformation Contact: Reiko Heckel <reiko@mcs.le.ac.uk> PNGT: Petri Nets and Graph Transformations Contact: Paolo Baldan <baldan@dsi.unive.it> NCTG: Natural Computing and Graph Transformation Contact: Grzegorz Rozenberg <rozenber@liacs.nl>, Ian Petre <ipetre@abo.fi> ------------------------------------------------------------------ Submissions: Submitted papers should not exceed fifteen (15) pages using Springer's LNCS format, and should contain original research. Simultaneous submission to other conferences with proceedings or submission of material that has already been published elsewhere is not allowed. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Important Dates: Submission of title and abstract: April 10, 2008 Submission of complete paper: April 17, 2008 Notification of acceptance: May 15, 2008 Final version due: June 15, 2008 Main conference: September 10-12, 2008 Conference (with satellite events): September 7-13, 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------ Venue: Located in the heart of England, Leicester is a truly multi-cultural city. The city is a historic meeting place, where for centuries people of different races and cultures have gathered, creating a rich and unique heritage. This diversity continues today with a thriving ethnic minority community accounting for more than a third of Leicester's population. ICGT 2008 will be held at the University of Leicester's conference facility next to the Universiy's botanic gardens. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Organisation Program Chairs Reiko Heckel <reiko@mcs.le.ac.uk>, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Gabriele Taentzer <taentzer@mathematik.uni-marburg.de>, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany Local Organisation Reiko Heckel <reiko@mcs.le.ac.uk>, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Publicity Chair: Karsten Ehrig <karsten@mcs.le.ac.uk>, University of Leicester, United Kingdom Workshop Chair: Dénes Bisztray <dab24@mcs.le.ac.uk>, University of Leicester, United Kingdom ------------------------------------------------------------------ PC members: # Paolo Baldan, Padova (Italy) # Luciano Baresi, Milano (Italy) # Michel Bauderon, Bordeaux (France) # Andrea Corradini, Pisa (Italy) # Hartmut Ehrig, Berlin (Germany) # Gregor Engels, Paderborn (Germany) # Annegret Habel, Oldenburg (Germany) # Reiko Heckel (co-chair), Leicester (UK) # Dirk Janssens, Antwerp (Belgium) # Garbor Karsai, Nashville (USA) # Barbara Koenig, Stuttgart (Germany) # Hans-Jörg Kreowski, Bremen (Germany) # Juan de Lara, Madrid (Spain) # Tom Mens, Mons (Belgium) # Mark Minas, München (Germany) # Ugo Montanari, Pisa (Italy) # Mohamed Mosbah, Bordeau (France) # Manfred Nagl, Aachen (Germany) # Fernando Orejas, Barcelona (Spain) # Francesco Parisi-Presicce, Rome (Italy) # Mauro Pezzè, Milano (Italy) # John Pfaltz, Charlottesville (Virginia, USA) # Rinus Plasmeijer, Nijmegen (The Netherlands) # Detlef Plump, York (UK) # Arend Rensink, Twente (The Netherlands) # Leila Ribeiro, Porto Alegre (Brasil) # Grzegorz Rozenberg, Leiden (The Netherlands) # Andy Schürr, Darmstadt (Germany) # Gabriele Taentzer (co-chair), Marburg (Germany) # Hans Vangheluwe, Montreal (Canada) # Dániel Varró, Budapest (Hungary) # Albert Zündorf, Kassel (Germany) -- Prof Dr Reiko Heckel Chair of Software Engineering Department of Computer Science University of Leicester Leicester LE1 7RH United Kingdom Tel +44 (0)116 252 3406 Fax +44 (0)116 252 3915 http://www.cs.le.ac.uk/people/rh122