Z User Group
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| Abbreviation | ZUG[1] |
|---|---|
| Named after | Z notation |
| Formation | 14 December 1992 |
| Founder | John Nicholls |
| Founded at | London, England |
| Type | User group |
| Purpose | Support for Z notation activities, especially meetings |
| Location | |
Region served | International[2] |
| Services | Conference organization |
| Methods | Z notation |
| Fields | Computer science, software engineering, formal methods |
Official language | English |
Chair | Steve Reeves |
Secretary | Randolph Johnson |
Key people | John Nicholls; Jonathan Bowen; Mike Hinchey; Steve King |
Main organ | Conference proceedings |
| Affiliations | Formal Methods Europe |
| Website | zuser.org |
The Z User Group (ZUG) was established in 1992 to promote use and development of the Z notation, a formal specification language for the description of and reasoning about computer-based systems.[3][4][5] It was formally constituted on 14 December 1992 during the ZUM'92 Z User Meeting[6] in London, England.[7]
Meetings and conferences
[edit | edit source]ZUG has organised a series of Z User Meetings approximately every 18 months initially.[8][6][9] From 2000, these became the ZB Conference (jointly with the B-Method, co-organized with APCB), and from 2008 the ABZ Conference (with abstract state machines as well). In 2010, the ABZ Conference also includes Alloy, a Z-like specification language with associated tool support.[10]
The Z User Group participated at the FM'99 World Congress on Formal Methods in Toulouse, France, in 1999.[11] The group and the associated Z notation have been studied as a community of practice.[12]
List of proceedings
[edit | edit source]The following proceedings were produced by the Z User Group:[13][14]
- Bowen, J.P.; Nicholls, J.E., eds. (1993). Z User Workshop, London 1992, Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Z User Meeting, 14–15 December 1992. Springer, Workshops in Computing. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Bowen, J.P.; Hall, J.A., eds. (1994). Z User Workshop, Cambridge 1994, Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Z User Meeting, 29–30 June 1994. Springer, Workshops in Computing. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Bowen, J.P.; Hinchey, M.G, eds. (1995). ZUM '95: The Z Formal Specification Notation, 9th International Conference of Z Users, Limerick, Ireland, September 7–9, 1995. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 967. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Bowen, J.P.; Hinchey, M.G.; Till, D., eds. (1997). ZUM '97: The Z Formal Specification Notation, 10th International Conference of Z Users, Reading, UK, April 3–4, 1997. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 1212. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Bowen, J.P.; Fett, A.; Hinchey, M.G., eds. (1998). ZUM '98: The Z Formal Specification Notation, 11th International Conference of Z Users, Berlin, Germany, September 24–26, 1998. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 1493. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
The following ZB conference proceedings were jointly produced with the Association de Pilotage des Conférences B (APCB), covering the Z notation and the related B-Method:[13]
- Bowen, J.P.; Dunne, S.; Galloway, A.; King. S., eds. (2000). ZB 2000: Formal Specification and Development in Z and B, First International Conference of B and Z Users, York, UK, August 29 – September 2, 2000. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 1878. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Bert, D.; Bowen, J.P.; Henson, M.C.; Robinson, K., eds. (2002). ZB 2002: Formal Specification and Development in Z and B: 2nd International Conference of B and Z Users Grenoble, France, January 23–25, 2002. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2272. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Bert, D.; Bowen, J.P.; King, S.; Walden, M., eds. (2003). ZB 2003: Formal Specification and Development in Z and B: Third International Conference of B and Z Users, Turku, Finland, June 4–6, 2003. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 2651. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Treharne, H.; King, S.; Henson, M.C.; Schneider, S., eds. (2005). ZB 2005: Formal Specification and Development in Z and B: 4th International Conference of B and Z Users, Guildford, UK, April 13–15, 2005. Springer, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 3455. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
From 2008, the ZB conferences were expanded to be the ABZ conference, also including abstract state machines.[15]
Chair and secretary
[edit | edit source]Successive chairs have been:
- John Nicholls (1992–1994)
- Jonathan Bowen (1994–2011)
- Steve Reeves (2011–)
Successive secretaries have been:
- Mike Hinchey (1994–2011)
- Randolph Johnson (2011–)
See also
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