A proposal of an example and experiments repository to foster industrial adoption of formal methods

Schlick, Rupert, Felderer, Michael, Majzik, Istvan, Nardone, Roberto, Raschke, Alexander, Snook, Colin and Vittorini, Valeria (2018) A proposal of an example and experiments repository to foster industrial adoption of formal methods. In Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation. Industrial Practice - 8th International Symposium, ISoLA 2018, Proceedings. vol. 11247 LNCS, Springer. pp. 249-272 . (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-03427-6_20).

Abstract

Formal methods (in a broad sense) have been around almost since the beginning of computer science. Nonetheless, there is a perception in the formal methods community that take-up by industry is low considering the potential benefits. We take a look at possible reasons and give candidate explanations for this effect. To address the issue, we propose a repository of industry-relevant example problems with an accompanying open data storage for experiment results in order to document, disseminate and compare exemplary solutions from formal model based methods. This would allow potential users from industry to better understand the available solutions and to more easily select and adopt a formal method that fits their needs. At the same time, it would foster the adoption of open data and good scientific practice in this research field.

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Author: Colin Snook

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