CALL FOR PAPERS - EXTENDED DEADLINE Latin-American Workshop on Dependable Automation Systems http://www.lasid.ufba.br/ladc2005/wdas.html in conjunction with Second Latin-American Symposium on Dependable Computing Salvador, Bahia, Brazil - October 25-28, 2005 http://www.lasid.ufba.br/ladc2005/ SCOPE Automation systems constitutes a key issue in every emerging country. Therefore, it is considered an important research issue for Latin-American academic and industrial communities. Given the high costs and responsibility of the related processes, dependability aspects play a fundamental role in every automation systems. This aspect is more evident in new generation systems, where more and more networks of autonomous components perform critical control functions in automation systems. In this workshop we wish to bring together researchers and practitioners to share research results, practical experiences and advances in (or impediments to) the application of dependability aspects in automation systems design. We encourage participation by professionals with diverse backgrounds who can contribute to advancing the technology and reflecting the latest trends in order to foster discussing its implications. We encourage the submission of papers describing research contributions or experience reports addressing dependability aspects in topics that include (but are not limited to): design and validation, real-time communication, distribution, certification and approval, real-time control/coordination, security, and case studies or industrial experiences with building applications such as automotive, medical, aerospace, process control, and telecommunication. Topics of particular interest include: * QoS assurance in networks of autonomous systems * Dependability in wireless communication * Protocols and middleware for dependable automation systems * Reliable and adaptive infrastructures for ambient intelligence * Security of safety-critical nodes with connectivity to open networks * Reliability in real-time automation systems * Validation strategies for dependable automation systems * COTS for dependable automation systems * Dependable real-time control/coordination systems * OS support for dependable automation systems * Testing and evaluation of temporal and dependability properties * Fault Analysis and Diagnosis for dependable automation systems * Case studies or industrial experiences with building dependable applications PAPER SUBMISSION DETAILS Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts, position papers, or research contributions written in English, with up to 6 pages in length. Additionally authors can submit a 2 pages abstract and present their papers in the WDAS Poster Section. All submissions will be reviewed by the Program Committee. It is expected that at least one author of an accepted contribution will attend the workshop in order to present the work. Authors are requested to submit their manuscripts following the instructions at the address https://submissoes.sbc.org.br/wdas2005. DEADLINES Submission (extended): June 22nd, 2005 Notification: August 1st, 2005 Camera ready: August 31st, 2005 WDAS CO-CHAIRS Leandro Buss Becker UFSC, Brazil Herman Augusto Lepikson UFBA, Brazil LADC WORKSHOPS CHAIR Raul Ceretta Nunes UFSM, Brazil LADC GENERAL CO-CHAIRS Aline Santos Andrade UFBA, Brazil Flávio Assis Silva UFBA, Brazil PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Angelo Perkusich, UFCG Carlos E. Pereira, UFRGS Daniel Mossé, Unv-Pittsburgh Eduardo Bezerra, PUCRS José Ferreira, IPCB Joni da Silva Fraga, UFSC Paulo Verissimo, Unv-Lisboa Pedro D'Argenio, Nat Unv of Cordoba Raimundo José Macêdo, UFBA Rodrigo Santos, Unv-Nacional del Sur ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Publication Chair: George Lima Publicity Chair: Luciano Porto Barreto Finance Chair: Sergio Gorender Local Arrangements Co-Chairs: Marcela Santana Sandro Santos Andrade Registration Co-chairs: Frederico Barboza Ivo Carvalho Peixinho STEERING COMMITTEE Francisco Brasileiro Joni da Silva Fraga Rogério de Lemos Raimundo Macêdo Eliane Martins - Chair Carlos Maziero Sergio Rajsbaum Taisy Silva Weber Flávio M. Assis Silva