Abstract Interpretation and Octagon Domain

This lecture covers the principles of abstract interpretation and the Octagon domain, focusing on the representation of constraints and the trade-off between precision and efficiency. It explains the use of Galois connections, concretization, abstraction functions, and operations on DBMs. The lecture also delves into the static analysis of programs using the Octagon abstract domain, discussing assignments, branching, loops, and the benefits of sound approximations for detecting runtime issues.