%O ACM id. 242290 %V 28 %J ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR) - Special issue: position statements on strategic directions in computing research %N 4es %R 10.1145/242224.242290 %K Abstraction, behavioral relations, concurrency theory, concurrent systems, interleaving, observations, true concurrency, Languages, Theory, Verification %D 1996 %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. %L eprints359 %A Rocco De Nicola %A Scott A. Smolka %P 52 %I ACM %T Concurrency: Theory and Practice