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Formal Modelling and Verification of Population Protocols

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Integrated Formal Methods (IFM 2013)

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The population protocols of Angluin, Aspnes et al [3] provide a theoretical framework for computability reasoning about algorithms for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANETs) and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). By developing two example protocols and proving convergence results using the Event-B/RODIN [2] and TLA [11] frameworks, we explore the potential for formal analysis of these protocols.

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  1. LORIA & Université de Lorraine, BP 70239, F-54506, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France

    Dominique Méry

  2. School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

    Michael Poppleton

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  2. Department of Information Technologies, Åbo Akademi University, Joukahaisenkatu 3-5A, 20520, Turku, Finland

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Méry, D., Poppleton, M. (2013). Formal Modelling and Verification of Population Protocols. In: Johnsen, E.B., Petre, L. (eds) Integrated Formal Methods. IFM 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7940. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38613-8_15

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