Verifying user interface behaviour with model checking

José Creissac Campos, Michael D. Harrison, Karsten Loer

2004

Abstract

A large proportion of problems found in deployed systems relate to the user interface. This paper presents an approach to the verification of user interface models based on model checking. The approach is intended to be used early in design. The verification is concerned with behavioural aspects of the user interface and requires models that represent both the interactive aspects and also capture important features of the context to allow restrictions of behaviour to those that conform to appropriate human and environmental constraints. A tool suite to support the approach is under development and is described. Future work directions are put forward.

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Creissac Campos J., D. Harrison M. and Loer K. (2004). Verifying user interface behaviour with model checking . In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: VVEIS, (ICEIS 2004) ISBN 972-8865-03-1, pages 87-96. DOI: 10.5220/0002681700870096


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@conference{vveis04,
author={José Creissac Campos and Michael D. Harrison and Karsten Loer},
title={Verifying user interface behaviour with model checking},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: VVEIS, (ICEIS 2004)},
year={2004},
pages={87-96},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002681700870096},
isbn={972-8865-03-1},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Verification and Validation of Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: VVEIS, (ICEIS 2004)
TI - Verifying user interface behaviour with model checking
SN - 972-8865-03-1
AU - Creissac Campos J.
AU - D. Harrison M.
AU - Loer K.
PY - 2004
SP - 87
EP - 96
DO - 10.5220/0002681700870096