Left-handed completeness

We give a new proof of the completeness of the left-handed star rule of Kleene algebra. The proof is significantly shorter than previous proofs and exposes the rich interaction of algebra and coalgebra in the theory of Kleene algebra

A Completeness Theorem for Probabilistic Regular Expressions

We introduce Probabilistic Regular Expressions (PRE), a probabilistic analogue of regular expressions denoting probabilistic languages in which every word is assigned a probability of being generated. We present and prove the completeness of an inference system for reasoning about probabilistic language equivalence of PRE based on Salomaa's axiomatisation of Kleene Algebra

Combining Monitoring with Run-Time Assertion Checking

According to a study in 2002 commissioned by a US Department, software bugs annually costs the US economy an estimated $59 billion. A more recent study in 2013 by Cambridge University estimated that the global cost has risen to$312 billion globally. There exists various ways to prevent, isolate and fix software bugs, ranging from lightweight methods that are (semi)-automatic, to heavyweight methods that require significant user interaction. Our own method described in this tutorial is based on automated run-time checking of a combination of protocol- and data-oriented properties of object-oriented programs

A Complexity Preserving Transformation from Jinja Bytecode to Rewrite Systems

We revisit known transformations from Jinja bytecode to rewrite systems from the viewpoint of runtime complexity. Suitably generalising the constructions proposed in the literature, we define an alternative representation of Jinja bytecode (JBC) executions as "computation graphs" from which we obtain a novel representation of JBC executions as "constrained rewrite systems". We prove non-termination and complexity preservation of the transformation. We restrict to well-formed JBC programs that only make use of non-recursive methods and expect tree-shaped objects as input. Our approach allows for simplified correctness proofs and provides a framework for the combination of the computation graph method with standard techniques from static program analysis like for example "reachability analysis".Comment: 36 page

Dynamic Logic for an Intermediate Language: Verification, Interaction and Refinement

This thesis is about ensuring that software behaves as it is supposed to behave. More precisely, it is concerned with the deductive verification of the compliance of software implementations with their formal specification. Two successful ideas in program verification are integrated into a new approach: dynamic logic and intermediate verification language. The well-established technique of refinement is used to decompose the difficult task of program verification into two easier tasks

Résolution d'équations en algèbre de Kleene : applications à l'analyse de programmes

Au fil des ans, l'algèbre de Kleene s'est avérée être un outil formel très pratique et flexible quant vient le temps de raisonner sur les programmes informatiques. Cependant, actuellement, la plupart des applications à l'analyse de programmes de l'algèbre de Kleene se font en sélectionnant un problème précis et en voyant comment l'algèbre de Kleene permet de le résoudre, ce qui limite les applications possibles. L'objectif visé par ce mémoire est de déterminer dans quelle mesure la résolution d'équations, en algèbre de Kleene, peut être utilisée en analyse de programmes. Une grande partie de ce mémoire est donc consacrée à la résolution de différents types d'équations dans différentes variantes de l'algèbre de Kleene. Puis nous montrons comment la vérification de programmes ainsi que la synthèse de contrôleurs peuvent tirer profit de la résolution d'équations en algèbre de Kleene