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This article presents a set of translation rules to generate Event-B machines from process-algebra based specification languages such as astd. Illustrated by a case study, it details the rules and the process of the translation. The ultimate goal of this systematic translation is to take advantage of Rodin, the Event-B platform to perform proofs, animation and model-checking over the translated specification.
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Milhau, J., Frappier, M., Gervais, F., Laleau, R. (2010). Systematic Translation Rules from astd to Event-B. In: Méry, D., Merz, S. (eds) Integrated Formal Methods. IFM 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6396. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16265-7_18
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