GCM 2015 Sixth International Workshop on Graph Computation Models L'Aquila, Italy 20 July 2015 Co-located with ICGT 2015 Part of STAF 2015 GCM Programme New: Proceedings

Background and Aims

Graphs are common mathematical structures which are visual and intuitive. They constitute a natural and seamless way for system modeling in science, engineering and beyond, including computer science, life sciences, business processes, etc. Graph computation models constitute a class of very high-level models where graphs are first-class citizens. They generalize classical computation models based on strings or trees, such as Chomsky grammars or term rewrite systems. Their mathematical foundation, in addition to their visual nature, facilitates specification, validation and analysis of complex systems. A variety of computation models have been developed using graphs and rule-based graph transformation. These models include features of programming languages and systems, paradigms for software development, concurrent calculi, local computations and distributed algorithms, and biological and chemical computations.

The aim of GCM 2015 is to bring together researchers interested in all aspects of computation models based on graphs and graph transformation techniques. The workshop promotes the cross-fertilizing exchange of ideas and experiences among researchers and students from the different communities interested in the foundations, applications, and implementations of graph computation models and related areas. Previous editions of the GCM series were held in Natal, Brazil (GCM 2006), in Leicester, UK (GCM 2008), in Enschede, The Netherlands (GCM 2010), in Bremen, Germany (GCM 2012) and in York, UK (GCM 2014).

Topics

GCM 2015 solicits papers on all aspects of graph computation models. This includes but is not limited to the following topics.

Foundations:

• Models of graph transformation
• Logics for graphs and graph transformation
• Analysis and verification of graph transformation systems
• Foundations of programming languages
• Parallel, concurrent, and distributed graph transformation
• Term graph rewriting
• Formal graph languages

Applications:

• Visual programming
• Design and implementation of graph-based languages
• Model-driven engineering
• Software architectures
• Software validation
• Graph-based security models
• Workflow and business processes
• Dynamic graph algorithms
• Bioinformatics and computational chemistry
• Case-studies

Submissions and Publication

Authors are invited to submit two types of papers,

• regular papers of at most 15 pages and
• position papers, system descriptions or work-in-progress papers of at most 5 pages.

All submissions will be reviewed by the programme committee. Electronic proceedings will be available at the time of the workshop. After the workshop, selected authors will be invited to submit revised versions of their papers . Accepted selected contributions will be published in an issue of the international journal Electronic Communications of the EASST.

Important Dates

Abstract submission:	8 May 2015
Paper submission:	15 May 2015
Notification:	12 June 2015
Final version due:	26 June 2015
Workshop:	20 July 2015

Programme Committee

Rachid Echahed	Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble, France
Maribel Fernandez	King's College London, United Kingdom
Annegret Habel	Universität Oldenburg, Germany
Dirk Janssens	Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium
Barbara König	Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Hans-Jörg Kreowski	Universität Bremen, Germany
Mohamed Mosbah	LaBRI, Université de Bordeaux, France
Detlef Plump	The University of York, United Kingdom (chair)

Contact

Detlef Plump (detlef.plump@york.ac.uk)