IVOIRE Workshop 2023

Historically, formal methods and supported environments have focused more on only one-half of the quality-assurance process: verification (are we building the software right?). The other half, validation (are we building the right software?) has been given much less attention, i.e., we have fewer automated/push-button tools available for validation, unlike verification.

The IVOIRE project focuses on developing an enhanced formal paradigm based on an extension of the refinement framework that includes a comprehensive validation process and toolchain to perform validation obligations. The main goal of this workshop was to provide a platform for formal methods practitioners, researchers, and academics to discuss various issues associated with validation for formal methods, including but not limited to:

• Validation obligations or other systematic approaches to validation
• Relation between refinement and validation, and the interplay between verification and validation
• Environments and tools to manage the validation process
• Evaluations, benchmarkings, case studies, etc.

The IVOIRE workshop will be co-located with ABZ 2023 in Nancy, France, and will take place on 30th of May 2023.

Last year's workshop in Lugano, Switzerland:

Schedule

The workshop will take place on 30th of May 2023 at 15:30 - 19:00. Detailed schedule to be announced later.

Registration

To register for the workshop, please follow the instructions on the ABZ 2023 registration page.

Organizers

Workshop chairs:

• Atif Mashkoor (JKU Linz, Austria)
• Michael Leuschel (HHU Düsseldorf, Germany)

Workshop organizing committee:

• Sebastian Stock (JKU Linz, Austria)
• Fabian Vu (HHU Düsseldorf, Germany)
• David Geleßus (HHU Düsseldorf, Germany)