A smart contract is hard to patch for bugs once it is deployed, irrespective of the money it
holds. A recent bug caused losses worth around $50 million of cryptocurrency. We present …

In this paper, we present SeaHorn, a software verification framework. The key distinguishing
feature of SeaHorn is its modular design that separates the concerns of the syntax of the …

This paper reports on the development and formal verification (proof of semantic
preservation) of CompCert, a compiler from Clight (a large subset of the C programming …

We designed, implemented, and deployed Alive2: a bounded translation validation tool for
the LLVM compiler's intermediate representation (IR). It limits resource consumption by, for …

Abstract Development of formal proofs of correctness of programs can increase actual and
perceived reliability and facilitate better understanding of program specifications and their …

CertiCoq is a mechanically verified, optimizing compiler for Coq that bridges the gap
between certified high-level programs and their translation to machine language. We outline …