Dr. Andrew Butterfield

• Andrew Butterfield, From KARL to CIF, EURO CVIM 1986 - European Conference of Customer/Vendor Interfaces in Microelectronics, Gesellschaft f"ur Mathematikund Datenverarbeitung, University of Kaiserslautern, West Germany, September, edited by R. W. Hartenstein et al. , 1986, pp130 - 141Conference Paper, 1986
• Andrew Butterfield, Recursion Diagrams: ideas for a Geometry of Formal Methods, 3rd BCS-FACS Northern Formal Methods Workshop, electronic Workshops in Computing, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, U.K., September, edited by Andy Evans, David Duke, and Tony Clarke , 1998Conference Paper, 1998
• Andrew Butterfield and Glenn Strong, Proving correctness of programs with IO - A paradigm comparison, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Implementation of Functional Languages, 13th International Workshop, IFL 2001, Stockholm, Sweden, September, edited by Thomas Arts and Markus Mohnen , 2312, 2001, pp72 - 87Conference Paper, 2001, DOI
• Butterfield, Andrew and Dowse, Malcolm and Strong, Glenn, Proving make correct: I/O proofs in Haskell and Clean, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Implementation of Functional Languages, 14th International Workshop, IFL 2002, Madrid, Spain, 16-18 September 2002, edited by R. Peña and T. Arts , 2670, 2002, pp16 - 18Conference Paper, 2002, DOI , URL
• Andrew Butterfield and Jim Woodcock, prialt in Handel-C: an operational semantics, International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer, 7, (3), 2005, p248 - 267Journal Article, 2005, DOI , URL
• Andrew Butterfield, A functional/hierarchical Layout Tool. In Colloqium on Silicon Compilation, Savoy Place, London,, May, 1989, pp4/1 - 4/5Conference Paper, 1989
• Butterfield, A., Strong, G, Proving Correctness of Programs with IO - A Paradigm Comparison, LNCS , 13th International workshop on the Implementation of Functional Languages, Stockholm, Sweden, September 2001, edited by Arts, T and Mohnen M , 2312, 2002, pp72 - 87Conference Paper, 2002, DOI , URL
• Artur O. Gomes and Andrew Butterfield, Modelling the Haemodialysis Machine with Circus, LNCS, Abstract State Machines, Alloy, B, TLA, VDM, and Z: 5th International Conference, ABZ 2016, Linz, Austria, 23-27 May 2016, edited by Michael Butler, Klaus-Dieter Schewe, Atif Mashkoor, and Miklos Biro , 9675, Springer International Publishing, 2016, pp409 - 424Conference Paper, 2016, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield, Anila Mjeda, John Noll, UTP Semantics for Shared-State, Concurrent, Context-Sensitive Process Models, 10th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Software Engineering, TASE 2016, Shanghai, China, 17-19 July 2016, edited by Marcello Bonsangue, Yuxing Deng , IEEE Computer Society, 2016, pp93 - 100Conference Paper, 2016, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield, UTPCalc - A calculator for UTP Predicates, LNCS, The 6th International Symposium on Unifying Theories of Programming, Reykjavik, Iceland, 5-6th June 2016, edited by Jonathan Bowen, Huibiao Zhu , 11304, Springer International Publishing, 2017, pp197 - 216Conference Paper, 2017, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Butterfield, A., Hinchey, M., Towards the adoption of formal techniques for kernel qualification, European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP, SP-732, 2015Conference Paper, 2015
• Butterfield, A., Sanán, D., Hinchey, M., Formalisation of a separation micro-kernel for common criteria certification, European Space Agency (Special Publication) ESA SP, SP 725, 2014Conference Paper, 2014
• James Woodcock, Simon Foster, Andrew Butterfield, Heterogeneous Semantics and Unifying Theories, 7th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification And Validation (ISoLA 2016), Corfu, Greece, 10-14 October 2016, edited by Tiziana Margaria, Bernhard Steffen , Springer International Publishing, 2016, pp374 - 394Conference Paper, 2016, DOI
• Andrew Butterfield, Alexandre Cortier, Kevin Hennessy, Mike Hinchey, Towards Formal Verification of Interrupts and Hypercalls, DASIA 2016 DAta Systems In Aerospace, Tallinn, Estonia, 10-05-2016, edited by L. Ouwehand , ESA Communications, ESTEC, NL, 2016, pp4Conference Paper, 2016
• John Noll, Andrew Butterfield, Teaching Global Software Development through Game Design, GSE-Ed'16 First Intranational Workshop on Global Software Engineering Education, Orange County, California, USA, 2nd August 2016, edited by Sarah Beecham, Tony Clear , IEEE Computer Society, 2016, pp55 - 60Conference Paper, 2016, DOI
• Beg, A., Butterfield, A., Development of a prototype translator from Circus to CSPm, ICOSST 2015 - 2015 International Conference on Open Source Systems and Technologies, Proceedings, ICOSST 2015 - 2015 International Conference on Open Source Systems and Technologies, Proceedings, Lahore; Pakistan, 17-19 Dec, 2015, pp16-23Conference Paper, 2015, DOI
• Andrew Butterfield, UTCP: compositional semantics for shared-variable concurrency, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 20th Brazilian Symposium on Formal Methods (SBMF 2017), Recife, Brazil, 29 Nov - 1st Dec 201, LNCS, (10623), Springer, 2017, pp253 - 270Conference Paper, 2017, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield, Ciaran Costello, Domain-Specific Languages for Requirements Modelling (with a focus on IMA Separation Kernels), DASIA 2017 DAta Systems In Aerospace, Gothenburg, Sweden, 30th May - 1st June, 2017, pp1 - 5Conference Paper, 2017
• Mark Hann, Regis de Ferluc, Alexandre Cortier, Julien Galizzi, Andrew Butterfield, Qualification Strategy and Plan for Integrated Modular Avionics for Space Separation Kernel, ESA Communications, ESTEC, NL, DASIA 2016 DAta Systems In Aerospace, Tallinn, Estonia, 10 May 2016, edited by L. Ouwehand , 2016, pp1 - 4Conference Paper, 2016
• Formal Aspects of Computing, ACM, [Responsible for handling submitted papers and overseeing the process of review and feedback. I make recommendations to the editor-in-chief.], 2015Editorial Board, 2015
• Andrew Butterfield and Juan Biccaregui(ed.), 9th International Workshop on Formal Methods in Industrial Critical Systems (FMICS'04), Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, Linz, Austria, 133, 20-21 Sep. 2004, Elsevier Science Direct, 2004, 1-332 pProceedings of a Conference, 2004, URL
• Andrew Butterfield and JimWoodcock, A "Hardware Compiler" Semantics for Handel-C, Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, Third Irish Conference on the Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science and Information Technology (MFCSIT 2004), Dublin, Ireland, 22-23 July 2004, edited by A.K. Seda, T. Hurley, M. Schellekens, M. Mac an Airchinnigh and G. Strong , 161, Elsevier Science Direct, 2006, pp73 - 90Conference Paper, 2006, DOI , URL
• Malcolm Dowse, Andrew Butterfield, and Marko van Eekelen, A language for reasoning about concurrent functional i/o, LNCS, Implementation and Application of Functional Languages: 16th International Workshop, IFL 2004, Revised Selected Papers, Lubeck, Germany, 8-10th Sep. 2004, edited by C. Grelck, F. Huch, G. J. Michaelson , 3474, Springer, 2005, pp177 - 194Conference Paper, 2005, DOI , URL
• Andrew Butterfield and Jim Woodcock, Semantic domains for handel-c., Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, 74, 2003Conference Paper, 2003, DOI
• Andrew Butterfield and Jim Woodcock, An operational semantics for handel-c., Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, 80, 2003Conference Paper, 2003, DOI
• Andrew Butterfield and Jim Woodcock, Semantics of prialt in Handel-C (tm), Communicating Process Architectures, edited by James Pascoe, Peter Welch, Roger Loader, and Vaidy Sunderam , 2002, pp1 - 16Conference Paper, 2002
• Andrew Butterfield and Glenn Strong(ed.), 5th Irish Workshop in Formal Methods, electronic Workshops in Computing, 2001Proceedings of a Conference, 2001
• Andrew Butterfield and Klemens Haegele(ed.), 3rd Irish Workshop in Formal Methods, electronic Workshops in Computing, 1999Proceedings of a Conference, 1999
• Andrew Butterfield and Sharon Flynn(ed.), 2nd Irish Workshop in Formal Methods, electronic Workshops in Computing, 1998Proceedings of a Conference, 1998
• Formal Aspects of Computing, 30, 5, (2018), 493 - 625p, Nikolaj Bjoerner, Frank de Boer, Andrew Butterfield, [Editorial board overview], Nov. 2015 - Sep. 2018Journal, 2018, DOI , URL
• Mjeda, A. and Butterfield, A. and Noll, J., Business process modeling flexibility: A formal interpretation, 2019, pp467-474Conference Paper, 2019, URL
• Butterfield, A., The Inner and Outer Algebras of Unified Concurrency, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 11885 LNCS, 2019, p157-175Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Gomes, A.O. and Butterfield, A., Towards a model-checker for circus, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 11800 LNCS, 2019, p217-234Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Gomes, A.O. and Butterfield, A., Circus2CSP: A tool for model-checking circus using FDR, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 11800 LNCS, 2019, p235-242Journal Article, 2019, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield, A VDM study of fault-tolerant stable storage: towards a computer engineering mathematics, LNCS, FME'93: Industrial-Strength Formal Methods, Odense, Denmark, March 1993, edited by J.C.P.Woodcock and P.G.Larsen , 670, Springer, 1993, pp216 - 234Conference Paper, 1993
• Gerard Ekembe Ngondi, Vasileios Koutavas, Andrew Butterfield, Translation of CCS into CSP, Correct up to Strong Bisimulation, Springer LNCS, Software Engineering and Formal Methods (SEFM 21), online, 6-10th December 2021, edited by Radu Calinescu, Corina S. Pasareanu , 13085, Springer, 2021, pp243 - 261Conference Paper, 2021, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield, Review of Understanding Programming Languages by Cliff B. Jones, Review of Understanding Programming Languages , by Cliff B. Jones , Formal Aspects of Computing, 2022, p60 - 74Review, 2022, DOI
• Gerard Ekembe Ngondi, Vasileios Koutavas, Andrew Butterfield, From CCS to CSP: the m-among-n Synchronisation Approach, Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science, Combined 29th International Workshop on Expressiveness in Concurrency and 19th Workshop on Structural Operational Semantics, Warsaw, Poland, 12th September 2022, edited by Valentina Castiglioni, Claudio Antares. , Open Publishing Association, 2022, pp60 - 74Conference Paper, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Gerard Ekembe Ngondi, Vasileios Koutavas, Andrew Butterfield, Translation of CCS into CSP, Correct up to Strong Bisimulation, Mathematical Structures in Computer Science, 2022Journal Article, 2022
• Andrew Butterfield and Frédéric Tuong, Applying Formal Verification to an Open-Source Real-Time Operating System, Theories of Programming and Formal Methods, Shanghai, China, 15/09/2023, edited by Jonathan P. Bowen, Qin Li, Qiwen Xu. , LNCS 14080, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023, pp348 - 366Conference Paper, 2023, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield, 'Formal Verification', RTEMS Software Engineering, master, https://docs.rtems.org/branches/master/eng/index.html, 2023, -Protocol or guideline, 2023, URL
• Andrew Butterfield, 17th International Workshop on Implementations and Applications of Functional Languages, 19-21st Sep. 2005, 2006, Dublin, Ireland, A. Butterfield, C. Grelck, F. Huch, Springer, 4015, LNCSMeetings /Conferences Organised, 2006, URL
• Formal Methods in System Design, Springer, [Guest Editor], 2004-2008Editorial Board, 2004
• Andrew Butterfield and Malcolm Dowse, Deterministic Concurrent I/O, ACM SIGPLAN, The 11th ACM SIGPLAN International Conference on Functional Programming (ICFP 2006), Portland, Oregon, 18th-20th Sep. 2006, edited by Julia Lawall , ACM Press, 2006, pp148 - 159Conference Paper, 2006, DOI , URL
• Malcolm Tyrrell, Joseph M. Morris, Andrew Butterfield and Arthur Hughes, A Lattice-Theoretic Model for an Algebra of Communicating Sequential Processes, LNCS, Theoretical Aspects of Computing - ICTAC 2006, Tunis, Tunisia, 20-24th Nov. 2006, edited by Kamel Barkaoui, Ana Cavalcanti and Antonio Cerone , 4281, Springer, 2006, pp123 - 137Conference Paper, 2006, DOI , URL
• Andrew Butterfield, Adnan Sherif and Jim Woodcock, Slotted-Circus: A UTP-Family of Reactive Theories, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Integrating Formal Methods 2007 (IFM2007), Oxford, UK, 2-5 July, edited by J. Davies and J. Gibbons , 4591, Springer, 2007, pp75-97Conference Paper, 2007, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield, Leo Freitas, Jim Woodcock, Mechanising a Formal Model of Flash Memory, Science of Computer Programming, 74, (4), 2009, p219-237Journal Article, 2009, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield, Denotational Semantics of Handel-C, Formal Aspects of Computing, 23, (2), 2011, p153 - 170Journal Article, 2011, DOI , URL
• Pawel Gancarski, Andrew Butterfield, Jim Woodcock, State Visibility and Communication in Unifying Theories of Programming, IEEE Computer Society, 3rd IEEE International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Software Engineering, Tianjin, China, July 29-31, edited by Wei-Ngan Chin and Shengchao Qin , IEEE Computer Society, 2009, pp47 - 54Conference Paper, 2009, DOI , URL
• Andrew Butterfield, Pawel Gancarski, The Denotational Semantics of Slotted-Circus, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Formal Methods 2009, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 2-6th Nov, edited by Ana Cavalcanti and Dennis Dams , 5850, Springer, 2009, pp451-466Conference Paper, 2009, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield, Art O Cathain, Concurrent Models of Flash Memory Device Behaviour, Lecture Notes in Computer Science - Formal Methods: Foundations and Applications, 12th Brazilian Symposium on Formal Methods (SBMF 2009), Gramado, Brazil, 19-21 August, edited by Jim Woodcock, Marcel Oliveira , 5902, Springer, 2009, pp70-83Conference Paper, 2009, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Bresciani, Riccardo and Butterfield, Andrew, Weakening the Dolev-Yao model through probability, SIN '09: Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Security of information and networks, Famagusta, North Cyprus, 6th-10th October, edited by Atilla Elçi, Mehmet A. Orgun, & Alexander Chefranov , ACM, 2009, pp293 - 297Conference Paper, 2009, DOI
• Riccardo Bresciani and Andrew Butterfield, A formal security proof for the ZRTP Protocol, The 4th International Conference for Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST-2009), London, UK, Nov. 9-13th 2009, Infonomics Society, 2009, pp1 - 6Conference Paper, 2009, DOI , URL
• Luca Longo, P. Dondio, R. Bresciani, S. Barret, A. Butterfield, Enabling Adaptation in trust computations, Computation World: Future Computing, Service Computation, Cognitive, Adpative, Content, Patterns, 2009, pp701 - 706Conference Paper, 2009, DOI
• Pawel Gancarski, Andrew Butterfield, Prioritized slotted-Circus, LNCS, 7th International Colloqium on Theoretical Aspects of Computing, Natal, Brazil, 1-3 September 2010, edited by David Déharbe and Ana Cavalcanti , 6255, 2010, pp91 - 105Conference Paper, 2010, DOI , URL
• Andrew Butterfield, Saoithin: A Theorem Prover for UTP, LNCS, Unifying Theories of Programming, Third International Symposium, UTP 2010, Shanghai, China, 15-16 November 2010, edited by Shenchao Qin , 6445, Springer, 2010, pp137 - 156Conference Paper, 2010, DOI , URL
• Riccardo Bresciani, Andrew Butterfield, ProVerif Analysis of the ZRTP Protocol, International Journal for Infonomics, 3, (3), 2010, p306 - 313Journal Article, 2010, URL
• Andrew Butterfield(ed.), Unifying Theories of Programming, 2nd International Symposium, UTP 2008, Dublin, Ireland, September 8-10, 2008, Revised Selected Papers., LNCS, Dublin, Ireland, 5713, September 8-10th, Springer, 2010Proceedings of a Conference, 2010, DOI , URL
• Riccardo Bresciani, Andrew Butterfield, A UTP approach towards probabilistic protocol verification, Security and Communication Networks, 7, 2014, p99 - 107Journal Article, 2014, DOI , URL
• Riccardo Bresciani, Andrew Butterfield, A UTP semantics of pGCL as a homogeneous relation, Integrated Formal Methods 2012, Pisa, Italy, June 19-21, 2012, edited by Diego Latella, Helen Treharne , 7321, 2012, 191-205Conference Paper, 2012, DOI
• Reasoning about I/O in Functional Programs in, editor(s)Viktoria Zsok, Zoltan Horvath, Rinus Plasmeijer , Central European Functional Programming School - Fourth Summer School, CEFP 2011, Heidelberg, Springer, 2012, pp93 - 141, [Andrew Butterfield]Book Chapter, 2012, DOI
• Riccardo Bresciani and Andrew Butterfield, A probabilistic theory of designs based on distributions, LNCS, UTP 2012 : 4th International Symposium on Unifying Theories of Programming, Paris, France, 27-28th August 2012, edited by Wolff, Burkhard; Gaudel, Marie-Claude; Feliachi, Abderrahmane , 7681, Springer, 2013, pp105 - 123Conference Paper, 2013, DOI
• Riccardo Bresciani, Andrew Butterfield, From Distributions to Probabilistic Reactive Programs, LNCS, Theoretical Aspects of Computing - ICTAC 2013, Shanghai, China, 4-6th September 2013, edited by Zhiming Liu, Jim Woodcock, Huibiao ZHu , 8049, Springer, 2013, pp94 - 111Conference Paper, 2013, DOI
• Howell Jordan, Goetz Botterweck, Andrew Butterfield, Rem Collier, John Noll, A Feature Model of Actor, Agent, Functional, Object, and Procedural Programming Languages, Science of Computer Programming, 98, (2), 2015, p120 - 139Journal Article, 2015, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Butterfield, A., The logic of U . (TP)2 , Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 4th International Symposium on Unifying Theories of Programming, UTP 2012, Paris, 7681, 2013, pp124-143Conference Paper, 2013, DOI
• Andrew Butterfield, UTP2: Higher-Order Equational Reasoning by Pointing, Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science, Proceedings Eleventh Workshop on User Interfaces for Theorem Provers, Vienna, 17th July 2014, edited by Christoph Benzmüller and Bruno Woltzenlogel Paleo , 167, 2014, pp14 - 22Conference Paper, 2014, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• David Sanan, Andrew Butterfield, Mike Hinchey, Separation Kernel Verification: The XtratuM Case Study, LNCS, Verified Software: Theories, Tools and Experiments, Vienna, July 17-18, 2014, edited by Dimitra Giannakopoulou, Daniel Kroening, Elizabeth Polgreen, Natarajan Shankar , 8471, Springer, 2014, pp133 - 149Conference Paper, 2014, DOI , TARA - Full Text

• B. Coghlan, J. Jones, and A. Butterfield, The sticks & stones project, Trinity College, Dublin, 1991, (TCD-CS-91-18)Report
• A. Butterfield, Memory models: A formal analysis using VDM, Department of Computer Science, University of, 1992, (TCD-CS-92-27)Report
• A. Butterfield, On curried function composition, Department of Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 1992, (TCDCS-92-15)Report
• A. Butterfield, The careful memory abstraction in stable storage, Department of Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 1993, (TCD-CS-93-31)Report
• A. Butterfield, On mapped reduction, Department of Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 1993, (TCD-CS-93-39)Report
• Andrew Butterfield, Recursion Diagrams: ideas for a Geometry of Formal Methods, Department of Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 1999, (TCD-CS-1999-04)Report
• Andrew Butterfield, Alexis Donnelly, and Malcom Tyrrell, OO-Motivated Process Algebra: A Calculus for CORBA-like Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 1999, (TCD-CS-1999-54)Report
• Andrew Butterfield and Glenn Strong, Comparing Proofs about I/O in Three Programming Paradigms, Department of Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 2001, (TCD-CS-2001-31)Report
• A. Butterfield, Denotational Semantics for prialt-free Handel-C, Department of Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 2001, (TCD-CS-2001-53)Report
• A. Butterfield, Interpretative Semantics for prialt-free Handel-C, Department of Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 2001, (TCD-CS-2001-54)Report
• Andrew Butterfield and Malcolm Tyrrell, Typing and Subtyping for an Object-Oriented Process Algebra, Department of Computer Science, University of Dublin, Trinity College, 2002, (TCD-CS-2002-13)Report
• Malcolm Dowse, Andrew Butterfield, Marko van Eekelen, and Maarten, Towards Machine Verified Proofs for I/O, nijmeegs institut voor informatica en informatiekunde, 2004, (NIIIR0415)Report
• Andrew Butterfield, Gerard Ekembe Ngondi, Oxford Dictionary of Computer Science, Seventh Edition, Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press, 2016, i - 627ppBook
• Andrew Butterfield, Thomas Arts and Wan Fokkink, 8th International Workshop on Formal Methods in Industrial Critical Systems (FMICS'03), ERCIM, 2003Meetings /Conferences Organised
• Butterfield, A., 4th Irish Workshop in Formal Methods, electronic Workshops in Computing, 2000, David SinclairMeetings /Conferences Organised
• Ted Hurley, M"ýche"al Mac an Airchinnigh, Michel Schellekens, and Andrew Butterfield, First Irish Conference on the Mathematical Foundations of Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, July, 2000, Elsevier, 40Meetings /Conferences Organised
• J.M. Wing, J J.Woodcock, and Andrew Butterfield, World Congress on Formal Methods in the Development of Computing Systems, September, 1999, Springer, 1709, Lecture Notes in Computer ScienceMeetings /Conferences Organised
• Andrew Butterfield, Andy Evans, David Duke, and Tony Clarke, Electronic Workshops in Computing, September, 1998, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, U.K.Meetings /Conferences Organised
• Henry McLoughlin and Gerard O'Regan, 1st Irish Workshop in Formal Methods, electronic Workshops in Computing, 1997, 1997Meetings /Conferences Organised
• Andrew Butterfield, Andy Evans, David Duke, and Tony Clarke, Èlectronic Workshops in Computing, July, 1997, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, U.K.Meetings /Conferences Organised
• Andrew Butterfield, 'andrewbutterfield/ccs2csp v0.5.0.0', v0.5.0.0, https://zenodo.org/record/6861751#.Yw3uZuzMLUI, Zenodo.org, CERN, 2022, -Software, DOI , URL
• Andrew Butterfield, Unifying Theories of Programming, Hamilton Institute Seminar, Maynooth University, Maynooth, 2023, Hamilton Institute, Maynooth UniversityInvited Talk, TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield and Jim Woodcock, Formalising Flash Memory: First Steps, ICECCS 2007, Auckland, New Zealand, 11th-14th July, 2007, IEEE Computer SocietyInvited Talk, DOI , URL
• Andrew Butterfield, A Denotational Semantics for Handel-C, Formal Methods and Hybrid Real-Time Systems 2007, Macau SAR, China, 24-25 September 2007, 2007, 45 - 66ppInvited Talk
• Butterfield, A., A denotational semantics for handel-C , LNCS, Formal Methods and Hybrid Real-Time Systems, Essays in Honor of Dines Bjørner and Chaochen Zhou on the Occasion of Their 70th Birthdays, Macau, China, 2007, edited by Cliff B. Jones, Zhiming Liu, Jim Woodcock , 4700, Springer, 2007, pp45-66Conference Paper, DOI , URL
• Freitas, L. , Woodcock, J. , Butterfield, A., POSIX and the verification grand challenge: A roadmap, IEEE International Conference on Engineering of Complex Computer Systems, ICECCS , 2008, 153-162 ppInvited Talk, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Riccardo Bresciani, Andrew Butterfield, Towards a UTP-style framework to deal with probabilities, Dublin, Ireland, TCD-CS Technical Reports, August, 2011, 1-29Report, TARA - Full Text
• Andrew Butterfield, 'Unifying Theories of Programming Theorem Prover', 0.97a9, bitbucket.org + own TCD webpages, 2013, -Software, URL

Current active interests and area of expertise Using the model-checker SPIN to do test-generation for the open-source RTEMS operating system, in collaboration with the European Space Agency, and companies that help develop and maintain RTEMS. Exploring UTP semantics for shared-variable concurrency as a baseline for exploring formal aspects of concurrent software development methodologies, in collaboration with Jim Woodcock. Unifying Theories of Clocked Parallel Systems; Priority and Probability in same; Formal Semantics of Handel-C; UTP Theorem Prover development. Past areas of interest: A new emerging area of interest and expertise is the application of formal modelling techniques to descriptions of complex software development processes, with a particular focus on the requirements of medical device software certification. Also of interest is being involved in advocating a more product-oriented approach to critical medical software certification, rather than the process focus that is currently employed. This work will be done in collaboration with colleagues from Lero. Exploring the feasibility of formally proving the correctness of a Time-Space Partitioning Kernel (TSPK) , as part of the European Space Agency's Savoir-IMA activity. Process Algbras with Unbounded Dual Non-determinism; External Effects of Functional I/O; Function-based Formal Methods. Silicon Compilation via Functional Languages; FORMAL SEMANTICS OF HANDEL-C Recent work has explored giving a formal semantics to Handel-C, by first considering a carefully chosen subset, designed to ensure all awkward language features are considered, to ensure full industrial applicability of the research results. This work has been done in collaboration with Professor Jim Woodcock of the university of York. THEORIES OF CLOCKED PARALLEL SYSTEMS I developed an expertise in the relatively new Unifying Theories Framework, with a view to using this framework to present my theories of hardware compilation in general, and Handel-C semantics in particular. Of particular interest in this area is an emerging theory of synchronous Circus, and a denotational semantics for Handel-C based on "hardware compilation". Also in collaboration with Professor Jim Woodcock. EXTERNAL EFFECTS OF FUNCTIONAL I/O A particularly strong move has been towards the formal modelling of input/output and real-world interactions in pure functional languages with referentially transparent I/O systems based either on monads, or uniqueness typing. PROCESS ALGEBRAS WITH UNBOUNDED DUAL NON-DETERMINISM In collaboration with Prof Joseph Morris at DCU, I am also working on a theory of process algebras with unbounded demonic and angelic non-determinism, developed by formally "lifting" a deterministic theory to the non-determinsistic level. SILICON COMPILATION VIA FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGES: My Ph.D. research (1990) explored the use of pure functional languages as a tool for supporting silicon compilation. FUNCTIONAL-BASED FORMAL METHODS: My main research interest then switched to formal modelling techniques with a pure functional flavour, as exemplified by work done as part of the "Irish School of VDM". THE FACS PROJECT: I supervised a graduate student under the FACS project, looking into modifying the pi-calculus to describe the kinds of object-oriented systems developed using the CORBA object technology . RESEARCH-LED CONSULTANCY In the period from July 1991, through to 1997/98, I was involved, through company "K&M Technologies", in research-led consultancy, looking to apply formal techniques in industry. Most clients were involved in telecommunications (Motorola, Ericsson). Some of this work was carried out through EU-funded RACE and ACTS projects (SCORE, Mobilise).

• Title

  RTEMS-SMP Qualification
  Summary

  RTEMS is an open-source real-time operating system that is widely used on satellites launched by the European Space Agency. Recent enhancements to RTEMS now require that it be be re-"qualified" as suitable for space-flight operations. We are part of a consortium that is doing a pre-qualification activity, which will not only lead to the use of the enhanced software in future missions, but will also be fed back into the open-source community that maintains RTEMS. The role of TCD, as part of Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre, is to explore the use of mathematically based reasoning and analysis techniques to assess the quality of the software.
  Funding Agency

  European Space Agency
  Date From

  13/2/2019
  Date To

  12/2/2021
• Title

  PAISEAN: formal aspects
  Summary

  PAISEAN (Plan-driven, Agile, Inner-Source Environment Analysis Network) is a project as part of the 2nd phase of funding (2011-16) of the Lero CSET, with its PI base din UL.It looks at various aspects of software development processes in an increasingly agile and globalised working environment. This activity in TCD, focusses on formalising the language used to describe software development models, in order to support rigorous analysis, and certifiable tools for working in this space.
  Funding Agency

  SFI
  Date From

  Summer 2014
  Date To

  Summer 2015
• Title

  Unifying Synchronous Systems
  Summary

  This proposal will explore the development of a theory of hardware compilers within the UTP framework thus bridging the synchronous hardware, state-based, and message-based software domains under one theoretical umbrella. It is based on the observation that a denotational semantics for such languages corresponds to a discretely timed synchronous process algebra, and that there is a common theoretical framework independent of the fine detail and complexity needed to for particular language features. It is also intended that the theory will be accompanied by some methodology to assist in the resulting design process. This proposal will explore the development of a theory to allow system designers to develop embedded control systems in a manner that is safe and robust. It will achieve this by making it feasible for designer to prove the correctness of various safety-critical aspects of their systems, by allowing them to focus at each stage on what is important. As these systems are used to control vehicles such as cars and aircraft, as well as other machinery, assurance regarding their safe behaviour is vital and very much in the public interest.
  Funding Agency

  Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
  Date From

  1st Sep 2007
  Date To

  30th Aug 2010
• Title

  Real World Formal Models for Pure Functional Programming
  Summary

  Looking at giving a formal semantics to the I/O behaviour of pure functional languages, with an emphasis on modelling the run-time systems.
  Funding Agency

  Enterprise Ireland
  Date From

  2002
  Date To

  2005
• Title

  FMEIMAKQP - Formal Methods Expert for IMA Kernel Qualification Preparation
  Summary

  Research into how formal methods techniques could be deployed when certifying the correctness of a seperation kernel intended for managing on-board space software
  Funding Agency

  European Space Agency
  Date From

  Sep 2014
  Date To

  Jun 2016
• Title

  DeStijl: Design and Specification Through Interfacing and Joining Languages
  Summary

  Exploring the unification of diverse formal specification and design languages by characterising the interfaces between the mathematical frameworks used to give their meanings.
  Funding Agency

  EU Contract no. CHRX-CT94-0591
  Date From

  1996
  Date To

  1999
• Title

  Formal Aspects of Corba Systems (FACS)
  Summary

  Development of formal models of appropriate subsets of the OMG Corba standard
  Funding Agency

  Enterprise Ireland
  Date From

  1997
  Date To

  2000
• Title

  Methods and Tools for OnBoard Software Engineering
  Summary

  We developed a Reference Specification for a Partitioning, Separating Operating Microkernel, suitable for use onboard spacecraft. We then evaluated a suitable formal method to allow us to give a formal proof of the correctness of an implementation of that kernel, in code conforming to accepted safety critical standards. We then performed an initial feasibility study, to establish both the practicality and cost of such an approach to verification.
  Funding Agency

  European Space Agency
  Date From

  01/06/2012
  Date To

  31/11/2013
• Title

  Formalising the Interface between Software and Hardware (FISH)
  Summary

  Verifying the correctness of safety-critical computer systems, particularly those that control machinery and vehicles, is an important but complex task. Many disparate aspects of the system need to modelled, each with their own peculiarities and interactions. This is why one of the Grand Challenges in Computer Science, GC6, on "Dependable Systems Evolution" focusses on techniques to mathematically verify the correctness of such systems. The goal of GC6 is to develop a repository of verified software components, consisting of formal specifications and software implementations along with proofs of correctness supported by automated proof tools and proof assistants. GC6 is a long-term research programme with a time horizon of ten to fifteen years. At present it is engaged in a series of research activities based around industrially inspired case-studies: recent such studies have included, for example, the validation of the Mondex smart-card's security protocols. A more recent case-study that has been adopted is that of a verified file-store for use in mission critical applications, suggested by NASA researchers who need such high-dependability systems for space research missions. This project builds on initial work on the formal modelling of flash memory systems, to use this case-study within GC6 to develop a comprehensive theoretical foundation for reasoning about hardware systems and their interface to software. This is viewed as being complementary to the notion of ``hardware/software co-Design'', that focusses on techniques for partitioning a system specification into hardware and software components in an efficient manner.
  Funding Agency

  SFI
  Date From

  1st Sep. 2008
  Date To

  30th Aug. 2011

Computer science - software engineering, Computer science - Theory & Methods, Algorithms,

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