622.050 (21W) Specification and Verification

Wintersemester 2021/22

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First course session
09.10.2021 08:00 - 12:00 online Off Campus
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Overview

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it may be necessary to make changes to courses and examinations at short notice (e.g. cancellation of attendance-based courses and switching to online examinations).

For further information regarding teaching on campus, please visit: https://www.aau.at/en/corona.
Lecturer
Course title german Spezifikation und Verifikation
Type Lecture
Course model Online course
Hours per Week 2.0
ECTS credits 2.0
Registrations 17
Organisational unit
Language of instruction Englisch
Course begins on 09.10.2021
eLearning Go to Moodle course

Time and place

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Course Information

Intended learning outcomes

Please note that this course is a blocked course. Each block will be of approx. 4 hours (except for the last one that will be 2 hours long) and will take place ONLINE in every month (i.e. October, November, December and January) on selected Saturdays of the month. This course will start in the morning (8:00am-12:00pm).

The learning outcome of this course includes

  • Learning the foundations of logic based proving techniques,
  • Learning the various formal methods for program verification,
  • Mastering the logic based specification and verification of sequential and concurrent programs,
  • Mastering the specification and verification of Java programs,
  • Understanding background methods and techniques for program verification and
  • Learning future trends and applications of formal methods based software development.

Teaching methodology including the use of eLearning tools

The teaching method will be ONLINE but LIVE lectures. The LIVE lectures will take place via MS Teams Meeting during the same date/time as mentioned-above. To join the LIVE sessions, please click this link.

Course content

The course will include the teaching of basics and advanced of the following topics

  • logic and proving
  • various formal methods
  • logic based specification
  • program verification
  • specification and verification of sequential programs, for instance, verifying Java programs specified in Java Modeling Language and
  • specification and verification of concurrent programs, for instance, using Spin model checker

Importantly, the course will help students to master methods for the verification of industrial applications developed in popular programming languages, e.g., Java, C#.

Prior knowledge expected

Some intuitive knowledge of logic and proving is helpful. However, reasonable programming skills are desired.

Literature

The links to literature and corresponding tools will be provided during lectures.

Examination information

Im Fall von online durchgeführten Prüfungen sind die Standards zu beachten, die die technischen Geräte der Studierenden erfüllen müssen, um an diesen Prüfungen teilnehmen zu können.

Examination methodology

The assessment of this course will be based on a written exam. The exam will include

  • questions that will require short answers and 
  • small programs that needs to be annotated with specification.

Importantly, the exam date will be fixed during early lectures of the module.

Examination topic(s)

Every topic that is taught in this course will have an associated question in the exam. 

Assessment criteria / Standards of assessment for examinations

The exam mode will be online via Moodle, which will be based on the lecture materials. If COVID-19 safety guidelines are in place, then the exam may be taken remotely.

Grading scheme

Grade / Grade grading scheme

Position in the curriculum

  • Teacher training programme Computer Sciences and Computer Sciences Management (Secondary School Teacher Accreditation) (SKZ: 884, Version: 04W.7)
    • Stage two
      • Subject: Angewandte Informatik (LI 2.3) (Compulsory subject)
        • Spezifikation und Verifikation ( 2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)
          • 622.050 Specification and Verification (2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Informatics (SKZ: 511, Version: 19W.2)
    • Subject: Softwareentwicklung (Compulsory elective)
      • 8.8 Softwareentwicklung ( 0.0h XX / 12.0 ECTS)
        • 622.050 Specification and Verification (2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)
          Absolvierung im 4., 5., 6. Semester empfohlen
  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Informatics (SKZ: 511, Version: 17W.1)
    • Subject: Software Development (Compulsory elective)
      • 6.4 Spezifikation und Verifikation ( 2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)
        • 622.050 Specification and Verification (2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Bachelor's degree programme Applied Informatics (SKZ: 511, Version: 12W.1)
    • Subject: Software Development (Compulsory elective)
      • Spezifikation und Verifikation ( 2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)
        • 622.050 Specification and Verification (2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Applied Informatics (SKZ: 911, Version: 13W.1)
    • Subject: Vertiefung Informatik (Compulsory subject)
      • Spezifikation und Verifikation ( 2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)
        • 622.050 Specification and Verification (2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)
  • Master's degree programme Mathematics (SKZ: 401, Version: 18W.1)
    • Subject: Informatics (Compulsory elective)
      • 8.6 Spezifikation und Verifikation ( 2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)
        • 622.050 Specification and Verification (2.0h VO / 2.0 ECTS)

Equivalent courses for counting the examination attempts

Wintersemester 2023/24
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2022/23
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2020/21
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2019/20
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2018/19
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2017/18
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2016/17
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2015/16
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2014/15
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2013/14
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2012/13
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2011/12
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2010/11
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)
Wintersemester 2009/10
  • 622.050 VO Spezifikation und Verifikation (2.0h / 2.0ECTS)