Verifiable Programming Model for Concurrent Object - Oriented Programs

Proefschrift voorgedragen tot het behalen van het doctoraat in de ingenieurswetenschappen door Bart JACOBS Alle rechten voorbehouden. Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden vermenigvuldigd en/of openbaar gemaakt worden door middel van druk, fotocopie, microfilm, elektronisch of op welke andere wijze ook zonder voorafgaande schriftelijke toe-stemming van de uitgever. All rights reserved. No part of the publication may be reproduced in any form by print, photoprint, microfilm or any other means without written permission from the publisher. Acknowledgements This work would not have been possible without the support of several people, all of whom I would like to thank here. The following enumeration is likely to be incomplete, for which I apologize. First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor, Prof. Frank Piessens. One could not wish for a better PhD supervisor. His guidance and support, his enthusiasm, and his qualities as a scientist have all been both extraordinary and instrumental. I am greatly looking forward to continuing my research under his guidance. Also instrumental have been my two internships with the Spec# team at Mi-for the fun, instructive, and fruitful time I had, and for their continuing kindness, encouragement, and scientific example and collaboration. Further thanks go to the other members of Dr. Schulte's group for their kindness, and the other researchers, engineers, and interns which I had the pleasure of working with, especially Dr. I have enjoyed greatly the friendship and collaboration of my fellow PhD students at the Department. I especially thank Jan Smans, who has been a great colleague and co-author, and my other great former or current office-mates Bart Vanoverberghe, as well as Marko Van Dooren for kindly offering to proofread papers and for our many fascinating discussions. Further thanks go to the Professors , esp. Prof. Pierre Verbaeten and Prof. Wouter Joosen, and the excellent administrative staff, esp. Esther Renson. Thanks further go to the other researchers and students worldwide who enlightened , inspired, or otherwise helped me. I would especially like to thank Prof. (Belgium) for funding my research. Last but not least, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my family and friends, and especially my parents and my sister and her partner, for their love and support. Abstract Computers and computer programs play an increasingly important role in almost every area of human activity. However, failures in computer systems caused by program errors are common. …