
By Achim D. Brucker and Burkhart Wolff.
DOF is a novel framework for defining ontologies and enforcing them during document development and evolution. A major goal of DOF is the integrated development of formal certification documents (e. g., for Common Criteria or CENELEC 50128) that require consistency across both formal and informal arguments.
To support a consistent development of formal and informal parts of a document, we provide Isabelle/DOF, an implementation of DOF on top of the formal methods framework Isabelle/HOL. A particular emphasis is put on a deep integration into Isabelleâs IDE, which allows for smooth ontology development as well as immediate ontological feedback during the editing of a document.
In this paper, we give an in-depth presentation of the design concepts of DOFâs Ontology Definition Language (ODL) and key aspects of the technology of its implementation. Isabelle/DOF is the first ontology language supporting machine-checked links between the formal and informal parts in an LCF-style interactive theorem proving environment. Sufficiently annotated, large documents can easily be developed collabo- ratively, while ensuring their consistency, and the impact of changes (in the formal and the semi-formal content) is tracked automatically.
Keywords: Ontology, Formal Document Development, Certification, DOF, Isabelle/DOF
Please cite this work as follows: A. D. Brucker and B. Wolff, “Isabelle/DOF: Design and implementation,” in Software engineering and formal methods (SEFM), P. C. Ölveczky and G. Salaün, Eds. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2019, pp. 275–292. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-30446-1_15. Author copy: https://logicalhacking.com/publications/brucker.ea-isabelledof-2019/
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enforcing them during document development and evolution. A
major goal of DOF is the integrated development of formal
certification documents (e. g., for Common Criteria or CENELEC
50128) that require consistency across both formal and
informal arguments.
To support a consistent development of formal and informal
parts of a document, we provide Isabelle/DOF, an
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key aspects of the technology of its implementation.
Isabelle/DOF is the first ontology language supporting
machine-checked links between the formal and informal parts in
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Sufficiently annotated, large documents can easily be
developed collabo- ratively, while ensuring their consistency,
and the impact of changes (in the formal and the semi-formal
content) is tracked automatically.},keywords = {Ontology, Formal Document Development, Certification, DOF,
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author = {Achim D. Brucker and Burkhart Wolff},
booktitle = {Software Engineering and Formal Methods (SEFM)},
language = {USenglish},
pages = {275--292},
publisher = {Springer-Verlag },
address = {Heidelberg },
series = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science },
number = {11724},
isbn = {3-540-25109-X},
doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-30446-1_15},
editor = {Peter C. {\"O}lveczky and Gwen Sala{\"u}n},
title = {{Isabelle/DOF}: Design and Implementation},
areas = {formal methods, software},
year = {2019},
note = {Author copy: \url{https://logicalhacking.com/publications/brucker.ea-isabelledof-2019/}},
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