The SPIN model checker and its specification language Promela have been used extensively in industry and academia to check logical properties of distributed algorithms and protoc...
In this paper, we propose the use of fine-grain process modelling as an aid to software development. We suggest the use of two levels of granularity, one at the level of the indiv...
Runtime assertion checking is useful for debugging programs and specifications. Existing tools check invariants as well as method preand postconditions, but mostly ignore assignabl...
The basic idea of Soft-Commissioning (SoftCom) is to test industrial control software by connecting a controller, e. g. a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) to a commercial discr...
Harald Schludermann, Thomas Kirchmair, Markus Vord...
An important decision problem in many software projects is when to stop testing and release software for use. For many software products, time to market is critical and therefore ...
Norman E. Fenton, Martin Neil, William Marsh, Pete...