New Opportunities for Integrated Formal Methods

Abstract

Formal methods have provided approaches for investigating software engineering fundamentals and also have high potential to improve current practices in dependability assurance. In this article, we summarise known strengths and weaknesses of formal methods. From the perspective of the assurance of robots and autonomous systems~(RAS), we highlight new opportunities for integrated formal methods and identify threats to their adoption to be mitigated. Based on these opportunities and threats, we develop an agenda for fundamental and empirical research on integrated formal methods and for successful transfer of validated research to RAS assurance. Furthermore, we outline our expectations on useful outcomes of such an agenda.

Metadata

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Gleirscher, Mario https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9445-6863 Foster, Simon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9889-9514 Woodcock, Jim https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7955-2702
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2019. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details.
Keywords:	cs.SE,cs.CY,cs.RO
Dates:	Published: 23 October 2019 Accepted: 23 August 2019
Institution:	The University of York
Academic Units:	The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York)
Depositing User:	Pure (York)
Date Deposited:	26 Jul 2019 09:50
Last Modified:	21 Jan 2025 17:43
Published Version:	https://doi.org/10.1145/3357231
Status:	Published
Refereed:	Yes
Identification Number:	10.1145/3357231
Related URLs:	https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.10103
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:149059