Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISPRAS)

The Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISPRAS) was founded on January 25, 1994, on the base of the departments of System Programming and Numerical Software of the Institute for Cybernetics Problems of the RAS.

The activities of the Institute include three main components:

• Fundamental Research

• Software Development and Industrial Research

• Education

The components mutually enrich each other to create a positive synergy effect. The Institute employs more than 200 highly qualified researchers and software engineers, including 12 doctors of science and 45 PhDs. Many employees of the Institute also work as professors in leading Russian universities.

Linux Verification Center (LinuxTesting.org) is based at Software Engineering Department of ISPRAS. The mission of the Center is to propagate the Linux platform by ensuring its high reliability and compatibility through the use of open standards/specifications and advanced testing and verification technologies.

• Development of open source verification and testing frameworks for automated verification of Linux-based systems.

• Providing methods, tools and support for building safety-critical products on top of Linux and other open source technologies.

• Dissemination of academic and industrial expertisein the area of requirements analysis and advanced testing and verification.