FM 2018 will highlight the development and application of formal methods in a wide range of domains including software and integrated computer–based systems. In the latter field, cyber–physical systems, systems–of–systems, human–computer interaction, manufacturing, sustainability, power, transport, cities, healthcare, and biology are of particular interest. We also welcome papers on experiences of formal methods in industry, and on the design and validation of formal methods tools.<br>Scope and Topics<br>FM 2018 encourages submissions on formal methods for developing and evaluating systems that interact with physical processes, and systems that use artificial intelligence technology. Examples include autonomous systems, robots, and cyber–physical systems in general. Applying formal methods to these systems of growing interest and importance is challenging because they exhibit much greater non–determinism than traditional systems, making them challenging to assure.<br>All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.<br>The broad topics of interest for FM 2018 include, but are not limited to:<br>Interdisciplinary formal methods: Techniques, tools and experiences demonstrating formal methods in interdisciplinary frameworks.<br>Formal methods in practice: Industrial applications of formal methods, experience with formal methods in industry, tool usage reports, experiments with challenge problems. Authors are encouraged to explain how formal methods overcame problems, led to improved designs, or provided new insights.<br>Tools for formal methods: Advances in automated verification, model–checking, and testing with formal methods, tools integration, environments for formal methods, and experimental validation of tools. Authors are encouraged to demonstrate empirically that the new tool or environment advances the state of the art.<br>Role of formal methods in software and systems engineering: Development processes with formal methods, usage guidelines for formal methods, and method integration. Authors are encouraged to evaluate process innovations with respect to qualitative or quantitative improvements. Empirical studies and evaluations are also solicited.<br>Theoretical foundations: All aspects of theory related to specification, verification, refinement, and static and dynamic analysis. Authors are encouraged to explain how their results contribute to the solution of practical problems with methods or tools.<br>
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