We define a type system, which may also be considered as a simple Hoare logic, for a fragment of an assembly language that deals with code pointers and jumps. The typing is aimed ...
This paper addresses the issue of fault-tolerance in applications that make use of network storage. A network abstraction called the Network Storage Stack is presented, along with...
Scott Atchley, Stephen Soltesz, James S. Plank, Mi...
Abstract. In this paper we de ne a precise notion of abstraction relation between continuous dynamical systems and discrete state-transition systems. Our main result states that ev...
This paper describes a scenario-based methodology em-level design validation based on the Abstract State Machines formal method. This scenario-based approach complements an existi...
Operational semantics for programming languages usually come in two flavours: big-step and small-step. Both are defined using deduction rules with a congruence rule allowing redu...