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                            FMOODS 2008

               10th IFIP International Conference on
      Formal Methods for Open Object-Based Distributed Systems

                   Oslo, Norway 4 - 6 June 2008

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         ---->  Paper submission: 22 January 2008 (extended)
                 Author notification: 7 March 2008
                 Camera-ready copy: 26 March 2008
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The 10th IFIP International Conference on Formal Methods for Open 
Object-based Distributed Systems (FMOODS) is part of the federated 
conferences DisCoTec (Distributed Computing Techniques), together with 
the 10th International Conference on Coordination Models and Languages 
(COORDINATION) and the 8th IFIP International Conference on Distributed 
Applications and Interoperable Systems (DAIS). It will be organised by 
the Department of Computer Science of the University of Oslo, Norway.


OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE:

Established in 1996, the FMOODS series of conferences aims to provide 
an integrated forum for research on formal aspects of Open Object-based
Distributed Systems. The conference will especially welcome novel
contributions reflecting recent developments in the area, in particular
component- and model-based design, service-oriented computing and 
software quality. Areas of interest include but are not limited to:
  
  - Semantics and implementation of object-oriented programming and
    (visual) modelling languages
  - Formal techniques for specification, design, analysis, verification,
    validation and testing
  - Model checking, theorem proving and deductive verification
  - Type systems and behavioural typing
  - Formal methods for service-oriented computing
  - Formal techniques for security and trust in global computing
  - Formalization of runtime system evolution (e.g. dynamic updates, 
    reconfiguration)
  - Multiple viewpoint modelling and consistency between different views
  - Model transformations and refactorings
  - Integration of quality of service requirements into formal models
  - Formal approaches to component-based design
  - Applications of formal methods (e.g. web services, multimedia, 
    telecommunications)
  - Experience reports on best practices and tools


INVITED SPEAKER:
Andrew Myers, Cornell University, USA


ORGANISERS:

General chair:
Frank Eliassen, University of Oslo, Norway 
Einar Broch Johnsen, University of Oslo, Norway 

PC chairs:
Gilles Barthe, INRIA Sophia Antipolis M?diterran?e , France
Frank de Boer, CWI, The Netherlands 

Publicity Chair:
Marcello Bonsangue, University of Leiden, The Netherlands 

Steering Committee:
Marcello Bonsangue, University of Leiden, The Netherlands 
Einar Broch Johnsen, University of Oslo, Norway 
John Derrick, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom 
Roberto Gorrieri, University of Bologna, Italy 
Elie Najm, ENST, France 
Martin Steffen, University of Oslo, Norway 
Carolyn Talcott, SRI International, USA 
Heike Wehrheim, University of Paderborn, Germany 
Gianluigi Zavattaro, University of Bologna, Italy 

Program Committee :
Bernhard K. Aichernig, Technical University of Graz, Austria 
Marcello Bonsangue, University of Leiden, The Netherlands 
Paulo Borba, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil 
Einar Broch Johnsen, University of Oslo, Norway 
Dave Clarke, CWI, The Netherlands 
John Derrick, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom 
Sophia Drossopoulou, Imperial College London, United Kingdom 
Seif Haridi, SICS/KTH, Sweden 
Reiner Haehnle, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden 
John Hatcliff, Kansas State University, USA 
Peter Gorm Larsen, Engineering College of Aarhus, Denmark 
Antonia Lopes, University of Lisbon, Portugal 
Peter Mueller, ETH/Microsoft, USA 
Elie Najm, ENST, Paris, France 
David Naumann, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA 
Uwe Nestmann, Technical University of Berlin, Germany 
Frank Piessens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium 
Arnd Poetzsch-Heffter, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany 
Antonio Ravara, Technical University Lisbon, Portugal 
Arend Rensink, University of Twente, The Netherlands 
Grigore Rosu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 
Martin Steffen, University of Oslo, Norway 
Carolyn Talcott, SRI International, USA 
Heike Wehrheim, University of Paderborn, Germany 
Elena Zucca, University of Genova, Italy 


IMPORTANT DATES:

  15 January 2008: Abstract submission (extended)
  22 January 2008: Paper submission (extended)
   7 March 2008:   Author notification
  26 March 2008:   Camera-ready copy

  4-6 June 2008: FMOODS 2008


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: 

The FMOODS 2008 conference solicits high quality papers reporting 
research results and/or experience reports related to the topics 
mentioned above. All papers must be original, unpublished, and not 
submitted for publication elsewhere. Contributions should be submitted 
electronically as postscript or PDF, using the SPRINGER LNCS style. 
Papers should not exceed 15 pages in length. Each paper will undergo 
a thorough process of review and the conference proceedings will be 
published by Springer Verlag in the LNCS series. Proceedings will 
be made available at the conference.