====================================================================== *** FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS -- MPC 2022 *** 14th International Conference on Mathematics of Program Construction<https://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/mpc22/> 26th-28th of September 2022, Tbilisi, Georgia Co-located with the Computational Logic Autumn Summit<http://viam.science.tsu.ge/clas2022/> (CLAS'22) ====================================================================== TIMELINE: Abstract submission 10th April 2022 Paper submission 17th April 2022 Author notification 27th May 2022 Camera ready copy 24th June 2022 Conference 26th-28th September 2022 BACKGROUND: The International Conference on Mathematics of Program Construction (MPC) aims to promote the development of mathematical principles and techniques that are demonstrably practical and effective in the process of constructing computer programs. MPC 2022 will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on the 26th-28th September 2022, and is co-located with the Computational Logic Autumn Summit<http://viam.science.tsu.ge/clas2022/> (CLAS'22). Previous conferences were held in Porto, Portugal (2019); Königswinter, Germany (2015); Madrid, Spain (2012); Québec City, Canada (2010); Marseille, France (2008); Kuressaare, Estonia (2006); Stirling, UK (2004); Dagstuhl, Germany (2002); Ponte de Lima, Portugal (2000); Marstrand, Sweden (1998); Kloster Irsee, Germany (1995); Oxford, UK (1992); Twente, The Netherlands (1989). SCOPE: MPC seeks original papers on mathematical methods and tools put to use in program construction. Topics of interest range from algorithmics to support for program construction in programming languages and systems. Typical areas include type systems, program analysis and transformation, programming language semantics, security, and program logics. The notion of a 'program' is interpreted broadly, ranging from algorithms to hardware. Theoretical contributions are welcome, provided that their relevance to program construction is clear. Reports on applications are welcome, provided that their mathematical basis is evident. We also encourage the submission of 'programming pearls' that present elegant and instructive examples of the mathematics of program construction. SUBMISSION: Submission is in two stages. Abstracts (plain text, maximum 250 words) must be submitted by 10th April 2022. Full papers (pdf, formatted using the llncs.sty style file for LaTex) must be submitted by 17th April 2022. There is no prescribed page limit, but authors should strive for brevity. Both abstracts and papers will be submitted using EasyChair. Papers must present previously unpublished work, and not be submitted concurrently to any other publication venue. Submissions will be evaluated by the program committee according to their relevance, correctness, significance, originality, and clarity. Each submission should explain its contributions in both general and technical terms, clearly identifying what has been accomplished, explaining why it is significant, and comparing it with previous work. Accepted papers must be presented in person at the conference by one of the authors. The proceedings of MPC 2022 will be published in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, as with all previous instances of the conference. Authors of accepted papers will be expected to transfer copyright to Springer for this purpose. After the conference, authors of the best papers from MPC 2022 will be invited to submit revised versions to a special issue of Science of Computer Programming (SCP). For any queries about submission please contact the program chair, Ekaterina Komendantskaya <ek19@hw.ac.uk> or publicity chair Matthew Daggitt <M.Daggitt@hw.ac.uk> KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Daniela Petrisan University Paris Diderot, France Conor McBride University of Strathclyde, UK PROGRAMME COMMITTEE: Georg Struth University of Sheffield, UK Ana Sokolova University of Salzburg, Austria Annabelle McIver Macquerie University, Australia Jacques Carette McMaster University, Canada Shin-Cheng Mu Academia Sinica, Taiwan Jose Oliveira University of Minho, Portugal Johan Jeuring Utrecht University, Netherlands Ambrus Kaposi Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary Henning Basold Leiden University, Netherlands Peter Hoefner Australian National University, Australia Grant Passmore Imandra, USA Kathrin Stark Princeton University, USA Philip Saville University of Oxford, UK William Byrd University of Arizona, USA Andrea Costea National University of Singapore, Singapore Radu Mardare University of Strathclyde, UK Patricia Johann Appalachian State University, USA Aurore Alcolei University of Bologna, Italy Abdulaziz Mohammad TU Munich, Germany CONFERENCE VENUE: The conference will be held at the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University (TSU), which is the oldest and largest educational and research institution not only in Georgia, but also in the South Caucasus. The venue is located in the city center, with many hotels, pubs, restaurants, parks, other attractions (zoo, theaters, cinemas, opera, etc.) within walking distance. Tbilisi International Airport is 15 km away from the city and offers direct connections to more than 30 destinations in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. From the airport, the city can be reached by bus or taxi. Another option is to fly to Kutaisi in the west of Georgia, where low budget air companies (such as WizzAir) are operating. A shuttle bus from the Kutaisi airport to Tbilisi takes about 3 hours. Georgia allows visa-free entry for nearly 100 countries around the world. Further details may be found at <https://www.geoconsul.gov.ge/HtmlPage/Html/View?id=956&lang=Eng> LOCAL ORGANISERS: Besik Dundua International Black Sea University For any queries about local issues please contact the local organiser, Besik Dundua <bdundua@ibsu.edu.ge>. [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]