This volume contains the revised version of papers presented at VMCAI 2002, theThirdInternationalWorkshoponVeri?cation, ModelChecking, andAbstract Interpretation, Venice (Italy), January 21-22, 2002. Themaingoaloftheworkshopwastogiveanoverviewofthemaindirections decisive for the growth and cross-fertilization of major research activities in programanalysis and veri?cation. TheVMCAIserieswasstartedin1997withtheaimofgatheringresearchers interestedininvestigatingsimilaritiesanddi?erencesamongthesethreeresearch...