A method for the translation from UML into Event-B

Sun, Weixuan; Zhang, Hong; Yangzhen, Fu; Feng, Chao

doi:10.1109/icsess.2016.7883083

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“…In [6], the authors present the translation of use case and sequence diagrams into Event-B. Despite its modeling of system behavior, this method provides only the signatures of events and does not express explicitly the state change of variables, i.e.…”

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Analysis and Formal Modeling of Systems Behavior Using UML/Event-B

Kraibi¹,

Ayed²,

Collard-Dutilleul³

et al. 2019

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The verification of safety properties of critical systems, such as railway signaling systems, is better achieved by formal reasoning. Event-B as a formal method, allows to get safe and reliable systems. Nevertheless, modeling with Event-B method requires some knowledge on mathematical logic and set theory. In opposition, UML (Unified Modeling Language) is a commonly used graphical language, but it does not guarantee the verification of safety properties. This paper presents an approach combining UML and Event-B. In fact, we focus in this work on modeling the systems behavior with the joint use of some UML behavioral diagrams. The UML models are then translated into Event-B models for the systems validation as well as the verification of safety properties using B tools. This methodology is illustrated by an application on a case study of railway signaling system.

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Section: Related Work and Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is necessary to provide a specification for these states changes to complete the modeling of system behavior. Otherwise, the transformation of the invocations of class operations will provide only the signatures of Event-B events [6]. This can be performed by conditions in class operations in the UML class diagram.…”

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Analysis and Formal Modeling of Systems Behavior Using UML/Event-B

Kraibi¹,

Ayed²,

Collard-Dutilleul³

et al. 2019

jcm

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“…Sun Weixuan et al 27 presented a method to translate UML models tinto Event-B models. The specific research is on the translation of the use case diagram and sequence diagram in UML.…”

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A model transformation approach for multiscale modeling of software architectures applied to smart cities

Khlif

Kacem

Eichler

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Concurrency and Computation

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Modeling and specifying correct software systems is a challenging task that can be supported by providing appropriate modeling abstractions. This article proposes an approach for graphical multiscale modeling of such systems using model transformation techniques. The approach is founded on a guided rule-based iterative modeling process ensuring controlled transition from a coarse-grained description to a fine-grained description. It provides also user-friendly graphical descriptions by extension of UML notations, hence preserving the common practices from software architectures design. The iterative design process is supported by a set of model transformation rules. The rules manage the refinement process (by adding or removing subsystems or by adding or removing details on a given subsystem) as a model transformation. Our approach is supported by a rule-based generator that implements the automatic transformation of UML diagrams into Event-B specifications allowing formal verification of their correctness properties, and relieving software architects of mastering formal techniques. To experiment and validate our approach, we consider a case study dedicated to the smart cities.

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