Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Non-Classical Models of Automata and Applications

Cezar C\^ampeanu; Martin Kutrib; Sylvain Lombardy

arxiv: 2606.25881 · v1 · pith:I3AS7BQGnew · submitted 2026-06-24 · 💻 cs.FL

Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Non-Classical Models of Automata and Applications

Cezar C\^ampeanu , Martin Kutrib , Sylvain Lombardy This is my paper

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The pith

The NCMA 2026 workshop took place in Rouen, France, on June 29 and 30.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The paper records that the sixteenth International Workshop on Non-Classical Models of Automata and Applications occurred in Rouen, France, in June 2026 under the organization of the University of Rouen. It recalls that the NCMA series began in 2009 as a yearly meeting for work on automata, grammars, and related devices. These models receive attention both as abstract theory and as formal tools for applications. A reader would see this as documentation that the annual gathering in the area continues.

Core claim

The central claim is that the Sixteenth International Workshop on Non-Classical Models of Automata and Applications (NCMA 2026) was held in Rouen, France, on June 29 and 30, 2026, organized by the University of Rouen. The NCMA workshop series was established in 2009 as an annual event for researchers working on non-classical and classical models of automata, grammars or related devices. Such models are investigated both as theoretical models and as formal models for applications from different points of view.

What carries the argument

The NCMA workshop series, serving as the recurring venue that assembles researchers on automata and grammars.

Load-bearing premise

The stated dates, location, and organizational responsibility for the 2026 workshop match what actually happened.

What would settle it

Independent records showing that no NCMA workshop took place in Rouen on June 29 and 30, 2026, would disprove the report.

read the original abstract

The Sixteenth International Workshop on Non-Classical Models of Automata and Applications (NCMA 2026) was held in Rouen, France, on June 29 and 30, 2026, organized by the University of Rouen. The NCMA workshop series was established in 2009 as an annual event for researchers working on non-classical and classical models of automata, grammars or related devices. Such models are investigated both as theoretical models and as formal models for applications from different points of view.

Editorial analysis

A structured set of objections, weighed in public.

Desk editor's note, referee report, simulated authors' rebuttal, and a circularity audit. Tearing a paper down is the easy half of reading it; the pith above is the substance, this is the friction.

Desk Editor's Note private letter to a colleague

This is a workshop announcement abstract with zero research content.

read the letter

This document is simply an abstract stating that the NCMA 2026 workshop occurred in Rouen on June 29-30, organized by the University of Rouen, with a brief note on the series history since 2009. Nothing in it qualifies as a scientific result or new finding.

The only thing it does is record basic event metadata. That record is presented plainly, with no overclaims or technical assertions to evaluate. The stress-test note is correct that no load-bearing assumptions exist because no argument is made.

The main limitation is obvious and total: there is no paper here. No models, proofs, data, or analysis appear, even in the abstract. The full text is unavailable, but the provided content already shows this is administrative information, not research. Soundness cannot be assessed beyond noting the absence of any supporting material.

This is for workshop organizers or attendees who want a citable record of dates and location. It has no value for anyone working on automata theory or related topics. I would not bring it to a reading group, would not cite it, and would not send it to peer review. Desk reject is the right call.

Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript consists solely of an abstract announcing that the Sixteenth International Workshop on Non-Classical Models of Automata and Applications (NCMA 2026) was held in Rouen, France, on June 29 and 30, 2026, organized by the University of Rouen. It states that the NCMA series was established in 2009 as an annual event for researchers working on non-classical and classical models of automata, grammars, or related devices, investigated both theoretically and for applications.

Significance. If the reported facts are accurate, the abstract serves as a minimal historical record of the workshop. However, with no technical results, models, proofs, or analyses presented, the work does not advance the field of automata theory or non-classical models and has negligible scientific significance beyond event documentation.

major comments (1)

The central factual claim (dates, location, and organization of NCMA 2026) is presented without any supporting evidence, references, or verification, which is load-bearing for the manuscript's sole purpose as a factual report. No section, equation, or table exists to cite, but the abstract itself supplies the unsupported statement.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

1 responses · 1 unresolved

We thank the referee for their review. The manuscript is an announcement abstract documenting the NCMA 2026 workshop, and we address the specific concern about verification of the reported facts below.

read point-by-point responses

Referee: The central factual claim (dates, location, and organization of NCMA 2026) is presented without any supporting evidence, references, or verification, which is load-bearing for the manuscript's sole purpose as a factual report. No section, equation, or table exists to cite, but the abstract itself supplies the unsupported statement.

Authors: The dates, location, and organization are stated by the authors in their capacity as members of the organizing committee at the University of Rouen. This constitutes an official record of the event rather than a claim derived from external sources. We agree that no external reference is currently provided and can add a citation to the official NCMA workshop series website or proceedings volume in a revision if requested. revision: partial

standing simulated objections not resolved

The manuscript contains no technical results, models, proofs, or analyses and therefore cannot advance the field of automata theory beyond serving as event documentation.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity in factual workshop report

full rationale

The provided text is solely an abstract reporting factual details of the NCMA 2026 workshop (dates, location, organizer, and series history). No derivations, equations, predictions, models, or claims are advanced. There are no self-citations, fitted parameters, ansatzes, or uniqueness theorems invoked. The content is self-contained descriptive reporting with no load-bearing steps that reduce to inputs by construction, satisfying the default expectation of no circularity.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 0 axioms · 0 invented entities

No scientific claim or derivation exists; the ledger is empty because the document is an administrative report rather than a research contribution.

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Proceedings of the 16th International Workshop on Non-Classical Models of Automata and Applications

Core claim

What carries the argument

Load-bearing premise

What would settle it

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