CS 745 (01) - Formal Specifications and Verification of Software Systems

Formal Spec & Verf of Systems

Durham Engineering&Physical Sciences::Computer Science
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 20 
Term:  Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
CRN:  16259
Grade Mode:  Letter Grading
Course focuses on the formal specification and verification of reactive systems, most notably concurrent and distributed systems. Topics relevant to these systems, such as non-determinism, safety and liveness properties, asynchronous communication or compositional reasoning, as discussed. We rely on a notation (TLA+, the Temporal Logic of Actions) and a support tool (TLC, the TLA+ Model Checker).
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Cross Listed With : CS 845 (01)
Prerequisite(s): CS 520 and CS 659
Instructors:  Michel Charpentier

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 9:40am - 11:00am KING N133
Final Exam12/11/2024 12/11/2024 W 10:30am - 12:30pm KING N133