Objective
Every year, software bugs cost hundreds of millions of euros to compagnies and administrations. A number of disasters such as the Ariane 5 first flight failure can are due to faulty softwares. Static analysis aims at computing automatically properties of softwares, so as to prove they are exempt from some class of bugs. In the last ten years, static analysis of numeric intensive applications improved dramatically so that the certification of safety properties like the absence of runtime errors in industrial size control-command, numeric intensive applications, such as Airbus fly-by-wire softwares is now feasible.
By contrast, the situation is much worse for memory intensive softwares. Existing static analyzers for such softwares do not scale to large scale softwares, and fail to prove strong invariants on large classes of softwares. These limitations stem from the fact they use a monolithic algebra of logical formulas (or abstract domain).
Our proposal is based on the observation that the complex memory properties that need be reasoned about should be decomposed in combinations of simpler properties. Therefore, in static analysis, a powerful memory abstract domain could be designed by combining several simpler domains, specific to common memory usage patterns. The benefit of this novel vision is twofold: first it would make it possible to simplify drastically the design of complex abstract domains required to reason about complex softwares, hereby allowing certification of complex memory intensive softwares by automatic static analysis; second, it would enable to split down and better control the cost of the analyses, thus significantly helping scalability.
This shift of focus will bring both theoretical and practical improvements to the program certification field. We propose to build a static analysis framework for reasoning about memory properties, and put it to work on important classes of applications, including large safety critical memory intensive softwares.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- natural sciences computer and information sciences software
- natural sciences mathematics pure mathematics algebra
You need to log in or register to use this function
We are sorry... an unexpected error occurred during execution.
You need to be authenticated. Your session might have expired.
Thank you for your feedback. You will soon receive an email to confirm the submission. If you have selected to be notified about the reporting status, you will also be contacted when the reporting status will change.
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Topic(s)
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.
Call for proposal
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.
ERC-2011-StG_20101014
See other projects for this call
Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Host institution
78153 Le Chesnay Cedex
France
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.