WTTM 2013, the fifth workshop on the theory of transactional memory

Abstract

In conjunction with DISC 2013, the TransForm project (Marie Curie Initial Training Network) and EuroTM (COST Action IC1001) supported the 5th edition of the Workshop on the Theory of Transactional Memory (WTTM 2013). The objective of WTTM was to discuss new theoretical challenges and recent achievements in the area of transactional computing with emphasis on transactional memory. The workshop took place on October 14, 2013, in Jerusalem, Israel. This report is intended to give highlights of the problems discussed during the workshop.