• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.449-459
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• 2014

The proposed 2+1 view integrated metamodel defined formerly with a graphical class model can not be guaranteed the syntactic clarity and accuracy precisely for the metamodel due to the informal specification. This paper specifies the syntactic semantics formally for the 2+1 view integrated metamodel using Z and Object-Z and checks the accuracy of the metamodel with Z/Eves tool. The formal specification is expressed in Z and Object-Z schema separately for syntax and statics semantics of the 2+1 view integrated metamodel, which applying the converting rule between class model and Z/Object-Z. The accuracy of the Z specification for the metamodel is verified using Z/Eves tool, which can check the syntax, type, and domain of the Z specification. The transformation specification and checking of the 2+1 view integrated metamodel can help establish more accurate the syntactic semantics of its construct and check the accuracy of the metamodel.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.169-176
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• 2014

This research discusses the characteristics and the implementation strategies for two types of quality metrics to analyze innovation effects in six sigma projects: fixed specification type and moving specification type. $Z_{st}$, $P_{pk}$ are quality metrics of fixed specification type that are influenced by predetermined specification. In contrast, the quality metrics of moving specification type such as Strictly Standardized Mean Difference(SSMD), Z-Score, F-Statistic and t-Statistic are independent from predetermined specification. $Z_{st}$ sigma level obtains defective rates of Parts Per Million(PPM) and Defects Per Million Opportunities(DPMO). However, the defective rates between different industrial sectors are incomparable due to their own technological inherence. In order to explore relative method to compare defective rates between different industrial sectors, the ratio of specification and natural tolerance called, $P_{pk}$, is used. The drawback of this $P_{pk}$ metric is that it is highly dependent on the specification. The metrics of F-Statistic and t-Statistic identify innovation effect by comparing before-and-after of accuracy and precision. These statistics are not affected by specification, but affected by type of statistical distribution models and sample size. Hence, statistical significance determined by above two statistics cannot give a same conclusion as practical significance. In conclusion, SSMD and Z-Score are the best quality metrics that are uninfluenced by fixed specification, theoretical distribution model and arbitrary sample size. Those metrics also identify the innovation effects for before-and-after of accuracy and precision. It is beneficial to use SSMD and Z-Score methods along with popular methods of $Z_{st}$ sigma level and $P_{pk}$ that are commonly employed in six sigma projects. The case studies from national six sigma contest from 2011 to 2012 are proposed and analyzed to provide the guidelines for the usage of quality metrics for quality practitioners.

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.555-562
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• 2004

There are informal, semi-formal and formal methods in software specification. Among them, formal method which is based on mathematical theory had been used to remove ambiguity, incompleteness and contradiction efficiently. In this paper, we propose implementation steps from Z specification to EJB source code, Also, as a case study we show steps consisted of specifying stack data structure and implementing it in EJB. In conclusion, Z specification proved to be capable of implementing EJB interface, exception class, method, through refinement and definition of schema, interface, post-condition, pre-condition.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.123-136
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• 2013

The Feature model can not be guaranteed the syntactic accuracy of its model and be difficult the validation using automatic tool for its syntax, because this model is expressed by a graphical and informal structure in itself. Therefore, there is a need to formalize and check for the feature model, to precisely define syntax for construct of the model. This paper presents a Z formal specification and a model checking mechanism of the feature model to guarantee the correctness of the model. It first defines the translation rules between feature model and Z, and then converts the syntax of the feature model into the Z schema specification by applying these rules. Finally, the Z schema specification is checked syntax, type, and domain errors using the Z/Eves validation tool to assure the correctness of its specification, With the use of the proposed method, we may express more precisely the construct of the feature model. Moreover the domain analyst are able to usefully verify the errors of the generated feature model.

• Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.1000-1007
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• 2007

Recently, many critical control systems are developed using formal methods. When software applied to such systems is developed, the employment of formal methods in the software requirements specification and verification will provide increased assurance for such applications. Earlier error of overlooked requirement specification can be detected using formal specification method. Also the testing and full verification to examine all reachable states using model checking to undertake formal verification are able to be completed. In the comparison of other formal specification methods, we choose the Z formal language for applying to the train control system. Using Z is able to realize higher correctness in the requirement specification, and we propose the Statemate of the best solution in formal verification tools for the system modeling and verification. The Statemate makes it possible to prove thoroughly the system execution from the simple graphical modeling of the complicated train control system. Then we can expect that the model-based formal method combining Z with Statemate will be utilized widely for the railway systems due to various strong points.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Railway
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.55-63
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• 2017

Railway interlocking systems which are safety-critical systems are rapidly changed from relay-based systems to computer-based systems which have high flexible. Computer-based interlocking systems (CBI) are consisted of hardware and software in which system safeties arise one of important problems. The interlocking software of the CBI influences directly to the system safeties. "z" notation is one of formal methods have been used for system software specification to secure system safety. In this paper, the specification of interlocking logics for CBI systems is realized using "z" notation and verifies it with Z/EVES.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartD
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• v.8D no.1
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• pp.99-104
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• 2001

As a plan to counteract solving software crisis, the technology that is called Component Based Software Engineering (CBSE or Componentware) is introsuced. Component Based Software Developement (CBSD) Processes as one of the technique among CBSE have been proposed. Component specification activities among CBSD Processed are necessary and important for generating feusable component. However, the existing CBSD processed can't ensure the correctness in requirements are reflected. In this paper, we propose that formal activities wgich specify component using formal specification language Z which is verified with the ability of analysis and logicality. The proposed activities are composed of 5 tasks and 12 subtasks. By presenting specific 19 products, it is also proposed that component specification activities which are the base of CBSD for reusing. The proposed activities are able to improve qualities of component through correctness and verification of requirements specification of users in the early step of component-based software process.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.24 no.12
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• pp.85-92
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• 2019

Companies can identify user groups or consumption trends by collecting and analyzing opinions of many users on special subjects or their products as well as utilize them as various purposes such as predicting some specific trends or marketing strategies. Therefore current analyzing tools of social media have come into use as a means to measure the performances of social media marketing through network's statistical analysis. However these tools require expensive computing and network resources including burden of costs for building up and operating complex software platforms and much operating know-how. Hence, small companies or private business operators have difficulty in utilizing those social media data effectively. This paper proposes a framework applied into developing analysis system of social media. The framework could be set up and operate the system to extract necessary social media's data. Also to design the system, this study suggests a meta-model of proposed framework and to guarantee completeness and consistency, a formal specification of meta-model by using Z language is suggested. Finally, we could verify the clearness of framework's design by performing Z model checking of formal specification's output through Z-EVES tool.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.57 no.2
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• pp.65-71
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• 2008

Recently, many critical control systems are developed using formal methods. When software applied to such systems is developed, the employment of formal methods in the software requirements specification and verification will provide increased. assurance for such applications. Earlier error of overlooked requirement specification can be detected using formal specification method. Also the testing and full verification to examine all reachable states using model checking to undertake formal verification are able to be completed. In this paper, we propose an eclectic approach to incorporate Z(Zed) formal language and 'Statemate MAGNUM' which is formal method tools using Statechart for applying to the railway signaling systems.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartD
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• v.11D no.4
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• pp.855-864
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• 2004

Programmers can be got the test-related information for implementation without interference of source code complexity by use of the formal specification. Especially the external inputs and system responses can be represented precisely by formal specification in testing phase of web-based software systems. This paper suggests a method of extracting test cases by use of formal specification. Object-Z formal specification represents various test-related information for complex functions of web-based applications. State Transition Models could be built from the formal specification so that test scenarios were extracted from STDs from the highest level to detail levels. The target system for verification of this method is a web-based banking system which is necessary to be secured and critical on errors. This method would be an important factor in automatizing test procedure for web-based application software systems combining the user-base test technique.