1.- History of the DReaM Group.- 2 Recollections of Hope Park Square, 1970 -- 73.- 3 Adventures in Mathematical Reasoning.- 4 Dynamic Proof Presentation.- 5 Proof Mechanization: From Dream to Reality.- 6 Reasoned Modelling.- 7 Human-Like Computational Reasoning: Diagrams and Other Representations.- 8 From Mathematical Reasoning to Crises in Different Languages.
Greg Michaelson is Emeritus Professor of Computer Science at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh. With research focused on properties of programming languages and programs, and how people learn programming, he has enjoyed long standing collaborations with DReaM Group colleagues.
This collection of essays from key practitioners examines the key achievements and likely developments in the area of automated reasoning. It starts with a technically oriented history of the Edinburgh Automated Reasoning Group, written Alan Bundy. This is followed by essays from leading researchers associated with the group on related topics such as argumentation, computational creativity, secure software, and trustworthy software, encompassing theory, tools, applications and pedagogy.