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Challenges Engaging Formal CBSE in Industrial Applications

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Formal Aspects of Component Software (FACS 2023)

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Component-based software engineering (CBSE) is a widely used software development paradigm. With software systems becoming increasingly sophisticated, CBSE provides an effective approach to construct reusable, extensible, and maintainable software systems. Formal verification provides a rigorous and systematic approach to validate the correctness of software systems by mathematically proving properties or checking them exhaustively against specified requirements. Using formal verification techniques in component-based development can further enhance the correctness of the development process. However, the adoption of component-based development supported by formal methods is hardly widespread in the industry. It serves to a limited extent in domains with stringent requirements for safety and reliability. In this paper, we aim to analyze the successful application scenarios of formal methods in component-based development, identify the challenges faced during their application, and explore methods to further broaden their adoption.

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This research was sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 62172019, and CCF-Huawei Populus Grove Fund.

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Li, Y., Sun, M. (2024). Challenges Engaging Formal CBSE in Industrial Applications. In: Cámara, J., Jongmans, SS. (eds) Formal Aspects of Component Software. FACS 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14485. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-52183-6_8

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