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Refinement in Z and Object-Z

Author : John Derrick

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 498 pages

File Size : 12,11 MB

Release : 2013-08-30

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 1447153553

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Refinement is one of the cornerstones of the formal approach to software engineering, and its use in various domains has led to research on new applications and generalisation. This book brings together this important research in one volume, with the addition of examples drawn from different application areas. It covers four main themes: Data refinement and its application to Z Generalisations of refinement that change the interface and atomicity of operations Refinement in Object-Z Modelling state and behaviour by combining Object-Z with CSP Refinement in Z and Object-Z: Foundations and Advanced Applications provides an invaluable overview of recent research for academic and industrial researchers, lecturers teaching formal specification and development, industrial practitioners using formal methods in their work, and postgraduate and advanced undergraduate students. This second edition is a comprehensive update to the first and includes the following new material: Early chapters have been extended to also include trace refinement, based directly on partial relations rather than through totalisation Provides an updated discussion on divergence, non-atomic refinements and approximate refinement Includes a discussion of the differing semantics of operations and outputs and how they affect the abstraction of models written using Object-Z and CSP Presents a fuller account of the relationship between relational refinement and various models of refinement in CSP Bibliographic notes at the end of each chapter have been extended with the most up to date citations and research



Using Z

Author : Jim Woodcock

Publisher :

Page : 412 pages

File Size : 13,54 MB

Release : 1996

Category : Computers

ISBN :

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This book contains enough mnaterial for three complete courses of study. It provides an introduction to the world of logic, sets and relations. It explains the use of the Znotation in the specification of realistic systems. It shows how Z specifications may be refined to produce executable code; this is demonstrated in a selection of case studies. The essentials of specification, refinement and proof are covered, revealing techniques never previously published. Exercises, Solutions and set of Tranparencies are available via http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/usingz.html



Refinement

Author : John Derrick

Publisher : Springer

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 39,68 MB

Release : 2018-09-03

Category : Computers

ISBN : 3319927116

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Refinement is one of the cornerstones of a formal approach to software engineering. Refinement is all about turning an abstract description (of a soft or hardware system) into something closer to implementation. It provides that essential bridge between higher level requirements and an implementation of those requirements. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to refinement for the researcher or graduate student. It introduces refinement in different semantic models, and shows how refinement is defined and used within some of the major formal methods and languages in use today. It (1) introduces the reader to different ways of looking at refinement, relating refinement to observations(2) shows how these are realised in different semantic models (3) shows how different formal methods use different models of refinement, and (4) how these models of refinement are related.



The Way of Z

Author : Jonathan Jacky

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 382 pages

File Size : 13,75 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Computers

ISBN : 9780521559768

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A self-contained tutorial on Z for working programmers discussing practical ways to apply formal methods in real projects, first published in 1997.



ZB 2005: Formal Specification and Development in Z and B

Author : Helen Treharne

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 507 pages

File Size : 35,91 MB

Release : 2005-04-07

Category : Computers

ISBN : 3540255591

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Z and B users, ZB 2005, held in Guildford, UK in April 2005. The 25 revised full papers presented together with extended abstracts of 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. The papers document the recent advances for the Z formal specification notation and for the B method, ranging from foundational, theoretical, and methodological issues to advanced applications, tools, and case studies.



Integrated Formal Methods

Author : Michael Butler

Publisher : Springer

Page : 410 pages

File Size : 32,2 MB

Release : 2003-08-01

Category : Computers

ISBN : 3540478841

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The third in a series of international conferences on Integrated Formal Methods, IFM 2002, was held in Turku, Finland, May 15–17, 2002. Turku, situated in the south western corner of the country, is the former capital of Finland. The ? conference was organized jointly by Abo Akademi University and Turku Centre for Computer Science. The theme of IFM 1999 was the integration of state and behavioral based formalisms. For IFM 2000 this was widened to include all aspects pertaining to the integration of formal methods and formal notations. One of the goals of IFM 2002 was to further investigate these themes. Moreover, IFM 2002 explored the relations between formal methods and graphical notations, especially the industrialstandardlanguageforsoftwaredesign,theUni?edModelingLanguage (UML). The themes of IFM 2002 re?ect what we believe is a growing trend in the Formal Methods and Software Engineering research communities. Over the last threedecades,computerscientistshavedevelopedarangeofformalismsfocusing on particular aspects of behavior or analysis, such as sequential program str- tures,concurrentprogramstructures,dataandinformationstructures,temporal reasoning, deductive proof, and model checking. Much e?ort is now being - voted to integrating these methods in order to combine their advantages and ensure they scale up to industrial needs. Graphical notations are now widely used in software engineering and there is growing recognition of the importance ofprovidingthesewiththeformalunderpinningsandformalanalysiscapabilities found in formal methods.



Formal Methods for Open Object-Based Distributed Systems

Author : Marcello M. Bonsangue

Publisher : Springer

Page : 327 pages

File Size : 45,32 MB

Release : 2007-06-27

Category : Computers

ISBN : 3540729526

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th IFIP WG 6.1 International Conference on Formal Methods for Open Object-Based Distributed Systems, FMOODS 2007, held in Paphos, Cyprus, June 2007. The 17 revised full papers presented together with two invited papers cover model checking rewriting logic components and services algebraic calculi specification, verification and refinement, and quality of service.



Integrated Formal Methods

Author : Wolfgang Grieskamp

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 449 pages

File Size : 30,34 MB

Release : 2007-10-23

Category : Computers

ISBN : 3540409114

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Advanced Software Engineering: Expanding the Frontiers of Software Technology

Author : Sergio F. Ochoa

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 179 pages

File Size : 42,77 MB

Release : 2006-08-10

Category : Computers

ISBN : 038734828X

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On behalf of the Organizing Committee for this event, we are glad to welcome you to IWASE 2006, the First International Workshop on Advanced Software Engineering. We hope you will enjoy the traditional Chilean hospitality and, of course, please tell us how we can make your visit a pleasant and useful experience. The goal of this Workshop is to create a new forum for researchers, professionals and educators to discuss advanced software engineering topics. A distinctive feature of this Workshop is its attempt to foster interactions between the Latin-American software engineering community and computer scientists around the world. This is an opportunity to discuss with other researchers or simply to meet new colleagues. IWASE 2006 has been organized to facilitate strong interactions among those attending it and to offer ample time for discussing each paper. IWASE 2006 attracted 28 submissions from 14 countries, 8 of them outside Latin-America. Each of the 28 articles was reviewed by at least three members of the Program Committee. As a result of this rigorous reviewing process, 13 papers were accepted: nine fiill papers and four work-in-progress papers. These papers were grouped in four tracks; software architecture, software modeling, software development process and experiences in software development.



Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology

Author : Michael Johnson

Publisher : Springer

Page : 399 pages

File Size : 37,55 MB

Release : 2006-09-27

Category : Computers

ISBN : 3540356363

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This is the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology. The book collects 24 revised full papers together with 3 system demonstrations and 3 invited talks. Coverage includes current issues in formal methods related to algebraic approaches and to software engineering including abstract data types, process algebras, algebraic specification, model checking, abstraction, refinement, mu-calculus, state machines, rewriting, Kleene algebra, programming logic, and formal software development.