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                                                Call for Papers

                                                FORMATS 2021
                                        19th International Conference on 
                        Formal Modeling and Analysis of Timed Systems
                                                August 23rd-27th
                                Université Paris-Est Créteil, France
                co-located with CONCUR, FMICS and QEST as part of QONFEST 2021
                                               qonfest2021.lacl.fr 
<http://qonfest2021.lacl.fr/>
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FORMATS is an annual conference aimed at promoting the study of fundamental and 
practical aspects of timed systems, and bringing together researchers from 
different disciplines that share interests in modelling, design, and analysis 
of timed computational systems. The conference aims to attract researchers 
interested in real-time issues in hardware design, performance analysis, 
real-time software, scheduling, semantics and verification of real-timed, 
hybrid and probabilistic systems. We particularly encourage submissions 
concerning applications of real-time systems and on relevant topics in 
interdisciplinary areas, such as robot motion planning.

Typical topics include (but are not limited to):

(1) Foundations and Semantics
Theoretical foundations of timed systems and languages; comparison between 
different models (timed automata, timed Petri nets, hybrid automata, timed 
process algebra, max-plus algebra, probabilistic models). 

(2) Methods and Tools
Techniques, algorithms, data structures, and software tools for analyzing timed 
systems and resolving temporal constraints (scheduling, worst-case execution 
time analysis, optimization, model checking, testing, constraint solving, etc.).

(3) Applications
Adaptation and specialization of timing technology in application domains such 
as real-time software, hardware circuits, and problems of scheduling in 
manufacturing and telecommunication.


Special Sessions: Control Synthesis and Motion Planning for Cyber-physical and 
Control Systems
There will be a special session on control synthesis and motion planning for 
cyber-physical and control systems in FORMATS this year. Real-world systems 
often include physical components, which impose constraints on the time and 
space evolution of the system, e.g., robots, smart cities, and medical devices. 
In this session, we are interested in all approaches, including both 
model-based and data-driven, to analysis and control design for such systems 
with logical and temporal specifications. We welcome submissions on this topic 
and in relevant areas.

Paper Submission:
FORMATS 2021 solicits high-quality papers reporting research results and/or 
experience reports related to the topics mentioned above. Submitted papers must 
contain original, unpublished contributions, not submitted for publication 
elsewhere. The papers should be submitted electronically in PDF, following the 
Springer LNCS style guidelines. Regular papers should not exceed 15 pages in 
length (excluding references, that are therefore not limited), and short papers 
(for instance describing case studies, or implementations) are limited to 5 
pages.  Each paper will undergo a thorough review process. If necessary, the 
paper may be supplemented with a clearly marked appendix, which will be 
reviewed at the discretion of the program committee. Papers will be submitted 
electronically via the EasyChair online submission system:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=formats2021 
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=formats2021>

The proceedings of FORMATS 2021 will be published by Springer in the Lecture 
Notes in Computer Science series. The best paper of the conference will be 
awarded the Oded Maler Award in Timed Systems.


Important Note Concerning the COVID-19 Pandemic:
The current situation makes it unclear whether FORMATS 2021 can be held 
physically. We hope to come to a clear view on this by early April 2021. Should 
it need to be held as a virtual conference, we would do our best to maintain 
the usual quality of the program, and moreover to have a scheduling that 
accommodate attendance from different time zones. 

Important dates:
   Abstract submission: April 6, 2021
   Paper submission: April 13, 2021
   Notification of acceptance: June 21, 2021 
   Final version due: July 02, 2021 
   Conference: August 23rd-27th, 2021

For any questions, feel free to contact the co-chairs Catalin Dima 
(d...@u-pec.fr <mailto:d...@u-pec.fr>) and Mahsa Shirmohammadi (ma...@irif.fr 
<mailto:ma...@irif.fr>)

Committees 

Program Chairs
Catalin Dima (France)
Mahsa Shirmohammadi (France)

QONFEST 2021 General Chair  
Benoît Barbot (France)

Steering Committee
Rajeev Alur (USA)
Eugene Asarin (France)
Martin Fränzle (chair, Germany)
Thomas A. Henzinger (Austria)
Joost-Pieter Katoen (Germany)
Kim G. Larsen (Denmark)
Oded Maler (founding chair, France) (1957-2018)
Pavithra Prabhakar (USA)
Mariëlle Stoelinga (The Netherlands)
Wang Yi (Sweden)

Special-Session Chair
Morteza Lahijanian (USA)

Program Committee
Parosh Aziz Abdulla (Sweden)
Damien Busatto (Belgium)
Thomas Chatain (France)
Lorenzo Clemente (Poland)
Liliana Cucu-Grosjean (France)
Hugo Gimbert (France)
Arnd Hartmanns (The Netherlands)
Hsi-Ming Ho (UK)
Sophia Knight (USA)
Moez Krichen (Saudi Arabia)
Engel Lefaucheux (Germany)
Martina Maggio (Saarland University, Germany)
Angelo Montanari (Italy)
Igor Potapov (UK)
Mickael Randour (Belgium)
Mikhail Raskin (Germany)
Cristian Riveros (Chile)
Matteo Rossi (Italy)
Kristin Yvonne  Rozier (USA)
Krishna S (India)
Sadegh Soudjani (UK)
Naijun Zhan (China)
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