Proteum-RS/PN: a mutation-based tool for validating Petri nets.

Author(s)

Adenilso da Silva Simão

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Carlos.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Instituto de Ciências Matemáticas e de Computação (ICMC/SB)
• Defense date: 2000-03-17

Examining board members

Jose Carlos Maldonado; Carlos Alberto Maziero; Regina Helena Carlucci Santana

• Advisor: Jose Carlos Maldonado

Abstract

Reactive Systems are characterized by continuously reacting to external as well as internal stimuli and controlling human activities. In these systems, faults can result in large losses. The use of rigorous methods and techniques for the specification of their behavior is essential to avoid inconsistencies and ambiguities. Petri Nets have been used for reactive-system specification. The test and validation of the underlying model are essential activities for the production of such systems. Thus, the Mutant Analysis -- a fault-based criterion usually used for program testing -- has been explored in the context of specification testing. The development of tools to support its application is necessary, since its manual application is unrealistic. The objective of this work is the implementation of Proteum-RS/PN, a testing tool which supports the application of Mutant Analysis criterion to validate Petri-Nets based specifications. (AU)