IA159 Formal Verification Methods

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jan Strejček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jan Strejček, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Department of Computer Science – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:50 Virtuální místnost
Prerequisites (in Czech)
IV113 Validation and Verification || IA169 System Verif. and Assurance
Course Enrolment Limitations
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Abstract
At the end of this course, students should understand and be able to explain principles, advantages, and disadvantages of selected methods from the area of formal verification, namely model checking methods, abstraction, static analysis via abstract interpretation, and shape analysis;
make reasoned decisions about suitability of various methods for verification of specific systems;
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should understand and be able to explain principles, advantages, and disadvantages of selected methods from the area of formal verification, namely model checking methods, abstraction, static analysis via abstract interpretation, and shape analysis;
make reasoned decisions about suitability of various methods for verification of specific systems;
Key topics
  • Overview of formal verification methods.
  • LTL model checking of finite and infinite-state systems including partial order reduction.
  • Abstraction.
  • Counterexample-guided abstraction refinement (CEGAR).
  • Static analysis, abstract interpretation.
  • Shape analysis.
  • Software verification via automata, symbolic execution, and interpolation.
  • Property-Directed Reachability (PDR/IC3).
Study resources and literature
  • PELED, Doron A. Software reliability methods. New York: Springer, 2001, xix, 331. ISBN 0387951067. info
  • GRUMBERG, Orna; Doron A. PELED and E. M. CLARKE. Model checking. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1999, xiv, 314. ISBN 0262032708. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
lectures
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
oral exam
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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