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Arie Gurfinkel is affiliated with the University of Waterloo in Canada, contributing extensively to the field of Computer Science. Their research spans multiple specialized areas including Artificial Intelligence, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Software, Information Systems, and Hardware and Architecture.

The body of work produced by Gurfinkel covers a range of topics, primarily focusing on Formal Methods in Verification, Software Testing and Debugging Techniques, and Logic, Programming, and Type Systems. Other significant topics in their research portfolio include Security and Verification in Computing, Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, and Advanced Malware Detection Techniques.

Gurfinkel's recent scholarly publications include:

  • "Inductive Predicate Synthesis Modulo Programs (Extended)," 2024, Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl)
  • "Global guidance for local generalization in model checking," 2023, Formal Methods in System Design
  • "Btor2MLIR: A Format and Toolchain for Hardware Verification," 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Solving constrained Horn clauses modulo algebraic data types and recursive functions," 2022, Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages
  • "Compositional Verification of Smart Contracts Through Communication Abstraction (Extended)," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gurfinkel include Jorge A. Navas, Sharon Shoham, Hari Govind V K, Isabel Garcia-Contreras, and Richard Trefler. These collaborations highlight a network of partnerships with researchers active across related domains in formal verification and software engineering.

Gurfinkel's publishing venues reflect an emphasis on both traditional and open-access platforms, with a significant number of publications appearing in:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages
  • Formal Methods in System Design
  • Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl)

The scholar also has a presence in academic book publishing, with one book titled "NASA Formal Methods" published by Springer Science+Business Media in 2022, contributing to foundational literature in formal methods.

Best Publications

  • SMT-based model checking for recursive programs

    Anvesh Komuravelli;Arie Gurfinkel;Sagar Chaki

  • The SeaHorn Verification Framework

    Arie Gurfinkel;Temesghen Kahsai;Anvesh Komuravelli;Jorge A. Navas

  • Horn Clause Solvers for Program Verification

    Nikolaj Bjørner;Arie Gurfinkel;Kenneth L. McMillan;Andrey Rybalchenko

  • Multi-valued symbolic model-checking

    Marsha Chechik;Benet Devereux;Steve Easterbrook;Arie Gurfinkel

  • Symbolic optimization with SMT solvers

    Yi Li;Aws Albarghouthi;Zachary Kincaid;Arie Gurfinkel

  • UFO: a framework for abstractionand interpolation-based software verification

    Aws Albarghouthi;Yi Li;Arie Gurfinkel;Marsha Chechik

  • Automatic abstraction in SMT-Based unbounded software model checking

    Anvesh Komuravelli;Arie Gurfinkel;Sagar Chaki;Edmund M. Clarke

  • Multi-valued Model Checking via Classical Model Checking

    Arie Gurfinkel;Marsha Chechik

  • Simple and precise static analysis of untrusted Linux kernel extensions

    Elazar Gershuni;Nadav Amit;Arie Gurfinkel;Nina Narodytska

  • Whale: an interpolation-based algorithm for inter-procedural verification

    Aws Albarghouthi;Arie Gurfinkel;Marsha Chechik

  • YASM : A software model-checker for verification and refutation

    Arie Gurfinkel;Ou Wei;Marsha Chechik

  • Model-checking infinite state-space systems with fine-grained abstractions using SPIN

    Marsha Chechik;Benet Devereux;Arie Gurfinkel

  • BOXES: a symbolic abstract domain of boxes

    Arie Gurfinkel;Sagar Chaki

  • Binary Function Clustering Using Semantic Hashes

    Wesley Jin;Sagar Chaki;Cory Cohen;Arie Gurfinkel

  • From under-approximations to over-approximations and back

    Aws Albarghouthi;Arie Gurfinkel;Marsha Chechik

  • How Vacuous Is Vacuous

    Arie Gurfinkel;Marsha Chechik

  • SeaHorn: A Framework for Verifying C Programs Competition Contribution

    Arie Gurfinkel;Temesghen Kahsai;Jorge A. Navas

  • Temporal logic query checking: a tool for model exploration

    A. Gurfinkel;M. Chechik;B. Devereux

  • Craig interpretation

    Aws Albarghouthi;Arie Gurfinkel;Marsha Chechik

  • Why waste a perfectly good abstraction

    Arie Gurfinkel;Marsha Chechik

Frequent Co-Authors

Marsha Chechik
Marsha Chechik University of Toronto
Sagar Chaki
Sagar Chaki Siemens (United States)
Ofer Strichman
Ofer Strichman Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Nikolaj Bjørner
Nikolaj Bjørner Microsoft (United States)
Edmund M. Clarke
Edmund M. Clarke Carnegie Mellon University
Kenneth L. McMillan
Kenneth L. McMillan Microsoft (United States)
Steve Easterbrook
Steve Easterbrook University of Toronto
Cesare Tinelli
Cesare Tinelli University of Iowa
Sanjit A. Seshia
Sanjit A. Seshia University of California, Berkeley
Sharad Malik
Sharad Malik Princeton University

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