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Rigorous Software Development - José Bacelar Almeida, Maria João Frade, Jorge Sousa Pinto, Simão Melo de Sousa

Rigorous Software Development

An Introduction to Program Verification
Buch | Softcover
290 Seiten
2026 | Second Edition 2025
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4471-7557-5 (ISBN)
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Software errors can lead to catastrophic consequences, from financial losses to threats to human safety. As a result, rigorous methods for software development and validation have become increasingly critical. Program verification, a key area of formal methods, provides mathematical tools and techniques to ensure that software behaves as intended. 


This book provides a comprehensive introduction to program verification, combining theoretical foundations with practical applications using real-world tools. It offers a self-contained overview of propositional logic and first-order reasoning with theories, followed by a study of Hoare-style program logic with annotations and the generation of verification conditions. The use of Frama-C’s WP plug-in for verifying C programs annotated with the ACSL specification language, including safety properties, is also covered. This revised and expanded second edition incorporates recent advances in formal methods and program verification, integrating new techniques, tools, and exercises to equip readers with the skills necessary for rigorous software development.


Rigorous Software Development is ideal for computer science students, researchers in formal methods, and software engineers seeking a deeper understanding of program verification techniques and tools. It equips readers with the knowledge needed to apply rigorous methods in practice while providing a solid foundation for the evolving landscape of modern software engineering.

José Bacelar Almeida is a lecturer at the University of Minho, Portugal. He graduated in Electrical and Computer Engineering and received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minho. His areas of interest include semantics of programming languages, proof assistants, and security. Maria João Frade obtained her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minho, Portugal, and is currently a lecturer at this institution. Her research interests include type theory, structural proof theory, semantics of programming languages and program logics. Jorge Sousa Pinto obtained his PhD in Computer Science from École Polytechnique, France, and is currently a lecturer at the University of Minho, Portugal. His interests include program verification and the use of formal methods in software engineering. Simão Melo de Sousa is a lecturer at the University of Beira Interior, Portugal. He graduated in Computer Science from the University of Orléans, France, and received his PhD in ComputerScience from the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis / INRIA. His interests include formal methods, reliability and security of computer systems, and computer-aided reasoning.

List of Figures.- 1. Introduction.- 2. An Overview of Formal Methods Tools and Techniques.- 3. Propositional Logic.- 4. First-Order Logic.- 5. Hoare Logic.- 6. Generating Verification Conditions.- 7. Safety Properties.- 8. Procedures and Contracts.- 9. Specifying C Programs.- 10. Verifying C Programs.- Bibliography.- Index.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science
Zusatzinfo 3 Illustrations, color; 46 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort England
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Software Entwicklung
Mathematik / Informatik Informatik Theorie / Studium
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Angewandte Mathematik
Schlagworte ACSL • First-Order Logic • formal methods • hoare logic • Programming with Contracts • Program verification • propositional logic
ISBN-10 1-4471-7557-3 / 1447175573
ISBN-13 978-1-4471-7557-5 / 9781447175575
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