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Call for Contributions

31st Ada-Europe International Conference on
Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2027)

8-11 June 2027, Berlin, Germany

www.ada-europe.org/conference2027

*** Journal track submissions by 25 January 2027 ***
*** Work-in-progress papers by 15 March 2027 ***
*** All other submissions by 8 February 2027 ***

Organized by Ada-Europe, Ada-Germany, and GI FG Ada

#AEiC2027 #AdaEurope #AdaProgramming

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*** General Information

The 31st Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software
Technologies (AEiC 2027) will take place in Berlin, Germany.
The conference schedule comprises keynote talks, a journal track, an
industrial track, a regular papers track, a work-in-progress track,
a vendor exhibition, parallel tutorials, and satellite workshops.

- Journal track papers present journal-level research advances supported
by solid theoretical foundation and thorough evaluation.
- Regular track papers present conference-level (full paper) research
advances.
- Industrial track contributions highlight industrial open challenges
and/or the practitioners' side of a challenging case study or
industrial project.
- Work-in-progress track papers illustrate novel research ideas that are
still at an initial stage, between conception and first prototype.
- Tutorials guide attenders through a hands-on familiarization with
innovative developments or with useful features related to reliable
software.
- Workshops provide discussion forums on the conference topics.
- Company presentations and exhibitions to showcase products & services.

*** Schedule

25 January 2027: Deadline for submission of journal track papers
8 February 2027: Deadline for submission of industrial track abstracts,
regular track papers, tutorial and workshop proposals
15 March 2027: First round notification for journal track papers,
and notification of acceptance for all other types
of submissions
22 March 2027: Deadline for submission of work-in-progress papers
5 April 2027: Notification for work-in-progress papers

*** Scope and Topics

The conference is a leading international forum for providers,
practitioners, and researchers in reliable software technologies.
The conference presentations will illustrate current work in the theory
and practice of the design, development, and maintenance of long-lived, high-quality software systems for a challenging variety of application
domains. The program will allow ample time for keynotes, Q&A sessions, discussions, and social events. Participants include practitioners and researchers from industry, academia, and government organizations active
in the promotion and development of reliable software technologies.

The topics of interest for the conference include but are not
limited to:
- Cyber Security;
- Safe and secure software for critical systems and infrastructures;
- High-integrity systems and reliability;
- Software and AI for space missions, e.g. Artemis;
- AI for safety-critical and high-integrity systems engineering and
applications;
- Automated coding for real-time and embedded systems;
- Ada language and technologies;
- SPARK, Rust and formally verified systems;
- Formal methods, testing, and model-based engineering of critical
systems;
- Applications and experimental evaluations in relevant domains.

More specific topics and submission methods are described on the
conference web page.

*** Call for Journal Track Submissions

The conference includes a journal track, which seeks original and
high-quality papers, not submitted elsewhere, which describe mature
research work on the conference topics. Accepted journal track papers
will be published in a Special Issue of Elsevier's JSA (www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/335680/reliable-software-technologies-aeic2027)
- the Journal of Systems Architecture (Q1 ranked, CiteScore 10.5, impact
factor 4.1). Contributions should not exceed 25 pages (in case the
authors need more pages the journal track chairs need to be contacted).

JSA has adopted the Virtual Special Issue model to speed up the
publication process, where Special Issue (SI) papers are published in
regular issues but marked as SI papers. Acceptance decisions are made
on a rolling basis. Therefore, authors are encouraged to submit papers
early and need not wait until the submission deadline. Authors who
have successfully passed the first round of review (including major
revisions) will be invited (and required) to present their work at
the conference.

*** Call for Regular Track Submissions

The conference includes a regular track, which seeks proceedings-level, original and high-quality submissions, not submitted elsewhere, which
describe mature research work on the conference topics. Accepted papers presented at the conference will be published in the Open Access Series
in Informatics (OASICS series: drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/series/OASIcs)
and should be formatted according to the one-column format, not
exceeding 16 pages, excluding references.

*** Call for Industrial Track Submissions

The conference seeks industrial-practitioner presentations that
deliver insight into the challenges of developing reliable software.
Especially welcome kinds of submissions are listed on the conference
web site. Given their applied nature, such contributions will be
subject to a peer-review process by practitioners. Interested authors
shall submit a 2-page abstract. Authors will also be invited to expand
their contributions into full-fledged articles for publication in the
Ada User Journal (www.ada-europe.org/auj/scope/), which will form the proceedings of the industrial track of the Conference.

*** Call for Work-in-progress Track Submissions

The work-in-progress (WiP) track seeks two kinds of submissions:
(a) ongoing research and (b) early-stage ideas. Ongoing research
submissions are 4-page papers describing research results that are
not mature enough to be submitted to the journal or regular tracks.
Early-stage ideas are 1-page summaries that pitch new research
directions within the scope of the conference. Both kinds of
submissions must be original and shall undergo anonymous peer review. Submissions by recent M.Sc. graduates and Ph.D. students are especially
sought. Accepted contributions will be presented in the WiP track
and their authors will be offered the opportunity to publish their
contribution as an expanded 4-page article in the Ada User Journal (www.ada-europe.org/auj/scope/), which will form the proceedings of
the WiP track of the conference.

*** Academic Listing
The Journal of Systems Architecture, publication venue of the
journal-track proceedings of the conference, is Q1 ranked, with
CiteScore 10.5 and Impact Factor 4.1. The OASIcs series, venue for
regular track proceedings, provides Open Access online publications,
and is indexed by Scopus and DBPL. The Ada User Journal, venue of the
other technical proceedings of the conference, is indexed by Scopus
and by EBSCOhost in the Academic Search Ultimate database.

*** Conference Booklet
The abstract of the accepted contributions (journal, regular,
industrial, work in progress) will be included in the conference
booklet, which will be distributed to all participants, and made
available online.

*** Award
The Ada-Europe organization will offer an honorary award for the best
technical presentation, to be announced in the closing session of
the conference.

*** Call for Tutorials

The conference seeks tutorials in the form of educational seminars on
themes falling within the conference scope. Tutorial proposals shall
include a title, an abstract, a description of the topic, an outline
of the presentation, the proposed duration (half-day or full-day),
the intended level of the contents (introductory, intermediate, or
advanced), and a statement motivating attendance. If the tutorial
has been presented elsewhere attendance numbers should be given.
Tutorial proposals can be submitted at any time but no later than the
deadline. The authors of accepted full-day tutorials will receive a complimentary conference registration, halved for half-day tutorials.
The Ada User Journal will offer space for the publication of summaries
of the accepted tutorials.

*** Call for Workshops

The conference welcomes satellite workshops on themes that fall
within the conference scope. Proposals may be submitted for half-
or full-day events, to be scheduled on Tuesday or Friday of the AEiC conference. Workshop organizers shall also commit to producing the
proceedings of the event, for publication in the Ada User Journal.
Workshop proposals can be submitted at any time but no later than the
deadline. Once submitted, each workshop proposal will be evaluated
by the conference organizers as soon as possible.

*** Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors

The conference seeks vendor and technology exhibits as well as event
sponsors. Exhibitors and sponsors will be given the opportunity for presentation; details are available on request.

*** Venue

The conference is in-person, and will take place at the Holiday Inn
Berlin City-West, Rohrdamm 80, 13629 Berlin. Rooms have been set
aside at the hotel. Attendees are urged to stay at the hotel.

Berlin is the capital of Germany. Thriving in the past, bombed,
divided, reunited and reborn - Berlin's turbulent past gives it
a unique energy. With famous museums, a vibrant cultural scene,
and diverse neighborhoods, German's capital feels both historic and forward-looking. And as the birthplace of Konrad Zuse and the first
modern computer, Berlin is the perfect backdrop for bringing Europe's
reliable software community together.

Berlin is easily reachable by train or national and international
flights to one of its airports. The Berlin of today is a young and
vibrant city and yet offers plenty of famous museums and historic
landmarks like the Charlottenburg castle nearby.

*** Organizing Committee

- General chairs
Hubert B. Keller, ci-tec GmbH
Erhard Pl�dereder, Universit�t Stuttgart
Detlef Streitferdt, TU Ilmenau
Christina Unger, OKAPI:Orbits GmbH

- Journal track co-chairs
Georg J�ger, TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Luis Miguel Pinho, Technical University of Porto

- Paper track chair
Erhard Pl�dereder

- Industrial track chair
Peter Dencker, HS Karlsruhe

- Exhibition & sponsorship co-chairs
Detlef Streitferdt,
Peter Dencker

- Finance chair
Ahlan Marriott, White Elephant GmbH

- Publicity chair
Dirk Craeynest, Ada-Belgium & KU Leuven

- Webmaster
Christina Unger

- Local chair
Dirk C. Pinnow, datensicherheit.de Berlin

Contact for any questions to the chairs: [email protected]

*** Previous Editions

Ada-Europe organizes annual international conferences since the early
80's. This is the 31st event in the Reliable Software Technologies
series, previous ones being held at Montreux, Switzerland ('96),
London, UK ('97), Uppsala, Sweden ('98), Santander, Spain ('99),
Potsdam, Germany ('00), Leuven, Belgium ('01), Vienna, Austria
('02), Toulouse, France ('03), Palma de Mallorca, Spain ('04), York,
UK ('05), Porto, Portugal ('06), Geneva, Switzerland ('07), Venice,
Italy ('08), Brest, France ('09), Valencia, Spain ('10), Edinburgh, UK
('11), Stockholm, Sweden ('12), Berlin, Germany ('13), Paris, France
('14), Madrid, Spain ('15), Pisa, Italy ('16), Vienna, Austria ('17),
Lisbon, Portugal ('18), Warsaw, Poland ('19), online from Santander,
Spain ('21), Ghent, Belgium ('22), Lisbon, Portugal ('23), Barcelona,
Spain ('24), Paris, France ('25), and V�ster�s, Sweden ('26).

Information on previous editions of the conference can be found at www.ada-europe.org/confs/ae.

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Dirk Craeynest, AEiC 2027 Publicity Chair
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* 31st Ada-Europe Int.Conf. Reliable Software Technologies (AEiC 2027)
* June 8-11, 2027, Berlin, Germany * www.ada-europe.org/conference2027

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