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CS 524 — Program Verification and Synthesis
(dt. Programmverifikation und -synthese)
Level, degree of commitment | Specialization module, depends on importing study program |
Forms of teaching and learning, workload |
Lecture (4 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS), 270 hours (90 h attendance, 180 h private study) |
Credit points, formal requirements |
9 CP Course requirement(s): Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises as well as at least 2 presentations of the tasks. Examination type: Written or oral examination |
Language, Grading |
German,The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program M.Sc. Computer Science. |
Subject, Origin | Computer Science, M.Sc. Computer Science |
Duration, frequency |
One semester, Alle 3-4 Semester |
Person in charge of the module's outline | Prof. Dr. H.-Peter Gumm |
Contents
Practical verification and synthesis of Scala programs with ''Leon'' and ''Dafny''
and their theoretical backgrounds:
- Hoare calculus, verification conditions, weakest preconditions
- Decision procedures (linear arithmetic, abstract data types, quantifier elimination)
- Combination of decision procedures (Satisfiability modulo theories und Z3)
- Lambda Calculus and Combinatorial Logic
- Lambda expressions in Scala and Java
- Higher order predicate logic
- Modelling and verification of functional languages (Leon)
- Program synthesis from specifications
Qualification Goals
- use and application of current research tools,
- independent exploration of new areas of application,
- understanding the verification and synthesis of software,
- development of the theoretical background,
- knowledge in application of decision procedures and their limits ,
- knowledge in theory and application of the Lambda calculus,
- dealing with higher order logic.
Prerequisites
None. The competences taught in the following modules are recommended: Logic, Object-oriented Programming, Algorithms and Data Structures. In addition, basic knowledge of functional programming is recommended.
Recommended Reading
- N. Bjørner et. al.: Program Verification as Satisfiability Modulo Theories
- R. Blanc et al.: An Overview of the Leon Verification System
- M. Gordon: Programming Language Theory and its Implementation. Prentice Hall
- H.P. Gumm: Generating algebraic laws from Imperative Programs TCS 217 (1999).
- S. Hetzl: Higher-Order Logic (logic.at/staff/hetzl/teaching/hol_2013.pdf)
- V. Kuncak et al.: Leon Dokumentation: leon.epfl.ch/doc/
- MicroSoft Research: Z3-guide (rise4fun.com/Z3/tutorial/guide)
- P. Suter et al.: Satisfiability modulo recursive programs
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