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Abstract Interpretation-Based Verification of Non-functional Requirements

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Coordination Models and Languages (COORDINATION 2005)

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The paper investigates a formal approach to the verification of non functional software requirements, e.g. portability, time and space efficiency, dependability/robustness. The key-idea is the notion of observable, i.e., an abstraction of the concrete semantics when focusing on a behavioral property of interest. By applying an abstract interpretation-based static analysis of the source program, and by a suitable choice of abstract domains, it is possible to design formal and effective tools for non-functional requirements validation.

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  1. Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, I-30170, Venezia, Italy

    Agostino Cortesi

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    Francesco Logozzo

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Cortesi, A., Logozzo, F. (2005). Abstract Interpretation-Based Verification of Non-functional Requirements. In: Jacquet, JM., Picco, G.P. (eds) Coordination Models and Languages. COORDINATION 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3454. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11417019_4

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