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Providing a formal linkage between MDG and HOL

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Providing a formal linkage between MDG and HOL

Xiong, Haiyan, Curzon, Paul, Tahar, Sofiène and Blandford, Ann (2007) Providing a formal linkage between MDG and HOL. Formal Methods in System Design, 30 (2). pp. 83-116. ISSN 0925-9856

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10703-006-0017-y

Abstract

We describe an approach for formally verifying the linkage between a symbolic state enumeration system and a theorem proving system. This involves the following three stages of proof. Firstly we prove theorems about the correctness of the translation part of the symbolic state system. It interfaces between low level decision diagrams and high level description languages. We ensure that the semantics of a program is preserved in those of its translated form. Secondly we prove linkage theorems: theorems that justify introducing a result from a state enumeration system into a proof system. Finally we combine the translator correctness and linkage theorems. The resulting new linkage theorems convert results to a high level language from the low level decision diagrams that the result was actually proved about in the state enumeration system. They justify importing low-level external verification results into a theorem prover. We use a linkage between the HOL system and a simplified version of the MDG system to illustrate the ideas and consider a small example that integrates two applications from MDG and HOL to illustrate the linkage theorems.

Divisions:Concordia University > Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science > Electrical and Computer Engineering
Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Authors:Xiong, Haiyan and Curzon, Paul and Tahar, Sofiène and Blandford, Ann
Journal or Publication:Formal Methods in System Design
Date:2007
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):10.1007/s10703-006-0017-y
Keywords:design; formal hardware verification; hybrid verification systems; mechanical theorem proving; usability verification; system correctness;
ID Code:977375
Deposited By: Danielle Dennie
Deposited On:14 Jun 2013 15:16
Last Modified:18 Jan 2018 17:44

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