by Sebastian Stock, Atif Mashkoor, Alexander Egyed
Abstract:
Formal methods play a fundamental role in asserting the correctness of requirements specifications. However, historically, formal method experts have primarily focused on verifying those specifications. Although equally important, validation of requirements specifications often takes the back seat. This paper introduces a validation-driven development (VDD) process that prioritizes validating requirements in formal development. The VDD process is built upon problem frames - a requirements analysis approach - and validation obligations (VOs) - the concept of breaking down the overall validation of a specification and linking it to refinement steps. The effectiveness of the VDD process is demonstrated through a case study in the aviation industry.
Reference:
Validation-Driven Development (Sebastian Stock, Atif Mashkoor, Alexander Egyed), In Formal Methods and Software Engineering (Yi Li, Sofiène Tahar, eds.), Springer Nature Singapore, 2023.
Bibtex Entry:
@Conference{Stock2023,
author = {Sebastian Stock and Atif Mashkoor and Alexander Egyed},
booktitle = {Formal Methods and Software Engineering},
title = {Validation-Driven Development},
year = {2023},
address = {Singapore},
editor = {Li, Yi and Tahar, Sofi{\`e}ne},
pages = {191--207},
publisher = {Springer Nature Singapore},
abstract = {Formal methods play a fundamental role in asserting the correctness of requirements specifications. However, historically, formal method experts have primarily focused on verifying those specifications. Although equally important, validation of requirements specifications often takes the back seat. This paper introduces a validation-driven development (VDD) process that prioritizes validating requirements in formal development. The VDD process is built upon problem frames - a requirements analysis approach - and validation obligations (VOs) - the concept of breaking down the overall validation of a specification and linking it to refinement steps. The effectiveness of the VDD process is demonstrated through a case study in the aviation industry.},
doi = {10.1007/978-981-99-7584-6_12},
isbn = {978-981-99-7584-6},
keywords = {LIT Secure and Correct Systems Lab, FWF I4744},
url = {https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-99-7584-6_12},
}