Visual emulation for Ethereum's virtual machine

Norvill, Robert; Fiz Pontiveros, Beltran; State, Radu; Cullen, Andrea

doi:10.1109/NOMS.2018.8406332

Reference : Visual emulation for Ethereum's virtual machine


	Document type :	Scientific congresses, symposiums and conference proceedings : Paper published in a journal
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Computer science
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/36756

Title :	Visual emulation for Ethereum's virtual machine
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Norvill, Robert [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > >]
	Fiz Pontiveros, Beltran [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > >]
	State, Radu [University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT) > >]
	Cullen, Andrea []
Publication date :	9-Jul-2018
Journal title :	NOMS 2018 - 2018 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium
Publisher :	IEEE
Peer reviewed :	Yes
Audience :	International
ISSN :	2374-9709
Event name :	NOMS 2018 - 2018 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium
Event date :	23-27 April 2018
Abstract :	[en] In this work we present E-EVM, a tool that emulates and visualises the execution of smart contracts on the Ethereum Virtual Machine. By working with the readily available bytecode of smart contracts we are able to display the program's control flow graph, opcodes and stack for each step of contract execution. This tool is designed to aid the user's understanding of the Etheruem Virtual Machine as well as aid the analysis of any given smart contract. As such, it functions as both an analysis and a learning tool. It allows the user to view the code in each block of a smart contract and follow possible control flow branches. It is able to detect loops and suggest optimisation candidates. It is possible to step through a contract one opcode at a time. E-EVM achieved an average of 85.6% code coverage when tested.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/36756
DOI :	10.1109/NOMS.2018.8406332

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