Improving Predictability, Efficiency and Trust of Model-Based Proof Activity

Jean-Frederic Etienne; Manuel Maarek; Florent Anseaume; Veronique Delebarre

doi:10.1109/ICSE.2015.142

Improving Predictability, Efficiency and Trust of Model-Based Proof Activity

Jean-Frederic Etienne, Manuel Maarek, Florent Anseaume, Veronique Delebarre

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We report on our industrial experience in using formal methods for the analysis of safety-critical systems developed in a model-based design framework. We first highlight the formal proof workflow devised for the verification and validation of embedded systems developed in Matlab/Simulink. In particular, we show that there is a need to: determine the compatibility of the model to be analysed with the proof engine, establish whether the model facilitates proof convergence or when optimisation is required, and avoid over-specification when specifying the hypotheses constraining the inputs of the model during analysis. We also stress on the importance of having a certain harness over the proof activity and present a set of tools we developed to achieve this purpose. Finally, we give a list of best practices, methods and any necessary tools aiming at guaranteeing the validity of the verification results obtained.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IEEE/ACM 37th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 2015
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	139-148
Number of pages	10
Volume	2
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-1934-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE.2015.142
Publication status	Published - May 2015
Event	37th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering 2015 - Florence, Italy Duration: 16 May 2015 → 24 May 2015

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Conference	37th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering 2015
Abbreviated title	ICSE 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	16/05/15 → 24/05/15

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Etienne, J-F, Maarek, M, Anseaume, F & Delebarre, V 2015, Improving Predictability, Efficiency and Trust of Model-Based Proof Activity. in IEEE/ACM 37th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE), 2015. vol. 2, IEEE, Los Alamitos, pp. 139-148, 37th IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering 2015, Florence, Italy, 16/05/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSE.2015.142

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