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Result: Z2SAL: a translation-based model checker for Z

Title:
Z2SAL: a translation-based model checker for Z
Authors:
DERRICK, John, NORTH, Siobhán, SIMONS, Anthony J. H
Source:
Papers from the ABZ 2008 ConferenceFormal aspects of computing. 23(1):43-71
Publisher Information:
Heidelberg: Springer, 2011.
Publication Year:
2011
Physical Description:
print, 1/2 p
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Subject Terms:
Computer science, Informatique, Sciences exactes et technologie, Exact sciences and technology, Sciences et techniques communes, Sciences and techniques of general use, Mathematiques, Mathematics, Géométrie, Geometry, Analyse numérique. Calcul scientifique, Numerical analysis. Scientific computation, Analyse numérique, Numerical analysis, Méthodes numériques en programmation mathématique, optimisation et calcul variationnel, Numerical methods in mathematical programming, optimization and calculus of variations, Optimisation et calcul variationnel numériques, Numerical methods in optimization and calculus of variations, Sciences appliquees, Applied sciences, Informatique; automatique theorique; systemes, Computer science; control theory; systems, Informatique théorique, Theoretical computing, Divers, Miscellaneous, Analyse numérique, Numerical analysis, Análisis numérico, Automate, Automaton, Autómata, Calcul variationnel, Variational calculus, Cálculo de variaciones, Informatique théorique, Computer theory, Informática teórica, Langage formel, Formal language, Lenguaje formal, Langage spécification, Specification language, Lenguaje especificación, Méthode optimisation, Optimization method, Método optimización, Programmation mathématique, Mathematical programming, Programación matemática, Spécification formelle, Formal specification, Especificación formal, 51E24, 65K10, Industrie, Industry, SAL, Z, model-checking
Document Type:
Academic journal Article
File Description:
text
Language:
English
Author Affiliations:
Department of Computer Science, University of Sheffield, Regent Court, 211 Portobello, Sheffield, S1 4DP, United Kingdom
ISSN:
0934-5043
Access URL:
http://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=search&terms=23885809
Rights:
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CC BY 4.0
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Notes:
Computer science; theoretical automation; systems

Mathematics
Accession Number:
edscal.23885809
Database:
PASCAL Archive

Further Information

Despite being widely known and accepted in industry, the Z formal specification language has not so tar been well supported by automated verification tools, mostly because of the challenges in handling the abstraction of the language. In this paper we discuss a novel approach to building a model-checker for Z, which involves implementing a translation from Z into SAL, the input language for the Symbolic Analysis Laboratory, a toolset which includes a number of model-checkers and a simulator. The Z2SAL translation deals with a number of important issues, including: mapping unbounded, abstract specifications into bounded, finite models amenable to a BDD-based symbolic checker; converting a non-constructive and piecemeal style of functional specification into a deterministic, automaton-based style of specification; and supporting the rich set-based vocabulary of the Z mathematical toolkit. This paper discusses progress made towards implementing as complete and faithful a translation as possible, while highlighting certain assumptions, respecting certain limitations and making use of available optimisations. The translation is illustrated throughout with examples; and a complete working example is presented, together with performance data.