Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology: 8th International Conference, AMAST 2000 Iowa City, Iowa, USA, May 20-27, 2000 Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Rus, Teodor

ISBN 10: 3540675302 / ISBN 13: 9783540675303

Published by Springer, 2000

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• Title: Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology: 8th International Conference, AMAST 2000 Iowa City, Iowa, USA, May 20-27, 2000 Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540675302
• ISBN 13: 9783540675303
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Like New
• Book Type: book

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Synopsis

The AMAST movement was initiated in 1989 with the First International C- ference on Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology (AMAST), held on May 21{23in Iowa City, Iowa,and aimed at setting the development of software technology on a mathematical basis. The virtue of the software technology en- sioned by AMAST is the capability to produce software that has the following properties: (a) it is correct and its correctness can be proved mathematically, (b) it is safe, such that it can be used in the implementation of critical systems, (c) it is portable, i. e. , it is independent of computing platforms and language generations, and (d) it is evolutionary, i. e. , it is self-adaptable and evolves with the problem domain. Ten years later a myriad of workshops, conferences, and researchprogramsthat sharethe goalsof the AMAST movementhaveoccurred. This can be taken as proof that the AMAST vision is right. However, often the myriad of workshops, conferences, and research programs lack the clear obj- tives and the coordination of their goals towards the software technology en- sioned by AMAST. This can be taken as a proof that AMAST is still necessary.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Algebraic Methodology and Software Technology, AMAST 2000, held in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, in May 2000.The 20 revised full papers presented together with eight invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 53 submissions. Among the topics covered are all current issues in formal methods related to algebraic approaches including abstract data types, abstract state machines, algebraic state machines, algebraic compilers, state charts, process algebras, etc. The algebraic methods are applied to reactive systems, safety-critical systems, concurrency, Java, UML, etc.