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Triumphs and Challenges for the Industrial Application of Model-Oriented Formal Methods

Lookup NU author(s): Professor John Fitzgerald, Dr Peter Larsen

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Abstract

The “lightweight formal methods” paradigm emphasises the use of abstract modelling as an aid to understanding and design of computer-based systems. It advocates careful targeting of formal methods technology on specific system parts or aspects, rather than large-scale application. The challenge of implementing the lightweight paradigm was taken up a decade ago by the community working with the Vienna Development Method (VDM), developing its semantics, tools and encouraging industry application. This paper reports industrial successes over that period, and identifies challenges for industrial formal methods application in the near future. This paper is to appear in the proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation (ISoLA 2006).


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Author(s): Fitzgerald JS, Larsen PG

Publication type: Report

Publication status: Published

Series Title: School of Computing Science Technical Report Series

Year: 2007

Pages: 10

Print publication date: 01/01/2007

Source Publication Date: January 2007

Report Number: 999

Institution: School of Computing Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

Place Published: Newcastle upon Tyne

URL: http://www.cs.ncl.ac.uk/publications/trs/papers/999.pdf


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