Dear all,
The next talk in the IARCS Verification Seminar Series will be given
by Madhusudan Parthasarathy, a Professor of Computer Science at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The talk is scheduled on
Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 1900 hrs IST (add to Google calendar
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MzViZ3N0an…>
).
The details of the talk can be found on our webpage (
https://fmindia.cmi.ac.in/vss/), and also appended to the body of this
email.
The Verification Seminar Series, an initiative by the Indian Association
for Research in Computing Science (IARCS), is a monthly, online
talk-series, broadly in the area of Formal Methods and Programming
Languages, with applications in Verification and Synthesis. The aim of this
talk-series is to provide a platform for Formal Methods researchers to
interact regularly. In addition, we hope that it will make it easier for
researchers to explore newer problems/areas and collaborate on them, and
for younger researchers to start working in these areas.
All are welcome to join.
Best regards,
Akash, Deepak, Madhukar, Srivathsan
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Title: Learning Logical Expressions
Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89164094870?pwd=eUFNRWp0bHYxRVpwVVNoVUdHU0djQT09
(Meeting ID: 891 6409 4870, Passcode: 082194)
Abstract:
We consider the problem of learning logical formulas/expressions that work
as classifiers of structures. Logic learning has many applications ranging
from program synthesis from input-output examples, learning specifications
from code (contracts and inductive invariants), interpretable concept
learning in AI, synthesizing lemmas to help prove theorems, finding
axiomatizations, and, more generally, replacing certain creative tasks that
currently require human help in many applications.
We will first motivate logic learning using the applications above. We then
will turn a theory lens to this problem by considering when the logic
learning problem is *decidable*. We show a general technique using tree
automata that realize learning algorithms for a variety of logics/languages
ranging from fragments of FOL, regular expressions, temporal logics,
grammars, to string transformation for Excel (as in Flashfill). We in fact
will show a *meta-theorem* that can be used to show a logic is decidable
simply by programming a particular kind of evaluator for its semantics.
This theory suggests that many logics can be learned by using Version Space
Algebras (VSAs) based on tree automata.
If time permits, we will also consider the problem of learning logics
themselves to aid few-shot learning.
Bio: Madhusudan Parthasarathy is a Professor of Computer Science at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has worked on several
projects that turn the theory lens to problems in software verification
including visibly pushdown languages, ICE-learning for learning inductive
invariants, and natural proofs for proving programs that manipulate data
structures. His current interests are in software verification, program
synthesis, and trustworthy AI.
Hi all,
I am excited to announce that I will be joining Boston University as a
tenure-track assistant professor,
and I am looking for motivated PhD students starting in Fall 2024.
My research interests are broadly in the area of programming languages,
with applications in cryptography, distributed systems, and recently in
probabilistic and machine learning models.
More specifically, my research centers around building type systems for
verification and quantitative analysis of concurrent programs with
applications in aforementioned areas.
You can find more details about my research on my webpage:
https://ankushdas.github.io/
If you are interested in working with me, please reach out to me directly
and/or apply to the PhD program at BU (details below).
Beyond my research, the Principles of Programming and Verification group at
Boston University (https://www.bu.edu/cs/research/popv/) has funded PhD
positions for several exciting projects.
Two examples below:
Marco Gaboardi (https://cs-people.bu.edu/gaboardi/) works at the
intersection of programming languages, formal verification, and
differential privacy.
Alley Stoughton (https://alleystoughton.us/) works mainly on using the
EasyCrypt proof assistant to mechanize proofs of the security of
cryptographic protocols. She leads the EasyUC project on mechanizing
security proofs in the universally composable security framework (
https://github.com/easyuc/EasyUC).
Details on how to apply:
- Application deadline: December 15, 2023
- Our PhD applications web info: https://www.bu.edu/cs/phd-program/phd/
- Our Admissions FAQ page:
https://www.bu.edu/cs/phd-program/phd/faqs-about-graduate-admissions-financ…
- Visit day: March 25, 2024
Thanks,
Ankush
Please find the Call For Papers on the theme "Indic Mathematical Systems" at:
https://easychair.org/cfp/SCMJIMS24
As you would appreciate this is for one of the most reputed Journals Scientiae Mathematicae Japonicae (SCMJ).
I am serving as the Guest Editor for this theme issue on "Indic Mathematical Systems".
Sincerely,
Gopal T V
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Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Anna University
Chennai - 600 025, INDIA
Ph : (Off) 22351723 Extn. 3340
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Please find the Call For Papers on the theme "Indic Mathematical Systems" at:
https://easychair.org/cfp/SCMJIMS24
As you would appreciate this is for one of the most reputed Journals Scientiae Mathematicae Japonicae (SCMJ).
I am serving as the Guest Editor for this theme issue on "Indic Mathematical Systems".
Sincerely,
Gopal T V
0 9840121302
https://vidwan.inflibnet.ac.in/profile/57545https://www.facebook.com/gopal.tadepalli
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dr. T V Gopal
Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
College of Engineering
Anna University
Chennai - 600 025, INDIA
Ph : (Off) 22351723 Extn. 3340
(Res) 24454753
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From: IMT2019057 Nandakishore S Menon <Nandakishore.Menon(a)iiitb.ac.in>
Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2023 06:01:02 +0000
Dear Colleagues and Researchers,
We hope this message finds you well. We would like to remind you of the upcoming deadlines for the Innovations in Software Engineering Conference (ISEC) 2024, which will be held at the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, India.
ISEC 2024: https://conf.researchr.org/home/isec-2024
Please take note of the revised submission deadlines for the various tracks of the conference.
**Important Deadlines:**
1. **Doctoral Symposium Track:**
- Submission Deadline: **Wednesday, 16th November 2023**
- Submission Acceptance Notification: **Friday, 7th December 2023**
- Camera-ready Deadline: **Thursday, 14th December 2023**
- Submission URL: [Doctoral Symposium Track](https://conf.researchr.org/track/isec-2024/isec-2024-doctoral-sympos…
2. **Software Engineering in Practice Track:**
- SEIP Submission Deadline: **Wednesday, 22nd November 2023**
- SEIP Submission Acceptance Notification: **Friday, 15th December 2023**
- SEIP Presentation Submission Deadline: **Thursday, 25th January 2024**
- Submission URL: [Software Engineering in Practice Track](https://conf.researchr.org/track/isec-2024/isec-2024-software-engine…
We encourage all researchers and practitioners in the field of software engineering to submit their work and contribute to the success of ISEC 2024. This conference provides a unique platform for sharing innovative ideas, research findings, and practical experiences.
If you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to your valuable contributions to ISEC 2024.
Warm regards,
Nandakishore S Menon
Publicity Co-Chair, ISEC 2024
Organising Team
General Chair
Sujit Kumar Chakrabarti (IIIT Bangalore)
Organising Co-Chairs
Raghavan Komondoor (IISc, Bangalore)
Raveendra Kumar Medicherla (TCS Research)
Program Co-Chairs (Research Track)
Sudipto Ghosh (Colorado State University, USA)
Aseem Rastogi (Microsoft Research, India)
Workshops and Tutorial Track Co-Chairs
Manas Thakur (IIT Bombay, India)
Sruti Srinivasa Ragavan (IIT Kanpur, India)
Software Engineering in Practice Co-Chairs
Manoj Dixit (MathWorks, India)
Tukaram Muske (Synopsis, India)
PhD Symposium Chair
Subhajit Roy (IIT Kanpur, India)
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Applications are invited for one post-doctoral position at the National
University of Singapore (NUS) in the area of Automated Program Repair
These positions will be part of a Singapore Ministry of Education (MoE)
Tier 3, multi-year research program named "Automated Program Repair"
which has been funded 2022-2027. This is a large research program
involving several research projects in analysis, verification, test
generation and applications related to program repair. To see work done
on program repair at NUS, kindly see
*Project webpage:* https://nus-apr.github.io/
/Interested applicants can email directly with their CV, including
information about relevant research experience. Research background in
program analysis, software testing, formal verification, symbolic
execution and trustworthy AI are considered relevant.
/
-Abhik Roychoudhury
School of Computing
National University of Singapore
https://abhikrc.com
Dear all,
The 8th edition of the Indian SAT+SMT School will be held during 15-17
December 2023, at IIIT Hyderabad, co-located with FSTTCS 2023. Please visit
the webpage (https://sat-smt.in/index.html) for registration and other
details. Early registration for the school closes on Nov. 10th.
We are also inviting entries for short talks and poster presentations, in
the broad area of SAT/SMT, through this Google form:
https://forms.gle/6NdFgcJUaEedwaTQ8
Please submit your entries by Nov. 26th. Note that a print-out of the
presentation slides may be used in place of posters during the poster
presentation.
We look forward to your participation. Needless to say, we'd be very happy
to clarify any questions you might have in this regard. Feel free to write
to us at indian.satsmt.school(a)gmail.com <
mailto:indian.satsmt.school@gmail.com <indian.satsmt.school(a)gmail.com>>.
Best regards,
Supratik Chakraborty, IIT Bombay
Ashutosh Gupta, IIT Bombay
Saurabh Joshi, SupraOracles
Kumar Madhukar, IIT Delhi
Kuldeep Meel, NUS
Subhajit Roy, IIT Kanpur
Subodh Sharma, IIT Delhi
Call for Papers for 4th International Conference on Edge Computing and IoT: Systems, Management and Security (EAI ICECI 2023)
Venue & Dates:
Changsha, Hunan Province, December 13-14, 2023
Conference Website:
https://iceci-conference.eai-conferences.org/2023/
Scope
The dramatically-increasing devices and data traffic in the Internet-of-Things (IoT) era are posing significant burdens on the capacity-limited Internet and uncontrollable service delay. Computing paradigms are shifting from the centralized cloud computing to distributed edge computing or IoT. New computing paradigms, including Mobile Edge Computing and IoT, have emerged to leverage the distributed resources.
The proceedings of EAI ICECI 2023 is aiming to be a premier international conference in edge computing and IoT. This conference is to bring together computer scientists, industrial engineers and researchers to discuss and exchange experimental or theoretical results, novel designs, work-in-progress, experience, case studies, and trend-setting ideas in the area of edge computing or IoT include all aspects with emphasis on systems, management and security.
Topics
We welcome contributions from the following fields:
Modelling Cloud and Fog computing solutions for IoT and Edge Computing Systems
Monitoring and Managing Information Systems in IoT and Mobile Edge Computing
Models, methods, and tools for data management in IoT and Mobile Edge Computing
Energy-awareness and sustainability in IoT and Edge Computing: metrics and measurements
Recent advances in deep learning and applications in IoT and Edge Computing
Quality of Service, energy efficiency and security in Mobile Edge Computing
Methodologies and tools for energy efficiency and security compliance in IoT and Edge Computing
Adaptive approaches to managing energy consumption, QoS, and security of applications and systems
Energy and Security Aware Edge Computing solutions
Data-Driven and its applications in IoT and Edge Computing systems
Important dates
Late Track
Submission Deadline: 5 November 2023
Notification Deadline: 15 November 2023
Camera-Ready Deadline: 30 November 2023
Main Track
Submission Deadline: 25 August 2023
Notification Deadline: 19 September 2023
Camera-ready Deadline: 17 October 2023
Publication
All registered papers will be submitted for publishing by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library.
Proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in leading indexing services, such as Web of Science, Compendex, Scopus, DBLP, EU Digital Library, IO-Port, MatchSciNet, Inspec and Zentralblatt MATH.
Authors of selected papers will be invited to submit an extended version to:
Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET) Journal [IF: 3.8 (2022)]
Electronics
All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:
EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things (Open Access)
Additional publication opportunities:
EAI Transactions series (Open Access)
EAI/Springer Innovations in Communications and Computing Book Series
(titles in this series are indexed in Ei Compendex, Web of Science & Scopus)
Paper submission
Papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Confy+‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format (see Author’s kit section).
Regular papers should be up to 12-15+ pages in length.
Short papers should be 6-11 pages in length.
All conference papers undergo a thorough peer review process prior to the final decision and publication. This process is facilitated by experts in the Technical Program Committee during a dedicated conference period. Standard peer review is enhanced by EAI Community Review which allows EAI members to bid to review specific papers. All review assignments are ultimately decided by the responsible Technical Program Committee Members while the Technical Program Committee Chair is responsible for the final acceptance selection. You can learn more about Community Review here.
--
Dr. Qin Liu
College of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering
Hunan University
Changsha, Hunan Province,P.R. China, 410082
Mobile: +86-13548577157
Email: gracelq628(a)hnu.edu.cn; gracelq628(a)126.com
Homepage: https://qinliu-hnu.github.io/
Dear all,
The next talk in the IARCS Verification Seminar Series will be given by
Subhajit Roy, an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science
and Engineering at IIT Kanpur. The talk is scheduled on Tuesday, Oct. 10,
at 1900 hrs IST (add to Google calendar
<https://calendar.google.com/calendar/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MTJxcmNwdm…>
).
The details of the talk can be found on our webpage (
https://fmindia.cmi.ac.in/vss/), and also appended to the body of this
email.
The Verification Seminar Series, an initiative by the Indian Association
for Research in Computing Science (IARCS), is a monthly, online
talk-series, broadly in the area of Formal Methods and Programming
Languages, with applications in Verification and Synthesis. The aim of this
talk-series is to provide a platform for Formal Methods researchers to
interact regularly. In addition, we hope that it will make it easier for
researchers to explore newer problems/areas and collaborate on them, and
for younger researchers to start working in these areas.
All are welcome to join.
Best regards,
Akash, Deepak, Madhukar, Srivathsan
=============================================================
Title: Analysis of incomplete programs via Proof Engines and Fuzzing
Meeting Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89164094870?pwd=eUFNRWp0bHYxRVpwVVNoVUdHU0djQT09
(Meeting ID: 891 6409 4870, Passcode: 082194)
Abstract:
We tackle the problem of testing and verifying "incomplete" programs — that
contain components whose source code is either unavailable (like
third-party libraries and cloud-based APIs), or too complex to model
formally (like large machine learning models). We show how classical
techniques like symbolic execution, deductive verification and SMT solving
can be "lifted" to this setting. The techniques essentially employ a
combination of automated SMT based proofs, with tests from modern fuzzers
for testing and "almost" verification of such programs. We will delve into
one of our contributions: Sādhak, a solver for SMT theories modulo
closed-box functions. Our core idea is to use a synergistic combination of
a fuzzer to reason on closed-box functions and an SMT engine to solve the
constraints pertaining to the SMT theories. The fuzz and the SMT engines
attempt to converge to a model by exchanging a rich set of interface
constraints that are relevant and interpretable by them. Our
implementation, Sādhak, demonstrates a significant advantage over the only
other solver that is capable of handling such closed-box constraints:
Sādhak solves 36.45% more benchmarks than the best-performing mode of this
state-of-the-art solver and has 5.72x better PAR-2 score; on the benchmarks
that are solved by both tools, Sādhak is (on an average) 14.62x faster.
Bio: Subhajit Roy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer
Science and Engineering at IIT Kanpur. His research is aimed at designing
new algorithms and developing automated tools for analysis, verification,
optimization, synthesis, debugging, and interpreting both (conventional)
programs as well as for machine learnt models, using formal methods (logic,
automata theory, compiler design) and data-driven techniques (machine
learning, artificial intelligence, statistics).
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From: IMT2019057 Nandakishore S Menon <Nandakishore.Menon(a)iiitb.ac.in>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 13:27:52 +0000
Greetings all,
Link: https://conf.researchr.org/home/isec-2024
UPDATE :
You may have viewed previous versions of this announcement, announcing two tracks within ISEC 2024 and extension of deadlines. This announcement entails the updated details of the already announced tracks, so please read on.
ISEC:
Innovations in Software Engineering Conference, ISEC (Formerly known as India Software Engineering Conference) is the annual conference of iSOFT, the India chapter of ACM SIGSOFT (isoft.acm.org) under the umbrella of ACM India. The 17th edition of the conference will be held in International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, India. ISEC will bring together researchers and practitioners from across the world to share the results of their work.
The goal of the conference is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners from both academia and industry to meet and share cutting-edge advancements in the field of software engineering.
Call for Contributions Updates:
The deadline for Research track has been extended. Please find the the tracks with their updated deadlines on the website and as follows:
* Track: Research track
URL: https://conf.researchr.org/track/isec-2024/isec-2024-papers
Submission deadline:
- Submission Deadline: Fri 13 Oct 2023
- Acceptance Notification: Thu 30 Nov 2023
- Camera-ready Deadline: Fri 15 Dec 2023
* Track: Workshop and Tutorials
URL: https://conf.researchr.org/track/isec-2024/isec-2024-workshops
Submission deadline:
- Proposal Submission: Sat 30 Sep 2023
- Acceptance Notification: Mon 9 Oct 2023
* Track: Software Engineering in Practice
URL: https://conf.researchr.org/track/isec-2024/isec-2024-software-engineering-i…
Submission deadlines:
- SEIP Submission Deadline: Wed 8 November 2023.
- SEIP Submission Acceptance Notification: Fri 15 December 2023.
- SEIP Presentation Submission Deadline: Thu 25 January 2024.
* Track: Doctoral Symposium
URL : https://conf.researchr.org/track/isec-2024/isec-2024-doctoral-symposium
Submission deadlines:
- Submission Deadline: Wed 1 November 2023
- Submission Acceptance Notification: Fri 1 December 2023
- Presentation Submission Deadline: Thu 7 December 2023
* Track: Student Posters Session
URL : https://conf.researchr.org/track/isec-2024/isec-2024-student-posters-session
Submission deadlines:
- Submission Deadline: Wed 25 October 2023
Organising Team
General Chair
Sujit Kumar Chakrabarti (IIIT Bangalore)
Organising Co-Chairs
Raghavan Komondoor (IISc, Bangalore)
Raveendra Kumar Medicherla (TCS Research)
Program Co-Chairs (Research Track)
Sudipto Ghosh (Colorado State University, USA)
Aseem Rastogi (Microsoft Research, India)
Workshops and Tutorial Track Co-Chairs
Manas Thakur (IIT Bombay, India)
Sruti Srinivasa Ragavan (IIT Kanpur, India)
Software Engineering in Practice Co-Chairs
Manoj Dixit (MathWorks, India)
Tukaram Muske (Synopsis, India)
PhD Symposium Chair
Subhajit Roy (IIT Kanpur, India)
If any additional information is needed, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.
Best regards,
Nandakishore S Menon
Publicity Chair, ISEC 2024
International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore
+91 9188016258
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