Abstraction refinement with craig interpolation and symbolic pushdown systems

Javier Esparza, Stefan Kiefer, Stefan Schwoon

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Abstract

Counterexample-guided abstraction refinement (CEGAR) has proven to be a powerful method for software model-checking. In this paper, we investigate this concept in the context of sequential (possibly recursive) programs whose statements are given as BDDs. We examine how Craig interpolants can be computed efficiently in this case and propose a new, special type of interpolants. Moreover, we show how to treat multiple counterexamples in one refinement cycle. We have implemented this approach within the model-checker Moped and report on experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems - 12th International Conference, TACAS 2006. Held as Part of the Joint European Conf. on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2006
Pages489-503
Number of pages15
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event12th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2006. Held as Part of the Joint European Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2006 - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 25 Mar 20062 Apr 2006

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume3920 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2006. Held as Part of the Joint European Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2006
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVienna
Period25/03/062/04/06

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