@inproceedings{deploy3, booktitle = {The IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering - SE2008}, month = {February}, title = {UML-B and Event-B: an integration of languages and tools}, author = {Colin Snook and Michael Butler}, year = {2008}, keywords = {Visual modelling languages, Formal, UML, Event-B}, url = {http://deploy-eprints.ecs.soton.ac.uk/3/}, abstract = {UML-B is a graphical front end for Event-B. It adds support for class-oriented modelling but retains the Event-B concept of a closed system characterized by families of spontaneous events. UML-B is similar to UML but is essentially a new notation based on a separate meta-model. We provide tool support for UML-B, including drawing tools and a translator to generate Event-B models. The tools are closely integrated with the Event-B verification tools so that when a drawing is saved the translator automatically generates the corresponding Event-B model. The Event-B verification tools (syntax checker and prover) then run automatically providing an immediate display of problems. We introduce the UML-B notation its tool support and its integration with Event-B.} }