21st Workshop on Formal Techniques for Java-like Programs (FTfJP 2019)

Formal techniques can help analyse programs, precisely describe program behaviour, and verify program properties. Modern programming languages are interesting targets for formal techniques due to their ubiquity and wide user base, stable and well-defined interfaces and platforms, and powerful (but also complex) libraries. New languages and applications in this space are continually arising, resulting in new programming languages (PL) research challenges.

Work on formal techniques and tools and on the formal underpinnings of programming languages themselves naturally complement each other. FTfJP is an established workshop which has run annually since 1999 alongside ECOOP, with the goal of bringing together people working in both fields.

The workshop has a broad PL theme; the most important criterion is that submissions will generate interesting discussions within this community. The term “Java-like” is somewhat historic and should be interpreted broadly: FTfJP solicits and welcomes submission relating to programming languages in general, beyond Java, C#, Scala, etc.

Example topics of interest include:

  • Language design and semantics
  • Type systems
  • Concurrency and new application domains
  • Specification and verification of program properties
  • Program analysis (static or dynamic)
  • Program Synthesis
  • Security
  • Pearls (programs or proofs)

FTfJP welcomes submissions on technical contributions, case studies, experience reports, challenge proposals, and position papers.

Accepted Papers

Title
Analysis of MiniJava Programs via Translation to ML
FTfJP
CallƐ: An Effect System for Method Calls
FTfJP
Decidable, Tag-Based Semantic Subtyping for Nominal Types, Tuples, and Unions
FTfJP
DOI Pre-print
Specifying I/O using Abstract Nested Hoare Triples in Separation Logic
FTfJP
Towards Deductive Verification of C11 Programs with Event-B and ProB
FTfJP
Translating Classes to First-Order Logic: An Example
FTfJP

Call for Papers

Submissions

Contributions are sought in two categories:

  • Full Papers (6 pages, excluding references) present a technical contribution, case study, or detailed experience report. We welcome both complete and incomplete technical results; ongoing work is particularly welcome, provided it is substantial enough to stimulate interesting discussions.

  • Short Papers (2 pages, excluding references) should advocate a promising research direction, or otherwise present a position likely to stimulate discussion at the workshop. We encourage e.g. established researchers to set out a personal vision, and beginning researchers to present a planned path to a PhD.

Submissions should be made via EasyChair https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ftfjp2019. There is no need to indicate the paper category (long/short).

Both types of contributions will benefit from feedback received at the workshop. Submissions will be peer reviewed, and will be evaluated based on their clarity and their potential to generate interesting discussions. Reviewing will be single blind, there is no need to anonymize submissions.

The format of the workshop encourages interaction. FTfJP is a forum in which a wide range of people share their expertise, from experienced researchers to beginning PhD students.

Formatting and Publication

Submissions should be in acmart/sigplan style, 10pt font. Formatting requirements are detailed on the SIGPLAN Author Information page (https://www.sigplan.org/Resources/Author).

Accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library by default, though authors will be able to opt out of this publication, if desired. At least one author of an accepted paper must attend the workshop to present the work and participate in the discussions.

Submission Rounds

Submissions will be taken in two rounds. Authors of papers rejected in Round One are free to resubmit to Round Two in either paper category, regardless of the type of Round One submission.

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10:45 - 12:15
Session OneFTfJP at Epernay
10:45
60m
Talk
Invited Talk - JayHorn: A Java Model Checker
FTfJP
Philipp Ruemmer Uppsala University
11:45
30m
Full-paper
CallƐ: An Effect System for Method Calls
FTfJP
Isaac Oscar Gariano , James Noble Victoria University of Wellington, Marco Servetto Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand
15:30 - 17:00
Session ThreeFTfJP at Epernay
15:30
30m
Full-paper
Towards Deductive Verification of C11 Programs with Event-B and ProB
FTfJP
Sadegh Dalvandi University of Surrey, Brijesh Dongol University of Surrey
16:00
30m
Full-paper
Specifying I/O using Abstract Nested Hoare Triples in Separation Logic
FTfJP
Willem Penninckx KU Leuven, Amin Timany imec-Distrinet KU-Leuven, Bart Jacobs KU Leuven
16:30
15m
Short-paper
Analysis of MiniJava Programs via Translation to ML
FTfJP
Martin Lester University of Reading
16:45
15m
Short-paper
Translating Classes to First-Order Logic: An Example
FTfJP