Call for Papers: ICGT 2025

The 18th International Conference on Graph Transformations (ICGT 2025) will be held in Koblenz, Germany, from Wednesday, June 11 to Thursday, June 12, 2025. The conference is co-located with STAF 2025 (Software Technologies: Applications and Foundations).

Aims and Scope

ICGT aims to foster exchange and collaboration of researchers from different backgrounds working with graphs and graph transformation. It serves as a scientific publication outlet and a platform to boost inter- and intra-disciplinary research.

Tracks

• ICGT Research Papers
• ICGT Journal-First (allowing presentation of previously published work since 2021)

Topics of Interest

Topics include, but are not limited to:

• General models of graph transformation (e.g., adhesive categories, hyperedge replacement systems)
• Analysis and verification of graph transformation systems
• Graph-based machine learning, including graph neural networks and models of rule inference
• Graph theoretical properties of graph languages
• Automata on graphs and parsing of graph languages
• Logical aspects of graph transformation
• Computational models based on graphs
• Structuring and modularisation of graph transformation
• Hierarchical graphs and decomposition of graphs
• Parallel, concurrent, and distributed graph transformation
• Term graph and string diagram rewriting
• Petri nets and other models of concurrency
• Business process models and notations
• Bigraphs and bigraphical reactive systems
• Graph databases and graph queries
• Model-driven development and model transformation
• Model checking, program analysis and verification, simulation and animation
• Syntax, semantics and implementation of programming languages (including domain-specific and visual languages)
• Graph transformation languages and tool support
• Efficient algorithms (e.g., pattern matching, graph traversal, network analysis)
• Applications and case studies in software engineering (e.g., software architectures, refactoring, access control, service-orientation)
• Applications to computing paradigms (e.g., bio-inspired, quantum, ubiquitous, visual)
• Graph transformation and artificial intelligence (e.g., AI for graph transformations, applying graph transformations in AI engineering, search-based software engineering)

Important Dates (All deadlines AoE - Anywhere on Earth)

1. Abstract Submission: February 4, 2025 (extended)
2. Paper Submission: February 11, 2025 (extended)
3. Notification: March 25, 2025
4. Final version due: April 15, 2025
5. Conference: June 11-12, 2025

Submission Types

Authors are invited to submit contributions in the following categories:

• Regular research papers: 16 pages (excluding references and appendices). Evaluated on originality, significance, and technical soundness. An appendix for reviewers is allowed.
• Tool presentation papers: 8 pages (excluding references and appendices). Demonstrates main features and functionality of graph-based tools. May include a separate demo description appendix (not included in proceedings).
• Blue Skies papers: 8 pages (excluding references and appendices). Reports on new research directions or ideas not yet sufficiently developed for other categories.

Publication

Accepted papers will be published as an LNCS volume.

Special Issue

Authors of the best papers will be invited to submit extended versions for a special issue after an independent round of peer review.

Submission System

Papers must be submitted using the STAF 2025 Easychair instance. Please select the ICGT track during the submission process:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=staf2025