SIGLOG Monthly 176
November 1, 2015
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
* NEWS
SIGLOG Executive Committee - Call for nominations
LICS 2016 - Call for Papers
ACM SIGLOG Announcement
The Godel Prize 2016 - Call for Nominations
VCLA International Student Awards: Call for Nominations 2015
* DEADLINES
Forthcoming Deadlines
* CALLS
IJCAR 2016 - Call for Workshop Proposals
CAV 2016 - Call for Workshop Proposals
CMCS 2016 - Call for Papers
CAV 2016 - Call for Papers
FSCD'16 - Call for papers
ABZ 2016 - Call for Papers, Answers to the case study, Workshops, Tutorials
KR 2016 - Call for Papers
ACM CPSS 2016 - Call for Papers
WoLLIC 2016 - Call for Papers
COMPLEXITY 2016 - Call for Participation
* JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS
Simons-Berkeley Research Fellowships
PhD & Postdoc Position at Jacobs University Bremen
SIGLOG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Deadline for submitting your name for the ballot: November 25, 2015.
* Elections for the SIGLOG Executive Committee will take place in 2016.
The four positions of Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary
will be voted on then. Any professional member of the ACM who is a
member of SIGLOG can run for office.
* In January the candidates will publish their vision statements in
the SIGLOG Newsletter and the elections will take place later in the year.
* Please contact the Chair of the Nominating Committee,
Dale.Miller@inria.fr, by November 25, 2015 if you would like to run
in this election.
THIRTY-FIRST ANNUAL ACM/IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON LOGIC IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (LICS 2016)
Call for papers
July 5-8, 2016, New York City, USA
http://lics.siglog.org/lics16/
* SCOPE
The LICS Symposium is an annual international forum on theoretical and
practical topics in computer science that relate to logic, broadly
construed. We invite submissions on topics that fit under that rubric.
Suggested, but not exclusive, topics of interest include: automata
theory, automated deduction, categorical models and logics,
concurrency and distributed computation, constraint programming,
constructive mathematics, database theory, decision procedures,
description logics, domain theory, finite model theory, formal aspects
of program analysis, formal methods, foundations of computability,
higher-order logic, lambda and combinatory calculi, linear logic,
logic in artificial intelligence, logic programming, logical aspects
of bioinformatics, logical aspects of computational complexity,
logical aspects of quantum computation, logical frameworks, logics of
programs, modal and temporal logics, model checking, probabilistic
systems, process calculi, programming language semantics, proof
theory, real-time systems, reasoning about security and privacy,
rewriting, type systems and type theory, and verification.
* IMPORTANT DATES
Authors are required to submit a paper title and a short abstract of
about 100 words in advance of submitting the extended abstract of the
paper. The exact deadline time on these dates is given by anywhere on
earth (AoE).
- Titles and Short Abstracts Due: January 11, 2016
- Full Papers Due: January 18, 2016
- Author Feedback/Rebuttal Period: March 14-18, 2016
- Author Notification: April 4, 2016
- Final Versions Due for Proceedings: May 2, 2016
Deadlines are firm; late submissions will not be considered. All
submissions will be electronic via
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lics2016.
* SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Every full paper must be submitted in the ACM SIGPLAN Proceedings
2-column 10pt format and may not be longer than 10 pages, including
references. The LaTeX style file is available from the conference
website.
* KLEENE AWARD FOR BEST STUDENT PAPER
An award in honor of the late Stephen C. Kleene will be given for the
best student paper(s), as judged by the program committee.
* SPECIAL ISSUES
Full versions of up to three accepted papers, to be selected by the
program committee, will be invited for submission to the Journal of
the ACM. Additional selected papers will be invited to a special issue
of Logical Methods in Computer Science.
* SPONSORSHIP
The symposium is sponsored by ACM SIGLOG and the IEEE Technical
Committee on Mathematical Foundations of Computing, in cooperation
with the Association for Symbolic Logic and the European Association
for Theoretical Computer Science.
* PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR
Natarajan Shankar, SRI International
* CONFERENCE CHAIR
Eric Koskinen, IBM Research
* WORKSHOP CHAIR
Patricia Bouyer-Decitre, CNRS & ENS Cachan
* PUBLICITY AND PROCEEDINGS CHAIR
Sam Staton, U. Oxford
* GENERAL CHAIR
Martin Grohe, RWTH Aachen University
* LICS STEERING COMMITTEE
M. Abadi, R. Alur, P. Bouyer-Decitre, K. Chatterjee, M. Grohe,
M. Hasegawa, T. Henzinger, E. Koskinen, S. Kreutzer, O. Kupferman,
D. Miller, M. Mislove, L. Ong, C. Palamidessi, N. Shankar, A. Silva,
S. Staton, M. Vardi.
ACM SIGLOG ANNOUNCEMENT
http://siglog.acm.org
* The ACM has recently chartered a Special Interest Group on Logic and
Computation (ACM SIGLOG). Its first Chair is Prakash Panangaden,
the other officers are Luke Ong (vice-Chair), Natarajan Shankar (Treasurer)
and Alexandra Silva (Secretary).
* The ACM-IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science is the flagship
conference of SIGLOG. SIGLOG will also actively seek association agreements
with other conferences in the field. A SIGLOG newsletter (SIGLOG News)
is also published quarterly in an electronic format with community news,
technical columns, members' feedback, conference reports, book reviews
and other items of interest to the community.
* One can join SIGLOG by visiting
https://campus.acm.org/public/qj/gensigqj/siglist/gensigqj_siglist.cfm
It is possible to join SIGLOG without joining ACM (the SIGLOG membership
fee is $25 and $15 for students).
THE GODEL PRIZE 2016 - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
http://www.sigact.org/Prizes/Godel
* Deadline: January 31, 2016
* The Godel Prize for outstanding papers in the area of theoretical
computer science is sponsored jointly by the European Association for
Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) and the Association for Computing
Machinery, Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computation Theory
(ACM SIGACT). The award is presented annually, with the presentation
taking place alternately at the International Colloquium on Automata,
Languages, and Programming (ICALP) and the ACM Symposium on Theory of
Computing (STOC). The 24th Godel Prize will be awarded at the 43rd
International Colloquium on Automata, Languages and Programming, 11-15
July 2016 in Rome, Italy.
* AWARD COMMITTEE
The winner of the Prize is selected by a
committee of six members. The EATCS President and the SIGACT Chair
each appoint three members to the committee, to serve staggered
three-year terms. The committee is chaired alternately by
representatives of EATCS and SIGACT. The 2016 Award Committee consists
of Moses Charikar (Stanford University), Orna Kupferman (Hebrew
University), Kurt Mehlhorn (Max Planck Institute), Joseph Mitchell
(State University of New York at Stony Brook), Andrew Pitts (chair,
University of Cambridge) and Madhu Sudan (Harvard University).
* NOMINATIONS
Nominations for the award should be submitted by email to the Award
Committee Chair Andrew.Pitts@cl.cam.ac.uk. Please make sure that
the Subject line of all nominations and related messages begin with
"Goedel Prize 2016". To be considered, nominations for the
2016 Prize must be received by January 31, 2016.
VCLA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT AWARDS: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS 2015
http://logic-cs.at/award/award-call-2015/
* The Vienna Center for Logic and Algorithms announces the 2015 edition
of the VCLA International Student Awards and calls for the nomination
of authors of outstanding scientific works in the field of Logic and
Computer Science, in the following two categories:
- Outstanding Master Thesis Award, to be given to the author of an
outstanding thesis for obtaining a Masters degree or equivalent (2nd
cycle Bologna process).
- Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, to be given to the author
of an outstanding thesis or final project for obtaining a Bachelors
degree or equivalent (1st cycle Bologna process).
In both categories, the work must make an original contribution to a
research field that can be classified as part of Logic in Computer
Science, understood broadly as the use of logic as a tool that enables
computer programs to reason about the world. The main areas of
interest are: Databases and Artificial Intelligence, Verification,
Computational Logic
The committee will select a winner for each category. The winners will
be invited to Vienna to present their project and participate in a
festive award ceremony. Additionally, the Outstanding Master Thesis
Award category is accompanied by a prize of 1,200 EUR, and the
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award by a prize of 800 EUR.
* IMPORTANT DATES:
Nomination deadline: November 15, 2015 (AoE)
Notification of the committee's decision: early February 2016
Award ceremony: Spring 2016
DATES
* IJCAR 2016
Call for Workshop Proposals
Deadline for proposal submissions: November 15th, 2015.
http://www.uc.pt/en/congressos/ijcar2016
* CAV 2016
Call for Workshop Proposals
Proposals are due by December 1st.
http://i-cav.org/2016/workshops/
* CMCS 2016
Call for papers
April 2-3 2016, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Abstract regular papers: 4 January 2016
Submission regular papers: 13 January 2016
http://www.coalg.org/cmcs16
* CAV 2016
Call for Papers
July 17-23, 2016, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://i-cav.org/2016/
Abstract submission: January 17, 2016 (Sunday)
Paper submission: January 29, 2016 (Friday)
* FSCD'16
Call for Papers
June 22-26, 2016, Porto, Portugal
http://fscd2016.dcc.fc.up.pt/
Abstract submission due: 29 January 2016
* ABZ 2016
Research paper and answers to case study submission: January 15, 2016
Short paper submission: February 4, 2016
Tutorial proposal submissions: February 15, 2016
http://www.cdcc.faw.jku.at/ABZ2016/
* KR 2016
Call for papers
Conference: Cape Town, South Africa, 25-29 April 2016
Submission of title and abstract deadline: 21 November 2015
http://kr.org/KR2016/
* ACM CPSS 2016
Call for papers
Xi'an, China - May 30, 2016
(in conjunction with ACM AsiaCCS'16)
http://icsd.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/cpss16/
* WoLLIC 2016
Call for Papers
August 16th-19th, 2016, Puebla, Mexico
http://wollic.org.wollic2016/
* SPECIAL SEMESTER ON COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY AND PROOF COMPLEXITY 2016
April-June 2016
Chebyshev Laboratory at St.Petersburg State University
Organized jointly with the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.
http://en.chebyshev.spb.ru/complexity2016
INTERNATIONAL JOINT CONFERENCE ON AUTOMATED REASONING (IJCAR 2016)
Call for Workshop Proposals
July 1-2, 2016, Coimbra, Portugal
http://www.uc.pt/en/congressos/ijcar2016
* Workshop proposals on IJCAR-related topics are solicited. Proposals
that promise to bring new topics into IJCAR, of either practical or
theoretical importance, or provide a forum for more detailed
discussion on central topics of continuing importance are highly
welcome. Proposals that close the gap between automated reasoning and
related areas, e.g., formal methods or software engineering, are
especially encouraged.
* Proposals must contain information sufficient to judge the importance,
quality and community interest in the proposed topic. Each workshop
must have one or more designated organizers, and may have a programme
committee as well.
* Proposals must be limited to three pages and provide at least the following
information:
+ Title.
+ Description of the workshop topic and goals. (Why do you believe
this is an interesting and significant topic?)
+ Intended audience. (From which areas do you expect potential
participants to come? How many participants do you expect?)
+ Organization of the workshop. (Describe the intended format of
the workshop, its expected duration: one day, Friday, July 1st
(preferred) or Saturday, 2nd; or two days, July 1st-2nd.
+ Information
(a) whether papers presented to the workshiop are invited
papers or are selected by peer review;
(b) if the workshop makes makes part of a series (continuing
the past workshops on a regular basis);
(c) if the workshop comprises a program competition.
+ Organizers' details. (Provide affiliations, backgrounds and
contact details (email, etc.) of organizers)
* Proposals should be sent as plain text or as PDF to the workshop chair
Reinhard Kahle: kahle@mat.uc.pt.
* For more information, including fees and provided services, please
contact also the workshop chair at kahle@mat.uc.pt.
* Important dates:
- Express of interest: at any time.
- Deadline for proposal submissions: November 15th, 2015.
- Notification: December 15th, 2015.
28TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER AIDED VERIFICATION (CAV 2016)
Call for Workshop Proposals
July 17-23, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://i-cav.org/2016/workshops/
* AIMS
The 2016 Computer-Aided Verification (CAV) Workshops provides an
opportunity for participants to discuss topics in the broader
verification related domains. CAV 2016 Workshops will be held
before the main conference on July 17th and 18th.
Workshop proposals will be reviewed by the Workshop chair along with
the program chairs and members of the steering committee. Proposals
must consist of the following two parts:
-- Part I: Technical Information --
A short (about 1 page) scientific justification of the proposed
topic, its significance and relevance to CAV, and the particular
benefits of the workshop to the verification community, as well as a
list of previous or related workshops (if relevant).
-- Part II: Organizational Information --
Further information: http://i-cav.org/2016/workshops/
* IMPORTANT DATES:
Proposals are due by December 1st by email to the Workshop
chair. Organizers will be notified by December 8th, 2015.
* For further enquiries or information, please contact:
Zachary Kincaid (CAV 2016 Workshop Chair)
University of Toronto
email: zkincaid@cs.toronto.edu
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~zkincaid
13TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON COALGEBRAIC METHODS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (CMCS'16)
Call for papers
2-3 April 2016, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
http://www.coalg.org/cmcs16
* OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE
Established in 1998, the CMCS workshops aim to bring together researchers
with a common interest in the theory of coalgebras, their logics, and their
applications. As the workshop series strives to maintain breadth in its scope,
areas of interest include neighbouring fields as well. Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to, the following:
- The theory of coalgebras (including set theoretic and categorical
approaches)
- Coalgebras as computational and semantical models (for
programming languages, dynamical systems, term rewriting, etc.)
- Coalgebras in (functional, object-oriented, concurrent, and constraint)
programming
- Model checking, theorem proving and deductive verification
using coalgebraic techniques
- Coalgebraic data types, type systems and
behavioural typing
- Proof principles and (coinductive) definitions for
coalgebras (e.g. with bisimulations or invariants)
- Coalgebras and algebras
- Coalgebraic specification and verification
- Coalgebras and (modal) logic
- Coalgebra and control theory (notably of discrete event
and hybrid systems)
- Coalgebra in quantum computing
- Coalgebra and game theory
- Tools exploiting colgebraic techniques
* VENUE AND EVENT
CMCS'16 will be held in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, co-located with ETAPS 2016 on
2 - 3 April 2016.
* IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract regular papers: 4 January 2016
Submission regular papers: 13 January 2016
* KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Jiri Adamek, Braunschweig University of Technology, Germany
* INVITED SPEAKERS
Andreas Abel, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Filippo Bonchi, CNRS/ENS Lyon, France
* SPECIAL SESSION
There will be a special session on weighted automata, organized by
Borja Balle, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
Alexandra Silva, University College London, United Kingdom
* PC CHAIR
Ichiro Hasuo, University of Tokyo, Japan
28TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER AIDED VERIFICATION (CAV 2016)
Call for Papers
July 17-23, 2016, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://i-cav.org/2016/
* IMPORTANT DATES
All deadlines are 4pm EST.
Abstract submission: January 17, 2016 (Sunday)
Paper submission: January 29, 2016 (Friday)
Author response period: March 23-25, 2016 (Wednesday-Friday)
Author Notification: April 15, 2016 (Friday)
Conference: July 17-23, 2016
* SCOPE
CAV 2016 is the 28th in a series dedicated to the advancement of the theory and
practice of computer-aided formal analysis methods for hardware and software
systems. CAV considers it vital to continue spurring advances in hardware and
software verification while expanding to new domains such as biological systems
and computer security. The conference covers the spectrum from theoretical
results to concrete applications, with an emphasis on practical verification
tools and the algorithms and techniques that are needed for their
implementation. The proceedings of the conference will be published in the
Springer LNCS series. A selection of papers will be invited to a special issue
of Formal Methods in System Design and the Journal of the ACM.
* PAPER SUBMISSION
-- new this year: Double-blind submissions --
Further information: http://i-cav.org/2016/
* CHAIRS
Swarat Chaudhuri, Rice University, USA
Azadeh Farzan, University of Toronto, Canada
* CAV Award Committee
Ahmed Bouajjani (Chair), Univ. Paris Diderot (Paris 7)
Tom Ball, Microsoft Research
Kim G. Larsen, Aalborg University
Natarajan Shankar, SRI International
* WORKSHOP CHAIR
Zachary Kincaid, University of Toronto, Canada
* ARTIFACT EVALUATION CHAIR
Aws Albarghouthi, University of Wisconsin, USA
* PUBLICITY CHAIR
Roopsha Samanta, IST, Austria
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FORMAL STRUCTURES FOR COMPUTATION AND DEDUCTION (FSCD'16)
Call for Papers
June 22-26, 2016, Porto, Portugal
http://fscd2016.dcc.fc.up.pt/
* The FSCD conference series (http://fscdconference.org/) covers all
aspects of formal structures for computation and deduction from
theoretical foundations to applications. Building on two communities,
RTA (Rewriting Techniques and Applications) and TLCA (Typed Lambda
Calculi and Applications), FSCD embraces their core topics and broadens
their scope to closely related areas in logics, proof theory and new
emerging models of computation such as quantum computing and homotopy
type theory. The name of the new conference comes from an unpublished
but important book by Gerard Huet that strongly influenced many
researchers in the area.
* Suggested, but not exclusive, list of topics for submission are:
1. Calculi (Lambda calculus; Logics; Rewriting systems; Proof theory;
Type theory and logical frameworks; Homotopy type theory)
2. Methods in Computation and Deduction (Type systems; Induction,
coinduction; Matching; Unification; Completion; Orderings; Strategies;
Tree automata; Model building and model checking; Proof search;
Constraint solving and decision procedures)
3. Semantics (Operational semantics and abstract machines; Game Semantics
and applications; Domain theory and categorical models; Quantitative
models; Quantum computation and emerging models in computation)
4. Algorithmic Analysis and Transformations of Formal Systems (Type
Inference and type checking; Abstract Interpretation; Complexity
analysis and implicit computational complexity; Checking termination,
confluence, derivational complexity and related properties; Symbolic
computation)
5. Tools and Applications (Programming and proof environments;
Verification tools; Libraries for proof assistants and interactive
theorem provers; Case studies in proof assistants and interactive
theorem provers; Certifications; Applications of formal systems inside
and outside of CS)
* Important dates: Abstract submission due: 29 January 2016;
Paper Submission: 5 February 2016; Rebuttal: 21-23 March 2016;
Notification: 6 April 2016
5TH INTERNATIONAL ABZ 2014 CONFERENCE (ASM, Alloy, B, TLA, VDM, Z)
Call for Papers, Answers to the case study, Workshops, Tutorials
May 23-27, 2016
Linz, Austria
http://www.cdcc.faw.jku.at/ABZ2016/
* The ABZ conference is dedicated to the cross-fertilization of six related
state-based and machine-based formal methods, Abstract State Machines (ASM),
Alloy, B, TLA, VDM and Z. Contributions are solicited on all aspects of the
theory and applications of ASMs, Alloy, B, TLA, VDM, Z approaches in
software/hardware engineering, including the development of tools and
industrial applications.
* Types of submission:
-- Research papers: full papers of not more than 14 pages in LNCS format,
which have to be original, unpublished and not submitted elsewhere.
-- Short presentations of work in progress, and tool demonstrations. An
extended abstract of not more than 4 pages is expected and will be reviewed.
-- Answers to case study papers: full papers of not more than 14 pages in
LNCS format reporting on the experiments conducted with any of the state
based techniques in the scope of ABZ 2014.
-- Application in industry papers reporting on work or experiences on the
application of state based formal methods in industry. An extended abstract
of not more than 4 pages is expected and will be reviewed.
* Submission site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=abz2016
* Important Dates:
Workshop proposal submission: October 16, 2015
Research paper, Answers to case study submission: January 15, 2016
Short and industry paper submission: February 4, 2016
Tutorial proposal submissions: February 15, 2016
Tutorial proposal notifications: March 14, 2016
* Detailed information can be found on the conference website
* Contact: Klaus-Dieter SCHEWE (klaus-dieter.schewe@scch.at)
15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PRINCIPLES OF KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION AND REASONING (KR 2016)
Call for papers
Cape Town, South Africa, 25-29 April 2016
http://kr.org/KR2016/
Co-located with DL 2016 [http://www.dl.kr.org] and NMR 2016 [http://www.kr.org/NMR/]
* KR 2016 IMPORTANT DATES
-- Submission of title and abstract: 21 November 2015
-- Paper submission deadline: 28 November 2015
-- Notification of acceptance: 21 January 2016
-- Camera-ready papers due: 19 February 2016
-- Conference: 25-29 April 2016
* AIMS
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KRR) is an exciting, well-established
field of research. In KRR a fundamental assumption is that an agent's
knowledge is explicitly represented in a declarative form, suitable for
processing by dedicated reasoning engines. This assumption, that much of
what an agent deals with is knowledge-based, is common in many modern
intelligent systems. Consequently, KRR has contributed to the theory and
practice of various areas in AI, such as automated planning and natural
language understanding, among others, as well as to fields beyond AI,
including databases, software engineering, the semantic web, computational
biology, and the development of software agents.
* SUBMISSION INFORMATION
For complete details, see the 'Submission information' page at
http://www.kr.org/KR2016
* CONFERENCE CHAIRS
- General: Chitta Baral (Arizona State University, USA)
- Program: James Delgrande (Simon Fraser University, Canada),
Frank Wolter (University of Liverpool, UK)
- Local Organization: Thomas Meyer (University of Cape Town and CAIR, South Africa)
- Doctoral Consortium: Meghyn Bienvenu (CNRS, France), Joohyung Lee (Arizona State University, USA)
- Sponsorship and Publicity: Ivan Varzinczak (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2ND ACM CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEM SECURITY WORKSHOP (ACM CPSS 2016)
Call for papers
Xi'an, China - May 30, 2016
(in conjunction with ACM AsiaCCS'16)
http://icsd.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/cpss16/
* IMPORTANT DATES
Submission due: Dec 5, 2015
Notification: Feb 15, 2016
Camera-ready due: March 15, 2016
* AIMS
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) consist of large-scale interconnected systems
of heterogeneous components interacting with their physical environments.
There are a multitude of CPS devices and applications being deployed to serve
critical functions in our lives. The security of CPS becomes extremely important.
This workshop will provide a platform for professionals from academia, government,
and industry to discuss how to address the increasing security challenges facing
CPS. Besides invited talks, we also seek novel submissions describing theoretical
and practical security solutions to CPS. Papers that are pertinent to the security
of embedded systems, SCADA, smart grid, and critical infrastructure networks are all
welcome, especially in the domains of energy and transportation.
* STEERING COMMITTEE
Dieter Gollmann (Hamburg University of Technology, Germany)
Ravishankar Iyer (UIUC, USA)
Douglas Jones (ADSC, Singapore)
Javier Lopez (University of Malaga, Spain)
Jianying Zhou (I2R, Singapore) Chair
* PROGRAM CHAIRS
Jianying Zhou (I2R, Singapore)
Javier Lopez (University of Malaga, Spain)
* PUBLICITY CHAIR
Cristina Alcaraz (University of Malaga, Spain)
* PUBLICATION CHAIR
Ying Qiu (I2R, Singapore)
* CONTACT
Email: cpss2016@easychair.org
CPSS Home: http://icsd.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/staff/jianying/cpss/
23rd WORKSHOP ON LOGIC, LANGUAGE, INFORMATION AND COMPUTATION (WoLLIC 2016)
Call for Papers
August 16th-19th, 2016, Puebla, Mexico
http://wollic.org.wollic2016/
* WoLLIC is an annual international forum on inter-disciplinary research involving formal
logic, computing and programming theory, and natural language and reasoning. Each
meeting includes invited talks and tutorials as well as contributed papers.
* Contributions are invited on all pertinent subjects, with particular interest in
cross-disciplinary topics. Typical but not exclusive areas of interest are: foundations of
computing and programming; novel computation models and paradigms; broad notions of
proof and belief; proof mining, type theory, effective learnability; formal methods in software
and hardware development; logical approach to natural language and reasoning; logics of
programs, actions and resources; foundational aspects of information organization, search,
flow, sharing, and protection; foundations of mathematics; philosophical logic.
* IMPORTANT DATES:
Mar 14, 2016: Paper title and abstract deadline
Mar 21, 2016: Full paper deadline, Apr 22, 2016: Author notification
May 6, 2016: Final version deadline (firm).
SPECIAL SEMESTER ON COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY AND PROOF COMPLEXITY
April-June 2016
* Chebyshev Laboratory at St.Petersburg State University
Organized jointly with the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology.
* Events include a WORKSHOP ON PROOF COMPLEXITY, May 17-20, 2016, St. Petersburg,
organized by Sam Buss and Pavel Pudlak, keynote speaker Jan Krajicek;
and a WORKSHOP ON LOW-DEPTH COMPLEXITY, May 23-25, 2016, St. Petersburg,
organized by Ben Rossman and Rahul Santhanam, keynote speaker Ryan Williams.
* Short courses will be held before each workshop.
* Graduate student, postdocs and other researchers may apply for funding for
both short or extended visits throughout the semester.
* To inquire about participation, or apply for funding, please fill out the
form on the web page or email the organizers directly.
* Web page: http://en.chebyshev.spb.ru/complexity2016.
* Organizers: Sam Buss and Edward A. Hirsch.
SIMONS-BERKELEY RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
http://simons.berkeley.edu/fellows2016.
* DEADLINE for applications: 15 December, 2015
The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at UC Berkeley invites applications
for Research Fellowships for academic year 2016-17.
Simons-Berkeley Research Fellowships are an opportunity for outstanding junior scientists
(at most 6 years from PhD by Fall 2016) to spend one or both semesters at the Institute
in connection with one or more of its programs. The programs for 2016-17 are as follows:
- Algorithms and Uncertainty (Fall 2016)
- Logical Structures in Computation (Fall 2016)
- Foundations of Machine Learning (Spring 2017)
- Pseudorandomness (Spring 2017)
Applicants who already hold junior faculty or postdoctoral positions are welcome to apply.
In particular, applicants who hold, or expect to hold, postdoctoral appointments at other
institutions are encouraged to apply to spend one semester as a Simons-Berkeley Fellow
subject to the approval of the postdoctoral institution.
Further details and application instructions can be found at
http://simons.berkeley.edu/fellows2016.
Information about the Institute and the above programs can be found at
http://simons.berkeley.edu.
PHD & POSTDOC POSITION AT JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN
* Jacobs University Bremen is a private, English-speaking research university
in Germany. The KWARC group conducts research on the representation and
management of formal and informal knowledge in the STEM disciplines
(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics).
Our interests cover the whole range from formal to informal knowledge
and include
- logics and foundations of mathematics
- formalizing/verifying knowledge
- informal and semi-formal documents (specifications, papers, webpages, etc.)
- domain-specific applications (spreadsheets, CAD, etc.)
- knowledge management (search, user interfaces, system integration, etc.)
We build systems that cover these diverse areas uniformly and integrate across
domains, languagues, and tools, always combinng logical correctness,
wide-range applicability, and large-scale inter-operability.
* DETAILS & POSSIBLE TOPICS
http://www.jacobs-university.de/jobs/phd-and-postdoc-positions-kwarc-group
* CONTACT DETAILS & APPLICATIONS
For further information and enquiries about this post please contact
Prof. Michael Kohlhase
Applications (including the usual documents) should be directed to the same
email address.
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