Abstract
In the context of the Shift2Rail open call S2R-OC-IP2-01-2019, one of the two work streams of the 4SECURail project has pursued the objective to corroborate how a clear, rigorous standard interface specification between signaling sub-systems can be designed by applying an approach based on semi-formal and formal methods. The objective is addressed by developing a demonstrator case study of the application of formal methods to the specification of standard interfaces, aimed at illustrating some usable state-of-the-art techniques for rigorous standard interface specification, as well as at supporting a Cost-Benefit Analysis to back this strategy with sound economic arguments.
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IRR is defined as the discounting rate necessary to obtain NPV=0. The indicator is adimensional and represents the expected return of the investment over the project’s lifetime.
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This work has been partially funded by the 4SECURail project. The 4SECURail project received funding from the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 881775 in the context of the open call S2R-OC-IP2-01-2019, part of the “Annual Work Plan and Budget 2019”, of the programme H2020-S2RJU-2019. The content of this paper reflects only the authors’view and the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking is not responsible for any use that may be made of the included information.
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Belli, D. et al. (2023). The 4SECURail Case Study on Rigorous Standard Interface Specifications. In: Cimatti, A., Titolo, L. (eds) Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems. FMICS 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14290. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43681-9_2
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