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<div dir="auto">Sixth Workshop on Formal Methods for Autonomous Systems (FMAS 2024)<br></div><div dir="auto">Manchester, UK<br></div><div dir="auto">11th and 12th of November 2024<br></div><div dir="auto"><a href="https://fmasworkshop.github.io/FMAS2024/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fmasworkshop.github.io/FMAS2024/</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><hr><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">FMAS 2024 is a two-day peer-reviewed international workshop that brings together researchers working on a range of techniques for the formal verification of autonomous systems, to present recent work in the area, discuss key challenges, and stimulate collaboration between autonomous systems and formal methods researchers. Previous editions are listed on DBLP: [<a href="https://dblp.dagstuhl.de/db/conf/fmas/index.html](https://dblp.dagstuhl.de/db/conf/fmas/index.html)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dblp.dagstuhl.de/db/conf/fmas/index.html](https://dblp.dagstuhl.de/db/conf/fmas/index.html)</a>. <br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">More details can be found on our website: <a href="https://fmasworkshop.github.io/FMAS2024/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fmasworkshop.github.io/FMAS2024/</a><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Our twitter account is: <a href="https://twitter.com/FMASWorkshop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/FMASWorkshop</a> and posts about this year's workshop use the tag #FMAS2024<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">## Important Dates<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">* Submission: 9th August 2024 (Anywhere on Earth <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/aoe</a>)<br></div><div dir="auto">* Notification: 26th Sep 2024<br></div><div dir="auto">* Final Version: TBC<br></div><div dir="auto">* Workshop: 11th and 12th of November 2024<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">## Scope<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Autonomous systems present unique challenges for formal methods. They are often embodied in robotic systems that can interact with the real world, and they make independent decisions. Amongst other categories, they can be viewed as safety-critical, cyber-physical, hybrid, and real-time systems.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Key challenges for applying formal methods to autonomous systems include:<br></div><div dir="auto">* the system's dynamic deployment environment;<br></div><div dir="auto">* verifying the system's decision making capabilities -- including planning, ethical, and reconfiguration choices; and<br></div><div dir="auto">* using formal methods results as evidence given to certification or regulatory organisations.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">FMAS welcomes submissions that use formal methods to specify, model, or verify autonomous systems; in whole or in part. We are especially interested in work using integrated formal methods, where multiple (formal or non-formal) methods are combined during the software engineering process. We encourage submissions that are advancing the applicability of formal methods for autonomous systems, for example improving integration or explainability, automation or knowledge transfer of these technique; a wider discussion of these principles can be found in 'A Manifesto for Applicable Formal Methods' [<a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.12758](https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.12758)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.12758](https://arxiv.org/abs/2112.12758)</a>.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Autonomous systems are often embedded in robotic or cyber-physical systems, and they share many features (and verification challenges) with automated systems. FMAS welcomes submissions with applications to:<br></div><div dir="auto">* automated systems,<br></div><div dir="auto">* semi-autonomous systems, or<br></div><div dir="auto">* fully-autonomous systems.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">### Topics<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">* Applicable, tool-supported Formal Methods that are suited to Autonomous Systems<br></div><div dir="auto">* Runtime Verification or other formal approaches to deal with the reality gap (the gap between models/simulations and the real world),<br></div><div dir="auto">* Verification against safety assurance arguments or standards documents,<br></div><div dir="auto">* Formal specification and requirements engineering approaches for autonomous systems, <br></div><div dir="auto">* Case Studies that identify challenges when applying formal methods to autonomous systems,<br></div><div dir="auto">* Experience Reports that provide guidance for tackling challenges with formal methods or tools, or<br></div><div dir="auto">* Discussions of the future directions of the field.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Because the above list is not exhaustive, if you are unsure if your paper is in scope for FMAS please feel free to email us (addresses below) to discuss it.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">## Submission and Publication<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">There are four categories of submission:<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">* **Vision papers** *6 pages (excluding references)* describe directions for research into Formal Methods for Autonomous Systems;<br></div><div dir="auto">* **Research previews** *6 pages (excluding references)* describe well-defined research ideas that are in their early stages, and my not be fully developed yet. Work from PhD students is particularly welcome;<br></div><div dir="auto">* **Experience report papers** *15 pages (excluding references)* report on practical experiences in applying Formal Methods to Autonomous Systems, focussing on the experience and lessons to be learnt;<br></div><div dir="auto">* **Regular papers** *15 pages (excluding references)* describe completed applications of Formal Methods to an Autonomous System, new or improved approaches, evaluations of existing approaches, and so on.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">These categories are intended to help you show your intent for your paper, and to allow a fairer comparison of papers. For example, a Research Preview won't be judged as not developed enough for acceptance, purely because it is compared to a Standard Paper. The category descriptions are not exhaustive and should be interpreted broadly. If you are unsure if your paper clearly fits into one of these categories, please feel free to email us (details below) to discuss it.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">### Submission details<br></div><div dir="auto">* Submission Link: []()<br></div><div dir="auto"> - please select one of the four submission categories during submission, under the heading 'Topics'<br></div><div dir="auto">* Submissions must be prepared using the [EPTCS LaTeX style](<a href="http://style.eptcs.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://style.eptcs.org/</a>). <br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Each submission will receive at least three, single-blind reviews. If a paper is accepted, at least one of the authors must register for, and attend, the workshop to present their work. We intend that accepted papers will be published via [EPTCS](<a href="http://www.eptcs.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.eptcs.org/</a>). <br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">## Venue<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">FMAS 2024 will be held on the 11th and 12th of November 2024, co-located with the [International Conference on Integrated Formal Methods (iFM) 2024](<a href="https://ifm2024.cs.manchester.ac.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ifm2024.cs.manchester.ac.uk</a>), hosted by the University of Manchester, UK.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">We will accept participation in-person and remotely:<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">* At least one author per paper must register and pay for on-site attendance at FMAS, even if the paper will be presented remotely – this is to ensure we cover the costs of running FMAS as a satellite workshop at iFM.<br></div><div dir="auto">* Presenting or participating online will be free.<br></div><div dir="auto">* If you are presenting your remotely, please contact us at <a href="mailto:FMASWorkshop@tutanota.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FMASWorkshop@tutanota.com</a> to let us know so that we can make the necessary arrangements.<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">## Organising Committee<br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div> </body>
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