Princeton University
Computer Science Department

COS 516 / ELE 516
Automated Reasoning about Software

Aarti Gupta

Fall 2020
General Information | Schedule | Policies

Course Summary

This course provides an introduction to algorithmic techniques for reasoning about software. Students will learn the basics of modern Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) solvers and Satisfiability Modulo Theory (SMT) solvers, and their applications in techniques for verification, analysis, and synthesis of software. The course covers techniques like model checking, invariant generation, symbolic execution, and syntax-guided synthesis.

Administrative Information

Lectures: Mon Wed, 11:00 AM -- 12:20 PM, Location: on Zoom

Professor: Aarti Gupta (aartig), CS Building 220, 258-8017

Office Hours: TBD, on Zoom

Teaching Assistants: Divya Raghunathan (dr31), Zexuan Zhong (zzhang)

Graduate Coordinator: Nicki Gotsis (ngotsis), CS Building 310, 258-5387

Prerequisites: COS 226 and COS 326 (or equivalent programming experience)

Resources

Textbook

For about half of the course:
The Calculus of Computation: Decision Procedures with Applications to Verification
by Aaron R. Bradley and Zohar Manna
Electronic version

Papers

Listed in schedule, related to lectures.

Lectures, Homeworks, Projects

Available on the Canvas course website
Slides posted before each lecture
Video recordings of lectures (Zoom sessions) posted after each lecture

Please see the Policies regarding Class Recording.

Announcements and Discussions
Course announcements, discussions, and questions are available on the Ed Discussion forum.

Academic Regulations

Please study the course Policies, and check with the Professor if you have any questions.