Browsing by Author "Badri, Mourad"

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    A Novel conformance testing technique for agent interaction protocols
    (London, UK, 2013) Mokhati, Farid; Badri, Mourad; Zerrougui, Salim
    Agent Interaction Protocols (AIP) play a crucial role in multi-agent systems development. AIP allow specifying interactions (sequences of messages) between agents. As agent-oriented development emerges, testing agent-based software is receiving increased research attention. We present, in this paper, a novel conformance testing technique for agent interaction protocols. The approach supports an incremental testing strategy that considers both agent and society testing of Multi-Agent Systems. It uses aspect-oriented technology to support and monitor the testing process. The proposed technique consists in two main phases: (1) Generating adequate test cases from a formal description of Multi-Agent Systems’ behavior, and (2) Verifying the execution of test cases. The technique is supported by a visual tool (AIPTE: Agent Interaction Protocols Testing Environment). A case study is presented to illustrate the approach.
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    Verifying UML diagrams with model checking
    (IEEE, 2007) Mokhati, Farid; Badri, Mourad; Gagnon, Patrice
    We present, in this paper, a framework supporting a formal verification of UML diagrams using the Maude language. The approach considers both static and dynamic features of object-oriented systems. We focus, in particular, on UML class, state and communication diagrams. The formal and objectoriented language Maude, based on rewriting logic, supports formal specification and programming of concurrent systems, as well as model checking. The major motivations of this work are: (1) bind together the UML notation and the Maude language (2) preserve the coherence in object-oriented systems description, (3) use model checking techniques to support formally their verification process. The generated Maude specifications, from the considered UML diagrams, are validated by simulation and model checking. The approach is illustrated using a concrete case study.