Time and Location:
5 July 2004, Cork, Ireland.
Part of IJCAR-2004.
Overview:
This one-day tutorial gives an overview of the state-of-the-art
proof assistant Isabelle and its use.
The tutorial aims at researchers in computer science and mathematics
who want to use Isabelle for a particular formalisation task, or who
want to get an overview of current proof assistant technology. The
following themes will be covered: introduction to natural deduction,
specification tools, automated proof tools, readable proofs,
Isabelle's module system, applications from verification and
mathematical algebra. The tutorial is limited to 20 participants.
Larry Paulson will
be present at one of the sessions and will be ready to address any
questions about Isabelle and its development you might have.
Programme:
The tutorial will comprise four lectures, each followd by sessions
where participants work with Isabelle. Isabelle supports various
logics including Higher-Order Logic (HOL) and Zermelo-Fraenkel Set
Theory (ZF). The tutorial is based on HOL, but most of the
presented material also applies to ZF.
- Session I: Basics
A brief introduction to Isabelle's basic calculus of natural
deduction is followed by Isabelle's general automation for classical
proofs and term rewriting. This session will also cover essential
technicalities needed to get started with Isabelle.
- Session II: Specification Tools & Readable Proofs
Strong proof tools do not automatically make a proof assistant an
effective tool for specification and verification. What is needed
is support for routine specification tasks. Isabelle supports
datatypes, general recursive functions and inductive definitions.
An other important issue is readability of proofs. Since a
specification of a device or the formalisation of a mathematical
entity typically evolves over time, proofs change and proof scripts
must be maintainable. Isabelle supports this through the ISAR
proof format.
- Session III: More Readable Proofs & Modules
The more advanced concepts of ISAR include calculational reasoning
chains and derived operators that make writing proofs more
convenient. Another tool for managing maintenance complexity and
readability is the module system. Unlike other provers where
modules are centered around theories, Isabelle's modules (called
locales) are based on contexts. These can be seen as light-weight
theories and, since they are key to ISAR, they can be interpreted
not only at the level of theories, but within proofs, providing much
finer granularity. Besides interpretation, locales provide
operations for rename and merge.
- Session IV: Applications
We will present two medium sized applications of readable proofs in
Isabelle from the areas of verification (a small expression
compiler) and mathematical algebra (universal property of polynomial
rings).
Target audience:
Doctoral students and researchers in computer science or mathematics
who want to use Isabelle for a particular formalisation task, or who
want to get an overview of the capabilities of a state-of-the-art
proof assistant. Standard mathematical knowledge but no previous
experience with formal methods is required. The number of
participants is limited to 20.
Registration:
Registration is through the
IJCAR web page.
Note that tutorial participants are not required to register for the full
conference.
Location and Accommodation:
See IJCAR web page [http://4c.ucc.ie/ijcar/site.html].
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