A Pi-calculus-based Approach for the Verification of UML2 Sequence Diagrams

Aissam Belghiat, Allaoua Chaoui

2015

Abstract

UML2 sequence diagrams are interaction diagrams which have been used largely to model the behaviour of objects interaction in systems. These diagrams suffer from lack of precise semantics due to the semi-formal nature of the UML notation. This problem hinders the automatic analysis and verification of such diagrams. Process algebras have been used largely in order to deal with such problem. In this paper, we propose a mapping of CombinedFragments of UML2 sequence diagrams into π-calculus specifications and use the Mobility Workbench (MWB) tool for the verification of these diagrams. The mapping provides a formal semantics as well as formal analysis and checking for UML2 sequence diagrams. We illustrate our approach by an example to prove the usefulness of the translation.

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Belghiat A. and Chaoui A. (2015). A Pi-calculus-based Approach for the Verification of UML2 Sequence Diagrams . In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends - Volume 1: ICSOFT-PT, (ICSOFT 2015) ISBN 978-989-758-115-1, pages 87-94. DOI: 10.5220/0005517900870094


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@conference{icsoft-pt15,
author={Aissam Belghiat and Allaoua Chaoui},
title={A Pi-calculus-based Approach for the Verification of UML2 Sequence Diagrams},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends - Volume 1: ICSOFT-PT, (ICSOFT 2015)},
year={2015},
pages={87-94},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005517900870094},
isbn={978-989-758-115-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Software Paradigm Trends - Volume 1: ICSOFT-PT, (ICSOFT 2015)
TI - A Pi-calculus-based Approach for the Verification of UML2 Sequence Diagrams
SN - 978-989-758-115-1
AU - Belghiat A.
AU - Chaoui A.
PY - 2015
SP - 87
EP - 94
DO - 10.5220/0005517900870094