Formal Verification of Contracts

Understands formal verification concepts: invariants, pre/post-conditions, state machine specification. Studies Certora and K-framework on basic examples. Writes simple property specs.

Applies formal verification to production contracts: writes Certora specs for critical invariants, uses SMTChecker. Verifies access control, balance conservation, and state transitions.

Designs comprehensive formal specifications for DeFi protocols: state machine models, economic invariants, liveness properties. Integrates formal verification into CI/CD and coordinates with auditors.

Defines formal verification strategy for the organization. Builds team expertise in Certora, K-framework, and SMTChecker. Defines coverage requirements for formal specs.

Defines enterprise formal verification strategy. Researches automated spec generation and AI-assisted formal methods. Publishes research on formal verification for smart contracts.