A Hypothesis-Based Approach to Detecting Runtime Violations

Lizhang Qin, Xiaoping Jia, Hongming Liu

2004

Abstract

We have developed an approach to apply formal methods to represent program source code as a model and use an automated theorem prover to detect runtime violations by doing static analysis. Unlike other proof-based program verification approaches, this approach is based on a hypothesis to develop the implicit specification information, such as invariants, preconditions, postconditions, then using an automated theorem prover to verify the correctness of each statement in the program. Our research work can catch those run-time exceptions that are beyond the capability of control flow-based analysis in compilers.

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Qin L., Jia X. and Liu H. (2004). A Hypothesis-Based Approach to Detecting Runtime Violations . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: VVEIS, (ICEIS 2004) ISBN 972-8865-03-1, pages 60-65. DOI: 10.5220/0002676400600065


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@conference{vveis04,
author={Lizhang Qin and Xiaoping Jia and Hongming Liu},
title={A Hypothesis-Based Approach to Detecting Runtime Violations},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: VVEIS, (ICEIS 2004)},
year={2004},
pages={60-65},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002676400600065},
isbn={972-8865-03-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: VVEIS, (ICEIS 2004)
TI - A Hypothesis-Based Approach to Detecting Runtime Violations
SN - 972-8865-03-1
AU - Qin L.
AU - Jia X.
AU - Liu H.
PY - 2004
SP - 60
EP - 65
DO - 10.5220/0002676400600065