Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods First International Symposium, ISoLA 2004, Paphos, Cyprus, October 30 - November 2, 2004, Revised Selected Papers

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-proceedings of the First International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, ISoLA 2004, held in Paphos, Cyprus in October/November 2004.

The 12 revised full papers discuss issues related to the adoption and use of rigorous tools and methods for the specification, analysis, verification, certification, construction, test, and maintenance of systems.

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.