DeFINE - PISA Dependable Technologies Verification & Validation (DeFINE) Ana CAVALLI INT- Evry France

DeFINE - PISA MOTIVATION Why verification and validation are crucial dependable technologies ? Dependability has as main objectives: availability, reliability, survivability, safety, security... –To achieve these objectives it is necessary to use methods for System design Verification Validation (testing)

DeFINE - PISA VERIFICATION & VALIDATION What is verification? –Verification: To check that the system specification is correct and does not contain errors What is validation? –Validation (testing): To check that the system implementation possesses the expected properties and does not contains errors (also to check interoperability with other implementations or other components)

DeFINE - PISA VERIFICATION Based on –formal specifications –static analysis techniques –model checking To verify –global properties –component properties To detect –design errors –deadlocks, livelocks

DeFINE - PISA VALIDATION (testing) Based on –formal specifications –active testing techniques (test generation, test selection, test execution) –passive (monitoring) testing techniques –definition of new architectures (for instance to test embedded systems) –fault models definition (to help define coverage and to detect errors) –coverage measures To perform –component testing –integration testing –interoperability testing –load testing –robustness testing To detect –functional errors –structural errors –transmission errors

DeFINE - PISA HUMAN FACTOR IN SOFTWARE DESIGN Combining both verification and validation techniques to be applied on system human interaction –to anticipate user behaviour (automation surprises, particularly in critical situations) –to specify stress environments –to produce scenarios that may identify potential automation surprises

DeFINE - PISA GOALS Adaptation of these techniques to dependable embedded systems. For instance, to be applied to: –fault tolerant architectures –cryptography, security protocols –real time constraints Use of software tools –for the application to real systems –to assure scalability of methods Integration in platforms to cover verification and validation (testing) of dependable systems

DeFINE - PISA APPLICATION DOMAINS  Telecommunication systems  Cellular and wireless networks  Communication protocols  Ad-hoc services and networks  Rescue, emergency, military,...  Embedded systems  Transportation systems (air and ground)  Smart highways, automatic driving devices  Devices for helping handicapped persons

DeFINE - PISA WORKING GROUPS WG1: Verification and validation methodologies for dependable embedded systems WG2: New validation architectures for dependable embedded systems WG3: Monitoring dependability measures WG5: Formal aspects of user behaviour in safety critical environments. WG6: Platforms for verification and validation of dependable industrial applications (cellular and wireless networks, ground and air transportation).

DeFINE - PISA CROSS ACTIONS  Roadmap for verification and validation of dependable embedded systems: A strategy for research and development  Education and training: Creation of Pan-European masters as well as a common Doctoral program  Elaborate best practices  Participation in the definition of standards: ETSI, ISO, ITU-T, OMG, IETF, etc.  Promotion of common activities with enterprises: IP projects, national projects

DeFINE - PISA PARTNERS Main partners: –GET-INT (Institut National des Télécom.) - Ana Cavalli –University of Bordeaux I - CNRS-LABRI - Richard Castanet –University of Nijmegen - Jan Tretmans Main associated non European partner –University of Québec at Montréal - Abdel Obaid

DeFINE - PISA ASSOCIATED PARTNERS Academic institutions: –University of Evry - CNRS-LAMI. Pascale Legall –Univ. J. Fourier, INPG Grenoble - CNRS-LSR/IMAG. Farid Ouabdesselam –LAAS-ENSICA – Toulouse. Pierre de Saqui-Sannes –ETSI - Anthony Wiles –Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus. Hartmut König –GMD FOKUS Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Berlin. Ina Schieferdecker –Humboldt University Berlin and Fraunhofer FIRST. Holger Schlingloff –University of Goettingen - Dieter Hogrefe, –University of Bremen. Jan Bredereke –University of Stirling. Ken Turner –CNR-IEI, Pisa. Antonia Bertolino, –Universidad Carlos III, Madrid. Carlos Delgado Kloos –Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Manuel Núñez –Tomsk University. Nina Yetvushenko

DeFINE - PISA ASSOCIATED PARTNERS Industrial partners: –Siemens. Andreas Ulrich –Airbus Deutschland, Hamburg. Hans-Joachim Tews –Verified Systems International GmbH. Jan Peleska –Testing Technologies IST GmbH. Theofanis Vassiliou-Gioles –Praxis Critical Systems. Keith Harrison –Ericsson Lab Italy-Rome. Emilia Peciola –Teleca France. Edgardo Montes de Oca –Ericsson Hungary Ltd. Conformance Lab. Sarolta Dibuz –Fiat Research Center (CRF). Guido Scarafiotti –Inquas Srl. Daniele Pes –Telefonica I+D. Pedro Lizcano –NOKIA. Colin Willcock –POLKOMTEL. Joanna Lecornu –Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). Avner Engel