Integrating Formal Approaches and Simulation to Improve Reliability and Correctness ofWeb Services

George Eleftherakis, Ognen Paunovski

2008

Abstract

The emerging web service paradigm offers an innovative and practical platform for business to business collaboration and enterprise information systems integration. A methodology for modelling web service systems based on an incremental and iterative approach integrating formal techniques and simulation is presented. This disciplined approach focuses on improving the reliability and correctness of the system under development. Using X-machines as the core design technique it offers intuitive mapping of BPEL specification. At the same time it enforces continuous verification and testing of components throughout the process. Blending this formal approach with simulation it allows the informal verification of complex service compositions in cases where formal verification is impossible or impractical. The applicability of the methodology is practically demonstrated through a typical web service case study.

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Eleftherakis G. and Paunovski O. (2008). Integrating Formal Approaches and Simulation to Improve Reliability and Correctness ofWeb Services . In Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2008) ISBN 978-989-8111-43-2, pages 180-189. DOI: 10.5220/0001740701800189


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@conference{msvveis08,
author={George Eleftherakis and Ognen Paunovski},
title={Integrating Formal Approaches and Simulation to Improve Reliability and Correctness ofWeb Services},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2008)},
year={2008},
pages={180-189},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001740701800189},
isbn={978-989-8111-43-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 6th International Workshop on Modelling, Simulation, Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: MSVVEIS, (ICEIS 2008)
TI - Integrating Formal Approaches and Simulation to Improve Reliability and Correctness ofWeb Services
SN - 978-989-8111-43-2
AU - Eleftherakis G.
AU - Paunovski O.
PY - 2008
SP - 180
EP - 189
DO - 10.5220/0001740701800189