New opportunities for integrated formal methods

The work

AuthorsMario Gleirscher; Simon Foster; Jim Woodcock
Editors
Typearticle
Year2019
Citekeygleirscher2019opportunities

Where it appeared

Published inACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
Volume52
Issue6
Pages117:1--117:36

Identifiers

DOI10.1145/3357231

Abstract

Formal methods have provided approaches for investigating software engineering fundamentals and also have high potential to improve current practices in dependability assurance. In this article, we summarise known strengths and weaknesses of formal methods. From the perspective of the assurance of robots and autonomous systems (RAS), we highlight new opportunities for integrated formal methods and identify threats to the adoption of such methods. Based on these opportunities and threats, we develop an agenda for fundamental and empirical research on integrated formal methods and for successful transfer of validated research to RAS assurance. Furthermore, we outline our expectations on useful outcomes of such an agenda.

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@article{gleirscher2019opportunities,
  title        = {New opportunities for integrated formal methods},
  author       = {Mario Gleirscher and Simon Foster and Jim Woodcock},
  year         = {2019},
  journal      = {ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)},
  volume       = {52},
  number       = {6},
  pages        = {117:1--117:36},
  doi          = {10.1145/3357231},
}

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