Industry standards for Web Service composition, such as WSBPEL, provide the notation and additional control mechanisms for the execution of business processes in Web Service colla...
Algebraic testing is an automated software testing method based on algebraic formal specifications. It tests if a program correctly implements an algebraic specification by checki...
We introduce PLC-Automata as a new class of automata which are tailored to deal with real-time properties of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs). These devices are often used in...
SOFL is a formal language and method for system specification and design. As a language it is an integration of Petri nets, Data Flow Diagrams, and VDM-SL. As a method it is a com...
Formal description techniques, verification methods, and their tool-based automated application meanwhile provide valuable support for the formal analysis of communication protocol...