[TYPES/announce] CfP Special Issue in Springer Software Quality Journal "Improving Software Quality Through Program Analysis"

[Matthias Güdemann]

Call for Papers

Special Issue in Springer Software Quality Journal
on
Improving Software Quality Through Program Analysis
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= Overview

Formal methods are paramount to ensure strong guarantees on the correct behavior
of software. Based on mathematics and logic, formal methods help practitioners
construct technology that can ensure increasingly important concerns such as
safety, security, reliability and accountability.

This special issue of the Software Quality Journal [1] is dedicated to program
analysis techniques that can be used to improve the quality of software
products. The special issue welcomes static and dynamic program analysis
techniques, approaches based on theorem proving, model checking, and any other
analysis technique that can help improving the quality of software systems.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
• model checking
• theorem proving
• correct by construction development
• model-based testing
• software testing
• symbolic execution
• static and dynamic analysis
• abstract interpretation
• analysis methods for dependable systems
• software certification and proof carrying code
• fault diagnosis and debugging
• verification and validation of large-scale software systems

= Requirements for Submission

Papers should be original and must not have been previously published or being
currently under submission at any other venue. A paper extending a conference or
workshop publication must contain at least 30% of new material to be considered
for publication. In that case, a clear indication in the introduction is
expected.

Manuscripts should be formatted according to the rules of the Software Quality
Journal, available by following the "Instructions for Authors" link on the
journal webpage [1], the CfP [2] and submit through [3], please make sure to
select "SI: Improving Software Quality Through Program Analysis". See [4] for
frequently asked questions.

= Reviewing Details

Each paper will be reviewed by at least two experts selected by the guest
editors.

= Important dates

• Deadline for submissions: 27 Sep 2019
• First round reviews: 20th Dec 2019
• Submission of revised papers: Feb 2020
• Notification of acceptance: April 2020
• Camera-ready version: May 2020

= Guest Editors

All inquiries can be sent to the guest editors of the journal:

Leonardo Mariani
University of Milano Bicocca
mariani at disco.unimib.it <mailto:mariani at disco.unimib.it>

Matthias Güdemann
IOHK
matthias at guedeman.org <mailto:matthias at guedemann.org>

= References

[1] Software Quality Journal.
https://www.springer.com/computer/swe/journal/11219
<https://www.springer.com/computer/swe/journal/11219>.
[2] https://www.springer.com/?SGWID=0-102-2-1470055-preview&dynamic=true
[3] https://www.editorialmanager.com/sqjo/
[4] Springer Frequently Asked Questions, 2018.
https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/journal-author/frequently-asked-questions/3832
<https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/journal-author/frequently-asked-questions/3832>.