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Formal Underpinnings of Java - an OOPSLA'98 Workshop

Important Dates   
Submissions:      31 July 1998   
Notifications:    20 August 1998   
Final Versions:   20 September 1998   
Workshop:         Sunday, 18 October 1998,  Vancouver, Canada
    
Java offers a novel paradigm for program deployment. It supports
intermediate code that is dynamically loaded from remote sites -
sometimes without the user's knowledge. For Web pages, Java applets can
greatly improve interactivity; for Java developers, the Java paradigm
promises benefits in portability and manageability. However, the Java
paradigm also opens new possibilities for abuse and has caused concern
about security. 
    
The application of formal methods to the Java paradigm aims to provide
a better understanding of the approach by rigorously formulating and
trying to prove the soundness of binary compatibility, type safety,
security and other guarantees made by  Java. It also aims to provide
some guidance for further development of the paradigm by uncovering
possible design flaws and by supplying a platform for the description of
future extensions. 
    
This workshop aims to bring together researchers to share new ideas and
results.  Since the main focus in selecting workshop contributions will
be the intrinsic interest and timeliness of the work, authors are
encouraged to submit (polished) descriptions of work in progress as well
as papers describing completed projects. The proceedings will be
published as a Princeton University technical report and be available
from the web.   We solicit submissions on original research  on the
following, or related subjects: 
      semantics of Java 
      semantics of byte code, correctness of the byte code verifier 
      formal verification of Java programs 
      separate compilation, binary compatibility 
      dynamic linking and loading 
      security policy 
      practicality of formal methods for Java 
      comparison of  approaches, tools 

Electronic versions of extended abstracts between 2500 and 5000 words
(approximately 5-10 pages) should be e-mailed to 
S.Eisenbach@doc.ic.ac.uk 
by Friday, 31 July 1998, using US-letter or A4 size, Postscript or PDF.
The submission may be included inline in the message or as a MIME
attachment only. (If electronic submission is impossible, postal
submissions must be received by Friday 31 July 1998; enclose 4
double-sided copies, a return postal address, a phone number, and a
return e-mail address.)  Receipt of the submissions will be acknowledged
by e-mail. The authors should inquire in case a prompt acknowledgment is
not received. 

Program Committee

      Susan Eisenbach, Imperial College  
      Jim Alves-Foss, University of Idaho  
      Drew Dean, Princeton University  
      Sophia Drossopoulou, Imperial College  
      Tobias Nipkow, Technische Universität München  
      Raymie Stata, Digital Equipment Corporation 

                                                           
Correspondence and questions should be sent to   
                                                           
S.Eisenbach@doc.ic.ac.uk