DLS 2022: Call for Contributions

The 18th Dynamic Languages Symposium (DLS) at SPLASH 2022, held from December 5 - 10, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand, is the premier forum for researchers and practitioners to share research and experience on all aspects of dynamic languages.

DLS 2022 invites high-quality papers reporting original research and experience related to the design, implementation, and applications of dynamic languages. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• innovative language features
• innovative implementation techniques
• innovative applications
• development environments and tools
• experience reports and case studies
• domain-oriented programming
• late binding, dynamic composition, and run-time adaptation
• reflection and metaprogramming
• software evolution
• language symbiosis and multi-paradigm languages
• dynamic optimization
• interpretation
• just-in-time and ahead-of-time compilation
• soft/optional/gradual typing
• hardware support
• educational approaches and perspectives
• semantics of dynamic languages
• frameworks and languages for the Cloud and the IoT

Submission Details

• Submissions must neither be previously published nor under review at other events.
• DLS 2022 uses a lightweight double-blind, two-phase reviewing process.
• Authors must omit their names and affiliations in their paper submissions.

Paper Categories:

• Research Papers: Describe work that advances the current state of the art.
• Experience Papers: Describe insights gained from substantive practical applications that should be of broad interest.
• Dynamic Pearls: Describe a known idea in an appealing way to remind the community and capture a reader’s interest.

Formatting:

• Submissions must use the ACM SIGPLAN Conference acmart format, sigplan sub-format, 10 point font.
• All submissions should be in PDF format.
• Use the provided ACM SIGPLAN acmart templates (LaTeX or Word).
• For reviewing, please include page numbers in your submission.
• Ensure submissions are legible when printed on a black and white printer.

Page Limits:

• Reviewing: Up to 12 pages (including bibliographic references and appendices).
• Second-Phase Revisions: Up to 14 pages (including bibliographic references).

Important Dates (AoE - UTC-12h):

• Paper Submission: July 1, 2022
• Notification: August 19, 2022
• Revisions due: September 9, 2022
• Final notification: September 16, 2022
• Camera ready deadline: October 21, 2022
• Symposium: December 7, 2022

Submission Site

Please submit via: https://dls22.hotcrp.com/

Concurrent Submissions

Papers must describe unpublished work that is not currently submitted for publication elsewhere, adhering to SIGPLAN’s Republication Policy and ACM’s Policy and Procedures on Plagiarism.

Contact

For questions, use the DLS contact form.