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Consistency Checking of Sequence Diagrams and Statechart Diagrams Using the π-Calculus

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UML 2.0, like UML 1.x, provides only a set of notations for specifying different aspects of a system. The problem of checking consistency between various types of models in software development is still not fully addressed. In this paper, we suggest the use of an algebraic approach for verifying whether consistency between sequence diagrams and statechart diagrams is preserved. First, statechart diagrams are encoded in the π-calculus. Then, each object in a sequence diagram is translated into its equivalent π-calculus definitions and verified against the corresponding statechart diagram represented in the π-calculus using the Mobility Workbench. The applicability of the proposed approach is illustrated with an agent-based payment protocol.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Bath,  

    Vitus S. W. Lam & Julian Padget

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  1. Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, P.O. Box 513, 5600, Eindhoven, MB, The Netherlands

    Judi Romijn

  2. School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, 4072, Australia

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  3. Formal Methods and Tools, Department of Computer Science, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500AE, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Jaco van de Pol

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Lam, V.S.W., Padget, J. (2005). Consistency Checking of Sequence Diagrams and Statechart Diagrams Using the π-Calculus. In: Romijn, J., Smith, G., van de Pol, J. (eds) Integrated Formal Methods. IFM 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3771. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11589976_20

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