Abstract
The Ninth Workshop on Non-Classical Models of Automata and Applications (NCMA 2017) was held in Prague, Czech Republic, on August 17th and 18th, 2017. The NCMA workshop series was established in 2009 as an annual forum for researchers working on different aspects of nonclassical and classical models of automata and grammars.
The purpose of the NCMA workshop series is to provide an opportunity to exchange and develop novel ideas, and to stimulate research on non-classical and classical models of automata and grammar-like structures. Many models of automata and grammars are studied from different points of view in various areas, both as theoretical concepts and as formal models for applications.
The goal of the NCMA workshop series is to motivate a deeper coverage of this particular area and in this way to foster new insights and substantial progress in computer science as a whole. The Ninth Workshop on Non-Classical Models of Automata and Applications (NCMA 2017) was organized by the Department of Software and Computer Science Education of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University.
Its scientific program consisted of 2 invited lectures, regular contributions and short presentations. For NCMA 2017, we received submissions by a total of 27 authors, from 9 different countries.
On the basis of at least three referees' reports each, the Program Committee selected 14 contributions for presentation at NCMA 2017 and for inclusion in the workshop proceedings. In addition to the invited talks and regular contributions, NCMA 2017 also featured five short presentations to emphasize its workshop character, each of them also having been evaluated by at least two members of the Program Committee.