Extended deadlines – Call for Papers<\/p>\n
12th International Conference on Tests And Proofs
\nTAP 2018 Toulouse (France), 27-29 June 2018
\nhttps:\/\/tap18.lri.fr\/<\/p>\n
Part of STAF 2018 held in Toulouse<\/p>\n
=====================================================<\/p>\n
Important Dates<\/p>\n
Abstract: 4 March 2018 (extended deadline)
\nPaper: 11 March 2018 (extended deadline)
\nNotification: 9 April 2018
\nCamera-Ready Version: 23 April 2018
\nConference: 27-29 June 2018<\/p>\n
Aim and Scope<\/p>\n
The TAP conference promotes research in verification and formal
\nmethods that targets the interplay of proofs and testing: the
\nadvancement of techniques of each kind and their combination, with the
\nultimate goal of improving software and system dependability.<\/p>\n
Research in verification has recently seen a steady convergence of
\nheterogeneous techniques and a synergy between the traditionally
\ndistinct areas of testing (and dynamic analysis) and of proving (and
\nstatic analysis). Formal techniques for counter-example generation
\nbased on, for example, symbolic execution, SAT\/SMT-solving or
\nmodel checking, furnish evidence for the potential of a combination of
\ntest and proof. The combination of predicate abstraction with testing-like
\ntechniques based on exhaustive enumeration opens the perspective
\nfor novel techniques of proving correctness. On the practical side,
\ntesting offers cost-effective debugging techniques of specifications
\nor crucial parts of program proofs (such as invariants). Last but not
\nleast, testing is indispensable when it comes to the validation of the
\nunderlying assumptions of complex system models involving
\nhardware and\/or system environments. Over the years, there is
\ngrowing acceptance in research communities that testing and proving
\nare complementary rather than mutually exclusive techniques.<\/p>\n
The TAP conference aims to promote research in the intersection of
\ntesting and proving by bringing together researchers and practitioners
\nfrom both areas of verification.<\/p>\n
Topics of Interest<\/p>\n
TAP’s scope encompasses many aspects of verification technology,
\nincluding foundational work, tool development, and empirical
\nresearch. Its topics of interest center around the connection between
\nproofs (and other static techniques) and testing (and other dynamic
\ntechniques). Papers are solicited on, but not limited to, the
\nfollowing topics:<\/p>\n
– Verification and analysis techniques combining proofs and tests
\n– Program proving with the aid of testing techniques
\n– Deductive techniques supporting the automated generation of test
\nvectors and oracles
\n (theorem proving, model checking, symbolic execution, SAT\/SMT
\nsolving, constraint logic programming, etc.)
\n– Deductive techniques supporting novel definitions of coverage criteria,
\n– Program analysis techniques combining static and dynamic analysis
\n– Specification inference by deductive and dynamic methods
\n– Testing and runtime analysis of formal specifications
\n– Search-based technics for proving and testing
\n– Verification of verification tools and environments
\n– Applications of test and proof techniques in new domains,
\n such as security, configuration management, learning
\n– Combined approaches of test and proof in the context of formal
\n certifications (Common Criteria, CENELEC, \u2026)
\n– Case studies, tool and framework descriptions, and experience
\n reports about combining tests and proofs<\/p>\n
Submission Instructions<\/p>\n
TAP 2018 accepts papers of three kinds:<\/p>\n
– Regular research papers: full submissions describing original
\nresearch, of up to 16 pages (excluding references).<\/p>\n
– Tool demonstration papers: submissions describing the design and
\nimplementation of an analysis\/verification tool or framework, of up
\nto 8 pages (excluding references). The tool\/framework described in
\na tool demonstration paper should be available for public use.<\/p>\n
– Short papers: submissions describing preliminary findings, proofs
\nof concepts, and exploratory studies, of up to 6 pages (excluding
\nreferences).<\/p>\n
We are planning to publish the proceedings in the Formal Methods subline
\nof Springer’s LNCS series. Papers must be submitted in PDF format at the
\nEasyChair submission site:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=tap2018<\/p>\n
Committees<\/p>\n
Information about all committees can be found at https:\/\/tap18.lri.fr<\/p>\n
Program Chairs :<\/p>\n
– Catherine Dubois, ENSIIE, Evry, France
\n– Burkhart Wolff, University Paris-Sud, Orsay, France<\/p>\n
Contact<\/p>\n
mailto:tap2018@easychair.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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