Context-Aware Systems and Applications. Second International Conference, ICCASA 2013, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam, November 25-26, 2013, Revised Selected Papers

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Formal Modeling and Verification of Context-Aware Systems Using Event-B

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-319-05939-6_25,
        author={Hong Le and Ninh Truong},
        title={Formal Modeling and Verification of Context-Aware Systems Using Event-B},
        proceedings={Context-Aware Systems and Applications. Second International Conference, ICCASA 2013, Phu Quoc Island, Vietnam, November 25-26, 2013, Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={ICCASA},
        year={2014},
        month={6},
        keywords={Context awareness Modeling Verification Event-B},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-319-05939-6_25}
    }
    
  • Hong Le
    Ninh Truong
    Year: 2014
    Formal Modeling and Verification of Context-Aware Systems Using Event-B
    ICCASA
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-05939-6_25
Hong Le1,*, Ninh Truong2,*
  • 1: University of Mining and Geology
  • 2: VNU - University of Engineering and Technology
*Contact email: anhlh.di10@vnu.edu.vn, thuantn@vnu.edu.vn

Abstract

Context awareness is a computing paradigm that makes applications responsive and adaptive with their environment. Formal modeling and verification of context-aware systems are challenging issues in the development as they are complex and uncertain. In this paper, we propose an approach to use a formal method Event-B to model and verify such systems. First, we specify a context aware system’s components such as context data entities, context rules, context relations by Event-B notions. In the next step, we use the Rodin platform to verify the system’s desired properties such as safety properties. It aims to benefit from natural representation of context awareness concepts in Event-B and proof obligations generated by refinement mechanism to ensure the correctness of systems. We illustrate the use of our approach on a simple example.