On the suitability of blockchain platforms for IoT applications: Architectures, security, privacy, and performance

S Brotsis, K Limniotis, G Bendiab, N Kolokotronis… - Computer Networks, 2021 - Elsevier
Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies have received significant interest in various
areas beyond the financial sector, with profound applications in the Internet of Things (IoT) …

Survey of formal verification methods for smart contracts on blockchain

Y Murray, DA Anisi - 2019 10th IFIP International Conference …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the immutable nature of distributed ledger technology such as blockchain, it is of utter
importance that a smart contract works as intended before employment outside test network …

A survey on theorem provers in formal methods

MS Nawaz, M Malik, Y Li, M Sun, M Lali - arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.03028, 2019 - arxiv.org
Mechanical reasoning is a key area of research that lies at the crossroads of mathematical
logic and artificial intelligence. The main aim to develop mechanical reasoning systems …

Assured LLM-Based Software Engineering

N Alshahwan, M Harman, I Harper… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
In this paper we address the following question: How can we use Large Language Models
(LLMs) to improve code independently of a human, while ensuring that the improved code …

Using Deep Reinforcement Learning And Formal Verification in Safety Critical Systems: Strategies and Challenges

S Sharma, MABU Rahim, S Hussain… - 2023 IEEE 23rd …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) is critical in modern Artificial Intelligence (AI), powering
innovations from gaming to autonomous vehicles. As DRL continues its rapid ascent …

An evolutionary/heuristic-based proof searching framework for interactive theorem prover

MS Nawaz, MZ Nawaz, O Hasan, P Fournier-Viger… - Applied Soft …, 2021 - Elsevier
The proof development process in interactive theorem provers (ITPs) requires the users to
manually search for proofs by interacting with proof assistants. The activity of finding the …

Proof guidance in PVS with sequential pattern mining

MS Nawaz, M Sun, P Fournier-Viger - … , FSEN 2019, Tehran, Iran, May 1-3 …, 2019 - Springer
The recent introduction of the big data paradigm and advancements in machine learning
and deep mining techniques have made proof guidance and automation in interactive …

[HTML][HTML] Formal performance analysis of optimal relays-based protection scheme for automated distribution networks

S Ashraf, O Hasan - Engineering Science and Technology, an International …, 2024 - Elsevier
The dominance of dual-setting directional overcurrent relays (DS-DOCRs) based protection
schemes and associated high-reliability requirements require rigorous verification of these …

Formal reliability analysis of oil and gas pipelines

W Ahmad, O Hasan, S Tahar… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Depending on the operational environment, installation location, and aging of oil and gas
pipelines, they are subject to various degradation mechanisms, such as cracking, corrosion …

Formal analysis of the continuous dynamics of cyber–physical systems using theorem proving

A Rashid, O Hasan - Journal of Systems Architecture, 2021 - Elsevier
Transform methods, such as the Laplace and the Fourier transforms, are widely used for
analyzing the continuous dynamics of the physical components of Cyber–physical Systems …