Since it was started in Hiroshima, Japan in 1997, ICFEM has provided a forum for both researchers and practitioners who are interested in developing practical formal methods for software engineering or applying existing formal techniques to improve software development process in practice. Formal methods for the development of computer systems have been extensively researched and studied. We now have good theoretical understandings of how to describe what programs do, how they do it, and why they work. A range of semantic theories, specification languages, design techniques, verification methods, and supporting tools have been developed and applied to the construction of programs of moderate size that are used in critical applications. The remaining challenge now is how to deal with problems in developing and maintaining large scale and complex computer systems.

The goal of this conference is to bring together industrial, academic, and government experts, from a variety of user domains and software disciplines, to help advance the state of the art. Researchers, practitioners, tool developers and users, and technology transfer experts are all welcome. We are interested in work that has been incorporated into real production systems, and in theoretical work that promises to bring practical, tangible engineering benefits.

ICFEM 2017 will be organized and sponsored by Xidian University and will be held in Xi’an, one of the oldest cities in the world with a vivid and rich history and culture, China, during 13th ~ 17th November 2017. We are looking forward to your contribution and participation.

Submissions related to the following principal themes are encouraged, but any topics relevant to the field of formal engineering methods and their practical applications will also be considered.
Abstraction, refinement and evolution
Formal specification and modeling
Program analysis
Formal verification
Model checking
Formal approaches to software testing and inspection
Formal methods for self-adaptive systems
Formal methods for object-oriented systems
Formal methods for component-based systems
Formal methods for concurrent and real-time systems
Formal methods for cloud computing
Formal methods for cyber-physical systems
Formal methods for software safety, security, reliability and dependability
Tool development, integration and experiments involving verified systems
Formal methods used in certifying products under international standards
Formal model-based development and code generation