Journal Title：Formal Methods In System Design

The focus of this journal is on formal methods for designing, implementing, and validating the correctness of hardware (VLSI) and software systems. The stimulus for starting a journal with this goal came from both academia and industry. In both areas, interest in the use of formal methods has increased rapidly during the past few years. The enormous cost and time required to validate new designs has led to the realization that more powerful techniques must be developed. A number of techniques and tools are currently being devised for improving the reliability, and robustness of complex hardware and software systems. While the boundary between the (sub)components of a system that are cast in hardware, firmware, or software continues to blur, the relevant design disciplines and formal methods are maturing rapidly. Consequently, an important (and useful) collection of commonly applicable formal methods are expected to emerge that will strongly influence future design environments and design methods.

本期刊的重点是设计、实施和验证硬件 (VLSI) 和软件系统正确性的形式化方法。以这个目标创办期刊的动力来自学术界和工业界。在这两个领域，在过去几年中，对使用形式化方法的兴趣迅速增加。验证新设计所需的巨大成本和时间导致人们意识到必须开发更强大的技术。目前正在设计许多技术和工具来提高复杂硬件和软件系统的可靠性和鲁棒性。虽然硬件、固件或软件中的系统（子）组件之间的界限继续模糊，但相关的设计学科和形式化方法正在迅速成熟。因此，预计会出现一组重要（且有用）的普遍适用的形式化方法，这将强烈影响未来的设计环境和设计方法。