Scope

The role of types and proofs in all aspects of language design, compiler construction, and software development has expanded greatly in recent years. Type systems, type analyses, and formal deduction have led to new concepts in compilation techniques for modern programming languages, verification of safety and security properties of programs, program transformation and optimization, and many other areas. In light of this expanding role of types, the ACM SIGPLAN Workshop on Types in Language Design and Implementation (TLDI’05) follows four previous International Workshops on types in compilation and language design(TIC'97, TIC’98, TIC’00, and TLDI'03), with the hope of bringing together researchers to share new ideas and results in this area.

Submissions for this event are invited on all interactions of types with language design, implementation, and programming methodology. This includes both practical applications and theoretical aspects. TLDI’05 specifically encourages papers from a broad field of programming language and compiler researchers, including those working in object-oriented, dynamically-typed, late-binding, systems programming, and mobile-code paradigms, as well as traditional fully-static type systems. Topics of interest include:

• Proof-carrying code and certifying compilation
  
• Typed intermediate languages and type-directed compilation
  
• Type-based language support for safety and security
  
• Types for interoperability
  
• Type safety and security of system programming languages
  
• Type-based program analysis, transformation, and optimization
  
• Dependent types and type-based proof assistants
  
• Types for security protocols, concurrency, and distributed computing
  
• Type inference and type reconstruction
  
• Type-based specifications of data structures and program invariants
  
• Type-based memory management
  

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list; papers on novel utilizations of type information are welcome. Authors concerned about the suitability of a topic are encouraged to inquire via electronic mail to the program chair prior to submission.

How to Submit a Paper

We solicit submissions on original research not published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Technical summaries, in English and not to exceed 10 pages ACM format, should be submitted via the Web submission form (link below) by Monday, September 27, 2004.

New! Submission link now active.

     http://msrcmt.research.microsoft.com/TLDI05/

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) is strongly preferred for all submissions. Authors should be sure to use full font inclusion to ensure portability. All papers must be formatted for US Letter (8.5"x11") paper. Postscript (PS) format submissions will also be accepted, provided that they preview and print properly using Ghostscript with standard fonts.

Important Dates

Please note: Due to the short time from submission to publication of the proceedings, the submission deadlines given above are firm.

Manuel Fähndrich
Microsoft Research
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
Email: maf@microsoft.com
Tel.: +1-425-706-3811
Fax: +1-425-936-7329

General Chair

Gregory Morrisett,
Maxwell Dworkin 327
33 Oxford Street
Division of Engineering and Applied Science
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: (617) 495-9526
Email: greg@eecs.harvard.edu
 

Steering Committee

Robert Harper (Chair), Carnegie Mellon University
Xavier Leroy, INRIA
Peter Lee, Carnegie Mellon University
Atsushi Ohori, JAIST
Zhong Shao, Yale University