Selected Methods for Program Analysis

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Department of Theoretical Computer Science

Synopsis:

This course introduces you to program analysis, i.e., the automated reasoning about the behavior of a computer program. We will cover static and dynamic analysis. In Static Analysis, we will look at the art of reasoning about computer programs without running them. We will look at the analyses for program understanding, optimizations, error detection. In Dynamic Analysis, we will look at the analyses considering individual program runs using a concrete environment and inputs.

Requirements:

BI-OOP, BI-PPA

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to program analysis

2. Type analysis 1

3. Type analysis 2

4. Lattices

5. Fixed points

6. Dataflow analysis 1

7. Dataflow analysis 2

8. Bit-vector framework, widening and anrrowing

9. Interprocedural analysis

10. Control flow analysis

11. Abstract interpretation

12. Dynamic analysis

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. The microC language

2. Lattices

3. Dataflow analysis

4. Path sensitivity

5. Pointer analysis

6. Dynamic analysis

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Study materials:

1. Anders Møller and Michael I Schwartzbach. “Static Program Analysis.” Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University, 2018.

2. Cooper, K. - Torczon, L. : Engineering: A Compiler (2nd Edition). Morgan Kaufmann, 2011. ISBN 978-0120884780.

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Further information:

https://courses.fit.cvut.cz/NI-APR/

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Master specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 2018-2019 (elective course)
• Master specialization Computer Security, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
• Master specialization Design and Programming of Embedded Systems, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
• Master specialization Computer Systems and Networks, in Czech, 202 (elective course)
• Master specialization Management Informatics, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
• Master specialization Software Engineering, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
• Master specialization System Programming, in Czech, version from 2020 (PS)
• Master specialization Web Engineering, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
• Master specialization Knowledge Engineering, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
• Master specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 2020 (elective course)
• Mgr. programme, for the phase of study without specialisation, ver. for 2020 and higher (VO)
• Master Specialization Digital Business Engineering, 2023 (VO)
• Master specialization System Programming, in Czech, version from 2023 (PS)
• Master specialization Computer Science, in Czech, 2023 (elective course)