Verifying Cloud Systems using a Bigraphical Maude-based Model Checker

Zakaria Benzadri, Chafia Bouanaka, Faiza Belala

2014

Abstract

Formal methods are system design techniques based on rigorous mathematical models to build software systems. Our aim in this paper is to define formal specifications of cloud systems and offer analysis support to formally model check their inherent properties. Hence, we define a formal semantic framework, based on Bigraphical Reactive Systems (BRS), for specifying cloud architectures and their shape shifting to ensure service availability and quick scalability. Then, we propose a Bigraphical Maude-based Model Checker to formally verify some properties.

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Benzadri Z., Bouanaka C. and Belala F. (2014). Verifying Cloud Systems using a Bigraphical Maude-based Model Checker . In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Emerging Software as a Service and Analytics - Volume 1: ESaaSA, (CLOSER 2014) ISBN 978-989-758-026-0, pages 3-12. DOI: 10.5220/0004978800030012


in Bibtex Style

@conference{esaasa14,
author={Zakaria Benzadri and Chafia Bouanaka and Faiza Belala},
title={Verifying Cloud Systems using a Bigraphical Maude-based Model Checker},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Workshop on Emerging Software as a Service and Analytics - Volume 1: ESaaSA, (CLOSER 2014)},
year={2014},
pages={3-12},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0004978800030012},
isbn={978-989-758-026-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Workshop on Emerging Software as a Service and Analytics - Volume 1: ESaaSA, (CLOSER 2014)
TI - Verifying Cloud Systems using a Bigraphical Maude-based Model Checker
SN - 978-989-758-026-0
AU - Benzadri Z.
AU - Bouanaka C.
AU - Belala F.
PY - 2014
SP - 3
EP - 12
DO - 10.5220/0004978800030012