ZUM '97, the Z formal specification notation : 10th International Conference of Z Users, Reading, UK, April 3-4, 1997 : proceedings

This Book Constitutes The Refereed Proceedings Of The 10th International Conference Of Z Users, Zum'97, Held In Reading, Uk, In April 1997. The Volume Presents 18 Revised Full Papers Together With Three Invited Presentations By Internationally Leading Experts. The Papers Are Organized Into Topical Sections On Real-time Systems, Tools, Logic, System Development, Reactive Systems, Refinement, And Applications. Also A Select Z Bibliography By Jonathan Bowen Is Added. All In All, The Book Competently Reports The State-of-the-art In Research And Advanced Applications Of The Z Notation. Formal Methods : A Panacea Or Academic Poppycock? (invited Paper) / C.l. Heitmeyer -- An Introduction To The Event Calculus / W.j. (bill) Stoddart -- Experiences With Piza, An Animator For Z / M.a. Hewitt, C.m. O'halloran And C.t. Sennett -- Automating Test Case Generation From Z Specifications With Isabelle / S. Helke, T. Neustupny And T. Santen -- The Z/eves System / M. Saaltink -- Taking Z Seriously (invited Paper) / J.a. (anthony) Hall -- A Formal Oo Method Inspired By Fusion And Object-z / K. Achatz And W. Schulte -- W Reconstructed / J. Hall And A. Martin -- Using The Rippling Heuristic In Set Membership Proofs / I. Kraan -- A Practical Method For Rigorously Controllable Hardware Design (invited Paper) / E. Börger And S. Mazzanti -- Integrating Vdm++ And Real-time System Design / K. Lano ... [et Al.] -- An Approach To The Design Of Distributed Systems With B Amn / M. Butler -- Specifying Reactive Systems In B Amn / K. Lano -- An Improved Recipe For Specifying Reactive Systems In Z / A.s. Evans -- A Z Specification Of The Soft-link Hypertext Model / M. D'inverno And M. Hu -- Experience With Z Developing A Control Program For A Radiation Therapy Machine / J. Jacky ... [et Al.] -- Preliminary Evaluation Of A Formal Approach To User Interface Specification / J.c. Knight And S.s. Brilliant -- Analyzing And Refining An Architectural Style P. Ciancarini And C. Mascolo -- Weak Refinement In Z / J. Derrick ... [et Al.] -- Select Z Bibliography ; Comp.specification.z And Z Forum Frequently Asked Questions / J.p. Bowen. Jonathan P. Bowen, Michael G. Hinchey, David Till (eds). Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Formal methods: A panacea or academic poppycock?....Pages 1-9 An introduction to the event calculus....Pages 10-34 Experiences with PiZA, an Animator for Z....Pages 35-51 Automating test case generation from Z specifications with Isabelle....Pages 52-71 The Z/EVES system....Pages 72-85 Taking Z seriously....Pages 87-91 A formal OO method inspired by Fusion and Object-Z....Pages 92-111 W Reconstructed....Pages 113-134 Using the rippling heuristic in set membership proofs....Pages 135-147 A practical method for rigorously controllable hardware design....Pages 149-187 Integrating VDM ++ and real-time system design....Pages 188-219 An approach to the design of distributed systems with B AMN....Pages 221-241 Specifying reactive systems in B AMN....Pages 242-274 An improved recipe for specifying reactive systems in Z....Pages 275-294 A Z specification of the soft-link hypertext model....Pages 295-316 Experience with Z developing a control program for a radiation therapy machine....Pages 317-328 Preliminary evaluation of a formal approach to user interface specification....Pages 329-346 Analyzing and refining an architectural style....Pages 347-368 Weak refinement in Z....Pages 369-388 Select Z bibliography....Pages 389-424 Comp.specification.z and Z FORUM frequently asked questions....Pages 425-433 Much has been written in the past decade about the usefulness of formal methods for developing computer systems.