Quality assurance - Catching bugs by formal verification

Education facts

Code: DVA468

The aim of the course is to introduce you to methods and tools for verifying systems that need to react to external stimuli. The methods use system models with precise formal semantics and will span model-checking as well as deductive verification. The objective of the course is to understand the underpinning theories of formal verification, and learn how to apply tool support in order to verify system models.

Entry requirements

120 credits, of which 80 credits in engineering or informatics, including at least 30 credits in computer science or software development. In addition Swedish course 3 or Swedish level 3 and English course 6 or English level 2 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course 3 or Swedish level 3.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Quality assurance - Catching bugs by formal verification

  Mälardalen University

  Start date: 14 September 2026

  End date: 17 January 2027

  Pace of study: 25 %