Simple relational correctness proofs for static analyses and program transformations

ACM SIGPLAN Notices

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-25

  Benton, Nick ^a  

^a MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denotational semantics; Dependency; Hoare logic; Information flow; Optimizing compilation; Partial equivalence relations; Program analysis; Security; Types

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY; OPTIMIZATION; PROGRAM INTERPRETERS; PROGRAM TRANSLATORS; PROGRAMMING THEORY; SECURITY OF DATA;

DENOTATIONAL SEMANTICS; HOARE LOGIC; PROGRAM ANALYSIS; PROGRAM TRANSFORMATIONS;

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES;

EID: 1442263162     PISSN: 03621340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/982962.964003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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