Formal Methods – The Next 30 Years

Formal Methods – The Next 30 Years
Author: Maurice H. ter Beek
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 776
Release: 2019-09-23
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030309428

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2019, held in Porto, Portugal, in the form of the Third World Congress on Formal Methods, in October 2019. The 44 full papers presented together with 3 invited presentations were carefully reviewed and selected from 129 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections named: Invited Presentations; Verification; Synthesis Techniques; Concurrency; Model Checking Circus; Model Checking; Analysis Techniques; Specification Languages; Reasoning Techniques; Modelling Languages; Learning-Based Techniques and Applications; Refactoring and Reprogramming; I-Day Presentations.

Formal Methods. FM 2019 International Workshops

Formal Methods. FM 2019 International Workshops
Author: Emil Sekerinski
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 523
Release: 2020-08-12
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030549941

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the workshops which complemented the 23rd Symposium on Formal Methods, FM 2019, held in Porto, Portugal, in October 2019. This volume presents the papers that have been accepted for the following workshops: Third Workshop on Practical Formal Verification for Software Dependability, AFFORD 2019; 8th International Symposium From Data to Models and Back, DataMod 2019; First Formal Methods for Autonomous Systems Workshop, FMAS 2019; First Workshop on Formal Methods for Blockchains, FMBC 2019; 8th International Workshop on Formal Methods for Interactive Systems, FMIS 2019; First History of Formal Methods Workshop, HFM 2019; 8th International Workshop on Numerical and Symbolic Abstract Domains, NSAD 2019; 9th International Workshop on Open Community Approaches to Education, Research and Technology, OpenCERT 2019; 17th Overture Workshop, Overture 2019; 19th Refinement Workshop, Refine 2019; First International Workshop on Reversibility in Programming, Languages, and Automata, RPLA 2019; 10th International Workshop on Static Analysis and Systems Biology, SASB 2019; and the 10th Workshop on Tools for Automatic Program Analysis, TAPAS 2019.

Understanding Formal Methods

Understanding Formal Methods
Author: Jean-Francois Monin
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1447100433

This is an excellent introduction to formal methods which will bring anyone who needs to know about this important topic up to speed. It is comprehensive, giving the reader all the information needed to explore the field of formal methods in more detail. It offers: a guide to the mathematics required; comprehensive but easy-to-understand introductions to various methods; a run-down of how formal methods can help to develop high-quality systems that come in on time, within budget, and according to requirements.

Formal Methods

Formal Methods
Author: Flemming Nielson
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2019-07-16
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030051560

This textbook is an introduction to the use of formal methods ranging from semantics of key programming constructs to techniques for the analysis and verification of programs. The authors use program graphs as the mechanism for representing the control structure of programs in order to find a balance between generality and conceptual complexity. The early chapters on program graphs and the Guarded Commands language are sufficient introduction for most readers to then enjoy a plug-and-play approach to the remaining chapters. These explain formal methods for analysing the behaviour of programs in various ways ranging from verification, via program analysis and language-based security, to model checking. The remaining chapters present language extensions with procedures and concurrency and cover their semantics. The book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in software development, and the text is supported throughout with exercises of varying grades of difficulty. The authors have developed an online learning environment that allows students to create examples beyond those covered in the main text, and in the book appendices they present programming projects aimed at implementing central parts of the development using the functional language F#.

Practical TLA+

Practical TLA+
Author: Hillel Wayne
Publisher: Apress
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2018-10-11
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 148423829X

Learn how to design complex, correct programs and fix problems before writing a single line of code. This book is a practical, comprehensive resource on TLA+ programming with rich, complex examples. Practical TLA+ shows you how to use TLA+ to specify a complex system and test the design itself for bugs. You’ll learn how even a short TLA+ spec can find critical bugs. Start by getting your feet wet with an example of TLA+ used in a bank transfer system, to see how it helps you design, test, and build a better application. Then, get some fundamentals of TLA+ operators, logic, functions, PlusCal, models, and concurrency. Along the way you will discover how to organize your blueprints and how to specify distributed systems and eventual consistency. Finally, you’ll put what you learn into practice with some working case study applications, applying TLA+ to a wide variety of practical problems: from algorithm performance and data structures to business code and MapReduce. After reading and using this book, you'll have what you need to get started with TLA+ and how to use it in your mission-critical applications. What You'll LearnRead and write TLA+ specsCheck specs for broken invariants, race conditions, and liveness bugsDesign concurrency and distributed systemsLearn how TLA+ can help you with your day-to-day production work Who This Book Is For Those with programming experience who are new to design and to TLA+. /div

Integrated Formal Methods

Integrated Formal Methods
Author: Brijesh Dongol
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2020-11-13
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030634612

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Integrated Formal Methods, IFM 2019, held in Lugano, Switzerland, in November 2020. The 24 full papers and 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 63 submissions. The papers cover a broad spectrum of topics: Integrating Machine Learning and Formal Modelling; Modelling and Verification in B and Event-B; Program Analysis and Testing; Verification of Interactive Behaviour; Formal Verification; Static Analysis; Domain-Specific Approaches; and Algebraic Techniques.

Concrete Semantics

Concrete Semantics
Author: Tobias Nipkow
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2014-12-03
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3319105426

Part I of this book is a practical introduction to working with the Isabelle proof assistant. It teaches you how to write functional programs and inductive definitions and how to prove properties about them in Isabelle’s structured proof language. Part II is an introduction to the semantics of imperative languages with an emphasis on applications like compilers and program analysers. The distinguishing feature is that all the mathematics has been formalised in Isabelle and much of it is executable. Part I focusses on the details of proofs in Isabelle; Part II can be read even without familiarity with Isabelle’s proof language, all proofs are described in detail but informally. The book teaches the reader the art of precise logical reasoning and the practical use of a proof assistant as a surgical tool for formal proofs about computer science artefacts. In this sense it represents a formal approach to computer science, not just semantics. The Isabelle formalisation, including the proofs and accompanying slides, are freely available online, and the book is suitable for graduate students, advanced undergraduate students, and researchers in theoretical computer science and logic.

Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation: Engineering Principles

Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation: Engineering Principles
Author: Tiziana Margaria
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 556
Release: 2020-10-26
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030614700

The three-volume set LNCS 12476 - 12478 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, ISoLA 2020, which was planned to take place during October 20–30, 2020, on Rhodes, Greece. The event itself was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Each volume focusses on an individual topic with topical section headings within the volume: Part I, Verification Principles: Modularity and (De-)Composition in Verification; X-by-Construction: Correctness meets Probability; 30 Years of Statistical Model Checking; Verification and Validation of Concurrent and Distributed Systems. Part II, Engineering Principles: Automating Software Re-Engineering; Rigorous Engineering of Collective Adaptive Systems. Part III, Applications: Reliable Smart Contracts: State-of-the-art, Applications, Challenges and Future Directions; Automated Verification of Embedded Control Software; Formal methods for DIStributed COmputing in future RAILway systems.

Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation: Verification Principles

Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation: Verification Principles
Author: Tiziana Margaria
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 596
Release: 2020-10-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030613623

The three-volume set LNCS 12476 - 12478 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, ISoLA 2020, which was planned to take place during October 20–30, 2020, on Rhodes, Greece. The event itself was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Each volume focusses on an individual topic with topical section headings within the volume: Part I, Verification Principles: Modularity and (De-)Composition in Verification; X-by-Construction: Correctness meets Probability; 30 Years of Statistical Model Checking; Verification and Validation of Concurrent and Distributed Systems. Part II, Engineering Principles: Automating Software Re-Engineering; Rigorous Engineering of Collective Adaptive Systems. Part III, Applications: Reliable Smart Contracts: State-of-the-art, Applications, Challenges and Future Directions; Automated Verification of Embedded Control Software; Formal methods for DIStributed COmputing in future RAILway systems.

Formal Methods in Software and Systems Modeling

Formal Methods in Software and Systems Modeling
Author: Hans-Jörg Kreowski
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2005-02-04
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 354031847X

By presenting state-of-the-art research results on various aspects of formal and visual modeling of software and systems, this book commemorates the 60th birthday of Hartmut Ehrig. The 24 invited reviewed papers are written by students and collaborators of Hartmut Ehrig who are established researchers in their fields. Reflecting the scientific interest and work of Hartmut Ehrig, the papers fall into three main parts on graph transformation, algebraic specification and logic, and formal and visual modeling.