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                         JOINT CALL  FOR PAPERS

               28th ETAPS International Joint Conferences
                   On Theory and Practice of Software
                               ETAPS 2025

                    Hamilton, Canada,  May 3-8, 2025

                         https://etaps.org/2025

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-- ABOUT ETAPS --

ETAPS is a primary forum for academic and industrial researchers working
on topics relating to software science. ETAPS, established in 1998, is a
confederation of four annual conferences accompanied by satellite workshops.
ETAPS 2025 is the twenty-eighth event in the series.


-- Why choose ETAPS? --

 * ETAPS is one of the world's leading fora for research on software
   science, with a history of more than 25 years.
 * The proceedings of ETAPS appear in gold open access, with no article
   processing charge for the authors specifically.
 * All constituent conferences provide artifact evaluation.
 * In addition to the conference, ETAPS also unites the software science
   community with activities such as a blog on software science, a PhD
   workshop, sessions on diversity and inclusion and an ask-me-anything
   session.
 * Poster and Tool demo sessions are organized over the week.


-- What is new in 2025? --

 * Two submission rounds for ESOP – see https://etaps.org/2025/esop/
 * ETAPS is organized in North America for the first time!



-- MAIN CONFERENCES (May 5–8, 2025) --

  * ESOP: European Symposium on Programming
      (PC chair:  Viktor Vafeiadis, MPI-SWS)
  * FASE: Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering
      (PC chairs: Artur Boronat, University of Leicester,
                  Gordon Fraser, University of Passau)
  * FoSSaCS: Foundations of Software Science and Computation Structures
      (PC chairs: Delia Kesner, Université Paris Cité,
                  Parosh Abdulla, Uppsala University)
  * TACAS: Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems
      (PC chairs: Arie Gurfinkel, University of Waterloo,
                  Marijn Heule, Carnegie Mellon University)


-- INVITED SPEAKERS --

  * Amal Ahmed, Northeastern University
  * Matt Dwyer, University of Virginia
  * José Meseguer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  * Ina Schaefer, Karslruhe Institute of Technology
  * In addition, two more invited tutorial speakers will be announced later.



-- IMPORTANT DATES --

  * Submission deadline for ESOP, round 1: May 30, 2024, 23:59 AoE
  * Rebuttal for ESOP, round 1: July 23–25, 2024
  * Notification for ESOP, round 1: August 8, 2024
  * Submission deadline for ESOP round 2: October 10, 2024, 23:59 AoE
  * Submission deadline for TACAS, FoSSaCS, FASE: October 10, 2024, 23:59 AoE
  * TACAS mandatory artifact submission deadline: October 24, 2024
  * Rebuttal (ESOP, FoSSaCS, partially TACAS): December 3–5, 2024
  * Paper notification and TACAS mandatory artifact notification:
      December 20, 2024
  * ESOP, FASE, FoSSaCS artifact, TACAS voluntary artifact submission deadline:
      January 9, 2025
  * Artifact notification ESOP, FASE, FoSSaCS, TACAS (voluntary artifacts):
      February 13, 2025

  * Main Conference: May 5–8, 2025


-- PUBLICATION --

The proceedings will be published in the Advanced Research in Computing and
Software Science (ARCoSS) subline of Springer's LNCS series. The proceedings
volumes will appear in gold open access, so the published versions of all
papers will be available for everyone to download from the publisher's
website freely from the date of online publication, perpetually. The
copyright of the papers will remain with the authors.


-- AWARDS --

The strongest papers from the four conferences will be marked as distinguished
papers and highlighted in the conference program. From these distinguished
papers, the EAPLS, EASST, and EATCS, and the Best Tool Paper Award committees
will select the best ETAPS papers.

The ETAPS Test-of-Time Award will be granted, recognizing outstanding papers
published at ETAPS more than ten years in the past.

The ETAPS Rance Cleaveland Test-of-Time Tool Award acknowledges the importance
of reliable and well-maintained research tools and the significant effort that
their creation and maintenance entails.

The Doctoral Dissertation Award will be granted to promote and recognize
an outstanding dissertation in the research areas covered by the four main
ETAPS conferences.

All distinguished papers will be highlighted in the program.


-- SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS --

The four main conferences of ETAPS 2025 solicit contributions of the
following types. All page limits are given **excluding the bibliography**.

 * ESOP: regular research papers of max 25 pp, experience reports of max
   15 pp, and fresh perspectives providing new insights on programming
   languages and systems of max 15 pp. For the sake of flexibility, submitted
   research papers may be formatted in other formats. There is no page limit
   at the submission time. Please refer to https://etaps.org/2025/esop for
   more details.
 * FASE: regular research papers and empirical evaluation papers of
   max 18 pp; new ideas and emerging results (NIER) papers of max 8 pp;
   tool demonstration papers and data showcase papers of max 8 pp 
   (+ optional appendix of max 6 pp),
 * FoSSaCS: regular research papers of max 18 pp
 * TACAS: regular research papers, case study papers, and regular tool
   papers of max 16 pp,
   tool demonstration papers of max 6 pp

For definitions of the different paper types and specific instructions,
where they are present, see the web pages of the individual conferences.

All accepted papers will appear in Springer proceedings and have
presentations during the conference. A condition of submission is
that, if the submission is accepted, one of the authors attends the
conference to give the presentation. We plan ETAPS 2025 as an on-site
conference.

Submitted papers must be in English, presenting original research. They
must be unpublished and not submitted for publication elsewhere. In
particular, simultaneous submission of the same contribution to
multiple ETAPS conferences is forbidden.

Submissions must follow the formatting guidelines of Springer's LNCS
(use the llncs.cls class) and be submitted electronically in pdf through
the Easychair author interface of the respective conference. Submissions
not adhering to the specified format and length may be rejected immediately.

ESOP, FASE, and TACAS will use double-blind reviewing (in the case of TACAS,
only for regular research papers). Authors are asked to omit their names and
institutions; refer to prior work in the third person, just as prior work by
others; not to include acknowledgments that might identify them.

ESOP and FoSSaCS will use an **author rebuttal phase**. TACAS will use
rebuttal for selected submissions (those in the gray zone).


Artifact submission and evaluation

Regular tool paper and tool demonstration paper submissions to TACAS
must be accompanied by an artifact submitted shortly after the paper. The
artifact will be evaluated, and the outcome will be considered in the
paper's acceptance decision.

For research paper and case study paper submissions, pre-paper-acceptance
submission of an artifact is optional; if an artifact is submitted at this
point, it will be handled as described above.

Alternatively, authors of papers of these categories may submit an artifact
for evaluation after the paper has been accepted. The outcome of the
artifact evaluation will then not change the paper acceptance decision.

ESOP, FASE, and FoSSaCS will accept artifact submissions; however,
participation in it is voluntary; the artifact submission deadline is
after the paper notification deadline. The outcome will not alter the
paper acceptance decision.

For ESOP, artifacts may be submitted with an accompanying short 5-page
experience report (including a 1-page bibliography) that will appear in
the conference proceedings.

For specific instructions regarding artifacts, see the web pages of the
individual conferences.



-- SATELLITE EVENTS (May 3–4, 2025) --

Several satellite workshops and other events will take place during the
weekend before the main conferences.


-- CITY AND HOST INSTITUTION --

ETAPS 2025 will take place in Hamilton, Canada and is organized by McMaster
University. The Faculty of Engineering at McMaster University has a reputation
for innovative programs, cutting-edge research, leading faculty, and aspiring
students. It has earned a strong reputation as a center for academic excellence
and innovation. The Faculty has approximately 180 faculty members, along with
close to 4,500 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. The Faculty of
Engineering promotes a nurturing and inclusive environment where opportunities
are made available for personal growth and professional development. McMaster
University beautiful campus is at the north-west end of Hamilton on the western
end of Lake Ontario, between the Niagara Escarpment, conservation lands, and
the Royal Botanical Gardens. Hamilton, with a population of over 500,000, is
a vibrant community with easy access to Toronto and the Niagara region. It is
located at the northern tip of an ecological zone commonly called the Carolinian
Forest that encompasses the southernmost portion of Ontario but occurs nowhere
else in Canada. As a result, Hamilton is home to many unique species of plants
and animals that only occur here because the summer climate approaches that of
North and South Carolina in the United States. For further information, please
refer to https://tourismhamilton.com/

-- ORGANISERS --

Claudio Menghi – University of Bergamo, Italy, and McMaster University, Canada
Mark Lawford – McMaster University, Canada