# SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS Submission deadline: Friday 5 June (AoE) 22st Workshop on Formal Techniques for Java-like Programs (FTfJP 2020) https://2020.ecoop.org/track/FTfJP-2020-papers FTfJP will be virtual this year and is expected to be in mid July. ## About FTfJP 2020 (virtual) Formal techniques can help analyse programs, precisely describe program behaviour, and verify program properties. Modern programming languages are interesting targets for formal techniques due to their ubiquity and wide user base, stable and well-defined interfaces and platforms, and powerful (but also complex) libraries. New languages and applications in this space are continually arising, resulting in new programming languages (PL) research challenges. Work on formal techniques and tools and on the formal underpinnings of programming languages themselves naturally complement each other. FTfJP is an established workshop which has run annually since 1999 alongside ECOOP, with the goal of bringing together people working in both fields. The workshop has a broad PL theme; the most important criterion is that submissions will generate interesting discussions within this community. The term “Java-like” is somewhat historic and should be interpreted broadly: FTfJP solicits and welcomes submission relating to programming languages in general, beyond Java, C#, Scala, etc. Example topics of interest include: * Language design and semantics * Type systems * Concurrency and new application domains * Specification and verification of program properties * Program analysis (static or dynamic) * Program synthesis * Security * Pearls (programs or proofs) FTfJP welcomes submissions on technical contributions, case studies, experience reports, challenge proposals, and position papers. ## Submissions Contributions are sought in two categories: * Full Papers (6 pages, excluding references) present a technical contribution, case study, or detailed experience report. We welcome both complete and incomplete technical results; ongoing work is particularly welcome, provided it is substantial enough to stimulate interesting discussions. * Short Papers (2 pages, excluding references) should advocate a promising research direction, or otherwise present a position likely to stimulate discussion at the workshop. We encourage e.g. established researchers to set out a personal vision, and beginning researchers to present a planned path to a PhD. Both types of contributions will benefit from feedback received at the workshop. Submissions will be peer reviewed, and will be evaluated based on their clarity and their potential to generate interesting discussions. The format of the workshop encourages interaction. FTfJP is a forum in which a wide range of people share their expertise, from experienced researchers to beginning PhD students. ## Formatting and Publication Submissions should be in acmart/sigplan style, 10pt font. Formatting requirements are detailed on the SIGPLAN Author Information page (https://www.sigplan.org/Resources/Author). Accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library by default, though authors will be able to opt out of this publication, if desired. At least one author of an accepted paper must attend the workshop to present the work and participate in the discussions. ## Important Dates * Submission: June 5th (AoE) * Notification: July 3th ## Program Committee * Wolfgang Ahrendt (Chalmers University, Sweden) * Petra van den Bos (University of Twente, the Netherlands) * Marie Farrell (University of Liverpool, UK) * Paula Herber (University of Munster, Germany) * Nikolai Kosmatov (CEA LIST, France) * James Noble (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) * Violet Ka I Pun (University of Oslo, Norway) * John Singleton (University of Central Florida, USA) * Mattias Ulbrich (KIT, Germany) * Anton Wijs (Eindhoven University, the Netherlands) * Elena Zucca (University of Genova, Italy)