Formal Methods in Collaborative Projects

Anna Zamansky, Guillermo Rodriguez-Navas, Mark Adams, Maria Spichkova

2016

Abstract

In this paper we address particular aspects of integration of formal methods in large-scale industrial projects, namely collaborative aspects. We review recent works addressing such aspects, identify some current trends and discuss directions for further research.

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Zamansky A., Rodriguez-Navas G., Adams M. and Spichkova M. (2016). Formal Methods in Collaborative Projects . In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Software Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: COLAFORM, (ENASE 2016) ISBN 978-989-758-189-2, pages 396-402. DOI: 10.5220/0005937403960402


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@conference{colaform16,
author={Anna Zamansky and Guillermo Rodriguez-Navas and Mark Adams and Maria Spichkova},
title={Formal Methods in Collaborative Projects},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Software Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: COLAFORM, (ENASE 2016)},
year={2016},
pages={396-402},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005937403960402},
isbn={978-989-758-189-2},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Evaluation of Novel Software Approaches to Software Engineering - Volume 1: COLAFORM, (ENASE 2016)
TI - Formal Methods in Collaborative Projects
SN - 978-989-758-189-2
AU - Zamansky A.
AU - Rodriguez-Navas G.
AU - Adams M.
AU - Spichkova M.
PY - 2016
SP - 396
EP - 402
DO - 10.5220/0005937403960402