Proof rules for automated compositional verification through learning

H Barringer, D Giannakopoulou, CS Pasareanu - SAVBS 2003, 2003 - ntrs.nasa.gov
Compositional proof systems not only enable the stepwise development of concurrent
processes but also provide a basis to alleviate the state explosion problem associated with …

Learning assumptions for compositional verification

JM Cobleigh, D Giannakopoulou… - … 2003 Held as Part of the …, 2003 - Springer
Compositional verification is a promising approach to addressing the state explosion
problem associated with model checking. One compositional technique advocates proving …

Lazy compositional verication

N Shankar - International Symposium on Compositionality, 1997 - Springer
Existing methodologies for the verification of concurrent systems are effective for reasoning
about global properties of small systems. For large systems, these approaches become …

Compositional reasoning in model checking

S Berezin, S Campos, EM Clarke - International Symposium on …, 1997 - Springer
The main problem in model checking that prevents it from being used for verification of large
systems is the state explosion problem. This problem often arises from combining parallel …

Automated learning of probabilistic assumptions for compositional reasoning

L Feng, M Kwiatkowska, D Parker - International Conference on …, 2011 - Springer
Probabilistic verification techniques have been applied to the formal modelling and analysis
of a wide range of systems, from communication protocols such as Bluetooth, to nanoscale …

Automatic symbolic compositional verification by learning assumptions

W Nam, P Madhusudan, R Alur - Formal Methods in System Design, 2008 - Springer
Compositional reasoning aims to improve scalability of verification tools by reducing the
original verification task into subproblems. The simplification is typically based on assume …

Optimized L*-based assume-guarantee reasoning

S Chaki, O Strichman - Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and …, 2007 - Springer
In this paper, we suggest three optimizations to the L*-based automated Assume-Guarantee
reasoning algorithm for the compositional verification of concurrent systems. First, we use …

On the completeness of compositional reasoning

KS Namjoshi, RJ Trefler - … International Conference, CAV 2000, Chicago, IL …, 2000 - Springer
Several proof rules based on the assume-guarantee paradigm have been proposed for
compositional reasoning about concurrent systems. Some of the rules are syntactically …

Verification of an implementation of Tomasulo's algorithm by compositional model checking

KL McMillan - … Aided Verification: 10th International Conference, CAV' …, 1998 - Springer
An implementation of an out-of-order processing unit based on Tomasulo's algorithm is
formally verified using compositional model checking techniques. This demonstrates that …

Induction in compositional model checking

KL McMillan, S Qadeer, JB Saxe - International Conference on Computer …, 2000 - Springer
This paper describes a technique of inductive proof based on model checking. It differs from
previous techniques that combine induction and model checking in that the proof is fully …