Report from Dagstuhl Seminar 14352 Next Generation Static Software Analysis Tools Edited by

There has been tremendous progress in static software analysis over the last years with, for example, refined abstract interpretation methods, the advent of fast decision procedures like SAT and SMT solvers, new approaches like software (bounded) model checking or CEGAR, or new problem encodings. We are now close to integrating these techniques into every programmer’s toolbox. The aim of the seminar was to bring together developers of software analysis tools and algorithms, including researchers working on the underlying decision procedures (e. g., SMT solvers), and people who are interested in applying these techniques (e. g. in the automotive or avionics industry). The seminar offered the unique chance, by assembling the leading experts in these areas, to make a big step ahead towards new, more powerful tools for static software analysis. Current (academic) tools still suffer from some shortcomings: Tools are not yet robust enough or support only a subset of a programming language’s features