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As computer technology is used to control critical systems to an increasing degree, it is vital that the methods for developing and understanding these systems are substantially improved. The mathematical and scientific foundations currently used are extremely limited which means that their correctness and reliability cannot be ensured to an acceptable level. Systems engineering needs to become a fully fledged scientific discipline, and formal methods, which are characterized by their firm mathematical foundations, are playing a vital role in achieving this transition. This volume is based on the proceedings of the Formal Methods Workshop held in Drymen, Scotland, in September 1991. This was the second workshop sponsored by the Canadian and US Governments to address the role of formal methods in the development of digital systems. The workshop concentrated on the themes of quality assurance, design methods and mathematical modelling techniques. Particular emphasis was given to safety and security applications.

Table of Contents:
1 Introduction.- 1.1 What Are Formal Methods?.- 1.2 Formal Methods and Mathematics.- 1.3 What Good Are Formal Methods?.- 1.4 The Myth of Control.- 1.5 Hyperprogramming.- 1.6 Recommendations.- 2 Formal Methods of Software Development: Painted into the Corner of High-Integrity Computing?.- 2.1 The Dominant Rationale for Formal Methods.- 2.2 Some Pragmatic Objections to Formal Methods.- 2.3 Dissolving Resistance to Formal Methods?.- 2.4 A Brief Sketch of Formal Methods in High-Integrity Computing.- 2.5 The Projects.- 2.6 The Formal Methods Community in High-Integrity Computing.- 2.7 The Information Networks.- 2.8 Does the Use of Formal Methods Within High-Integrity Computing Perpetuate its “Myths”?.- 3 The Social Negotiation of Proof: An Analysis and a Further Prediction.- 3.1 Background.- 3.2 VIPER.- 3.3 Disputing “Proof”.- 3.4 Formal Proof and Rigorous Argument.- 3.5 A Further Prediction.- 3.6 Conclusion.- 4 On Constructing Large Software Systems.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 People.- 4.3 Frames.- 4.4 Sets.- 4.5 Programs.- 4.6 Proof.- 4.7 Tools.- 4.8 Conclusion.- 4.9 Acknowledgments.- 5 Composition of Descriptions: A Progress Report.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Why Compose Descriptions ?.- 5.3 What is Described?.- 5.4 What is a Description?.- 5.5 What is Composition?.- 5.6 Description Reuse.- 5.7 Conclusion.- 6 Integrating Methods in Practice.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Development and Development Methods.- 6.3 Aspects of Specification.- 6.4 Aspects of Design.- 6.5 Implications for Research and Development.- 7 Formal Methods and Product Documentation.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 The Fully Formalised Software Product.- 7.3 The Elements of Product Documentation.- 7.4 Product Documentation and the Product Range.- 7.5 Product Documentation and Product Development.- 7.6 ProductDocumentation and Customers.- 7.7 Developing from a Fully Formalised Base.- 7.8 New Requirements.- 7.9 Errors Detected Before Release.- 7.10 Errors Detected After Release.- 7.11 How to Get There.- 7.12 Summary.- 7.13 Acknowledgments.- 8 Software Quality: A Modelling and Measurement View.- 8.1 Software Quality Needs.- 8.2 Modelling Software Experiences.- 8.3 Model Evolution.- 8.4 An Organization for Packaging Experience Models for Reuse.- 8.5 Conclusions.- 9 Modelling Working Group Summary.- 9.1 Description.- 9.2 Discussion Topics.- 9.3 Discussion.- 9.4 How Does Mathematical Modelling Help to Increase our Understanding of Digital Systems?.- 9.5 What is Required to Validate that a Mathematical Model Describes a Digital System Accurately?.- 9.6 Conclusions.- 10 Quality Assurance Working Group.- 10.1 Group Description.- 10.2 Quality Assurance vs. Quality Control.- 10.3 What Is a Formal Method?.- 10.4 Integration of Formal Methods and Quality Control.- 10.5 A Plan to Integrate Formal Methods into QC/QA.- 11 Design Methods Working Group.- 11.1 Description.- 11.2 The Context of Formal Methods.- 11.3 The Role of Proof in Assurance.- 11.4 Analytical Capabilities of Formal Methods.- 11.5 Foundational Capabilities of Formal Methods.- 11.6 The Role of Formal Methods with Respect to the Software Development Process.- 11.7 Formal Methods During Development and Implementation.- 11.8 Education.- 11.9 Tools.- 12 Conclusions.- A Survey of Formal Methods Tools.- B Survey of Formal Methods Applications.- C Acronyms and Trademarks.- List of Contributors.


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  • ISBN-13: 9783540197515
  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
  • Publisher Imprint: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 195
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 3540197516
  • Publisher Date: 16 Jun 1993
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 155 mm


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