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thesis
posted on 2012-06-01, 00:00 authored by Neelakantan R. KrishnaswamiIn this thesis I show is that it is possible to give modular correctness proofs of interesting higher-order imperative programs using higher-order separation logic.
To do this, I develop a model higher-order imperative programming language, and develop a program logic for it. I demonstrate the power of my program logic by verifying a series of examples. This includes both realistic patterns of higher-order imperative programming such as the subject-observer pattern, as well as examples demonstrating the use of higher-order logic to reason modularly about highly aliased data structures such as the union-find disjoint set algorithm.
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Date
2012-06-01Degree Type
- Dissertation
Department
- Computer Science
Degree Name
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)