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We present an alternative translation from CCS to an extension of CSP based on m-among-n synchronisation (called CSPmn). This translation is correct up to strong bisimulation. Unlike the g-star renaming approach ([4]), this translation is not limited by replication (viz., recursion with no nested parallel composition). We show that m-among-n synchronisation can be implemented in CSP based on multiway synchronisation and renaming.
We describe a prototype theorem prover, UTP2, developed to match the style of hand-written proof work in the Unifying Theories of Programming semantical framework. This is based on alphabetised predicates in a 2nd-order logic, with a strong emphasis on equational reasoning. We present here an overview of the user-interface of this prover, which was developed from the outset using a point-and-click approach. We contrast this with the command-line paradigm that continues to dominate the mainstream theorem provers, and raises the question: can we have the best of both worlds?