Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods

Interaction and Coordination of Tools for Structured Data.- Modelling Coordination in Biological Systems.- A Rule Markup Language and Its Application to UML.- Using XML Transformations for Enterprise Architectures.- Classification and Utilization of Abstractions for Optimization.- On the Correctness of Transformations in Compiler Back-Ends.- Accurate Theorem Proving for Program Verification.- Designing Safe, Reliable Systems Using Scade.- Decreasing Maintenance Costs by Introducing Formal Analysis of Real-Time Behavior in Industrial Settings.- Static Timing Analysis of Real-Time Operating System Code.- A Case Study in Domain-Customized Model Checking for Real-Time Component Software.- Models for Contract Conformance.

From the reviews:
"The practical applications of formal methods are increasing. This book contains the main proceedings of an international symposium on leveraging applications of formal methods (IsoLA). It consists of 12 papers. … I find the papers highly informative; they exemplify ways to leverage applications of formal methods. I recommend that practitioners explore such applications." (S. V. Nagaraj, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (8), August, 2008)