Towards GUI Functional Verification using Abstract Interpretation

Abstract interpretation is a static analysis technique used mostly for non-functional verification of software. In this paper, we show the status of the technology that implements abstract interpretation which can help in GUI-based software verification. Specifically, we investigate the use of the Julia tool for the functional verification of a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

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