%0 Journal Article %@ 0360-0300 %A De Nicola, Rocco %A Smolka, Scott A. %D 1996 %F eprints:359 %I ACM %J ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR) - Special issue: position statements on strategic directions in computing research %K Abstraction, behavioral relations, concurrency theory, concurrent systems, interleaving, observations, true concurrency, Languages, Theory, Verification %N 4es %P 52 %T Concurrency: Theory and Practice %U http://eprints.imtlucca.it/359/ %V 28 %X Concurrency theory is concerned with the modeling and verification of concurrent systems, while concurrency practice promulgates the application of concurrency theory to concurrent systems of practical interest. We assert that a strong interplay between concurrency theory and practice is essential for the continued development of both fields. %Z ACM id. 242290