In this paper, we propose a new algorithm for proving the validity or invalidity of a pre/postcondition pair for a program. The algorithm is motivated by the success of the algori...
For a number of programming languages, among them Eiffel, C, Java and Ruby, Hoare-style logics and dynamic logics have been developed. In these logics, pre- and postconditions are ...
Abstract. The Composite design pattern is an exemplar of specification and verification challenges for sequential object-oriented programs. Region logic is a Hoare logic augmente...
Stan Rosenberg, Anindya Banerjee, David A. Naumann
Annotations are an important part in today’s digital libraries and Web information systems as an instrument for interactive knowledge creation. Annotation-based document retrieva...
This paper presents a formal and executable approach to capture the behaviour of parties involved in a negotiation. A party is modeled as a negotiating agent composed of a communi...
Marlon Dumas, Guido Governatori, Arthur H. M. ter ...