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An automatic translation from Workflow nets (WFNs) to Modeling, Simulation and Verification Language (MSVL) is presented in this paper. As a result, WFNs can be simulated and verified through the well developed supporting tool named MSV for MSVL programs. To do so, annotations are added to WFNs first. Further, translating rules are presented w.r.t regular structures for the translation from Annotated WFNs to MSVL programs. Finally, a tool called PN2MSVL has been implemented for the automatic translation from WFNs to MSVL.
This research is supported by NSFC Grant Nos. 61133001, 61003078, 61272117, 61272118, and 61202038, National Program on Key Basic Research Project of China (973 Program) Grant No. 2010CB328102, and ISN Lab Grant No. ISN1102001.
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Shi, Y., Duan, Z., Tian, C. (2013). Translation from Workflow Nets to MSVL. In: Groves, L., Sun, J. (eds) Formal Methods and Software Engineering. ICFEM 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8144. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41202-8_19
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