The application for this summer school is now available online at bit.ly/formalnets. We will process applications and scholarship requests on a rolling basis. The final deadline for applying is May 10th. Summer School on Formal Methods and Networks http://www.cs.cornell.edu/conferences/formalnetworks June 10-14, 2013 Cornell University Ithaca, NY, USA INTRODUCTION In many areas of computing, techniques ranging from testing to formal modeling to full-blown verification have been successfully used to help programmers create reliable systems. For example, in processor development, automated theorem proving uncovers deep bugs in designs before they become costly errors in silicon; avionics developers use program analysis to verify critical safety properties of the embedded software running on airplanes; and operating system vendors have successfully used model checking to eliminate entire classes of bugs in device drivers. But, until recently, networks have largely resisted analysis using formal techniques. The goal of this summer school is to bring together leading researchers and graduate students to study recent research results on applying formal methods to networks. The curriculum will consist of a series of lectures on topics from theoretical frameworks for modeling network behavior to practical techniques and tools. The lectures will be designed to be accessible to a general computer science audience and will not assume advanced knowledge of formal methods or networks. SPEAKERS Nikolaj Bjorner (Microsoft Research) Satisfiability Modulo Theories Solving for Network Verification Brighten Godfrey (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Verifying Networks in Real Time Timothy Griffin (University of Cambridge) Partial Automation in the Design and Implementation of Path-finding Algorithms Arjun Guha (University of Massachusetts Amherst) Network Programming With Frenetic Shriram Krishnamurthi (Brown University) Modeling and Reasoning about Network Components Ratul Mahajan (Microsoft Research) Systematically Exploring the Behavior of Control Programs Nick McKeown and Peyman Kazemian (Stanford University) Network Verification Using Header Space Analysis Pamela Zave (AT&T Research) Compositional Abstractions of Network Architectures RATES The fee for participating in the summer school is $160 for students and $240 for all others. This includes all registration costs, materials, and meals, as well as an outing on Wednesday afternoon. Dorm housing from June 10th through June 14th is available for an additional $200 (double) or $280 (single). Alternatively, participants may arrange their own housing. The Visit Ithaca website (http://www.visitithaca.com) maintains a list of accommodations in the area. SCHOLARSHIPS Generous support for the summer school is provided by the National Science Foundation under grants CNS-1111698 and CNS-1111520. To encourage broad participation, we are will offer scholarships to selected students. APPLICATION Prospective applicants should complete the application form (http://bit.ly/formalnets) and ask their academic advisor or supervisor to send a brief letter justifying their participation to [log in to unmask]. The letter should also specify the amount of funding available from the advisor or university for students who have applied for a scholarship. We will process applications and scholarship requests on a rolling basis and send notifications by email. The final application deadline is May 10th, 2013. ORGANIZERS Nate Foster (Cornell University) Jennifer Rexford (Princeton University) David Walker (Princeton University)