FLOC 2018: FEDERATED LOGIC CONFERENCE 2018
Verifying Asymptotic Time Complexity of Imperative Programs in Isabelle

Authors: Bohua Zhan and Maximilian P. L. Haslbeck

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Title:Verifying Asymptotic Time Complexity of Imperative Programs in Isabelle
Authors:Bohua Zhan and Maximilian P. L. Haslbeck
Proceedings:IJCAR Proceedings 9th IJCAR, 2018
Editors: Stephan Schulz, Didier Galmiche and Roberto Sebastiani
Keywords:Isabelle, Time complexity Analysis, Separation Logic, Program Verification
Abstract:

ABSTRACT. We present a framework in Isabelle for verifying asymptotic time complexity of imperative programs. We build upon an extension of Imperative HOL and its separation logic to include running time. In addition to the basic arguments, our framework is able to handle advanced techniques for time complexity analysis, such as the use of the Akra-Bazzi theorem and amortized analysis. Various automation is built and incorporated into the auto2 prover to reason about separation logic with time credits, and to derive asymptotic behavior of functions. As case studies, we verify the asymptotic time complexity (in addition to functional correctness) of imperative algorithms and data structures such as median of medians selection, Karatsuba's algorithm, and splay trees.

Pages:16
Talk:Jul 15 11:30 (Session 103D: Formal Proofs)
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