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In this chapter, we present a process pattern for model based specification, verification and testing. It combines concepts of behaviour driven development (BDD), graphical and formal, mathematical modelling, formal verification techniques, acceptance testing and model based testing. The rigorous approach helps to ensure that for highly dependable systems, dependability (e.g. safety) requirements are fulfilled and both the specified and the implemented behaviour are as desired. It helps bridging the gap between natural language or semi-formal requirements and mathematical abstraction. Furthermore, it addresses the issue that formal modelling expertise and domain knowledge are rarely held by the same set of people.

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  1. ECS, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

    Dana Dghaym, Thai Son Hoang & Colin Snook

  2. Thales Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria

    Tomas Fischer, Klaus Reichl & Peter Tummeltshammer

  3. AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria

    Rupert Schlick

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Dghaym, D. et al. (2020). Systematic Verification and Testing. In: Leitner, A., Watzenig, D., Ibanez-Guzman, J. (eds) Validation and Verification of Automated Systems. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-14628-3_9

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