Dear all (apologies for cross-posting), Please see below the *ESOP 2027 CfP* as part of the joint ETAPS 2027 CfP. You can also find the CfP online here . Note that the *submission deadline for ESOP first round is on May 28th*. More information can be found on the ESOP pages here: https://etaps.org/2027/conferences/esop/ We look forward to your submissions to ESOP, Azalea Raad ESOP 2027 PC Chair ***************************************************************************                           JOINT CALL FOR PAPERS                 30th ETAPS International Joint Conferences                     On Theory and Practice of Software                                 ETAPS 2027                   Copenhagen, Denmark, April 10-15, 2027 https://etaps.org/2027 *************************************************************************** -- ABOUT ETAPS -- ETAPS is a primary forum for academic and industrial researchers working on topics relating to software science. ETAPS, established in 1998, is a confederation of four annual conferences accompanied by satellite workshops. ETAPS 2027 is the thirtieth event in the series. -- Why choose ETAPS? -- * ETAPS is one of the world's leading fora for research on software science,   with a history of more than 25 years. * The proceedings of ETAPS appear in gold open access, with no article   processing charge for the authors specifically. * All constituent conferences provide artifact evaluation (AE). * In addition to the conference, ETAPS also unites the software science   community with activities such as a blog on software science, a PhD   workshop, sessions on diversity and inclusion and an ask-me-anything session. * Poster and Tool demo sessions are organized over the week. * Spin Symposium and Rust Verification Workshop are colocated with ETAPS again. -- IMPORTANT DATES for ESOP -- * Submission deadline for round 1: May 28, 2026 * Rebuttal for round 1: July 20-22, 2026 * Notification for round 1: August 6, 2026 * Submission deadline for round 2: Thursday, October 15, 2026 * Rebuttal for round 2: December 7-9, 2026 * Paper notification: Tuesday, December 22, 2026 * Artifact submission deadline: Monday, January 11, 2027 * Paper final version: Monday, January 25, 2027 * Artifact notification: Thursday, February 11, 2027 * Main Conference: April 12–15, 2027 All the dates are AoE (Anywhere on Earth). Please note that the deadlines are firm and will not be extended. -- PUBLICATION -- The proceedings will be published in the Advanced Research in Computing and Software Science (ARCoSS) subline of Springer's LNCS series. The proceedings volumes will appear in gold open access, so the published versions of all papers will be available for everyone to download from the publisher's website freely from the date of online publication, perpetually. The copyright of the papers will remain with the authors. -- AWARDS -- The strongest papers will be marked as distinguished papers and highlighted in the conference program. From these distinguished papers, the EAPLS, EASST, and EATCS, and the Best Tool Paper Award committees will select the best ETAPS papers. The ETAPS Test-of-Time Award will be granted, recognizing outstanding papers published at ETAPS more than ten years in the past. The ETAPS Rance Cleaveland Test-of-Time Tool Award acknowledges the importance of reliable and well-maintained research tools and the significant effort that their creation and maintenance entails. The Doctoral Dissertation Award will be granted to promote and recognize an outstanding dissertation in the research areas covered by the four main ETAPS conferences. -- SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS -- ESOP 2027 solicit contributions of the following types: * ESOP regular research papers: max 25 pp * ESOP experience reports: max 15 pp * ESOP fresh perspectives providing new insights on programming languages and systems: 15 pp. For the sake of flexibility, submitted research papers may be formatted in   other formats. There is no page limit at the submission time. Please refer to https://etaps.org/2027/esop for more details. All page limits are given **excluding the bibliography*.* For definitions of the different paper types and specific instruction see the ESOP pages here: https://etaps.org/2027/conferences/esop/ All accepted papers will appear in Springer proceedings and have presentations during the conference. A condition of submission is that, if the submission is accepted, one of the authors attends the conference to give the presentation. We plan ETAPS 2027 as an on-site conference. Submitted papers must be in English, presenting original research. They must be unpublished and not submitted for publication elsewhere. In particular, simultaneous submission of the same contribution to multiple ETAPS conferences is forbidden. Submissions not adhering to the specified format and length may be rejected immediately. ETAPS conferences will use double-blind reviewing. Authors are asked to omit their names and institutions; refer to prior work in the third person, just as prior work by others; not to include acknowledgements that might identify them. ESOP will use an **author rebuttal phase**. -- ARTIFACT SUBMISSION AND EVALUATION -- ESOP will accept artifact submissions; however, participation in it is voluntary; the artifact submission deadline is after the paper notification deadline. The outcome will not alter the paper acceptance decision. Artifacts may be submitted with an accompanying short 5-page experience report (including a 1-page bibliography) that will appear in the conference proceedings. -- CITY AND HOST INSTITUTION -- ETAPS 2027 will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark and is organized by the by the University of Copenhagen, IT University of Copenhagen, and Aalborg University. -- Dr Azalea Raad Reader (Associate Professor) Director of the VeTSS UK Research Institute UKRI Future Leader Fellow Department of Computing Imperial College London SoundAndComplete.org