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Project Proposal: AI-assisted Formal Proof Writer for Compiler Design

Objective

The objective of this project is to develop an AI-assisted tool for automatically generating and verifying formal proofs for compiler design. The tool will use a combination of machine learning and formal verification techniques to generate formal proofs that verify the correctness of compiler optimizations and transformations. The tool will be designed to be modular and extensible, so that it can be easily integrated into existing compiler development workflows.

Deliverables

  1. An AI-assisted tool for generating and verifying formal proofs for compiler design.
  2. A technical report documenting the tool design, algorithms, and experimental results.
  3. A set of benchmarks and evaluation metrics for measuring the performance and effectiveness of the tool.
  4. A set of example compiler optimizations and transformations demonstrating the effectiveness of the tool.

Examples

Here are some examples of how the AI-assisted formal proof writer for compiler design can be used:

  1. Optimization Verification: The tool can be used to automatically generate and verify formal proofs for compiler optimizations, such as loop unrolling, common subexpression elimination, and constant propagation. The generated proofs can be used to ensure that the optimizations preserve the semantics of the original program.

  2. Transformation Verification: The tool can be used to automatically generate and verify formal proofs for compiler transformations, such as register allocation, instruction selection, and code generation. The generated proofs can be used to ensure that the transformations preserve the correctness of the original program.

  3. Code Generation Verification: The tool can be used to automatically generate and verify formal proofs for code generation, such as the translation of high-level code into machine code. The generated proofs can be used to ensure that the generated code behaves correctly under all conditions.

Overall, the AI-assisted formal proof writer for compiler design has the potential to save significant time and effort in the development of verified compilers, and to ensure that compilers behave correctly and reliably under all conditions.