This book describes the methodology and accompanying technology for reducing the costs of validation of changes by introducing automatic techniques to analyze and test software increments. It builds a unified approach to efficient and reliable validation of changes and upgrades, and may be used as a research monograph and a reference book.
30th International Conference, CAV 2018, Held as Part of the Federated Logic Conference, FloC 2018, Oxford, UK, July 14-17, 2018, Proceedings, Part II
This open access two-volume set LNCS 10980 and 10981 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2018, held in Oxford, UK, in July 2018. The 52 full and 13 tool papers presented together with 3 invited papers and 2 tutorials were carefully reviewed and selected from 215 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics and techniques, from algorithmic and logical foundations of verification to practical applications in distributed, networked, cyber-physical, and autonomous systems. They are organized in topical sections on model checking, program analysis using polyhedra, synthesis, learning, runtime verification, hybrid and timed systems, tools, probabilistic systems, static analysis, theory and security, SAT, SMT and decisions procedures, concurrency, and CPS, hardware, industrial applications.
These proceedings document the 4th Haifa Verification Conference, held from October 27–30, 2008, in Haifa, Israel. This international event serves as a unique platform for leading researchers and practitioners in both formal and dynamic verification for hardware and software systems. This year saw a significant increase in submissions, with 49 total entries from 19 countries, highlighting the conference's growing global prominence. Among the submissions, 43 were regular papers (2 withdrawn) and 6 were tool papers. After a thorough review process involving at least four independent evaluations for each paper by the distinguished Program Committee, 12 regular papers and 4 tool papers were accepted for presentation and inclusion in this volume. The acceptance rates were 29% for regular papers and 67% for tool papers, with a combined rate of 34%, comparable to prestigious conferences in the field. A Best Paper Award was presented to Edmund Clarke, Alexandre Donzé, and Axel Legay for their work on “Statistical Model Checking of Mixed-Analog Circuits with an Application to a Third-Order Delta-Sigma Modulator.” The conference also featured an impressive lineup of invited talks, panels, and special sessions from prominent figures in the field.