A comprehensive introduction to type systems and programming languages. A type system
is a syntactic method for automatically checking the absence of certain erroneous behaviors …

Several recent studies have introduced lightweight versions of Java: reduced languages in
which complex features like threads and reflection are dropped to enable rigorous …

Several recent studies have introduced lightweight versions of Java: reduced languages in
which complex features like threads and reflection are dropped to enable rigorous …

We review the existing literature on Java safety, emphasizing formal approaches, and the
impact of Java safety on small footprint devices such as smartcards. The conclusion is that …

JavaScript is the most widely used web language for client-side applications. Whilst the
development of JavaScript was initially just led by implementation, there is now increasing …

Extensible typesafe systems, such as Java, rely critically on a large and complex software
base for their overall protection and integrity, and are therefore difficult to test and verify …

Mobile code technologies such as Java, JavaScript, and ActiveX generally limit 911
programs to a single restrictive security policy. However, software-based protection can …

In recent years, object-oriented programming has emerged as the dominant computer
programming style, and object-oriented languages such as C++ and Java enjoy wide use in …

Javalight is a large sequential sublanguage of Java. We formalize its abstract syntax, type
system, well-formedness conditions, and an operational evaluation semantics. Based on this …

We believe that formal methods of all kinds are critical to mobile code security, as one route
to gaining the assurance level necessary for running potentially hostile code on a routine …