This collection of top-notch articles by well-known experts brings together, for the first time, key elements of this area that are fast becoming the focus of much current research and practice in computing. About half the articles deal with theoretical frameworks, models, and systems of notation; the rest comprise case studies by architects of prototype systems who present findings on architectures verification. The emphasis is on advances in the technological infrastructure of component-based systems; how to design and specify reusable components; and how to reason about, verify, and...

This collection of top-notch articles by well-known experts brings together, for the first time, key elements of this area that are fast becoming the focus of much current research and practice in computing. About half the articles deal with theoretical frameworks, models, and systems of notation; the rest comprise case studies by architects of prototype systems who present findings on architectures verification. The emphasis is on advances in the technological infrastructure of component-based systems; how to design and specify reusable components; and how to reason about, verify, and...

Veri?ed Software: Theories, Tools and Experiments, VSTTE 2010, was held in Edinburgh, Scotland during August 16-19, 2010. This conference is part of the Veri?ed Software Initiative (VSI), which is a 15-year international project that focuses on the scienti?c and technical challenges of producing veri?ed software. Previous VSTTE conferences were held in Zurich, Switzerland (in 2005) and Toronto, Canada (in 2008). The goal of VSTTE 2010 was to advance the state of the art in the science andtechnologyofsoftwareveri?cationthroughtheinteractionoftheorydevel- ment, toolevolution,...