SLE 2018

Took place in Boston, USA
Co-located with SPLASH (GPCE et al)
Community website
Conference website
Received 46 submissions, accepted 22 papers: 13 research papers, 6 tool papers, 3 vision papers, acceptance rate 48%
Call for Papers
List of Papers
Organisers
Tags requested:
- T1A T1B T1C T1D T1E T2B T2C T2D T3A T3B T3C T4A T4B T4C T4E T5C T5D T5E T5F T5G T5H T6A T6B
Tags received:
- T1A T1B T1D T2C T3A T3B T3C T4A T4B T4C T4D T5C T5D T5E T5H T6B T6D

Call for Papers (source, 33 taggings)

Topics of Interest

SLE 2018 solicits high-quality contributions in areas ranging from theoretical and conceptual contributions, to tools, techniques, and frameworks in the domain of software language engineering. Topics relevant to SLE cover generic aspects of software languages development rather than aspects of engineering a specific language. In particular, SLE is interested in contributions from the following areas:

Software Language DesignT1A and Implementation

Approaches to and methods for language designT1A
Static semanticsT1B (e.g., design rules, well-formedness constraints)
Techniques for specifying behavioral / executable semanticsT1C
Generative approachesT4C (incl. code synthesisT4C, compilationT4C)
Meta-languagesT3A, meta-toolsT4A, language workbenchesT4A

Software Language ValidationT5D

Verification and formal methods for languagesT5D
Testing techniques for languagesT5C
Simulation techniques for languagesT4E

Software Language Integration and CompositionT1D

Coordination of heterogeneous languages and toolsT1D
Mappings between languagesT4B (incl. transformation languagesT3B)
Traceability between languagesT5G
Deployment of languages to different platformsT2D

Software Language MaintenanceT2B

Software language reuseT1E
Language evolutionT2B
Language families and variabilityT2C

Domain-specific approachesT3C for any aspects of SLE (designT1A, implementation, validationT5D, maintenanceT2B)
Empirical evaluationT5E and experience reportsT6A of language engineering tools

User studies evaluating usabilityT5H
Performance benchmarksT5F
Industrial applicationsT6B

Types of Submissions

Research papers: These should report a substantial research contribution to SLE or successful application of SLE techniques or both. Full paper submissions must not exceed 12 pages excluding bibliography.
Tool papers: Because of SLE’s interest in tools, we seek papers that present software tools related to the field of SLE. Selection criteria include originality of the tool, its innovative aspects, and relevance to SLE. Any of the SLE topics of interest are appropriate areas for tool demonstrations. Submissions must provide a tool description of 4 pages excluding bibliography, and a demonstration outline including screenshots of up to 6 pages. Tool demonstrations must have the keywords “Tool Demo” or “Tool Demonstration” in the title. The 4-page tool description will, if the demonstration is accepted, be published in the proceedings. The 6-page demonstration outline will be used by the program committee only for evaluating the submission.
New ideas / vision papers: New ideas papers should describe new, non-conventional SLE research approaches that depart from standard practice. They are intended to describe well-defined research ideas that are at an early stage of investigation. Vision papers are intended to present new unifying theories about existing SLE research that can lead to the development of new technologies or approaches. New ideas / vision papers must not exceed 4 pages excluding bibliography.

List of Papers (1+13+6+3, source)

Organisers

David J. Pearce (General Chair)
Tanja Mayerhofer (Programme Chair)
Friedrich Steimann (Programme Chair)
Anya Helene Bagge (PC)
Andrew Black (PC)
🏆 Erwan Bousse (PC)
Marco Brambilla (PC)
Ruth Breu (PC)
Walter Cazzola (PC)
Marsha Chechik (PC)
Tony Clark (PC)
Juan de Lara (PC)
Thomas Degueule (PC)
Jürgen Dingel (PC)
Tom Dinkelaker (PC)
Sebastian Erdweg (PC)
Bernd Fischer (PC)
Esther Guerra (PC)
Daco C. Harkes (PC)
Robert Hirschfeld (PC)
Michael Homer (PC)
Dimitrios S. Kolovos (PC)
Ralf Lämmel (PC)
Marjan Mernik (PC)
Gunter Mussbacher (PC)
James Noble (PC)
Bruno C. d. S. Oliveira (PC)
Christoph Reichenbach (PC)
Jan Oliver Ringert (PC)
Bernhard Rumpe (PC)
Markus Schordan (PC)
Anthony M. Sloane (PC)
Emma Söderberg (PC)
Mark van den Brand (PC)
Tijs van der Storm (PC)
Eelco Visser (PC)
Eric Walkingshaw (PC)
Andreas Wortmann (PC)
Vadim Zaytsev (PC)
Romina Eramo (Artefact Evaluation Chair)
Matthew Roberts (Artefact Evaluation Chair)
Arvid Butting (AEC)
Anna Eilertsen (AEC)
Abel Gómez (AEC)
Marcel Heinz (AEC)
Ludovico Iovino (AEC)
Sven Keidel (AEC)
Thomas Kühn (AEC)
Manuel Leduc (AEC)
Andrea Mauri (AEC)
Jesper Öqvist (AEC)
Juri Di Rocco (AEC)
Michele Tucci (AEC)
Luís Eduardo de Souza Amorim (AEC)

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