[apologies for crossposting, here is a CFP that might be interesting for those that are into formal methods -- Hendrik]
Call for Papers
Special Issue On Operating Systems Verification
Journal of Automated Reasoning
Industrial-strength software analysis and verification has advanced in recent years through the introduction of model checking, automated and interactive theorem proving, static analysis techniques, as well as correctness by design. However, many techniques are working under restrictive assumptions which are invalidated by complex (embedded) system software such as operating system kernels, low-level device drivers or microcontroller code.
This special issue will be devoted to the formal verification of operating systems and similar low-level systems code. The emphasis is on techniques and methods that provide real solutions to real software problems. A real solution is one that is applicable to the problem in industry and not one that only applies to an abstract, academic toy version of it. Submissions are encouraged, but not limited to, the following topics and their application to operating systems or low-level systems code:
* model checking * automated and interactive theorem proving * embedded systems development * programming languages * verifying compilers * software certification
Manuscripts should be unpublished works and not submitted elsewhere. Revised and enhanced versions of papers published in conference proceedings that have not appeared in archival journals are eligible for submission. All submissions will be reviewed according to the usual standards of scholarship and originality.
Papers should be in pdf format, following the JAR guidelines for authors, and be submitted via EasyChair at: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=jarosv08
Please do not use the Springer online submission system for the special issue at this stage, but EasyChair instead. To encourage a speedy review cycle, it will be expected that authors of submissions also serve as referees.
For more information, please see http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~kleing/JAR-OSV-08/
Guest Editors Gerwin Klein, NICTA, Australia, gerwin.klein at nicta.com.au Ralf Huuck, NICTA, Australia, ralf.huuck at nicta.com.au Bastian Schlich, RWTH Aachen, Germany, schlich at cs.rwth-aachen.de
Important Dates Sep 15 2008 Submission Deadline Dec 15 2008 Notification of accepted papers Jan 15 2009 Final version