Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cwjcc!alpha.ces.cwru.edu!pjd From: pjd@alpha.ces.cwru.edu (dr. funk) Newsgroups: comp.arch Subject: Modelling workshop Message-ID: <888@cwjcc.CWRU.Edu> Date: 13 Nov 89 15:15:41 GMT Sender: news@cwjcc.CWRU.Edu Reply-To: pjd@alpha.ces.cwru.edu (dr. funk) Distribution: na Organization: digital systems research group/CWRU Lines: 97 I am organizing a workshop on "system level modelling" to be held this January in Scottsdale, AZ. Usually this workshop is well-attended by design automation/CAD people, but given this theme, I would like to encourage "system architects" to attend and to raise heck! [The last time "system design" was mentioned, the effort evolved into VHDL.... There! That got your attention!] Please note that we have a December 10th deadline for the submission of position papers. If enough comp.arch folks attend, we may finally get to eyeball each other and jam in person! Here is the official announcement -- apologies if you have seen this before. Please feel free to pass the announcement along to anyone else who may be interested. Thanks! *********************************************************************** System Level Modelling Representation, Languages, Analysis Annual IEEE Design Automation Workshop Sponsored by the IEEE Design Automation Technical Committee Wyndham Paradise Valley Resort Scottsdale, Arizona 85253 January 21-24, 1990 As computing systems (hardware and software) grow in complexity, the need for higher level system specifications and design aids is ever more apparent. These representations and aids are often called "system level modelling" tools, but no one has yet agreed upon the definition of a "system"! This workshop will explore system level modelling from the perspective of its users and its tool builders. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: System Design Languages Translation of Requirements to Hardware and Software The Role of Formal Specification Applicability of DoD Standard Languages like VHDL and Ada Applications and User Requirements Graphical and Symbolic Representations The Role of Natural Language Management of Requirements and Other Design Data Attendance at the workshop is limited to 55 participants. If you would like to participate, please submit a short summary of your interest in system level modelling and any related activities and a brief position paper (approx. 1-3 pages) on some issue concerning one of the above topics, e.g., Should Ada be adopted as a standard for system modelling? Smalltalk? Eiffel? Simula? (your favorite language)? Can we adopt a single model for system design? Is tool integration (still) a problem? Can language-based tools and graphical tools be integrated? Are commercial Data Base Systems adequate for tool support and/or system modelling? Can experience from software engineering be applied to the overall system modelling problem? Is there an adequate set of tools available for high-level design? Are Silicon Compilers the answer? Submissions are due by December 10, 1989. Sessions will be organized for the presentation of positions, speculations, activities and preliminary results. No cameras or tape recorders will be permitted to encourage free information exchange. Interaction between participants will be strongly encouraged! Your request for attendance should be submitted to the Program Chair, John Granacki, or the General Workshop Chair, Paul Drongowski. Submission of request and supporting information as plain ASCII text files via electronic mail is preferred. Workshop Chairperson Program Chairperson Dr. Paul J. Drongowski Dr. John J. Granacki Computer Engineering & Science University of Southern California Case Western Reserve University Information Sciences Institute Cleveland, Ohio 44106 4676 Admiralty Way Marina Del Rey, CA 90292-6695 (216) 368-5028 (213) 822-1511 pjd@alpha.ces.cwru.edu granacki@isi.edu paul j. drongowski usenet: {decvax,sun,att}!cwjcc!pjd!pjd case western reserve university csnet: pjd@alpha.ces.cwru.edu