On the importance of explicit domain modelling in refinement-based modelling design: experiments with Event-B

Yamine Aït-Ameur (1, 2) , Idir Ait-Sadoune (3) , Pierre Castéran (4) , John Paul Gibson (5, 6, 7) , Kahina Hacid (8) , Souad Kherroubi (9) , Dominique Méry (10, 9, 11, 12) , Linda Mohand Oussaid (3) , Neeraj Kumar Singh (1, 2) , Laurent Voisin (13)

1 IRIT-ACADIE - Assistance à la Certification d’Applications DIstribuées et Embarquées
2 Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse)
3 LRI - Laboratoire de Recherche en Informatique
4 LaBRI - Laboratoire Bordelais de Recherche en Informatique
5 TSP - INF - Département Informatique
6 METHODES-SAMOVAR - Méthodes et modèles pour les réseaux
7 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
8 IRIT-SMAC - Systèmes Multi-Agents Coopératifs
9 MOSEL - Proof-oriented development of computer-based systems
10 VERIDIS - Modeling and Verification of Distributed Algorithms and Systems
11 UL - Université de Lorraine
12 TELECOM Nancy
13 Systerel

Although several authors like P. Zave and M. Jackson, D. Bjorner, A. Van Lamsweerde have drawn the attention of system designers on the ne- cessity to handle domain knowledge, while designing systems, it is still a major concern nowadays. The IMPEX project, funded by the French ANR national research agency, addresses the problem of making explicit domain knowledge in formal system developments using refinement and proof based formal methods. It advocates the use and formalisation of ontologies as models for domain knowl- edge. The Event-B modelling technique has shown its usefulness to support the various developments. In this paper, we briefly describe the approach and the case studies developed in the context of this project.

Domaines: Modélisation et simulation

Yamine Aït-Ameur, Idir Ait-Sadoune, Pierre Castéran, John Paul Gibson, Kahina Hacid, et al.. On the importance of explicit domain modelling in refinement-based modelling design: experiments with Event-B. 6th International Conference on Abstract State Machines, Alloy, B, TLA, VDM, and Z (ABZ 2018), Jun 2018, Southampton, United Kingdom. pp.425--430, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-91271-4_35⟩. ⟨hal-01797538⟩