The ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Software Language Engineering (SLE) is devoted to the principles of software languages: their design, their implementation, and their evolution.
With the ubiquity of computers, software has become the dominating intellectual asset of our time. In turn, this software depends on software languages, namely the languages it is written in, the languages used to describe its environment, and the languages driving its development process. Given that everything depends on software and that software depends on software languages, it seems fair to say that for many years to come, everything will depend on software languages.
Software language engineering (SLE) is the discipline of engineering languages and their tools required for the creation of software. It abstracts from the differences between programming languages, modelling languages, and other software languages, and emphasizes the engineering facet of the creation of such languages, that is, the establishment of the scientific methods and practices that enable the best results. While SLE is certainly driven by its metacircular character (software languages are engineered using software languages), SLE is not self-satisfying: its scope extends to the engineering of languages for all and everything.
Like its predecessors, the 13th edition of the SLE conference, SLE 2020, will bring together researchers from different areas united by their common interest in the creation, capture, and tooling of software languages. It overlaps with traditional conferences on the design and implementation of programming languages, model-driven engineering, and compiler construction, and emphasizes the fusion of their communities. To foster the latter, SLE traditionally fills a two-day program with a single track, with the only temporal overlap occurring between co-located events.
SLE 2020 will be co-located with SPLASH, GPCE and SAS in Chicago, Illinois, United States and celebrated as a virtual event.
- Community website: http://www.sleconf.org/2020
- Conference website: https://conf.researchr.org/home/sle-2020
- Submission website: https://sle20.hotcrp.com
Sun 15 Nov Times are displayed in time zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
09:00 - 09:40: GPCE/SLE OpeningGPCE / SLE at SPLASH-III +12h Chair(s): Juan de LaraAutonomous University of Madrid, Laurence TrattKing's College London, Martin ErwigOregon State University, Jeff GrayUniversity of Alabama, Ralf LämmelFacebook London | |||
09:00 - 09:40 Other | GPCE/SLE Opening GPCE Link to publication |
09:40 - 10:20: GPCE / SLE at SPLASH-III +12h Chair(s): Juan de LaraAutonomous University of Madrid, Jeff GrayUniversity of Alabama, Laurence TrattKing's College London | |||
09:40 - 10:00 Talk | Modeling Black-Box Components with Probabilistic SynthesisBest Paper Award GPCE Bruce CollieUniversity of Edinburgh, Jackson WoodruffUniversity of Edinburgh, Michael F. P. O'BoyleUniversity of Edinburgh Link to publication DOI Media Attached | ||
10:00 - 10:20 Talk | Gradually Typing Strategies SLE Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached |
11:00 - 12:20: GPCE / SLE at SPLASH-III +12h Chair(s): Benoit CombemaleUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Eric Van WykUniversity of Minnesota, USA | |||
11:00 - 11:20 Talk | Automated Variability Injection for Graphical Modelling Languages GPCE Antonio GarmendiaJKU Linz, Manuel WimmerJKU Linz, Esther GuerraAutonomous University of Madrid, Elena Gómez-MartínezAutonomous University of Madrid, Juan de LaraAutonomous University of Madrid Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached | ||
11:20 - 11:40 Talk | Modular and Distributed IDE SLE Fabien CoulonObeo, France / University of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Alex AuvolatUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Benoit CombemaleUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Yérom-David BrombergUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, François TaïaniUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Olivier BaraisUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Noël PlouzeauUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached | ||
11:40 - 12:00 Talk | Correctness-by-Construction for Feature-Oriented Software Product Lines GPCE Link to publication DOI Media Attached | ||
12:00 - 12:20 Talk | A Family of Languages for Trustworthy Agent-Based Simulation SLE Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached |
13:00 - 13:20 Talk | Multi-stage Programming in the Large with Staged Classes GPCE Link to publication DOI Media Attached | ||
13:20 - 13:40 Talk | Software Language Engineers’ Worst Nightmare SLE Vadim ZaytsevUniversity of Twente, Netherlands Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached | ||
13:40 - 14:00 Talk | Reorganizing Queries with Grouping GPCE Link to publication DOI Media Attached | ||
14:00 - 14:20 Talk | Principles and Patterns of JastAdd-Style Reference Attribute Grammars SLE Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached |
21:00 - 21:40: GPCE/SLE OpeningGPCE / SLE at SPLASH-III Chair(s): Martin ErwigOregon State University, Jeff GrayUniversity of Alabama, Juan de LaraAutonomous University of Madrid, Laurence TrattKing's College London, Ralf LämmelFacebook London | |||
21:00 - 21:40 Other | GPCE/SLE Opening GPCE Link to publication |
21:40 - 22:20: GPCE / SLE at SPLASH-III Chair(s): Laurence TrattKing's College London, Jeff GrayUniversity of Alabama, Juan de LaraAutonomous University of Madrid | |||
21:40 - 22:00 Talk | Modeling Black-Box Components with Probabilistic SynthesisBest Paper Award GPCE Bruce CollieUniversity of Edinburgh, Jackson WoodruffUniversity of Edinburgh, Michael F. P. O'BoyleUniversity of Edinburgh Link to publication DOI Media Attached | ||
22:00 - 22:20 Talk | Gradually Typing Strategies SLE Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached |
23:00 - 23:20 Talk | Automated Variability Injection for Graphical Modelling Languages GPCE Antonio GarmendiaJKU Linz, Manuel WimmerJKU Linz, Esther GuerraAutonomous University of Madrid, Elena Gómez-MartínezAutonomous University of Madrid, Juan de LaraAutonomous University of Madrid Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached | ||
23:20 - 23:40 Talk | Modular and Distributed IDE SLE Fabien CoulonObeo, France / University of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Alex AuvolatUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Benoit CombemaleUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Yérom-David BrombergUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, François TaïaniUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Olivier BaraisUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France, Noël PlouzeauUniversity of Rennes, France / Inria, France / CNRS, France / IRISA, France Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached | ||
23:40 - 00:00 Talk | Correctness-by-Construction for Feature-Oriented Software Product Lines GPCE Link to publication DOI Media Attached | ||
00:00 - 00:20 Talk | A Family of Languages for Trustworthy Agent-Based Simulation SLE Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached |
Mon 16 Nov Times are displayed in time zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
00:20 - 01:00 Talk | Ask Me Anything: Sriram Rajamani SPLASH PLMW Sriram RajamaniMicrosoft Research |
01:00 - 01:20 Talk | Multi-stage Programming in the Large with Staged Classes GPCE Link to publication DOI Media Attached | ||
01:20 - 01:40 Talk | Software Language Engineers’ Worst Nightmare SLE Vadim ZaytsevUniversity of Twente, Netherlands Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached | ||
01:40 - 02:00 Talk | Reorganizing Queries with Grouping GPCE Link to publication DOI Media Attached | ||
02:00 - 02:20 Talk | Principles and Patterns of JastAdd-Style Reference Attribute Grammars SLE Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached |
02:20 - 03:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
04:20 - 05:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
06:20 - 07:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
08:20 - 09:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
09:00 - 10:20 Keynote | Catching More Bugs with Fewer False AlarmsAMA SPLASH Keynotes Jonathan BellNortheastern University Media Attached |
10:20 - 11:00: Breakfast in SeattleSPLASH Posters at SPLASH-I +12h Please click the link below for the list of featured posters. | |||
10:20 - 11:00 Poster | Posters Session 2 SPLASH Posters |
12:20 - 13:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
14:20 - 15:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
15:00 - 15:20 Talk | A Semantic Framework for PEGs SLE Sergio Queiroz de MedeirosUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Carlos OlarteFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached | ||
15:20 - 15:40 Talk | Untangling Mechanized Proofs SLE Clément Pit-ClaudelMIT CSAIL DOI Pre-print Media Attached |
16:20 - 17:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
18:20 - 19:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
20:20 - 21:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
21:00 - 22:20 Keynote | Catching More Bugs with Fewer False AlarmsAMA SPLASH Keynotes Jonathan BellNortheastern University Media Attached |
22:20 - 23:00: Lunch in TokyoSPLASH Posters at SPLASH-I Please click the link below for the list of featured posters. | |||
22:20 - 23:00 Poster | Posters Session 2 SPLASH Posters |
Tue 17 Nov Times are displayed in time zone: Central Time (US & Canada)
00:20 - 01:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
02:20 - 03:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
03:00 - 03:20 Talk | A Semantic Framework for PEGs SLE Sergio Queiroz de MedeirosUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Carlos OlarteFederal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Link to publication DOI Pre-print Media Attached | ||
03:20 - 03:40 Talk | Untangling Mechanized Proofs SLE Clément Pit-ClaudelMIT CSAIL DOI Pre-print Media Attached |
04:20 - 05:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
06:20 - 07:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
07:00 - 08:20: TSPLASH Keynotes at SPLASH-I +12h Chair(s): Steve BlackburnAustralian National University | |||
07:00 - 08:20 Keynote | Testing Deep Neural Networks SPLASH Keynotes Mary Lou SoffaUniversity of Virginia Link to publication |
08:20 - 09:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
10:20 - 11:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
12:20 - 13:00: Breakfast in WellingtonSPLASH Student Research Competition at SPLASH-I +12h
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12:20 - 13:00 Poster | Student Research Competition SPLASH Student Research Competition |
14:20 - 15:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
16:20 - 17:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
18:20 - 19:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
19:00 - 20:20 Keynote | Testing Deep Neural Networks SPLASH Keynotes Mary Lou SoffaUniversity of Virginia Link to publication |
20:20 - 21:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
22:20 - 23:00 Social Event | Meet The Speakers SPLASH Meet The Speakers (MTS) |
Call for Papers
Virtual SLE 2020
March 24th update: In view of the uncertainties around the COVID-19 pandemic, as an effort to relieve stress on authors, SLE has delayed the paper submission deadlines by one month, following the SPLASH general policy.
Types of Submissions
SLE accepts three types of papers:
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Research papers: These are “traditional” papers detailing research contributions to SLE. These papers have a limit of 12 pages, and may optionally include 8 further pages of bibliography/appendices
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Tool papers: These are papers which focus on the tooling aspects which are often forgotten or neglected in research papers. A good tool paper focusses on practical insights that are likely to be useful to other implementers or users in the future. Any of the SLE topics of interest are appropriate areas for tool demonstrations. Submissions must not exceed 5 pages and may optionally include 1 further page of bibliography / appendices. They may optionally come with an appendix with a demo outline / screenshots and/or a short video/screencast illustrating the tool. Tool paper titles must start with “Tool Demo:”.
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New ideas / vision papers: These are forward-looking papers about ideas that will interest the SLE community but which are not currently at an advanced level of research. These might be about new research avenues or about integrating existing research ideas, or technologies. New ideas / vision papers must not exceed 5 pages, and may optionally include 1 further page of bibliography / appendices
Topics of Interest
Broadly speaking, SLE covers software language engineering rather than engineering a specific software language. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Software Language Design and Implementation
- Approaches to and methods for language design
- Static semantics (e.g. design rules, well-formedness constraints)
- Techniques for specifying behavioral / executable semantics
- Generative approaches (incl. code synthesis, compilation)
- Meta-languages, meta-tools, language workbenches
- Software Language Validation
- Verification and formal methods for languages
- Testing techniques for languages
- Simulation techniques for languages
- Software Language Integration and Composition
- Coordination of heterogeneous languages and tools
- Mappings between languages (incl. transformation languages)
- Traceability between languages
- Deployment of languages to different platforms
- Software Language Maintenance
- Software language reuse
- Language evolution
- Language families and variability
- Domain-specific approaches for any aspects of SLE (design, implementation, validation, maintenance)
- Empirical evaluation and experience reports of language engineering tools
- User studies evaluating usability
- Performance benchmarks
- Industrial applications
Workshops: Workshops will be organized by SPLASH. Please inform us and contact the SPLASH organizers if you would like to organize a workshop of interest to the SLE audience. Information on how to submit workshops can be found at the SPLASH 2020 Website.
Artifact Evaluation
For the fifth year SLE will use an evaluation process for assessing the quality of the artifacts on which papers are based to foster the culture of experimental reproducibility. Authors of accepted papers are invited to submit artifacts. For more information, please have a look at the Artifact Evaluation page.
Submission
Format
Submissions have to use the ACM SIGPLAN Conference Format “acmart”; please make sure that you always use the latest ACM SIGPLAN acmart LaTeX template, and that the document class definition is \documentclass[sigplan,anonymous,review]{acmart}
. Do not make any changes to this format!
Ensure that your submission is legible when printed on a black and white printer. In particular, please check that colors remain distinct and font sizes in figures and tables are legible.
To increase fairness in reviewing, a double-blind review process has become standard across SIGPLAN conferences. In this line, SLE will follow the double-blind process. Author names and institutions should be omitted from submitted papers, and references to the authors’ own related work should be in the third person. No other changes are necessary, and authors will not be penalized if reviewers are able to infer their identities in implicit ways.
All submissions must be in PDF format.
Concurrent Submissions
Papers must describe unpublished work that is not currently submitted for publication elsewhere as described by SIGPLAN’s Republication Policy. Submitters should also be aware of ACM’s Policy and Procedures on Plagiarism. Submissions that violate these policies will be desk-rejected.
Submission Site
Submissions will be accepted at https://sle20.hotcrp.com/.
Reviewing Process
All submitted papers will be reviewed by at least three members of the program committee. Research papers and tool papers will be evaluated concerning novelty, correctness, significance, readability, and alignment with the conference call. New ideas / vision papers will be evaluated primarily concerning novelty, significance, readability, and alignment with the conference call.
For fairness reasons, all submitted papers must conform to the above instructions. Submissions that violate these instructions may be rejected without review, at the discretion of the PC chairs.
Awards
- Distinguished paper: Award for most notable paper, as determined by the PC chairs based on the recommendations of the programme committee.
- Distinguished reviewer: Award for distinguished reviewer, as determined by the PC chairs.
- Distinguished artifact: Award for the artifact most significantly exceeding expectations, as determined by the AEC chairs based on the recommendations of the artifact evaluation committee.
Publication
All accepted papers will be published in the ACM Digital Library.
AUTHORS TAKE NOTE: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.
Contact
For additional information, clarification, or answers to questions, please contact the Programme Chairs (Juan de Lara and Laurence Tratt) by email (Juan.deLara@uam.es and laurie@tratt.net).