ACM SIGPLAN LCTES'98 (Deadline 26 Feb. 1999)

[Y. Annie Liu]

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                           CALL FOR PAPERS
                (Submission Deadline: 26 February 1999)

                     ACM SIGPLAN 1999 Workshop on
        Languages, Compilers, and Tools for Embedded Systems (LCTES'99)
                     Atlanta, Georgia, May 5, 1999

          (in conjunction with PLDI'99, as part of ACM FCRC'99)

                http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~liu/lctes99/
                   http://www.cs.uni-sb.de/~LCTES99/
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DESCRIPTION

LCTES '99 provides a link between the programming languages and
embedded systems engineering communities.  Researchers and developers
in these areas are addressing many similar problems, but with
different backgrounds and approaches.  LCTES is intended to expose
researchers and developers from either area to relevant work and
interesting problems in the other area and provide a forum where they
can interact.

Until recently embedded systems development was performed by
experienced specialists using a variety of custom kernels,
non-standard languages, vendor-specific device interfaces, and custom
hardware.  System integration involved a complicated process of
obtaining timing measurements, hand-tuning code, and re-measuring.
These ad-hoc techniques do not scale well for modern systems.  Also,
the majority of system developers is no longer composed of embedded
control experts.  As a result, a trend is emerging to use
off-the-shelf hardware and enhance standard software to meet embedded
requirements, ranging from real-time extensions of common programming
languages and operating systems to appropriate tools for embedded
programmers.

Original submissions are invited in all areas relevant to this theme.
Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to, the following
aspects of embedded systems:

* Design, Implementation, and Analysis of Embedded Systems
  - formal specification and verification
  - object-oriented modeling and design
  - integration and testing
  - profiling, measurement, and debugging
  - optimizations w.r.t. performance, code size, and power consumption
  - scheduling and timing analysis for real-time systems
* Programming Languages for Embedded Applications
  - real-time and embedded Java
  - exception and interrupt handling
  - memory management and garbage collection
* Tools
  - real-time operating systems
  - development tools and environments
  - emulators
* Hardware/Software Codesign
* Standardization

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SUBMITTING PAPERS

Papers should report new research and should not exceed 5000 words
(approximately 10 typeset on 16-point spacing), including figures and
references.  Short papers that describe existing implementations or
work-in-progress or outline new problems or important issues are also
welcome.  Short papers should not exceed 3000 words (6 pages).  All
accepted papers will be presented at the workshop and published in the
proceedings, which will be distributed at the workshop.  We anticipate
that the proceedings will be published as an issue of the ACM SIGPLAN
Notices.

Papers will be judged on originality, significance, correctness, and
clarity.  Authors should make every effort to make the technical
content of their papers understandable to a broad audience.  The paper
should clearly express the contribution of the paper, both in general
and in technical terms.  It is essential to identify what was
accomplished, explain its significance, and include a comparison with
previous work.  If any author has published or presented on a related
topic in a journal or a previous conference, the paper should explain
how it advances such previous work.

Papers must describe work not previously published in refereed venues.
Simultaneous submission to another publication outlet (conference or
journal) will be considered as grounds for rejection.

* Submissions consist of a 100-200 word ASCII abstract and either a
  5000-word paper, not to exceed 10 pages, or a 3000-word short paper,
  not to exceed 6 pages.  Submissions must be either electronic
  (encouraged) or postal (discouraged).  We strongly encourage authors
  to use the LaTeX ACM conference style.

* Please fill out the submission form available on the following page
  and include it with your submission:

        http://www.cs.uni-sb.de/~LCTES99/Submit.html

* Electronic submissions must be received by 23:59 PM Middle European
  Time, Friday, February 26, 1999.  Interactive submissions through
  the above web page are encouraged.  Submissions may also be sent as
  a single e-mail message to lctes99-submit@cs.uni-sb.de (MIME
  attachments are allowed); the message should contain both the filled
  out form and the Postscript paper.  Electronic papers should be in
  Postscript form, which must be interpretable by Ghostscript.  The
  Postscript must use standard fonts, or include the necessary fonts,
  and must be prepared for USLetter (8.5x11) or A4 page sizes.  Authors
  who cannot meet these requirements should submit hardcopy by post
  instead.

* Postal submissions must be sent to co-chair Reinhard Wilhelm by 
  airmail and must be received on or before February 26, 1999; 
  15 copies (printed double-sided if possible) must be provided.

These are firm constraints; submissions not meeting the criteria
described above will not be considered.

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IMPORTANT DATES

  Papers due: Friday February 26, 1999
  Author notification: Friday April 9, 1999
  Camera-ready final papers due: Friday April 23, 1999

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CO-CHAIRS

  Annie Liu                            Reinhard Wilhelm
  Computer Science Department          FB14 - Informatik
  215 Lindley Hall                     Universitat des Saarlandes
  Indiana University                   Postfach 15 11 50
  Bloomington, IN 47405                66041 Saarbrucken
  U.S.A.                               Germany
  phone: (812)855-4373, fax: -4829     phone: (+49)(681)302-3434, fax: -3065
  liu@cs.indiana.edu                   wilhelm@cs.uni-sb.de

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

  Jack Davidson, University of Virginia, USA
  Hans Hansson, Uppsala University, Sweden
  Connie Heitmeyer, NRL, USA
  Seongsoo Hong, Seoul National University, Korea
  Sanjay Jinturkar, Lucent Technologies, USA
  Annie Liu, Indiana University, USA
  Frank Mueller, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
  Jose Munoz, DARPA, USA
  Jerzy Nawrocki, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
  Bob Rau, HP Labs, USA
  Manas Saksena, Concordia University, Canada
  Reid Tatge, Texas Instruments, USA
  Thomas Weigert, Motorola, USA
  Andy Wellings, University of York, UK
  Reinhard Wilhelm, University of the Saarland, Germany

STEERING COMMITTEE

  Richard Gerber, University of Maryland, USA
  Thomas Marlowe, Seton Hall University, USA
  Frank Mueller, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
  Bill Pugh, University of Maryland, USA
  David Whalley, Florida State University, USA

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS PERSON

  Sanjay Jinturkar, Lucent Technologies, USA
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