December 6-8, 2011
Tutorials: December 5, 2011
Organized by IBM R&D Labs in Israel

Research and practice in system verification and testing are roughly divided into two major paradigms—formal verification and dynamic verification (testing). Within each paradigm, algorithms and techniques may differ considerably between hardware-related solutions and software-related solutions. However, the common underlying goal of these techniques, across paradigms and system types, is to ensure the correct functionality and performance of complex systems. HVC is the only conference that brings together researchers and practitioners from all verification and testing sub-fields, thereby encouraging the migration of methods and ideas among domains. HVC 2011 invites the submission of technical papers reporting original research and experience results in all sub-fields of testing and verification applicable to software, hardware, and hybrid systems.

As in previous years, HVC 2011 plans to publish its post-proceedings as a Springer's Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) volume. In addition, HVC 2011 plans to invite the authors of the top 10%-20% accepted papers to submit revised versions of their work to a special issue of a journal. HVC further plans for its papers to become accessible via the Web of Knowledge.

Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to:

Simulation-based verification Formal verification methods High-level stimuli generation Equivalence checking SAT-based verification algorithms Classification of hardware bugs Static analysis Design for verifiability Hardware/software co-verification Debugging Emulation and acceleration Formal modeling and specification Post-silicon validation CSP-based functional verification Formal specification languages Model checking

Quality assurance Testing methodologies Defect prevention Test-driven development Hybrid verification methods Model-based testing Verification coverage Developer testing Review and inspection Semi-formal verification Test automation and automated test generation Coverage analysis and test minimization Test planning Testing and analysis of concurrent software Domain specific testing and analysis Functional and performance testing

We are planning a number of keynote and invited presentations.

Venue:

The lovely city of Haifa resides on Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, and is home to Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Haifa is also the world center of the Baha'i faith, and the wondrous Baha'i gardens are a must-see attraction. The conference will be held in the modern building of the IBM R&D Labs, situated at the top of the mountain.

Events:

HVC best paper and best student paper awards: a special session will present and award the best regular and student papers. These will be selected by a special committee.

Social events include an excursion, a reception, and an optional weekend in Jerusalem after the conference.

Submission

All submitted papers should be in LNCS format. For details, see: http://www.springer.com/east/home/computer/lncs.

There are two categories of submissions:

• Regular papers:
  Regular paper submissions should describe original and unpublished work. Simultaneous submission to other conferences with proceedings or submission of previously published material is strictly forbidden. Regular papers should not exceed fifteen (15) pages in LNCS format. Submissions will be accepted in electronic form (pdf or postscript), via the easychair portal.
  An early email to conference chairs with your intention to submit a paper would be appreciated.
• Tools and experience papers:
  Tool submissions should describe a new tool and its features, and demonstrate its effectiveness using experimentation. Tools and experience papers are required to show significant advancements compared with existing tools. Tools and experience papers should not exceed five (5) pages in LNCS format. Tool presentations are expected to include a short demo.

Student grants:

We anticipate a number of student grants to cover part of the travel expenses for full-time students who are authors of accepted papers.

We will post more details closer to the deadline.

Important dates

Submission deadline: **EXTENDED**	August 24, 2011 @ 23h59 (Samoa Timezone)
Author notification:	September 19, 2011
Tutorials day:	December 5, 2011
Conference gathering:	December 6-8, 2011
Final Version:	January 31, 2012

 

General chair:

Onn Shehory, IBM Israel

Program chairs:

Kerstin Eder, University of Bristol
João Lourenço, New University of Lisbon

Proceedings Publication:

Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science.

• Onn Shehory

  General Chair

• Kerstin Eder

  Program Co-Chair

• João Lourenço

  Program Co-Chair

• Yair Harry

  Webmaster

Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science