SOFSEM (SOFtware SEMinar) is an annual international winter conference devoted
to the theory and practice of computer science. SOFSEM presents the latest
results and developments in academic and industrial research in leading areas
of computer science. The first SOFSEM was organized in 1974. Proceedings of
SOFSEM are published in the ARCoSS subseries of the LNCS by Springer.

SOFSEM consists of Invited Talks by prominent researchers, Contributed Talks
selected from the submitted papers, and the Student Research Forum. The
program is organized in plenary talks and parallel tracks devoted to original
research in the selected research areas. SOFSEM has a long-standing tradition
of facilitating discussions and collegial interactions. SOFSEM is well-known
for its familiar and inspiring atmosphere and as a meeting place for active and
leading computer scientists.

SOFSEM 2019 consists of three tracks covering major sub-areas of computer
science. Original contributions are welcome, presenting new research results in
the theory and practice of computer science in each sub-area of SOFSEM 2019.
The tracks are

* Foundations of Theoretical Computer Science
chair: Giovanni Pighizzini (University of Milano)

* Foundations of Data Science and Engineering
chair: Barbara Catania (University of Genoa)

* Foundations of Software Engineering
chair: Jerzy Nawrocki (Poznań University of Technology)

general chair: Rastislav Královič (Comenius University)

An integral part of SOFSEM 2019 is the Student Research Forum, organized with
the aim to publish and discuss student research projects in the field of theory
and practice of Computer Science. The forum offers students a unique
opportunity to receive feedback on both the originality of their results and
the work in progress. The papers will be reviewed and selected by the SOFSEM
2019 Program Committee as regular papers, so those accepted for the LNCS
proceedings will be presented in regular sessions with possibility to have
additional presentation in poster session of the Student Research Forum. Papers
accepted for the local SRF proceedings will be provided with considerable space
for presentation in the half day Student Research Forum session.

The chair of Student research forum is Roman Špánek (Technical University of Liberec)


Important dates:
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Deadline for abstracts: August 3, 2018
Deadline for papers: August 8, 2018
Acceptance notification: October 15, 2018
Camera-ready version: November 5, 2018
Conference: January 27-30, 2019