News

(April 2021) A new version of PVSio-web is under development that introduces an improved architecture and new features such as dynamic loading of widget libraries. The new version will be integrated in VSCode-PVS, a modern development environment for the PVS verification systems. Stay tuned for updates!

Featured videos

Design issues in medical user interfaces.

Paolo Masci, while working as post-doctoral researcher at Queen Mary University of London, used PVSio-web to create this training video for hospitals, medical device manufacturers, and regulatory authorities, to raise awareness about general user interface software issues.

Integrated Clinical Environment (ICE) Prototype.

Piergiuseppe Mallozzi, former student at University of Pisa, Italy, created this video to show how the PVSio-web co-simulation engine can be used to explore prototypes for next-generation interoperable medical devices.

Featured demos

Radical7 patient monitor prototype.

Generic Patient Controlled Analgesia (GPCA) pump prototype.

Generic Insulin Infusion Pump (GIIP) prototype.

BBraun Infusomat Space.

MedRad Stellant Dual Head CT Injector prototype.

AlarisGP infusion pump prototype.

Publications

Tool papers

1. ``PVSio-web 2.0: Joining PVS to HCI.''
   P. Masci, P. Oladimeji, Y. Zhang, P. Jones, P. Curzon, H. Thimbleby.
   Proceedings of 27th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification (CAV2015). California, USA, 2015. [PDF] [BibTeX]
2. ``PVSio-web: a tool for rapid prototyping device user interfaces in PVS.''
   Patrick Oladimeji, Paolo Masci, Paul Curzon and Harold Thimbleby.
   Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Formal Methods for Interactive Systems (FMIS 2013). London, UK, 2013. [PDF] [BibTeX]
3. `` Evaluation of formal IDEs for human-machine interface design and analysis: the case of CIRCUS and PVSio-web. ''
   C. Fayollas, C. Martinie, P. Palanque, P. Masci, M.D. Harrison, J.C. Campos, S.R. Silva
   In Proceedings of 3rd Workshop on Integrated Formal Development Environment (F-IDE 2016), co-located with FM2016. Limassol, Cyprus, 2016. [PDF]
4. `` Supporting the analysis of safety critical user interfaces: an exploration of three formal tools. ''
   J.C. Campos, C. Fayollas, M.D. Harrison, C. Martinie, P. Masci, P. Palanque
   ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI) 27 (5), 1-48, 2020. [PDF]

Tool extensions

5. `` A graphical toolkit for the validation of requirements for detect-and-avoid systems. ''
   P Masci, C Munoz. Proceedings of International Conference on Testing and Proof (TAP), Springer, 2020 [PDF] [BibTeX]
6. `` A framework for FMI-based co-simulation of human–machine interfaces. ''
   M Palmieri, C Bernardeschi, P Masci. Software and Systems Modeling, Vol 19, Springer, 2019
7. `` Integrating user design and formal models within PVSio-Web. ''
   N Watson, S Reeves, P Masci. Workshop on Formal Integrated Development Environment (F-IDE), EPTCS, 2018
8. `` A Flexible Framework for FMI-based Co-Simulation of Human-Centred Cyber-Physical Systems. ''
   M Palmieri, C Bernardeschi, P Masci. 2nd Workshop on Formal Co-Simulation of Cyber-Physical Systems (CoSim-CPS), Springer, 2018
9. `` A PVS-Simulink Integrated Environment for Model-Based Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems. ''
   C Bernardeschi, A Domenici, P Masci IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (in press) 2017 [PDF]
10. `` Extending a user interface prototyping tool with automatic MISRA-C code generation. ''
    G. Mauro, H. Thimbleby, A. Domenici, C. Bernardeschi. 3rd Workshop on Formal Integrated Development Environment (F-IDE), satellite workshop of Formal Methods 2016, Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science (EPTCS). 2016. Limassol, Cyprus, 2016. [PDF] [BibTeX]

Applications

11. `` Logic-Based Formalization of System Requirements for Integrated Clinical Environments. ''
    C Bernardeschi, A Domenici, P Masci. Automated Reasoning for Systems Biology and Medicine, Springer, 2019
12. `` The benefits of using interactive device simulations as training material for clinicians: an experience report with a contrast media injector used in CT. ''
    C Bernardeschi, P Masci, D Caramella, R Dell’Osso. Medical Cyber Physical System (M-CPS) Workshop, ACM-SIGBED Review, Vol 16(2), 2019
13. `` Formal modelling as a component of user centred design. ''
    MD Harrison, P Masci, JC Campos. Workshop on Formal Methods for Interactive Systems (FMIS), Springer, 2018
14. ``Implementation of a multi-specialized electronic health record for managing cardiological rehabilitation paths.''
    S Anzivino, G Quaini, V Pisetta, P Masci, A Bertoldi, G Nollo. Italian Forum of Ambient Assisted Living (ForItALL), 2018
15. `` Co-simulation of semi-autonomous systems: the Line Follower Robot case study. ''
    M Palmieri, C Bernardeschi, P Masci. 1st Workshop on Formal Co-Simulation of Cyber-Physical Systems (CoSim-CPS), Springer, 2018
16. `` Verification of user interface software: the example of use-related safety requirements and programmable medical devices. ''
    MD Harrison, P Masci, JC Campos, P Curzon. IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 2017
17. `` Modeling Communication Network Requirements for an Integrated Clinical Environment in the Prototype Verification System.'' C. Bernardesci, A. Domenici, P. Masci. In Proceedings of ICTS4eHealth - 1st IEEE Workshop on ICT solutions for eHealth, pp 135-140, 2016. Messina, Italy, 2016. [PDF] [BibTeX]
18. ``The benefits of formalising design guidelines: A case study on the predictability of drug infusion pumps.'' P. Masci, R. Rukšėnas, P. Oladimeji, A. Cauchi, A. Gimblett, Y. Li, P. Curzon, H. Thimbleby. In Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering, Vol 11(2), Springer-Verlag. London, 2015. [PDF] [BibTeX]
19. ``PVSio-web: mathematically based tool support for the design of interactive and interoperable medical systems.'' P. Masci, P. Oladimeji, P. Mallozzi, P. Curzon, H. Thimbleby. In Proceedings of the 5th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare, pp 42-45, ICST (Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering) London, 2015. [PDF] [BibTeX]
20. ``Formal Verification of Medical Device User Interfaces Using PVS.'' P. Masci, Y. Zhang, P. Jones, P. Curzon, H. Thimbleby. In ETAPS/FASE2014, 17th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering, pp 200-2014, Vol 8411, Springer-Verlag. Grenoble, France, 2014. [PDF] [BibTeX]
21. ``Using PVSio-web to demonstrate software issues in medical user interfaces.'' P. Masci, P. Oladimeji, P. Curzon and H. Thimbleby. In 4th International Symposium on Foundations of Healthcare Information Engineering and Systems (FHIES2014) - Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS), volume 9062, 2017 Washington DC, USA, 2014. [PDF]
22. ``Combining PVSio with Stateflow.'' P. Masci, Y. Zhang, P. Jones, P. Oladimeji, E. D'Urso, C. Bernardeschi, P. Curzon and H. Thimbleby. In 6th NASA Formal Methods Symposium (NFM2014). Houston, TX, 2014. [PDF] [BibTeX]
23. ``Model-based development of the Generic PCA infusion pump user interface prototype in PVS.'' P. Masci, A. Ayoub, P. Curzon, I. Lee, O. Sokolsky, H. Thimbleby. In Safecomp2013, 32nd International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security. Toulouse, France 2013. [PDF] [BibTeX]
24. ``Verification of interactive software for medical devices: PCA infusion pumps and FDA regulation as an example.'' P. Masci, A. Ayoub, P. Curzon, M.D. Harrison, I. Lee, H. Thimbleby. In Proceedings of 5th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems (EICS2013) London, UK, 2013. [PDF] [BibTeX]
25. ``On formalising interactive number entry on infusion pumps.'' P. Masci, R. Rukšėnas, P. Oladimeji, A. Cauchi, A. Gimblett, Y. Li, P. Curzon, H. Thimbleby. In 4th International Workshop on Formal Methods for Interactive Systems (FMIS2011). Limerick, Ireland, 2011. [PDF] [BibTeX]

Thesis

• ``A Graphical Prototyping Tool for Modelling Interactive Systems.'' Nathaniel Watson. MSc Thesis, University of Waikato, New Zealand, Oct 2016.
• ``Design and development of a MISRA C code generator for safety critical devices.'' Gioacchino Mauro. MSc Thesis, University of Pisa, Italy, Jul 2016.
• ``Exploring Aspects of Automated Test Generation on Models.'' Nathan Robb. MSc Thesis, University of Waikato, New Zealand, Oct 2015.
• ``Usability Evaluation on PVSio-Web 2.0.'' Ira Pascoe. MSc Thesis, University of Waikato, New Zealand, Oct 2015.
• ``Design and development of a co-simulation library for the PVSio-web prototyping tool.'' Piergiuseppe Mallozzi. MSc Thesis, University of Pisa, Italy, Sep 2015.
• ``Emulink: a graphical modelling environment for PVS.'' Enrico D'Urso. MSc Thesis, University of Pisa, Italy, May 2014.

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