IWFM'01

Call for Participation

5th Irish Workshop on Formal Methods

Dublin, Ireland, 16-17th July 2001

Organised by IFMSIG

http://www.cs.tcd.ie/research_groups/fmg/IFMSIG/IWFM01

The fifth Irish Workshop in formal methods (IWFM'01) takes place at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland in July 2001. Dublin is easily reached by air (Dublin International Airport) with regular flights to the UK, Europe and the US.

The following invited speakers will give presentations at the workshop. Dr. Oege deMoor, Oxford, England Prof. Joseph Morris, Dublin City University

The proceedings (selected papers) will be published following the conference. Pre-prints of the proceedings will be available as part of the registration pack. To attend, please complete and return the booking form with the appropriate fee. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Draft Timetable

Monday, July 16th, 2001
9:00 - 10:00Registration
10:00 - 11:00Invited Speaker: Oege De Moor
Programming Transformations (abstract)
11:00 - 11:30Coffee
11:30 - 12:00Doug Goldson
Multiprogram Design in the theory of Owicki and Gries
12:00 - 12:30Claus Pahl
Observation and Abstract Behaviour in Specification and Implementation of State-based Systems
12:30 - 1:00Steve Dunne
Recasting Hoare and He's Unifying Theory of Programs in the Context of General Correctness
1:00 - 2:30Lunch
2:30 - 3:00B. Aziz, G. W. Hamilton
A Denotational Semantics for the Pi-Calculus
3:00 - 3:30Pascal Hitzler, Anthony Karel Seda
Irish VDM Meets LCF
3:30 - 4:00Coffee
4:00 - 4:30Marcelin Au. Fortes da Cruz
Building Systems as Transformers
4:30 - 5:00Richard Hayes
An Investigation of the Use of Unique Arrays and Lists in Clean
8:00 - 11:00Dinner

Tuesday, July 17th 2001
10:00 - 11:00Invited Speaker: Joe Morris
An easy route from functional to imperative programming
11:00 - 11:30Coffee
11:30 - 12:00N. Reid, P Kilpatrick, M. Clint
Towards a Semantics For Multidimensional Array Assignment in Fortran 95
12:00 - 12:30Bing Wu, D.R.W. Holton, Luming Lai
An Integrated Refinement Calculus For Z
12:30 - 1:00Jim Woodcock, Ana Cavalcanti
A concurrent language for refinement
1:00 - 2:30Lunch
2:30 - 4:00Andrew Butterfield, Micheal Mac An Airchinnigh
Tutorial: Topos Logic for Formal Methods
4:00 - 4:30Coffee
4:30 - 5:00Plenary session

Local Information

Dublin (Baile Atha Cliath) is the capital and largest city in the Republic of Ireland. It dates from Viking times (circa 988 A.D.) and has grown to become an important cosmopolitan city with over one million inhabitants. The city is rich in architecture, culture and history. The notable architecture includes Stephens Green and Merrion Square, which are two fine Georgian squares in central Dublin. The Bank of Ireland in College Green (formerly the house of parliament until 1800) is quite impressive, as is Trinity College Dublin (dating from 1592 and housing the world famous `Book of Kells'). Christ Church Cathedral & St. Patricks Cathedral are well worth visiting. Dublin is famous for its writers and poets. The poet and playwright, William Butler Yeats was born in Sandymount, Dublin. James Joyce who immortalised Dublin in his famous `Ulysses' was a Dubliner, as was Samuel Beckett author of `Waiting for Godot'. Other famous Dublin writers include Oscar Wilde, Sean O'Casey, George Bernard Shaw, etc. The city has several theatres including the Abbey Theatre (which was founded by William Butler Yeats) and the Gate Theatre. Perhaps, this rich literary tradition is evident in the warmth, friendliness and wit of the native inhabitants. Dublin pubs are probably among the best you will find anywhere in the world. The new left bank in Dublin, i.e., the Temple Bar, has many pubs and restaurants that welcome visitors to the city. Perhaps, the most famous Dublin pub is O'Donoghues, Merrion Row. Several famous Irish traditional musicians started off in this pub, including `The Dubliners'. Dublin is home to the National Art Gallery, Merrion Square and the Hugh Lane Art Gallery in Parnell Square. The National Museum, Kildare St. has many famous treasures from Irish history and is well worth a visit. Dublin is the centre of political and commercial life in Ireland. This includes the houses of parliament (or Dail) and is located in Kildare St. Finally, the city is home to `Guinness', and no visit to Dublin is complete without sampling the local brew or visiting the St. James Gate Brewery.

Accommodation Information

Dublin is a popular tourist destination and accommodation can be very difficult to find in the summer. The following hotels are in easy walking distance of Trinity College in the centre of the city and can offer vacancies at the time of writing (prices as quoted by hotel for IWFM delegates):