---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Given a model and a specification, the fundamental model-checking problem
asks for algorithmic verification of whether the model satisfies the specification.
We consider graphs and Markov decision processes (MDPs), which are fundamental
models for reactive systems. One of the very basic specifications that arise in
verification of reactive systems is the strong fairness (aka Streett) objective.
Given different types of requests and corresponding grants, the objective requires
that for each type, if the request event happens infinitely often, then the corresponding
grant event must also happen infinitely often. All ω -regular objectives can be
expressed as Streett objectives and hence they are canonical in verification.
To handle the state-space explosion, symbolic algorithms are required that operate
on a succinct implicit representation of the system rather than explicitly accessing
the system. While explicit algorithms for graphs and MDPs with Streett objectives
have been widely studied, there has been no improvement of the basic symbolic
algorithms. The worst-case numbers of symbolic steps required for the basic symbolic
algorithms are as follows: quadratic for graphs and cubic for MDPs. In this work
we present the first sub-quadratic symbolic algorithm for graphs with Streett
objectives, and our algorithm is sub-quadratic even for MDPs. Based on our algorithmic
insights we present an implementation of the new symbolic approach and show that
it improves the existing approach on several academic benchmark examples.'
acknowledgement: 'Acknowledgements. K. C. and M. H. are partially supported by the
Vienna Science and Technology Fund (WWTF) grant ICT15-003. K. C. is partially supported
by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): S11407-N23 (RiSE/SHiNE), and an ERC Start Grant
(279307: Graph Games). V. T. is partially supported by the European Union’s Horizon
2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Sk lodowska-Curie Grant Agreement
No. 665385.'
alternative_title:
- LNCS
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Monika H
full_name: Henzinger, Monika H
id: 540c9bbd-f2de-11ec-812d-d04a5be85630
last_name: Henzinger
orcid: 0000-0002-5008-6530
- first_name: Veronika
full_name: Loitzenbauer, Veronika
last_name: Loitzenbauer
- first_name: Simin
full_name: Oraee, Simin
last_name: Oraee
- first_name: Viktor
full_name: Toman, Viktor
id: 3AF3DA7C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Toman
orcid: 0000-0001-9036-063X
citation:
ama: 'Chatterjee K, Henzinger M, Loitzenbauer V, Oraee S, Toman V. Symbolic algorithms
for graphs and Markov decision processes with fairness objectives. In: Vol 10982.
Springer; 2018:178-197. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96142-2_13'
apa: 'Chatterjee, K., Henzinger, M., Loitzenbauer, V., Oraee, S., & Toman, V.
(2018). Symbolic algorithms for graphs and Markov decision processes with fairness
objectives (Vol. 10982, pp. 178–197). Presented at the CAV: Computer Aided Verification,
Oxford, United Kingdom: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96142-2_13'
chicago: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Monika Henzinger, Veronika Loitzenbauer, Simin
Oraee, and Viktor Toman. “Symbolic Algorithms for Graphs and Markov Decision Processes
with Fairness Objectives,” 10982:178–97. Springer, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96142-2_13.
ieee: 'K. Chatterjee, M. Henzinger, V. Loitzenbauer, S. Oraee, and V. Toman, “Symbolic
algorithms for graphs and Markov decision processes with fairness objectives,”
presented at the CAV: Computer Aided Verification, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2018,
vol. 10982, pp. 178–197.'
ista: 'Chatterjee K, Henzinger M, Loitzenbauer V, Oraee S, Toman V. 2018. Symbolic
algorithms for graphs and Markov decision processes with fairness objectives.
CAV: Computer Aided Verification, LNCS, vol. 10982, 178–197.'
mla: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, et al. Symbolic Algorithms for Graphs and Markov
Decision Processes with Fairness Objectives. Vol. 10982, Springer, 2018, pp.
178–97, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-96142-2_13.
short: K. Chatterjee, M. Henzinger, V. Loitzenbauer, S. Oraee, V. Toman, in:, Springer,
2018, pp. 178–197.
conference:
end_date: 2018-07-17
location: Oxford, United Kingdom
name: 'CAV: Computer Aided Verification'
start_date: 2018-07-14
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:44:51Z
date_published: 2018-07-18T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-04-08T07:00:31Z
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name: 'Quantitative Graph Games: Theory and Applications'
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grant_number: ICT15-003
name: Efficient Algorithms for Computer Aided Verification
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call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: S 11407_N23
name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
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name: International IST Doctoral Program
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer
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abstract:
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text: 'Vector Addition Systems with States (VASS) provide a well-known and fundamental
model for the analysis of concurrent processes, parameterized systems, and are
also used as abstract models of programs in resource bound analysis. In this paper
we study the problem of obtaining asymptotic bounds on the termination time of
a given VASS. In particular, we focus on the practically important case of obtaining
polynomial bounds on termination time. Our main contributions are as follows:
First, we present a polynomial-time algorithm for deciding whether a given VASS
has a linear asymptotic complexity. We also show that if the complexity of a VASS
is not linear, it is at least quadratic. Second, we classify VASS according to
quantitative properties of their cycles. We show that certain singularities in
these properties are the key reason for non-polynomial asymptotic complexity of
VASS. In absence of singularities, we show that the asymptotic complexity is always
polynomial and of the form Θ(nk), for some integer k d, where d is the dimension
of the VASS. We present a polynomial-time algorithm computing the optimal k. For
general VASS, the same algorithm, which is based on a complete technique for the
construction of ranking functions in VASS, produces a valid lower bound, i.e.,
a k such that the termination complexity is (nk). Our results are based on new
insights into the geometry of VASS dynamics, which hold the potential for further
applicability to VASS analysis.'
alternative_title:
- ACM/IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science
article_processing_charge: No
arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: Tomáš
full_name: Brázdil, Tomáš
last_name: Brázdil
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Antonín
full_name: Kučera, Antonín
last_name: Kučera
- first_name: Petr
full_name: Novotny, Petr
id: 3CC3B868-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Novotny
- first_name: Dominik
full_name: Velan, Dominik
last_name: Velan
- first_name: Florian
full_name: Zuleger, Florian
last_name: Zuleger
citation:
ama: 'Brázdil T, Chatterjee K, Kučera A, Novotný P, Velan D, Zuleger F. Efficient
algorithms for asymptotic bounds on termination time in VASS. In: Vol F138033.
IEEE; 2018:185-194. doi:10.1145/3209108.3209191'
apa: 'Brázdil, T., Chatterjee, K., Kučera, A., Novotný, P., Velan, D., & Zuleger,
F. (2018). Efficient algorithms for asymptotic bounds on termination time in VASS
(Vol. F138033, pp. 185–194). Presented at the LICS: Logic in Computer Science,
Oxford, United Kingdom: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1145/3209108.3209191'
chicago: Brázdil, Tomáš, Krishnendu Chatterjee, Antonín Kučera, Petr Novotný, Dominik
Velan, and Florian Zuleger. “Efficient Algorithms for Asymptotic Bounds on Termination
Time in VASS,” F138033:185–94. IEEE, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1145/3209108.3209191.
ieee: 'T. Brázdil, K. Chatterjee, A. Kučera, P. Novotný, D. Velan, and F. Zuleger,
“Efficient algorithms for asymptotic bounds on termination time in VASS,” presented
at the LICS: Logic in Computer Science, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2018, vol. F138033,
pp. 185–194.'
ista: 'Brázdil T, Chatterjee K, Kučera A, Novotný P, Velan D, Zuleger F. 2018. Efficient
algorithms for asymptotic bounds on termination time in VASS. LICS: Logic in Computer
Science, ACM/IEEE Symposium on Logic in Computer Science, vol. F138033, 185–194.'
mla: Brázdil, Tomáš, et al. Efficient Algorithms for Asymptotic Bounds on Termination
Time in VASS. Vol. F138033, IEEE, 2018, pp. 185–94, doi:10.1145/3209108.3209191.
short: T. Brázdil, K. Chatterjee, A. Kučera, P. Novotný, D. Velan, F. Zuleger, in:,
IEEE, 2018, pp. 185–194.
conference:
end_date: 2018-07-12
location: Oxford, United Kingdom
name: 'LICS: Logic in Computer Science'
start_date: 2018-07-09
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:44:51Z
date_published: 2018-07-09T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-06-04T08:04:55Z
day: '09'
department:
- _id: KrCh
doi: 10.1145/3209108.3209191
ec_funded: 1
external_id:
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- '1804.10985'
isi:
- '000545262800020'
isi: 1
language:
- iso: eng
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grant_number: ICT15-003
name: Efficient Algorithms for Computer Aided Verification
- _id: 2581B60A-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '279307'
name: 'Quantitative Graph Games: Theory and Applications'
- _id: 25832EC2-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
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- 978-1-4503-5583-4
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title: Efficient algorithms for asymptotic bounds on termination time in VASS
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...
---
_id: '157'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Social dilemmas occur when incentives for individuals are misaligned with
group interests 1-7 . According to the ''tragedy of the commons'', these misalignments
can lead to overexploitation and collapse of public resources. The resulting behaviours
can be analysed with the tools of game theory 8 . The theory of direct reciprocity
9-15 suggests that repeated interactions can alleviate such dilemmas, but previous
work has assumed that the public resource remains constant over time. Here we
introduce the idea that the public resource is instead changeable and depends
on the strategic choices of individuals. An intuitive scenario is that cooperation
increases the public resource, whereas defection decreases it. Thus, cooperation
allows the possibility of playing a more valuable game with higher payoffs, whereas
defection leads to a less valuable game. We analyse this idea using the theory
of stochastic games 16-19 and evolutionary game theory. We find that the dependence
of the public resource on previous interactions can greatly enhance the propensity
for cooperation. For these results, the interaction between reciprocity and payoff
feedback is crucial: neither repeated interactions in a constant environment nor
single interactions in a changing environment yield similar cooperation rates.
Our framework shows which feedbacks between exploitation and environment - either
naturally occurring or designed - help to overcome social dilemmas.'
acknowledgement: "European Research Council Start Grant 279307, Austrian Science Fund
(FWF) grant P23499-N23, \r\nC.H. acknowledges support from the ISTFELLOW programme."
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author:
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Hilbe, Christian
id: 2FDF8F3C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Hilbe
orcid: 0000-0001-5116-955X
- first_name: Štepán
full_name: Šimsa, Štepán
last_name: Šimsa
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Martin
full_name: Nowak, Martin
last_name: Nowak
citation:
ama: Hilbe C, Šimsa Š, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. Evolution of cooperation in stochastic
games. Nature. 2018;559(7713):246-249. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0277-x
apa: Hilbe, C., Šimsa, Š., Chatterjee, K., & Nowak, M. (2018). Evolution of
cooperation in stochastic games. Nature. Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0277-x
chicago: Hilbe, Christian, Štepán Šimsa, Krishnendu Chatterjee, and Martin Nowak.
“Evolution of Cooperation in Stochastic Games.” Nature. Nature Publishing
Group, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0277-x.
ieee: C. Hilbe, Š. Šimsa, K. Chatterjee, and M. Nowak, “Evolution of cooperation
in stochastic games,” Nature, vol. 559, no. 7713. Nature Publishing Group,
pp. 246–249, 2018.
ista: Hilbe C, Šimsa Š, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Evolution of cooperation in
stochastic games. Nature. 559(7713), 246–249.
mla: Hilbe, Christian, et al. “Evolution of Cooperation in Stochastic Games.” Nature,
vol. 559, no. 7713, Nature Publishing Group, 2018, pp. 246–49, doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0277-x.
short: C. Hilbe, Š. Šimsa, K. Chatterjee, M. Nowak, Nature 559 (2018) 246–249.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:44:56Z
date_published: 2018-07-04T00:00:00Z
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ddc:
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doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0277-x
ec_funded: 1
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name: 'Quantitative Graph Games: Theory and Applications'
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name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Direct reciprocity is a mechanism for cooperation among humans. Many of our
daily interactions are repeated. We interact repeatedly with our family, friends,
colleagues, members of the local and even global community. In the theory of repeated
games, it is a tacit assumption that the various games that a person plays simultaneously
have no effect on each other. Here we introduce a general framework that allows
us to analyze “crosstalk” between a player’s concurrent games. In the presence
of crosstalk, the action a person experiences in one game can alter the person’s
decision in another. We find that crosstalk impedes the maintenance of cooperation
and requires stronger levels of forgiveness. The magnitude of the effect depends
on the population structure. In more densely connected social groups, crosstalk
has a stronger effect. A harsh retaliator, such as Tit-for-Tat, is unable to counteract
crosstalk. The crosstalk framework provides a unified interpretation of direct
and upstream reciprocity in the context of repeated games.
acknowledgement: "This work was supported by the European Research Council (ERC) start
grant 279307: Graph Games (C.K.), Austrian Science Fund (FWF) grant no P23499-N23
(C.K.), FWF\r\nNFN grant no S11407-N23 RiSE/SHiNE (C.K.), Office of Naval Research
grant N00014-16-1-2914 (M.A.N.), National Cancer Institute grant CA179991 (M.A.N.)
and by the John Templeton Foundation. J.G.R. is supported by an Erwin Schrödinger
fellowship\r\n(Austrian Science Fund FWF J-3996). C.H. acknowledges generous support
from the\r\nISTFELLOW program. The Program for Evolutionary Dynamics is supported
in part by\r\na gift from B Wu and Eric Larson."
article_number: '555'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Johannes
full_name: Reiter, Johannes
id: 4A918E98-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Reiter
orcid: 0000-0002-0170-7353
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Hilbe, Christian
id: 2FDF8F3C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Hilbe
orcid: 0000-0001-5116-955X
- first_name: David
full_name: Rand, David
last_name: Rand
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Martin
full_name: Nowak, Martin
last_name: Nowak
citation:
ama: Reiter J, Hilbe C, Rand D, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. Crosstalk in concurrent repeated
games impedes direct reciprocity and requires stronger levels of forgiveness.
Nature Communications. 2018;9(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02721-8
apa: Reiter, J., Hilbe, C., Rand, D., Chatterjee, K., & Nowak, M. (2018). Crosstalk
in concurrent repeated games impedes direct reciprocity and requires stronger
levels of forgiveness. Nature Communications. Nature Publishing Group.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02721-8
chicago: Reiter, Johannes, Christian Hilbe, David Rand, Krishnendu Chatterjee, and
Martin Nowak. “Crosstalk in Concurrent Repeated Games Impedes Direct Reciprocity
and Requires Stronger Levels of Forgiveness.” Nature Communications. Nature
Publishing Group, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02721-8.
ieee: J. Reiter, C. Hilbe, D. Rand, K. Chatterjee, and M. Nowak, “Crosstalk in concurrent
repeated games impedes direct reciprocity and requires stronger levels of forgiveness,”
Nature Communications, vol. 9, no. 1. Nature Publishing Group, 2018.
ista: Reiter J, Hilbe C, Rand D, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Crosstalk in concurrent
repeated games impedes direct reciprocity and requires stronger levels of forgiveness.
Nature Communications. 9(1), 555.
mla: Reiter, Johannes, et al. “Crosstalk in Concurrent Repeated Games Impedes Direct
Reciprocity and Requires Stronger Levels of Forgiveness.” Nature Communications,
vol. 9, no. 1, 555, Nature Publishing Group, 2018, doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02721-8.
short: J. Reiter, C. Hilbe, D. Rand, K. Chatterjee, M. Nowak, Nature Communications
9 (2018).
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date_published: 2018-02-07T00:00:00Z
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name: 'Quantitative Graph Games: Theory and Applications'
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name: Modern Graph Algorithmic Techniques in Formal Verification
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call_identifier: FWF
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stronger levels of forgiveness
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abstract:
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text: We study the almost-sure termination problem for probabilistic programs. First,
we show that supermartingales with lower bounds on conditional absolute difference
provide a sound approach for the almost-sure termination problem. Moreover, using
this approach we can obtain explicit optimal bounds on tail probabilities of non-termination
within a given number of steps. Second, we present a new approach based on Central
Limit Theorem for the almost-sure termination problem, and show that this approach
can establish almost-sure termination of programs which none of the existing approaches
can handle. Finally, we discuss algorithmic approaches for the two above methods
that lead to automated analysis techniques for almost-sure termination of probabilistic
programs.
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author:
- first_name: Mingzhang
full_name: Huang, Mingzhang
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- first_name: Hongfei
full_name: Fu, Hongfei
last_name: Fu
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
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ama: 'Huang M, Fu H, Chatterjee K. New approaches for almost-sure termination of
probabilistic programs. In: Ryu S, ed. Vol 11275. Springer; 2018:181-201. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02768-1_11'
apa: 'Huang, M., Fu, H., & Chatterjee, K. (2018). New approaches for almost-sure
termination of probabilistic programs. In S. Ryu (Ed.) (Vol. 11275, pp. 181–201).
Presented at the 16th Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems, APLAS,
Wellington, New Zealand: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02768-1_11'
chicago: Huang, Mingzhang, Hongfei Fu, and Krishnendu Chatterjee. “New Approaches
for Almost-Sure Termination of Probabilistic Programs.” edited by Sukyoung Ryu,
11275:181–201. Springer, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02768-1_11.
ieee: M. Huang, H. Fu, and K. Chatterjee, “New approaches for almost-sure termination
of probabilistic programs,” presented at the 16th Asian Symposium on Programming
Languages and Systems, APLAS, Wellington, New Zealand, 2018, vol. 11275, pp. 181–201.
ista: Huang M, Fu H, Chatterjee K. 2018. New approaches for almost-sure termination
of probabilistic programs. 16th Asian Symposium on Programming Languages and Systems,
APLAS, LNCS, vol. 11275, 181–201.
mla: Huang, Mingzhang, et al. New Approaches for Almost-Sure Termination of Probabilistic
Programs. Edited by Sukyoung Ryu, vol. 11275, Springer, 2018, pp. 181–201,
doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02768-1_11.
short: M. Huang, H. Fu, K. Chatterjee, in:, S. Ryu (Ed.), Springer, 2018, pp. 181–201.
conference:
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location: Wellington, New Zealand
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text: 'Because of the intrinsic randomness of the evolutionary process, a mutant
with a fitness advantage has some chance to be selected but no certainty. Any
experiment that searches for advantageous mutants will lose many of them due to
random drift. It is therefore of great interest to find population structures
that improve the odds of advantageous mutants. Such structures are called amplifiers
of natural selection: they increase the probability that advantageous mutants
are selected. Arbitrarily strong amplifiers guarantee the selection of advantageous
mutants, even for very small fitness advantage. Despite intensive research over
the past decade, arbitrarily strong amplifiers have remained rare. Here we show
how to construct a large variety of them. Our amplifiers are so simple that they
could be useful in biotechnology, when optimizing biological molecules, or as
a diagnostic tool, when searching for faster dividing cells or viruses. They could
also occur in natural population structures.'
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last_name: Chatterjee
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last_name: Nowak
citation:
ama: Pavlogiannis A, Tkadlec J, Chatterjee K, Nowak MA. Construction of arbitrarily
strong amplifiers of natural selection using evolutionary graph theory. Communications
Biology. 2018;1(1). doi:10.1038/s42003-018-0078-7
apa: Pavlogiannis, A., Tkadlec, J., Chatterjee, K., & Nowak, M. A. (2018). Construction
of arbitrarily strong amplifiers of natural selection using evolutionary graph
theory. Communications Biology. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0078-7
chicago: Pavlogiannis, Andreas, Josef Tkadlec, Krishnendu Chatterjee, and Martin
A. Nowak. “Construction of Arbitrarily Strong Amplifiers of Natural Selection
Using Evolutionary Graph Theory.” Communications Biology. Springer Nature,
2018. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0078-7.
ieee: A. Pavlogiannis, J. Tkadlec, K. Chatterjee, and M. A. Nowak, “Construction
of arbitrarily strong amplifiers of natural selection using evolutionary graph
theory,” Communications Biology, vol. 1, no. 1. Springer Nature, 2018.
ista: Pavlogiannis A, Tkadlec J, Chatterjee K, Nowak MA. 2018. Construction of arbitrarily
strong amplifiers of natural selection using evolutionary graph theory. Communications
Biology. 1(1), 71.
mla: Pavlogiannis, Andreas, et al. “Construction of Arbitrarily Strong Amplifiers
of Natural Selection Using Evolutionary Graph Theory.” Communications Biology,
vol. 1, no. 1, 71, Springer Nature, 2018, doi:10.1038/s42003-018-0078-7.
short: A. Pavlogiannis, J. Tkadlec, K. Chatterjee, M.A. Nowak, Communications Biology
1 (2018).
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text: Graph-based games are an important tool in computer science. They have applications
in synthesis, verification, refinement, and far beyond. We review graphbased games
with objectives on infinite plays. We give definitions and algorithms to solve
the games and to give a winning strategy. The objectives we consider are mostly
Boolean, but we also look at quantitative graph-based games and their objectives.
Synthesis aims to turn temporal logic specifications into correct reactive systems.
We explain the reduction of synthesis to graph-based games (or equivalently tree
automata) using synthesis of LTL specifications as an example. We treat the classical
approach that uses determinization of parity automata and more modern approaches.
author:
- first_name: Roderick
full_name: Bloem, Roderick
last_name: Bloem
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Barbara
full_name: Jobstmann, Barbara
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citation:
ama: 'Bloem R, Chatterjee K, Jobstmann B. Graph games and reactive synthesis. In:
Henzinger TA, Clarke EM, Veith H, Bloem R, eds. Handbook of Model Checking.
1st ed. Springer; 2018:921-962. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-10575-8_27'
apa: Bloem, R., Chatterjee, K., & Jobstmann, B. (2018). Graph games and reactive
synthesis. In T. A. Henzinger, E. M. Clarke, H. Veith, & R. Bloem (Eds.),
Handbook of Model Checking (1st ed., pp. 921–962). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10575-8_27
chicago: Bloem, Roderick, Krishnendu Chatterjee, and Barbara Jobstmann. “Graph Games
and Reactive Synthesis.” In Handbook of Model Checking, edited by Thomas
A Henzinger, Edmund M. Clarke, Helmut Veith, and Roderick Bloem, 1st ed., 921–62.
Springer, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10575-8_27.
ieee: R. Bloem, K. Chatterjee, and B. Jobstmann, “Graph games and reactive synthesis,”
in Handbook of Model Checking, 1st ed., T. A. Henzinger, E. M. Clarke,
H. Veith, and R. Bloem, Eds. Springer, 2018, pp. 921–962.
ista: 'Bloem R, Chatterjee K, Jobstmann B. 2018.Graph games and reactive synthesis.
In: Handbook of Model Checking. , 921–962.'
mla: Bloem, Roderick, et al. “Graph Games and Reactive Synthesis.” Handbook of
Model Checking, edited by Thomas A Henzinger et al., 1st ed., Springer, 2018,
pp. 921–62, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-10575-8_27.
short: R. Bloem, K. Chatterjee, B. Jobstmann, in:, T.A. Henzinger, E.M. Clarke,
H. Veith, R. Bloem (Eds.), Handbook of Model Checking, 1st ed., Springer, 2018,
pp. 921–962.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:44:24Z
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doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-10575-8_27
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editor:
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full_name: Henzinger, Thomas A
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last_name: Henzinger
orcid: 0000−0002−2985−7724
- first_name: Edmund M.
full_name: Clarke, Edmund M.
last_name: Clarke
- first_name: Helmut
full_name: Veith, Helmut
last_name: Veith
- first_name: Roderick
full_name: Bloem, Roderick
last_name: Bloem
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...
---
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abstract:
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text: "The Big Match is a multi-stage two-player game. In each stage Player 1 hides
one or two pebbles in his hand, and his opponent has to guess that number; Player
1 loses a point if Player 2 is correct, and otherwise he wins a point. As soon
as Player 1 hides one pebble, the players cannot change their choices in any future
stage.\r\nBlackwell and Ferguson (1968) give an ε-optimal strategy for Player
1 that hides, in each stage, one pebble with a probability that depends on the
entire past history. Any strategy that depends just on the clock or on a finite
memory is worthless. The long-standing natural open problem has been whether every
strategy that depends just on the clock and a finite memory is worthless. We prove
that there is such a strategy that is ε-optimal. In fact, we show that just two
states of memory are sufficient.\r\n"
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Kristoffer Arnsfelt
full_name: Hansen, Kristoffer Arnsfelt
last_name: Hansen
- first_name: Rasmus
full_name: Ibsen-Jensen, Rasmus
id: 3B699956-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibsen-Jensen
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- first_name: Abraham
full_name: Neyman, Abraham
last_name: Neyman
citation:
ama: 'Hansen KA, Ibsen-Jensen R, Neyman A. The Big Match with a clock and a bit
of memory. In: Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Economics and Computation
- EC ’18. ACM; 2018:149-150. doi:10.1145/3219166.3219198'
apa: 'Hansen, K. A., Ibsen-Jensen, R., & Neyman, A. (2018). The Big Match with
a clock and a bit of memory. In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Economics
and Computation - EC ’18 (pp. 149–150). Ithaca, NY, United States: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3219166.3219198'
chicago: Hansen, Kristoffer Arnsfelt, Rasmus Ibsen-Jensen, and Abraham Neyman. “The
Big Match with a Clock and a Bit of Memory.” In Proceedings of the 2018 ACM
Conference on Economics and Computation - EC ’18, 149–50. ACM, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1145/3219166.3219198.
ieee: K. A. Hansen, R. Ibsen-Jensen, and A. Neyman, “The Big Match with a clock
and a bit of memory,” in Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Economics
and Computation - EC ’18, Ithaca, NY, United States, 2018, pp. 149–150.
ista: 'Hansen KA, Ibsen-Jensen R, Neyman A. 2018. The Big Match with a clock and
a bit of memory. Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Economics and Computation
- EC ’18. EC: Conference on Economics and Computation, 149–150.'
mla: Hansen, Kristoffer Arnsfelt, et al. “The Big Match with a Clock and a Bit of
Memory.” Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference on Economics and Computation
- EC ’18, ACM, 2018, pp. 149–50, doi:10.1145/3219166.3219198.
short: K.A. Hansen, R. Ibsen-Jensen, A. Neyman, in:, Proceedings of the 2018 ACM
Conference on Economics and Computation - EC ’18, ACM, 2018, pp. 149–150.
conference:
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text: 'In this article, we consider the termination problem of probabilistic programs
with real-valued variables. Thequestions concerned are: qualitative ones that
ask (i) whether the program terminates with probability 1(almost-sure termination)
and (ii) whether the expected termination time is finite (finite termination);
andquantitative ones that ask (i) to approximate the expected termination time
(expectation problem) and (ii) tocompute a boundBsuch that the probability not
to terminate afterBsteps decreases exponentially (con-centration problem). To
solve these questions, we utilize the notion of ranking supermartingales, which
isa powerful approach for proving termination of probabilistic programs. In detail,
we focus on algorithmicsynthesis of linear ranking-supermartingales over affine
probabilistic programs (Apps) with both angelic anddemonic non-determinism. An
important subclass of Apps is LRApp which is defined as the class of all Appsover
which a linear ranking-supermartingale exists.Our main contributions are as follows.
Firstly, we show that the membership problem of LRApp (i) canbe decided in polynomial
time for Apps with at most demonic non-determinism, and (ii) isNP-hard and inPSPACEfor
Apps with angelic non-determinism. Moreover, theNP-hardness result holds already
for Appswithout probability and demonic non-determinism. Secondly, we show that
the concentration problem overLRApp can be solved in the same complexity as for
the membership problem of LRApp. Finally, we show thatthe expectation problem
over LRApp can be solved in2EXPTIMEand isPSPACE-hard even for Apps withoutprobability
and non-determinism (i.e., deterministic programs). Our experimental results demonstrate
theeffectiveness of our approach to answer the qualitative and quantitative questions
over Apps with at mostdemonic non-determinism.'
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author:
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last_name: Chatterjee
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citation:
ama: Chatterjee K, Fu H, Novotný P, Hasheminezhad R. Algorithmic analysis of qualitative
and quantitative termination problems for affine probabilistic programs. ACM
Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems. 2018;40(2). doi:10.1145/3174800
apa: Chatterjee, K., Fu, H., Novotný, P., & Hasheminezhad, R. (2018). Algorithmic
analysis of qualitative and quantitative termination problems for affine probabilistic
programs. ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems. Association
for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3174800
chicago: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Hongfei Fu, Petr Novotný, and Rouzbeh Hasheminezhad.
“Algorithmic Analysis of Qualitative and Quantitative Termination Problems for
Affine Probabilistic Programs.” ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and
Systems. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1145/3174800.
ieee: K. Chatterjee, H. Fu, P. Novotný, and R. Hasheminezhad, “Algorithmic analysis
of qualitative and quantitative termination problems for affine probabilistic
programs,” ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems, vol.
40, no. 2. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018.
ista: Chatterjee K, Fu H, Novotný P, Hasheminezhad R. 2018. Algorithmic analysis
of qualitative and quantitative termination problems for affine probabilistic
programs. ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems. 40(2), 7.
mla: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, et al. “Algorithmic Analysis of Qualitative and Quantitative
Termination Problems for Affine Probabilistic Programs.” ACM Transactions on
Programming Languages and Systems, vol. 40, no. 2, 7, Association for Computing
Machinery, 2018, doi:10.1145/3174800.
short: K. Chatterjee, H. Fu, P. Novotný, R. Hasheminezhad, ACM Transactions on Programming
Languages and Systems 40 (2018).
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text: "We present a new dynamic partial-order reduction method for stateless model
checking of concurrent programs. A common approach for exploring program behaviors
relies on enumerating the traces of the program, without storing the visited states
(aka stateless exploration). As the number of distinct traces grows exponentially,
dynamic partial-order reduction (DPOR) techniques have been successfully used
to partition the space of traces into equivalence classes (Mazurkiewicz partitioning),
with the goal of exploring only few representative traces from each class.\r\n\r\nWe
introduce a new equivalence on traces under sequential consistency semantics,
which we call the observation equivalence. Two traces are observationally equivalent
if every read event observes the same write event in both traces. While the traditional
Mazurkiewicz equivalence is control-centric, our new definition is data-centric.
We show that our observation equivalence is coarser than the Mazurkiewicz equivalence,
and in many cases even exponentially coarser. We devise a DPOR exploration of
the trace space, called data-centric DPOR, based on the observation equivalence."
acknowledgement: "The research was partly supported by Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Grant No P23499- N23, FWF\r\nNFN Grant No S11407-N23 (RiSE/SHiNE), ERC Start grant
(279307: Graph Games), and Czech\r\nScience Foundation grant GBP202/12/G061."
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author:
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full_name: Chalupa, Marek
last_name: Chalupa
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full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
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last_name: Chatterjee
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full_name: Pavlogiannis, Andreas
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citation:
ama: Chalupa M, Chatterjee K, Pavlogiannis A, Sinha N, Vaidya K. Data-centric dynamic
partial order reduction. Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages.
2018;2(POPL). doi:10.1145/3158119
apa: 'Chalupa, M., Chatterjee, K., Pavlogiannis, A., Sinha, N., & Vaidya, K.
(2018). Data-centric dynamic partial order reduction. Proceedings of the ACM
on Programming Languages. Los Angeles, CA, United States: Association for
Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3158119'
chicago: Chalupa, Marek, Krishnendu Chatterjee, Andreas Pavlogiannis, Nishant Sinha,
and Kapil Vaidya. “Data-Centric Dynamic Partial Order Reduction.” Proceedings
of the ACM on Programming Languages. Association for Computing Machinery,
2018. https://doi.org/10.1145/3158119.
ieee: M. Chalupa, K. Chatterjee, A. Pavlogiannis, N. Sinha, and K. Vaidya, “Data-centric
dynamic partial order reduction,” Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages,
vol. 2, no. POPL. Association for Computing Machinery, 2018.
ista: Chalupa M, Chatterjee K, Pavlogiannis A, Sinha N, Vaidya K. 2018. Data-centric
dynamic partial order reduction. Proceedings of the ACM on Programming Languages.
2(POPL), 31.
mla: Chalupa, Marek, et al. “Data-Centric Dynamic Partial Order Reduction.” Proceedings
of the ACM on Programming Languages, vol. 2, no. POPL, 31, Association for
Computing Machinery, 2018, doi:10.1145/3158119.
short: M. Chalupa, K. Chatterjee, A. Pavlogiannis, N. Sinha, K. Vaidya, Proceedings
of the ACM on Programming Languages 2 (2018).
conference:
end_date: 2018-01-13
location: Los Angeles, CA, United States
name: 'POPL: Programming Languages'
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text: 'Markov Decision Processes (MDPs) are a popular class of models suitable for
solving control decision problems in probabilistic reactive systems. We consider
parametric MDPs (pMDPs) that include parameters in some of the transition probabilities
to account for stochastic uncertainties of the environment such as noise or input
disturbances. We study pMDPs with reachability objectives where the parameter
values are unknown and impossible to measure directly during execution, but there
is a probability distribution known over the parameter values. We study for the
first time computing parameter-independent strategies that are expectation optimal,
i.e., optimize the expected reachability probability under the probability distribution
over the parameters. We present an encoding of our problem to partially observable
MDPs (POMDPs), i.e., a reduction of our problem to computing optimal strategies
in POMDPs. We evaluate our method experimentally on several benchmarks: a motivating
(repeated) learner model; a series of benchmarks of varying configurations of
a robot moving on a grid; and a consensus protocol.'
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author:
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- first_name: Krishnendu
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ama: 'Arming S, Bartocci E, Chatterjee K, Katoen JP, Sokolova A. Parameter-independent
strategies for pMDPs via POMDPs. In: Vol 11024. Springer; 2018:53-70. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99154-2_4'
apa: 'Arming, S., Bartocci, E., Chatterjee, K., Katoen, J. P., & Sokolova, A.
(2018). Parameter-independent strategies for pMDPs via POMDPs (Vol. 11024, pp.
53–70). Presented at the QEST: Quantitative Evaluation of Systems, Beijing, China:
Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99154-2_4'
chicago: Arming, Sebastian, Ezio Bartocci, Krishnendu Chatterjee, Joost P Katoen,
and Ana Sokolova. “Parameter-Independent Strategies for PMDPs via POMDPs,” 11024:53–70.
Springer, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99154-2_4.
ieee: 'S. Arming, E. Bartocci, K. Chatterjee, J. P. Katoen, and A. Sokolova, “Parameter-independent
strategies for pMDPs via POMDPs,” presented at the QEST: Quantitative Evaluation
of Systems, Beijing, China, 2018, vol. 11024, pp. 53–70.'
ista: 'Arming S, Bartocci E, Chatterjee K, Katoen JP, Sokolova A. 2018. Parameter-independent
strategies for pMDPs via POMDPs. QEST: Quantitative Evaluation of Systems, LNCS,
vol. 11024, 53–70.'
mla: Arming, Sebastian, et al. Parameter-Independent Strategies for PMDPs via
POMDPs. Vol. 11024, Springer, 2018, pp. 53–70, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99154-2_4.
short: S. Arming, E. Bartocci, K. Chatterjee, J.P. Katoen, A. Sokolova, in:, Springer,
2018, pp. 53–70.
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location: Beijing, China
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abstract:
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text: Responsiveness—the requirement that every request to a system be eventually
handled—is one of the fundamental liveness properties of a reactive system. Average
response time is a quantitative measure for the responsiveness requirement used
commonly in performance evaluation. We show how average response time can be computed
on state-transition graphs, on Markov chains, and on game graphs. In all three
cases, we give polynomial-time algorithms.
acknowledgement: 'This research was supported in part by the Austrian Science Fund
(FWF) under grants S11402-N23, S11407-N23 (RiSE/SHiNE) and Z211-N23 (Wittgenstein
Award), ERC Start grant (279307: Graph Games), Vienna Science and Technology Fund
(WWTF) through project ICT15-003 and by the National Science Centre (NCN), Poland
under grant 2014/15/D/ST6/04543.'
alternative_title:
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author:
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
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- first_name: Thomas A
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last_name: Henzinger
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last_name: Otop
citation:
ama: 'Chatterjee K, Henzinger TA, Otop J. Computing average response time. In: Lohstroh
M, Derler P, Sirjani M, eds. Principles of Modeling. Vol 10760. Springer;
2018:143-161. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-95246-8_9'
apa: Chatterjee, K., Henzinger, T. A., & Otop, J. (2018). Computing average
response time. In M. Lohstroh, P. Derler, & M. Sirjani (Eds.), Principles
of Modeling (Vol. 10760, pp. 143–161). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95246-8_9
chicago: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Thomas A Henzinger, and Jan Otop. “Computing Average
Response Time.” In Principles of Modeling, edited by Marten Lohstroh, Patricia
Derler, and Marjan Sirjani, 10760:143–61. Springer, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95246-8_9.
ieee: K. Chatterjee, T. A. Henzinger, and J. Otop, “Computing average response time,”
in Principles of Modeling, vol. 10760, M. Lohstroh, P. Derler, and M. Sirjani,
Eds. Springer, 2018, pp. 143–161.
ista: 'Chatterjee K, Henzinger TA, Otop J. 2018.Computing average response time.
In: Principles of Modeling. LNCS, vol. 10760, 143–161.'
mla: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, et al. “Computing Average Response Time.” Principles
of Modeling, edited by Marten Lohstroh et al., vol. 10760, Springer, 2018,
pp. 143–61, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-95246-8_9.
short: K. Chatterjee, T.A. Henzinger, J. Otop, in:, M. Lohstroh, P. Derler, M. Sirjani
(Eds.), Principles of Modeling, Springer, 2018, pp. 143–161.
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abstract:
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text: 'This paper is devoted to automatic competitive analysis of real-time scheduling
algorithms for firm-deadline tasksets, where only completed tasks con- tribute
some utility to the system. Given such a taskset T , the competitive ratio of
an on-line scheduling algorithm A for T is the worst-case utility ratio of A over
the utility achieved by a clairvoyant algorithm. We leverage the theory of quantitative
graph games to address the competitive analysis and competitive synthesis problems.
For the competitive analysis case, given any taskset T and any finite-memory on-
line scheduling algorithm A , we show that the competitive ratio of A in T can
be computed in polynomial time in the size of the state space of A . Our approach
is flexible as it also provides ways to model meaningful constraints on the released
task sequences that determine the competitive ratio. We provide an experimental
study of many well-known on-line scheduling algorithms, which demonstrates the
feasibility of our competitive analysis approach that effectively replaces human
ingenuity (required Preliminary versions of this paper have appeared in Chatterjee
et al. ( 2013 , 2014 ). B Andreas Pavlogiannis pavlogiannis@ist.ac.at Krishnendu
Chatterjee krish.chat@ist.ac.at Alexander Kößler koe@ecs.tuwien.ac.at Ulrich Schmid
s@ecs.tuwien.ac.at 1 IST Austria (Institute of Science and Technology Austria),
Am Campus 1, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria 2 Embedded Computing Systems Group,
Vienna University of Technology, Treitlstrasse 3, 1040 Vienna, Austria 123 Real-Time
Syst for finding worst-case scenarios) by computing power. For the competitive
synthesis case, we are just given a taskset T , and the goal is to automatically
synthesize an opti- mal on-line scheduling algorithm A , i.e., one that guarantees
the largest competitive ratio possible for T . We show how the competitive synthesis
problem can be reduced to a two-player graph game with partial information, and
establish that the compu- tational complexity of solving this game is Np -complete.
The competitive synthesis problem is hence in Np in the size of the state space
of the non-deterministic labeled transition system encoding the taskset. Overall,
the proposed framework assists in the selection of suitable scheduling algorithms
for a given taskset, which is in fact the most common situation in real-time systems
design. '
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- first_name: Alexander
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full_name: Schmid, Ulrich
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citation:
ama: Chatterjee K, Pavlogiannis A, Kößler A, Schmid U. Automated competitive analysis
of real time scheduling with graph games. Real-Time Systems. 2018;54(1):166-207.
doi:10.1007/s11241-017-9293-4
apa: Chatterjee, K., Pavlogiannis, A., Kößler, A., & Schmid, U. (2018). Automated
competitive analysis of real time scheduling with graph games. Real-Time Systems.
Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11241-017-9293-4
chicago: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Andreas Pavlogiannis, Alexander Kößler, and Ulrich
Schmid. “Automated Competitive Analysis of Real Time Scheduling with Graph Games.”
Real-Time Systems. Springer, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11241-017-9293-4.
ieee: K. Chatterjee, A. Pavlogiannis, A. Kößler, and U. Schmid, “Automated competitive
analysis of real time scheduling with graph games,” Real-Time Systems,
vol. 54, no. 1. Springer, pp. 166–207, 2018.
ista: Chatterjee K, Pavlogiannis A, Kößler A, Schmid U. 2018. Automated competitive
analysis of real time scheduling with graph games. Real-Time Systems. 54(1), 166–207.
mla: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, et al. “Automated Competitive Analysis of Real Time
Scheduling with Graph Games.” Real-Time Systems, vol. 54, no. 1, Springer,
2018, pp. 166–207, doi:10.1007/s11241-017-9293-4.
short: K. Chatterjee, A. Pavlogiannis, A. Kößler, U. Schmid, Real-Time Systems 54
(2018) 166–207.
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text: A model of computation that is widely used in the formal analysis of reactive
systems is symbolic algorithms. In this model the access to the input graph is
restricted to consist of symbolic operations, which are expensive in comparison
to the standard RAM operations. We give lower bounds on the number of symbolic
operations for basic graph problems such as the computation of the strongly connected
components and of the approximate diameter as well as for fundamental problems
in model checking such as safety, liveness, and coliveness. Our lower bounds are
linear in the number of vertices of the graph, even for constant-diameter graphs.
For none of these problems lower bounds on the number of symbolic operations were
known before. The lower bounds show an interesting separation of these problems
from the reachability problem, which can be solved with O(D) symbolic operations,
where D is the diameter of the graph. Additionally we present an approximation
algorithm for the graph diameter which requires Õ(n/D) symbolic steps to achieve
a (1 +ϵ)-approximation for any constant > 0. This compares to O(n/D) symbolic
steps for the (naive) exact algorithm and O(D) symbolic steps for a 2-approximation.
Finally we also give a refined analysis of the strongly connected components algorithms
of [15], showing that it uses an optimal number of symbolic steps that is proportional
to the sum of the diameters of the strongly connected components.
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orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Wolfgang
full_name: Dvorák, Wolfgang
last_name: Dvorák
- first_name: Monika H
full_name: Henzinger, Monika H
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citation:
ama: 'Chatterjee K, Dvorák W, Henzinger M, Loitzenbauer V. Lower bounds for symbolic
computation on graphs: Strongly connected components, liveness, safety, and diameter.
In: ACM; 2018:2341-2356. doi:10.1137/1.9781611975031.151'
apa: 'Chatterjee, K., Dvorák, W., Henzinger, M., & Loitzenbauer, V. (2018).
Lower bounds for symbolic computation on graphs: Strongly connected components,
liveness, safety, and diameter (pp. 2341–2356). Presented at the SODA: Symposium
on Discrete Algorithms, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1137/1.9781611975031.151'
chicago: 'Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Wolfgang Dvorák, Monika Henzinger, and Veronika
Loitzenbauer. “Lower Bounds for Symbolic Computation on Graphs: Strongly Connected
Components, Liveness, Safety, and Diameter,” 2341–56. ACM, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1137/1.9781611975031.151.'
ieee: 'K. Chatterjee, W. Dvorák, M. Henzinger, and V. Loitzenbauer, “Lower bounds
for symbolic computation on graphs: Strongly connected components, liveness, safety,
and diameter,” presented at the SODA: Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, New Orleans,
Louisiana, United States, 2018, pp. 2341–2356.'
ista: 'Chatterjee K, Dvorák W, Henzinger M, Loitzenbauer V. 2018. Lower bounds for
symbolic computation on graphs: Strongly connected components, liveness, safety,
and diameter. SODA: Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, 2341–2356.'
mla: 'Chatterjee, Krishnendu, et al. Lower Bounds for Symbolic Computation on
Graphs: Strongly Connected Components, Liveness, Safety, and Diameter. ACM,
2018, pp. 2341–56, doi:10.1137/1.9781611975031.151.'
short: K. Chatterjee, W. Dvorák, M. Henzinger, V. Loitzenbauer, in:, ACM, 2018,
pp. 2341–2356.
conference:
end_date: 2018-01-10
location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
name: 'SODA: Symposium on Discrete Algorithms'
start_date: 2018-01-07
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:45:45Z
date_published: 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-04-14T13:51:04Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: KrCh
doi: 10.1137/1.9781611975031.151
ec_funded: 1
external_id:
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- '1711.09148'
isi:
- '000483921200152'
isi: 1
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
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url: https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.09148
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oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
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project:
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call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: S 11407_N23
name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
- _id: 2581B60A-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '279307'
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grant_number: ICT15-003
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publication_status: published
publisher: ACM
publist_id: '7555'
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title: 'Lower bounds for symbolic computation on graphs: Strongly connected components,
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...
---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Probabilistic programs extend classical imperative programs with real-valued
random variables and random branching. The most basic liveness property for such
programs is the termination property. The qualitative (aka almost-sure) termination
problem asks whether a given program program terminates with probability 1. While
ranking functions provide a sound and complete method for non-probabilistic programs,
the extension of them to probabilistic programs is achieved via ranking supermartingales
(RSMs). Although deep theoretical results have been established about RSMs, their
application to probabilistic programs with nondeterminism has been limited only
to programs of restricted control-flow structure. For non-probabilistic programs,
lexicographic ranking functions provide a compositional and practical approach
for termination analysis of real-world programs. In this work we introduce lexicographic
RSMs and show that they present a sound method for almost-sure termination of
probabilistic programs with nondeterminism. We show that lexicographic RSMs provide
a tool for compositional reasoning about almost-sure termination, and for probabilistic
programs with linear arithmetic they can be synthesized efficiently (in polynomial
time). We also show that with additional restrictions even asymptotic bounds on
expected termination time can be obtained through lexicographic RSMs. Finally,
we present experimental results on benchmarks adapted from previous work to demonstrate
the effectiveness of our approach.
article_number: '34'
arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: Sheshansh
full_name: Agrawal, Sheshansh
last_name: Agrawal
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Petr
full_name: Novotny, Petr
id: 3CC3B868-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Novotny
citation:
ama: 'Agrawal S, Chatterjee K, Novotný P. Lexicographic ranking supermartingales:
an efficient approach to termination of probabilistic programs. In: Vol 2. ACM;
2018. doi:10.1145/3158122'
apa: 'Agrawal, S., Chatterjee, K., & Novotný, P. (2018). Lexicographic ranking
supermartingales: an efficient approach to termination of probabilistic programs
(Vol. 2). Presented at the POPL: Principles of Programming Languages, Los Angeles,
CA, USA: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3158122'
chicago: 'Agrawal, Sheshansh, Krishnendu Chatterjee, and Petr Novotný. “Lexicographic
Ranking Supermartingales: An Efficient Approach to Termination of Probabilistic
Programs,” Vol. 2. ACM, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1145/3158122.'
ieee: 'S. Agrawal, K. Chatterjee, and P. Novotný, “Lexicographic ranking supermartingales:
an efficient approach to termination of probabilistic programs,” presented at
the POPL: Principles of Programming Languages, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 2018, vol.
2, no. POPL.'
ista: 'Agrawal S, Chatterjee K, Novotný P. 2018. Lexicographic ranking supermartingales:
an efficient approach to termination of probabilistic programs. POPL: Principles
of Programming Languages vol. 2, 34.'
mla: 'Agrawal, Sheshansh, et al. Lexicographic Ranking Supermartingales: An Efficient
Approach to Termination of Probabilistic Programs. Vol. 2, no. POPL, 34, ACM,
2018, doi:10.1145/3158122.'
short: S. Agrawal, K. Chatterjee, P. Novotný, in:, ACM, 2018.
conference:
end_date: 2018-01-13
location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
name: 'POPL: Principles of Programming Languages'
start_date: 2018-01-07
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:45:50Z
date_published: 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2024-10-21T06:02:40Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: KrCh
doi: 10.1145/3158122
external_id:
arxiv:
- '1709.04037'
intvolume: ' 2'
issue: POPL
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.04037
month: '01'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
project:
- _id: 25832EC2-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: S 11407_N23
name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
publication_status: published
publisher: ACM
publist_id: '7540'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Lexicographic ranking supermartingales: an efficient approach to termination
of probabilistic programs'
type: conference
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year: '2018'
...
---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Reciprocity is a major factor in human social life and accounts for a large
part of cooperation in our communities. Direct reciprocity arises when repeated
interactions occur between the same individuals. The framework of iterated games
formalizes this phenomenon. Despite being introduced more than five decades ago,
the concept keeps offering beautiful surprises. Recent theoretical research driven
by new mathematical tools has proposed a remarkable dichotomy among the crucial
strategies: successful individuals either act as partners or as rivals. Rivals
strive for unilateral advantages by applying selfish or extortionate strategies.
Partners aim to share the payoff for mutual cooperation, but are ready to fight
back when being exploited. Which of these behaviours evolves depends on the environment.
Whereas small population sizes and a limited number of rounds favour rivalry,
partner strategies are selected when populations are large and relationships stable.
Only partners allow for evolution of cooperation, while the rivals’ attempt to
put themselves first leads to defection. Hilbe et al. synthesize recent theoretical
work on zero-determinant and ‘rival’ versus ‘partner’ strategies in social dilemmas.
They describe the environments under which these contrasting selfish or cooperative
strategies emerge in evolution.'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: review
author:
- first_name: Christian
full_name: Hilbe, Christian
id: 2FDF8F3C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Hilbe
orcid: 0000-0001-5116-955X
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Martin
full_name: Nowak, Martin
last_name: Nowak
citation:
ama: Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. Partners and rivals in direct reciprocity.
Nature Human Behaviour. 2018;2:469–477. doi:10.1038/s41562-018-0320-9
apa: Hilbe, C., Chatterjee, K., & Nowak, M. (2018). Partners and rivals in direct
reciprocity. Nature Human Behaviour. Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0320-9
chicago: Hilbe, Christian, Krishnendu Chatterjee, and Martin Nowak. “Partners and
Rivals in Direct Reciprocity.” Nature Human Behaviour. Nature Publishing
Group, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-018-0320-9.
ieee: C. Hilbe, K. Chatterjee, and M. Nowak, “Partners and rivals in direct reciprocity,”
Nature Human Behaviour, vol. 2. Nature Publishing Group, pp. 469–477, 2018.
ista: Hilbe C, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Partners and rivals in direct reciprocity.
Nature Human Behaviour. 2, 469–477.
mla: Hilbe, Christian, et al. “Partners and Rivals in Direct Reciprocity.” Nature
Human Behaviour, vol. 2, Nature Publishing Group, 2018, pp. 469–477, doi:10.1038/s41562-018-0320-9.
short: C. Hilbe, K. Chatterjee, M. Nowak, Nature Human Behaviour 2 (2018) 469–477.
corr_author: '1'
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date_published: 2018-03-19T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-04-15T06:50:00Z
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ddc:
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department:
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doi: 10.1038/s41562-018-0320-9
ec_funded: 1
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call_identifier: FWF
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name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Partially observable Markov decision processes (POMDPs) are widely used in
probabilistic planning problems in which an agent interacts with an environment
using noisy and imprecise sensors. We study a setting in which the sensors are
only partially defined and the goal is to synthesize “weakest” additional sensors,
such that in the resulting POMDP, there is a small-memory policy for the agent
that almost-surely (with probability 1) satisfies a reachability objective. We
show that the problem is NP-complete, and present a symbolic algorithm by encoding
the problem into SAT instances. We illustrate trade-offs between the amount of
memory of the policy and the number of additional sensors on a simple example.
We have implemented our approach and consider three classical POMDP examples from
the literature, and show that in all the examples the number of sensors can be
significantly decreased (as compared to the existing solutions in the literature)
without increasing the complexity of the policies.
article_processing_charge: No
arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Martin
full_name: Chemlík, Martin
last_name: Chemlík
- first_name: Ufuk
full_name: Topcu, Ufuk
last_name: Topcu
citation:
ama: 'Chatterjee K, Chemlík M, Topcu U. Sensor synthesis for POMDPs with reachability
objectives. In: 28th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling.
Vol 2018. AAAI Press; 2018:47-55. doi:10.1609/icaps.v28i1.13875'
apa: 'Chatterjee, K., Chemlík, M., & Topcu, U. (2018). Sensor synthesis for
POMDPs with reachability objectives. In 28th International Conference on Automated
Planning and Scheduling (Vol. 2018, pp. 47–55). Delft, Netherlands: AAAI Press.
https://doi.org/10.1609/icaps.v28i1.13875'
chicago: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Martin Chemlík, and Ufuk Topcu. “Sensor Synthesis
for POMDPs with Reachability Objectives.” In 28th International Conference
on Automated Planning and Scheduling, 2018:47–55. AAAI Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1609/icaps.v28i1.13875.
ieee: K. Chatterjee, M. Chemlík, and U. Topcu, “Sensor synthesis for POMDPs with
reachability objectives,” in 28th International Conference on Automated Planning
and Scheduling, Delft, Netherlands, 2018, vol. 2018, pp. 47–55.
ista: 'Chatterjee K, Chemlík M, Topcu U. 2018. Sensor synthesis for POMDPs with
reachability objectives. 28th International Conference on Automated Planning and
Scheduling. ICAPS: International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
vol. 2018, 47–55.'
mla: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, et al. “Sensor Synthesis for POMDPs with Reachability
Objectives.” 28th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling,
vol. 2018, AAAI Press, 2018, pp. 47–55, doi:10.1609/icaps.v28i1.13875.
short: K. Chatterjee, M. Chemlík, U. Topcu, in:, 28th International Conference on
Automated Planning and Scheduling, AAAI Press, 2018, pp. 47–55.
conference:
end_date: 2018-06-29
location: Delft, Netherlands
name: 'ICAPS: International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling'
start_date: 2018-06-24
das_tickbox: '1'
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:44:16Z
date_published: 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-07T13:35:51Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: KrCh
doi: 10.1609/icaps.v28i1.13875
ec_funded: 1
external_id:
arxiv:
- '1710.00675'
isi:
- '000492986200006'
intvolume: ' 2018'
isi: 1
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
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url: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.00675
month: '06'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
page: 47 - 55
project:
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call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: P 23499-N23
name: Modern Graph Algorithmic Techniques in Formal Verification
- _id: 2581B60A-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '279307'
name: 'Quantitative Graph Games: Theory and Applications'
- _id: 25832EC2-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: S 11407_N23
name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
- _id: 2587B514-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
name: Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship
publication: 28th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
publication_status: published
publisher: AAAI Press
publist_id: '8021'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
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title: Sensor synthesis for POMDPs with reachability objectives
type: conference
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 2018
year: '2018'
...
---
_id: '35'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'We consider planning problems for graphs, Markov decision processes (MDPs),
and games on graphs. While graphs represent the most basic planning model, MDPs
represent interaction with nature and games on graphs represent interaction with
an adversarial environment. We consider two planning problems where there are
k different target sets, and the problems are as follows: (a) the coverage problem
asks whether there is a plan for each individual target set; and (b) the sequential
target reachability problem asks whether the targets can be reached in sequence.
For the coverage problem, we present a linear-time algorithm for graphs, and quadratic
conditional lower bound for MDPs and games on graphs. For the sequential target
problem, we present a linear-time algorithm for graphs, a sub-quadratic algorithm
for MDPs, and a quadratic conditional lower bound for games on graphs. Our results
with conditional lower bounds establish (i) model-separation results showing that
for the coverage problem MDPs and games on graphs are harder than graphs and for
the sequential reachability problem games on graphs are harder than MDPs and graphs;
and (ii) objective-separation results showing that for MDPs the coverage problem
is harder than the sequential target problem.'
article_processing_charge: No
arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Wolfgang
full_name: Dvorák, Wolfgang
last_name: Dvorák
- first_name: Monika H
full_name: Henzinger, Monika H
id: 540c9bbd-f2de-11ec-812d-d04a5be85630
last_name: Henzinger
orcid: 0000-0002-5008-6530
- first_name: Alexander
full_name: Svozil, Alexander
last_name: Svozil
citation:
ama: 'Chatterjee K, Dvorák W, Henzinger M, Svozil A. Algorithms and conditional
lower bounds for planning problems. In: 28th International Conference on Automated
Planning and Scheduling. AAAI Press; 2018.'
apa: 'Chatterjee, K., Dvorák, W., Henzinger, M., & Svozil, A. (2018). Algorithms
and conditional lower bounds for planning problems. In 28th International Conference
on Automated Planning and Scheduling. Delft, Netherlands: AAAI Press.'
chicago: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Wolfgang Dvorák, Monika Henzinger, and Alexander
Svozil. “Algorithms and Conditional Lower Bounds for Planning Problems.” In 28th
International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling. AAAI Press,
2018.
ieee: K. Chatterjee, W. Dvorák, M. Henzinger, and A. Svozil, “Algorithms and conditional
lower bounds for planning problems,” in 28th International Conference on Automated
Planning and Scheduling, Delft, Netherlands, 2018.
ista: 'Chatterjee K, Dvorák W, Henzinger M, Svozil A. 2018. Algorithms and conditional
lower bounds for planning problems. 28th International Conference on Automated
Planning and Scheduling. ICAPS: International Conference on Automated Planning
and Scheduling.'
mla: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, et al. “Algorithms and Conditional Lower Bounds for
Planning Problems.” 28th International Conference on Automated Planning and
Scheduling, AAAI Press, 2018.
short: K. Chatterjee, W. Dvorák, M. Henzinger, A. Svozil, in:, 28th International
Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling, AAAI Press, 2018.
conference:
end_date: 2018-06-29
location: Delft, Netherlands
name: 'ICAPS: International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling'
start_date: 2018-06-24
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date_created: 2018-12-11T11:44:17Z
date_published: 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-07-07T13:36:04Z
day: '01'
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- _id: KrCh
ec_funded: 1
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- '1804.07031'
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- '000492986200007'
isi: 1
language:
- iso: eng
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oa: 1
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name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
- _id: 2581B60A-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '279307'
name: 'Quantitative Graph Games: Theory and Applications'
publication: 28th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: We consider a class of students learning a language from a teacher. The situation
can be interpreted as a group of child learners receiving input from the linguistic
environment. The teacher provides sample sentences. The students try to learn
the grammar from the teacher. In addition to just listening to the teacher, the
students can also communicate with each other. The students hold hypotheses about
the grammar and change them if they receive counter evidence. The process stops
when all students have converged to the correct grammar. We study how the time
to convergence depends on the structure of the classroom by introducing and evaluating
various complexity measures. We find that structured communication between students,
although potentially introducing confusion, can greatly reduce some of the complexity
measures. Our theory can also be interpreted as applying to the scientific process,
where nature is the teacher and the scientists are the students.
article_number: '20180073'
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Rasmus
full_name: Ibsen-Jensen, Rasmus
id: 3B699956-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibsen-Jensen
orcid: 0000-0003-4783-0389
- first_name: Josef
full_name: Tkadlec, Josef
id: 3F24CCC8-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Tkadlec
orcid: 0000-0002-1097-9684
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Martin
full_name: Nowak, Martin
last_name: Nowak
citation:
ama: Ibsen-Jensen R, Tkadlec J, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. Language acquisition with
communication between learners. Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
2018;15(140). doi:10.1098/rsif.2018.0073
apa: Ibsen-Jensen, R., Tkadlec, J., Chatterjee, K., & Nowak, M. (2018). Language
acquisition with communication between learners. Journal of the Royal Society
Interface. Royal Society. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0073
chicago: Ibsen-Jensen, Rasmus, Josef Tkadlec, Krishnendu Chatterjee, and Martin
Nowak. “Language Acquisition with Communication between Learners.” Journal
of the Royal Society Interface. Royal Society, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0073.
ieee: R. Ibsen-Jensen, J. Tkadlec, K. Chatterjee, and M. Nowak, “Language acquisition
with communication between learners,” Journal of the Royal Society Interface,
vol. 15, no. 140. Royal Society, 2018.
ista: Ibsen-Jensen R, Tkadlec J, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Language acquisition
with communication between learners. Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 15(140),
20180073.
mla: Ibsen-Jensen, Rasmus, et al. “Language Acquisition with Communication between
Learners.” Journal of the Royal Society Interface, vol. 15, no. 140, 20180073,
Royal Society, 2018, doi:10.1098/rsif.2018.0073.
short: R. Ibsen-Jensen, J. Tkadlec, K. Chatterjee, M. Nowak, Journal of the Royal
Society Interface 15 (2018).
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- _id: KrCh
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text: Indirect reciprocity explores how humans act when their reputation is at stake,
and which social norms they use to assess the actions of others. A crucial question
in indirect reciprocity is which social norms can maintain stable cooperation
in a society. Past research has highlighted eight such norms, called “leading-eight”
strategies. This past research, however, is based on the assumption that all relevant
information about other population members is publicly available and that everyone
agrees on who is good or bad. Instead, here we explore the reputation dynamics
when information is private and noisy. We show that under these conditions, most
leading-eight strategies fail to evolve. Those leading-eight strategies that do
evolve are unable to sustain full cooperation.Indirect reciprocity is a mechanism
for cooperation based on shared moral systems and individual reputations. It assumes
that members of a community routinely observe and assess each other and that they
use this information to decide who is good or bad, and who deserves cooperation.
When information is transmitted publicly, such that all community members agree
on each other’s reputation, previous research has highlighted eight crucial moral
systems. These “leading-eight” strategies can maintain cooperation and resist
invasion by defectors. However, in real populations individuals often hold their
own private views of others. Once two individuals disagree about their opinion
of some third party, they may also see its subsequent actions in a different light.
Their opinions may further diverge over time. Herein, we explore indirect reciprocity
when information transmission is private and noisy. We find that in the presence
of perception errors, most leading-eight strategies cease to be stable. Even if
a leading-eight strategy evolves, cooperation rates may drop considerably when
errors are common. Our research highlights the role of reliable information and
synchronized reputations to maintain stable moral systems.
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citation:
ama: Hilbe C, Schmid L, Tkadlec J, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. Indirect reciprocity with
private, noisy, and incomplete information. PNAS. 2018;115(48):12241-12246.
doi:10.1073/pnas.1810565115
apa: Hilbe, C., Schmid, L., Tkadlec, J., Chatterjee, K., & Nowak, M. (2018).
Indirect reciprocity with private, noisy, and incomplete information. PNAS.
National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1810565115
chicago: Hilbe, Christian, Laura Schmid, Josef Tkadlec, Krishnendu Chatterjee, and
Martin Nowak. “Indirect Reciprocity with Private, Noisy, and Incomplete Information.”
PNAS. National Academy of Sciences, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1810565115.
ieee: C. Hilbe, L. Schmid, J. Tkadlec, K. Chatterjee, and M. Nowak, “Indirect reciprocity
with private, noisy, and incomplete information,” PNAS, vol. 115, no. 48.
National Academy of Sciences, pp. 12241–12246, 2018.
ista: Hilbe C, Schmid L, Tkadlec J, Chatterjee K, Nowak M. 2018. Indirect reciprocity
with private, noisy, and incomplete information. PNAS. 115(48), 12241–12246.
mla: Hilbe, Christian, et al. “Indirect Reciprocity with Private, Noisy, and Incomplete
Information.” PNAS, vol. 115, no. 48, National Academy of Sciences, 2018,
pp. 12241–46, doi:10.1073/pnas.1810565115.
short: C. Hilbe, L. Schmid, J. Tkadlec, K. Chatterjee, M. Nowak, PNAS 115 (2018)
12241–12246.
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