# Formal Methods for the Informal Engineer: Workshop Recommendations

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2104.00739 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2104.00739/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 2 of its 22 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 1 Apr 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Developing Bug-Free Machine Learning Systems With Formal Mathematics](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1706.08605/) (2017)
- [Report on the NSF Workshop on Formal Methods for Security](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1608.00678/) (2016)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Formal Methods for the Informal Engineer (FMIE) was a workshop held at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in 2021 to explore the potential role of verified software in the biomedical software ecosystem. The motivation for organizing FMIE was the recognition that the life sciences and medicine are undergoing a transition from being passive consumers of software and AI/ML technologies to fundamental drivers of new platforms, including those which will need to be mission and safety-critical. Drawing on conversations leading up to and during the workshop, we make five concrete recommendations to help software leaders organically incorporate tools, techniques, and perspectives from formal methods into their project planning and development trajectories.