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In this paper we consider the problem of certified static checking of module-like constructs of programming languages. We argue that there are algorithms and properties related to modules that can be defined and proven in an abstract way.…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2017-06-20 Julia Belyakova

Checking two probabilistic automata for equivalence has been shown to be a key problem for efficiently establishing various behavioural and anonymity properties of probabilistic systems. In recent experiments a randomised equivalence test…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2012-01-09 Stefan Kiefer , Andrzej S. Murawski , Joël Ouaknine , Björn Wachter , James Worrell

Mechanized verification of liveness properties for infinite programs with effects and nondeterminism is challenging. Existing temporal reasoning frameworks operate at the level of models such as traces and automata. Reasoning happens at a…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2025-08-22 Eleftherios Ioannidis , Yannick Zakowski , Steve Zdancewic , Sebastian Angel

Scalable and automatic formal verification for concurrent systems is always demanding. In this paper, we propose a verification framework to support automated compositional reasoning for concurrent programs with shared variables. Our…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2018-03-28 Fuyuan Zhang , Yongwang Zhao , David Sanan , Yang Liu , Alwen Tiu , Shang-Wei Lin , Jun Sun

The classical approach to analyze pharmacokinetic (PK) data in bioequivalence studies aiming to compare two different formulations is to perform noncompartmental analysis (NCA) followed by two one-sided tests (TOST). In this regard the PK…

Microarchitectural code analyzers, i.e., tools that estimate the throughput of machine code basic blocks, are important utensils in the tool belt of performance engineers. Recent tools like llvm-mca, uiCA, and Ithemal use a variety of…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-09-20 Fabian Ritter , Sebastian Hack

Metamorphic testing (MT) is a general approach for the testing of a specific kind of software systems -- so-called ``non-testable'', where the ``classical'' testing approaches are difficult to apply. MT is an effective approach for…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2022-11-23 Nasser Alzahrani , Maria Spichkova , James Harland

$\alpha$Check is a light-weight property-based testing tool built on top of $\alpha$Prolog, a logic programming language based on nominal logic. $\alpha$Prolog is particularly suited to the validation of the meta-theory of formal systems,…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2016-05-02 James Cheney , Alberto Momigliano , Matteo Pessina

Model-independent analysis (MIA) methods are generally useful for analysing complex systems in which relationships between the observables are non-trivial and noise is present. Principle Component Analysis (PCA) is one of MIA methods…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2015-06-17 Y. I. Kim , S. T. Boogert , Y. Honda , A. Lyapin , H. Park , N. Terunuma , T. Tauchi , J. Urakawa

Operator Precedence Languages (OPL) have been recently identified as a suitable formalism for model checking recursive procedural programs, thanks to their ability of modeling the program stack. OPL requirements can be expressed in the…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-05-21 Michele Chiari , Luca Geatti , Nicola Gigante , Matteo Pradella

Model-based mutation testing uses altered test models to derive test cases that are able to reveal whether a modelled fault has been implemented. This requires conformance checking between the original and the mutated model. This paper…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2012-02-29 Bernhard K. Aichernig , Elisabeth Jöbstl

Probabilistic automata (PAs) have been successfully applied in formal verification of concurrent and stochastic systems. Efficient model checking algorithms have been studied, where the most often used logics for expressing properties are…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2015-07-01 Lei Song , Lijun Zhang , Jens Chr. Godskesen , Flemming Nielson

Runtime Monitoring is a lightweight and dynamic verification technique that involves observing the internal operations of a software system and/or its interactions with other external entities, with the aim of determining whether the system…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2017-08-25 Ian Cassar , Adrian Francalanza , Luca Aceto , Anna Ingólfsdóttir

This paper addresses the problem of verifying equivalence between a pair of programs that operate over databases with different schemas. This problem is particularly important in the context of web applications, which typically undergo…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2017-10-24 Yuepeng Wang , Isil Dillig , Shuvendu K. Lahiri , William R. Cook

Generating tests that can reveal performance issues in large and complex software systems within a reasonable amount of time is a challenging task. On one hand, there are numerous combinations of input data values to explore. On the other…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-04-07 Ali Sedaghatbaf , Mahshid Helali Moghadam , Mehrdad Saadatmand

OCaml is particularly well-fitted for formal verification. On one hand, it is a multi-paradigm language with a well-defined semantics, allowing one to write clean, concise, type-safe, and efficient code. On the other hand, it is a language…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-09-07 Mário Pereira , António Ravara

Consensus protocols are crucial for a blockchain system as they are what allow agreement between the system's nodes in a potentially adversarial environment. For this reason, it is paramount to ensure their correct design and implementation…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Elliot Jones , William Knottenbelt

Black-box checking (BBC)} is a testing method for cyber-physical systems (CPSs) as well as software systems. BBC consists of active automata learning and model checking; a Mealy machine is learned from the system under test (SUT), and the…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-09-13 Junya Shijubo , Masaki Waga , Kohei Suenaga

Embedded software systems, e.g. automotive, robotic or automation systems are highly configurable and consist of many software components being available in different variants and versions. To identify the degree of reusability between…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2015-11-18 Bernhard Rumpe , Christoph Schulze , Michael von Wenckstern , Jan Oliver Ringert , Peter Manhart

Variational quantum algorithms have been introduced as a promising class of quantum-classical hybrid algorithms that can already be used with the noisy quantum computing hardware available today by employing parameterized quantum circuits.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-10 Tom Peham , Lukas Burgholzer , Robert Wille