{"id":307,"date":"2014-09-25T15:12:36","date_gmt":"2014-09-25T14:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/?page_id=307"},"modified":"2025-11-13T17:49:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T16:49:03","slug":"using-formal-methods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/expertise\/formal-methods\/using-formal-methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Use of Formal Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"SYSNormal\">Highly recommended for development requiring a high level of safety, formal methods provide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"SYSNormal\"><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"block  blanc avec-onglet\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Higher cost-effectiveness:<strong> reduction of costs and lead times<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Better software quality<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Software components that are more reliable and easier to reuse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"SYSNormal\">Formal methods make it possible to meet the certification requirements of critical software by ensuring the reliability and absence of malfunctions in a system or software. Applications in multiple industrial domains are possible: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/solutions\/rams\/\">safety analyses<\/a> of embedded critical systems, evaluation of the temporal performance of distributed real-time systems, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading SYSNormal\">Technique and tools<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"block  blanc avec-onglet\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/expertise\/formal-methods\/b-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The B method<\/a> for critical software development<\/li>\n<li>System B (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/plate-forme-rodin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Event-B<\/a>) for system modeling and proof of safety<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/innovation\/products\/systerel-smart-solver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAT-based Model Checking techniques<\/a> for verifying reactive systems<\/li>\n<li>Tools such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/expertise\/formal-methods\/scade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SCADE<\/a>, Control-Build, or Simulink for modeling control-command systems<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ovado.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Formal validation techniques for critical data<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>These expertise areas are leveraged through the development of specific tools tailored to client needs (<a title=\"Systerel Smart Solver\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/products\/systerel-smart-solver\/\">Systerel Smart Solver<\/a>, <a title=\"Systerel IXL Builder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/products\/systerel-ixl-builder\/\">Systerel IXL Builder<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ovado.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OVADO\u00ae<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading SYSNormal\">Which techniques for which challenge?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/V-model-1024x623.png\" alt=\"V-model_ use of formal methods\" class=\"wp-image-978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/V-model-1024x623.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/V-model-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/V-model.png 1117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conferences dedicated to Formal Methods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Systerel regularly participates in various conferences and workshops specializing in formal methods, both in France and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The company has taken part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.laas.fr\/IFSE\/FMF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LAAS-CNRS<\/a> Formal Methods Forum in Toulouse, the <a href=\"https:\/\/shonan.nii.ac.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NII Shonan Meeting<\/a> organized by Japan\u2019s National Institute of Informatics, the <a href=\"https:\/\/abz-conf.org\/site\/2025\/program\/\">ABZ Conference<\/a> on state-based formal methods\u2014which gathers an international community\u2014as well as workshops around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.systerel.fr\/en\/expertise\/formal-methods\/rodin-platform\/\">RODIN platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These contributions demonstrate Systerel\u2019s commitment to advancing scientific exchange and evolving practices in the field of formal methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why use formal methods?<br \/>\nWhich techniques for which challenges?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":305,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-307","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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