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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "Fifteenth Summer School on Formal Techniques, May 23 - 29, 2026, Menlo College, Atherton, California" |
| 3 | +timestamp: "2/13/2026 1:14:38" |
| 4 | +start: "5/23/2026" |
| 5 | +end: "5/29/2026" |
| 6 | +--- |
| 7 | + Fifteenth Summer School on Formal Techniques, May 23 - 29, 2026 |
| 8 | + (https://SSFT-SRI.github.io) |
| 9 | + Menlo College, Atherton, California |
| 10 | + |
| 11 | +Techniques based on formal logic, such as model checking, satisfiability, static analysis, and |
| 12 | +automated theorem proving, are finding a broad range of applications in modeling, analysis, |
| 13 | +verification, and synthesis. This school, the fifteenth in the series, focuses on the principles |
| 14 | +and practice of formal techniques, with a strong emphasis on the hands-on use and development of |
| 15 | +this technology. It primarily targets graduate students and young researchers who are interested in |
| 16 | +studying and using formal techniques in their research. A prior background in formal methods is |
| 17 | +helpful but not required. Participants at the school can expect to have a seriously fun time |
| 18 | +experimenting with the tools and techniques presented in the lectures during the laboratory |
| 19 | +sessions. The main lectures run from Monday May 25 to Fri May 29. They are preceded by a |
| 20 | +background course "Speaking Logic" on May 23/24. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +=================================================================== |
| 23 | +Title: Compilers for Quantum Computers |
| 24 | +Speaker: Prof. Aws Albarghouti, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 25 | +=================================================================== |
| 26 | +Title: Analyzing Cryptographic Protocols with Tamarin |
| 27 | +Speaker: Prof. Dr. Cas Cremers, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security |
| 28 | +=================================================================== |
| 29 | +Title: Developing and Proving Algorithms with PVS |
| 30 | +Speaker: Dr. Cesar Munoz, NASA Langley Research Center |
| 31 | +=================================================================== |
| 32 | +Title: Privacy-Preserving Reasoning |
| 33 | +Speaker: Prof. Ruzica Piskac, Yale University |
| 34 | +=================================================================== |
| 35 | +Title: Verifying Rust code with Verus |
| 36 | +Speaker: Dr. Chris Hawblitzel, Microsoft Research |
| 37 | +=================================================================== |
| 38 | +The program also features invited talks from distinguished speakers (to be announced) and the |
| 39 | +background "Speaking Logic" course taught by Natarajan Shankar (SRI) and Stephane Graham-Lengrand (SRI). |
| 40 | +=================================================================== |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +The 2026 Summer School on Formal Techniques will take place in a hybrid mode: the lectures and labs |
| 43 | +will be live-streamed and recorded. We strongly encourage in-person participation so that you can |
| 44 | +benefit from interactions outside the classroom. We have funding from NSF to cover |
| 45 | +transportation/food/lodging expenses for selected US-based students. Non-student and non-US |
| 46 | +in-person participants are expected to cover their own transportation and will be charged a fee |
| 47 | +(around $150/day) to cover the cost of food and lodging. |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +The registration link is at the URL: https://SSFT-SRI.github.io. |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +Applicants are urged to submit their applications as early as possible (no later than March 31, |
| 52 | +2026), since there are only a limited number of spaces available. Those needing invitation letters |
| 53 | +for visa purposes should complete their applications as early as possible. We strongly encourage |
| 54 | +the participation of women and under-represented minorities in the summer school. The Summer School |
| 55 | +follows the Title IX Sexual Misconduct & Sexual Harassment Policy & Procedures spelled out at |
| 56 | +https://menlo.edu/title-ix/. |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | + |
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