CISC 414 - Formal Methods in Software Engineering

Credit(s): 3

FORMAL METHODS SOFTWARE ENG
Component: Lecture
Formal approaches to the specification, verification, and design of software systems. Topics include representing programs as transition systems; liveness and safety properties; state space reachability; explicit, symbolic and automata-based model checking; temporal logics; symbolic execution; automated theorem-proving; and relational calculus. Learn to use state-of-the-art tools based on these methods, such as the model checker Spin.
Repeatable for Credit: N Allowed Units: 3 Multiple Term Enrollment: N Grading Basis: Student Option

PREREQ: CISC 304 or equivalent course, or permission of instructor. RESTRICTIONS: Students who received credit in CISC614 are not eligible to take this course without permission.

Course Typically Offered: Fall

General Education Objectives:
GE1B: Analyze Arguments and Information GE1C: Engage in Constructive Ideation GE2A: Communicate Effectively in Writing GE5B: Reason Computationally GE5C: Reason Scientifically