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This paper discusses the use of formal methods in testing of concurrent systems. It is argued that formal methods and testing can be mutually profitable and useful. A framework for testing based on formal specifications is presented. This framework is elaborated for labelled transition systems, providing formal definitions of conformance, test execution and test derivation. A test derivation algorithm is given and its tool implementation is briefly discussed.

This research is supported by the Dutch Technology Foundation STW under project STW TIF.4111: Côte de Resyste { COnformance TEsting of REactive SYSTEms; URL: http://fmt.cs.utwente.nl/CdR.

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Tretmans, J. (1999). Testing Concurrent Systems: A Formal Approach. In: Baeten, J.C.M., Mauw, S. (eds) CONCUR’99 Concurrency Theory. CONCUR 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1664. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48320-9_6

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