From the reviews: "This collection includes papers on various areas in the discipline of formal methods, including formal verification and validation in both hardware and software. ... The main contribution of this book revolves around the careful selection of high-quality papers that include both industrial and academic case studies. This book also covers critical areas of formal methods ... . This book ... could be used as a reference for courses covering various aspects of formal methods and testing." (Hassan Reza, ACM Computing Reviews, Vol. 49 (8), August, 2008)