Formal Methods for Performance Evaluation : 7th International School on Formal Methods for the Design of Computer, Communication and Software Systems, SFM 2007, Bertinoro, Italy, May 28-June 2, 2007, Advanced Lectures

by Bernardo, Marco; Hillston, Jane

• ISBN13: 9783540724827
• ISBN10: 3540724826
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

This book presents a set of 11 papers accompanying the lectures of leading researchers given at the 7th edition of the International School on Formal Methods for the Design of Computer, Communication and Software Systems, SFM 2007, held in Bertinoro, Italy in May/June 2007. SFM 2007 was devoted to formal techniques for performance evaluation and coveres several aspects of the field, including formalisms for performance modeling (Markov chains, queueing networks, stochastic Petri nets, and stochastic process algebras), equivalence checking and model checking, efficient solution techniques, and software performance engineering.

Table of Contents

Performance Modelling and Markov Chains	p. 1
Queueing Networks	p. 34
Introduction to Generalized Stochastic Petri Nets	p. 83
Stochastic Process Algebras	p. 132
A Survey of Markovian Behavioral Equivalences	p. 180
Stochastic Model Checking	p. 220
Fluid Models in Performance Analysis	p. 271
Tackling Large State Spaces in Performance Modelling	p. 318
Data Representation and Efficient Solution: A Decision Diagram Approach	p. 371
Introduction to Software Performance Engineering: Origins and Outstanding Problems	p. 395
From Annotated Software Designs (UML SPT/MARTE) to Model Formalisms	p. 429
Author Index	p. 469
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