Prover takes railway Signaling Design Automation to the next level with AI and formal methods

Prover is dedicated to “Engineering a Safer World,” focusing on providing railway Signaling Design Automation with formal methods and digital twins. We are now taking the next step in accelerating this effort by using AI. As in so many other industries, AI has a huge potential to increase automation and efficiency.

The industry needs to be modernized, standardized, and digitized. The current process for developing and maintaining signaling solutions is slow and inefficient. Prover’s approach to Signaling Design Automation, based on formal methods and digital twins, has taken automation and efficiency to a new level. Our AI investments will continue that development and take this even further by leveraging the synergy between AI and formal methods.

Formal methods is a systematic approach that uses mathematical models to specify, develop, and verify software and hardware systems. They enable precise analysis and verification of system properties such as correctness, safety, and reliability. By applying these methods, developers can ensure their systems meet specified requirements, offering confidence in both system behavior and performance.

The relationship between formal methods and AI is mutually beneficial. Formal methods help ensure AI-generated content is accurate and safe by rigorously checking it against strict rules and properties. Simultaneously, AI, especially large language models (LLMs), can make formal methods more accessible and easier to use. LLMs can simplify the use of complex tools and the creation of necessary artifacts like formalized requirements and models. Additionally, AI can enhance the efficiency of formal verification tools, such as using AI-tuned tactics to guide the model checker during proof searches (read our blog for more information). This synergy enhances AI reliability while expanding the practical application of formal methods, driving innovation and safety in areas like railway signaling.

At Prover, we are working on how AI can bring new levels of automation and safety to railway signaling. By upgrading our existing offerings and developing new products that integrate LLMs, we aim to make complex processes like requirement engineering, design, V&V (verification and validation), and safety more intuitive and efficient.

AI technologies can help generate data and models, automate manual tasks (such as reviews and checks), and improve the usability and efficiency of formal verification tools, all while maintaining the highest safety standards.

Prover will attend InnoTrans 2024 in Berlin from September 24 to 27.

Visit us at booth 130 in hall 3.2.

At InnoTrans, we will demonstrate how AI can bring new levels of automation and safety to railway signaling.

• We will demonstrate cases where AI can be used already today.
• All the visitors will get access to Prover Labs and be able to use our AI tools themselves.
• Book a meeting with us for a deep-dive session on how AI can take automation and efficiency to the next level!