Introducing H, an institution-based formal specification and verification language

TL;DR

This paper surveys the development of H, a formal specification and verification language grounded in advanced mathematical theories like institution theory and Kripke semantics, emphasizing its scientific foundations.

Contribution

It provides an overview of H's development, highlighting its basis in institution theory and Kripke semantics, and discusses its scientific significance.

Findings

H is a highly expressive formal language.

H's design is based on advanced mathematical theories.

The survey emphasizes H's scientific foundations.

Abstract

This is a short survey on the development of the formal specification and verification language H with emphasis on the scientific part. H is a modern highly expressive language solidly based upon advanced mathematical theories such as the internalisation of Kripke semantics within institution theory.