Partial-Order Methods for the Verification of Concurrent Systems

An Approach to the State-Explosion Problem
1996
ISBN: 978-3-540-60761-8
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Buch, Englisch, Band 1032, 143 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 248 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Computer Science

This monograph is a revised version of the author's Ph.D. thesis, submitted to the University of Liège, Belgium, with Pierre Wolper as thesis advisor.
The general pattern of this work, is to turn logical and semantic ideas into exploitable algorithms. Thus, it perfectly fits the modern trend, viewing verification as a computer-aided activity, and as algorithmic as possible, not as a paper and pencil one, dealing exclusively with semantic and logical issues. Patrice Godefroid uses state-space exploration as the key technique, which, as such or elaborated into model checking, is attracting growing attention for the verification of concurrent systems. For most realistic examples, the methods presented provide a significant reduction of memory and time requirements for protocol verification.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Godefroid, Patrice

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Funktionale, Logische, Parallele und Visuelle Programmierung
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mathematik für Informatiker
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Software Engineering
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Concurrent systems and semantics.- Using partial orders to tackle state explosion.- Persistent sets.- Sleep sets.- Verification of safety properties.- Model checking.- Experiments.- Conclusions.