| Title | Using simulated execution in verifying distributed algorithms |
| Publication Type | Conference Paper |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Win T N, Ernst MD, Garland SJ, Kırlı D, Lynch N |
| Conference Name | VMCAI 2003: Fourth International Conference on Verification, Model Checking and Abstract Interpretation |
| Pagination | 283–297 |
| Date or Month Published | January |
| Conference Location | New York, New York |
| Abstract | This paper presents a methodology for using simulated execution to assist a theorem prover in verifying safety properties of distributed systems. Execution-based techniques such as testing can increase confidence in an implementation, provide intuition about behavior, and detect simple errors quickly. They cannot by themselves demonstrate correctness. However, they can aid theorem provers by suggesting necessary lemmas and providing tactics to structure proofs. This paper describes the use of these techniques in a machine-checked proof of correctness of the Paxos algorithm for distributed consensus. |
| Downloads | https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~mernst/pubs/simexecution-vmcai2003.pdf PDF
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| Citation Key | NeWinEGKL03:VMCAI |
