Formal methods use mathematical models for analysis and verification at any part of the
program life-cycle. We describe the state of the art in the industrial use of formal methods …

The difference between a malicious and a benign Android application can often be
characterised by context and sequence in which certain permissions and APIs are used. We …

We introduce FunArray, a parametric segmentation abstract domain functor for the fully
automatic and scalable analysis of array content properties. The functor enables a natural …

Auto-active verifiers provide a level of automation intermediate between fully automatic and
interactive: users supply code with annotations as input while benefiting from a high level of …

Expressing class specifications via executable constraints is important for various software
engineering tasks such as test generation, bug finding and automated debugging, but …

This paper presents an energy management policy for reconfigurable clusters running a
multi-tier application, exploiting DVS together with multiple sleep states. We develop a …

Formal specification and verification techniques have been used successfully to detect
feature interactions. We investigate whether feature-based specifications can be used for …

Informal natural language that describes code functionality, such as code comments or
function documentation, may contain substantial information about a programs intent …

Verifying that programs trusted to enforce security actually do so is a practical concern for
programmers and administrators. However, there is a disconnect between the kinds of tools …

Functions are essential building blocks of information retrieval and information
management. However, efforts implementing these functions are fragmented: one function …