Submission Information

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Overview

CALCO invites three categories of submissions:

  • Full technical papers that report
    • results of theoretical work on the mathematics of algebras and coalgebras,
    • the way these results can support methods and techniques for software development, as well as
    • experience with the transfer of the resulting technologies into industrial practice.
  • Early ideas abstracts that lead to presentation of work in progress and original research proposals. PhD students and young researchers are particularly encouraged to contribute.
  • Tool papers that report on the development and use of tools for algebraic and coalgebraic methods in computer science.

More detailed information about these categories can be found below.

Topics of Interest

Typical, but not exclusive topics of interest are:

Abstract models and logics: Automata and languages; Categorical semantics; Graph transformation; Modal logics; Proof systems; Relational systems; Term rewriting

Algebraic and coalgebraic semantics: Abstract data types; Inductive and coinductive methods; Re-engineering techniques (program transformation); Semantics of conceptual modelling methods and techniques; Semantics of programming languages

Corecursion in programming languages: Corecursion in logic/constraint/functional/answer set programming; Corecursive type inference; Coinductive methods for proving program properties; Implementing corecursion; Applications

Role of algebraic and coalgebraic methods in software and systems engineering: Development processes with algebraic and coalgebraic methods; Method integration; Usage guidelines

Specialised models and calculi: Hybrid, probabilistic, and timed systems; Models and calculi of concurrent, distributed, mobile, cyber-physical, and context-aware computing; Systems theory and computational models (chemical, biological, etc.)

String diagrams and network theory: Combinatorial approaches; Theory of PROPs and operads; Rewriting problems and higher-dimensional approaches; Automated reasoning with string diagrams; Applications of string diagrams; Connections with control theory, engineering, and concurrency

System specification and verification: Algebraic and coalgebraic specification; Formal testing and quality assurance; Generative programming and model-driven development; Integration of formal specification techniques; Model-driven development; Process algebra; Specification languages, methods, and environments; Validation and verification

Tools supporting algebraic and coalgebraic methods for: Advances in automated verification; Model checking; Theorem proving; Testing

Quantum computing with algebra and coalgebra: Categorical semantics for quantum computing; Quantum calculi and programming languages; Foundational structures for quantum computing; Applications of quantum algebra

Submission Guidelines

Full technical papers

Prospective authors are invited to submit full technical papers in English presenting original research. Submitted papers must be unpublished and not submitted for publication elsewhere. Experience papers are welcome, but they must clearly present general lessons learned that would be of interest and benefit to a broad audience of both researchers and practitioners.

Proceedings will be published in the Dagstuhl LIPIcs Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics series. Final papers should be 12-15 pages long (excluding the bibliography and a brief appendix of up to 5 pages from this page limit) in the format specified by LIPIcs http://www.dagstuhl.de/en/publications/lipics/instructions-for-authors/ (note there has been a release of a new version of the style: lipics-v2019).

It is recommended that submissions adhere to that format and length. Submissions that are clearly too long may be rejected immediately. Proofs omitted due to space limitations may be included in a clearly marked appendix. Both an abstract and the full paper must be submitted by their respective submission deadlines. At least one of the authors must attend the conference to present the paper.

A special issue of the open access journal Logical Methods in Computer Science, containing extended versions of selected papers, is also being planned.

Early ideas abstracts

Submissions should not exceed 2 pages in the format specified by LIPIcs http://www.dagstuhl.de/en/publications/lipics/instructions-for-authors/ (note that there has been a release of a new version of the style: lipics-v2019).

The volume of selected abstracts will be made available on arXiv and on the CALCO pages. Authors will retain copyright, and are also encouraged to disseminate the results by subsequent publication elsewhere. At least one of the authors must attend the conference to present the work.

Tool papers

Submissions should not exceed 5 pages in the format specified by LIPIcs http://www.dagstuhl.de/en/publications/lipics/instructions-for-authors/ (note that there has been a release of a new version of the style: lipics-v2019).

The accepted tool papers will be included in the final proceedings of the conference. The tools should be made available on the web at the time of submission for download and evaluation. Each submission will be evaluated by at least three reviewers, and one or more of the reviewers will be asked to download and use the tool. At least one of the authors of each tool paper must attend the conference to demonstrate the tool.