Jan Friso Groote

Prof.dr.ir. J.F. Groote (1965) studied computer science at Twente University (at that time Technische Hogeschool Twente), obtained a PhD at the University of Amsterdam on research executed at the Centre for Mathematics and Computer Science in Amsterdam. Since 1997 he is working at Eindhoven University of Technology where he occupies a chair in software modelling and verification.

Modelling and analysis of software before construction pays off.

In other engineering disciplines it is very common. Before an artefact is constructed, architects and engineers have created many models of the object-to-be-built. These models are used to understand it thoroughly to guarantee that once the artefact is constructed, it functions as desired.

In software constructions models are uncommon, and if they exist, are often verbose and imprecise. We will show that software can be built by first making formal models and analysing these. Measurements from industrial application shows that the number of bugs during construction can be reduced ten fold, and the total time to construct the artefact can be reduced with a factor 3.

For the techniques used see: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/modeling-and-analysis-communicating-systems