• DocumentCode
    3114793
  • Title

    Guided model checking with a Bayesian meta-heuristic

  • Author

    Seppi, Kevin ; Jones, Michael ; Lamborn, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput. Sci., Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-18 June 2004
  • Firstpage
    217
  • Lastpage
    226
  • Abstract
    This work presents a formal verification algorithm for finding errors in models of complex concurrent systems. The algorithm improves explicit guided model checking by applying the empirical Bayes method to revise heuristic estimates of the distance from a given state to an error state. Guided search using the revised estimates finds errors with less search effort than the original estimates.
  • Keywords
    Bayes methods; concurrency control; formal verification; search problems; Bayes method; Bayesian metaheuristic; complex concurrent systems; error state; formal verification; guided model checking; guided search; heuristic estimates; Bayesian methods; Computer errors; Computer science; Concurrent computing; Cost function; Formal verification; Protocols; Random variables; State estimation; Statistical analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Application of Concurrency to System Design, 2004. ACSD 2004. Proceedings. Fourth International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-2077-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CSD.2004.1309134
  • Filename
    1309134