---
_id: '1692'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Computing an approximation of the reachable states of a hybrid system is a
challenge, mainly because overapproximating the solutions of ODEs with a finite
number of sets does not scale well. Using template polyhedra can greatly reduce
the computational complexity, since it replaces complex operations on sets with
a small number of optimization problems. However, the use of templates may make
the over-approximation too conservative. Spurious transitions, which are falsely
considered reachable, are particularly detrimental to performance and accuracy,
and may exacerbate the state explosion problem. In this paper, we examine how
spurious transitions can be avoided with minimal computational effort. To this
end, detecting spurious transitions is reduced to the well-known problem of showing
that two convex sets are disjoint by finding a hyperplane that separates them.
We generalize this to owpipes by considering hyperplanes that evolve with time
in correspondence to the dynamics of the system. The approach is implemented in
the model checker SpaceEx and demonstrated on examples.
author:
- first_name: Goran
full_name: Frehse, Goran
last_name: Frehse
- first_name: Sergiy
full_name: Bogomolov, Sergiy
id: 369D9A44-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Bogomolov
orcid: 0000-0002-0686-0365
- first_name: Marius
full_name: Greitschus, Marius
last_name: Greitschus
- first_name: Thomas
full_name: Strump, Thomas
last_name: Strump
- first_name: Andreas
full_name: Podelski, Andreas
last_name: Podelski
citation:
ama: 'Frehse G, Bogomolov S, Greitschus M, Strump T, Podelski A. Eliminating spurious
transitions in reachability with support functions. In: Proceedings of the
18th International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control.
ACM; 2015:149-158. doi:10.1145/2728606.2728622'
apa: 'Frehse, G., Bogomolov, S., Greitschus, M., Strump, T., & Podelski, A.
(2015). Eliminating spurious transitions in reachability with support functions.
In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation
and Control (pp. 149–158). Seattle, WA, United States: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2728606.2728622'
chicago: 'Frehse, Goran, Sergiy Bogomolov, Marius Greitschus, Thomas Strump, and
Andreas Podelski. “Eliminating Spurious Transitions in Reachability with Support
Functions.” In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Hybrid Systems:
Computation and Control, 149–58. ACM, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1145/2728606.2728622.'
ieee: 'G. Frehse, S. Bogomolov, M. Greitschus, T. Strump, and A. Podelski, “Eliminating
spurious transitions in reachability with support functions,” in Proceedings
of the 18th International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control,
Seattle, WA, United States, 2015, pp. 149–158.'
ista: 'Frehse G, Bogomolov S, Greitschus M, Strump T, Podelski A. 2015. Eliminating
spurious transitions in reachability with support functions. Proceedings of the
18th International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control. HSCC:
Hybrid Systems - Computation and Control, 149–158.'
mla: 'Frehse, Goran, et al. “Eliminating Spurious Transitions in Reachability with
Support Functions.” Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Hybrid
Systems: Computation and Control, ACM, 2015, pp. 149–58, doi:10.1145/2728606.2728622.'
short: 'G. Frehse, S. Bogomolov, M. Greitschus, T. Strump, A. Podelski, in:, Proceedings
of the 18th International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control,
ACM, 2015, pp. 149–158.'
conference:
end_date: 2015-04-16
location: Seattle, WA, United States
name: 'HSCC: Hybrid Systems - Computation and Control'
start_date: 2015-04-14
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:53:30Z
date_published: 2015-04-14T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-04-15T06:26:00Z
day: '14'
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- _id: ToHe
doi: 10.1145/2728606.2728622
ec_funded: 1
language:
- iso: eng
month: '04'
oa_version: None
page: 149 - 158
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call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '267989'
name: Quantitative Reactive Modeling
- _id: 25832EC2-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: S 11407_N23
name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
- _id: 25F42A32-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: Z211
name: Formal methods for the design and analysis of complex systems
publication: 'Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Hybrid Systems:
Computation and Control'
publication_identifier:
isbn:
- 978-1-4503-3433-4
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type: conference
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...
---
_id: '1698'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'In mean-payoff games, the objective of the protagonist is to ensure that
the limit average of an infinite sequence of numeric weights is nonnegative. In
energy games, the objective is to ensure that the running sum of weights is always
nonnegative. Multi-mean-payoff and multi-energy games replace individual weights
by tuples, and the limit average (resp., running sum) of each coordinate must
be (resp., remain) nonnegative. We prove finite-memory determinacy of multi-energy
games and show inter-reducibility of multi-mean-payoff and multi-energy games
for finite-memory strategies. We improve the computational complexity for solving
both classes with finite-memory strategies: we prove coNP-completeness improving
the previous known EXPSPACE bound. For memoryless strategies, we show that deciding
the existence of a winning strategy for the protagonist is NP-complete. We present
the first solution of multi-mean-payoff games with infinite-memory strategies:
we show that mean-payoff-sup objectives can be decided in NP∩coNP, whereas mean-payoff-inf
objectives are coNP-complete.'
acknowledgement: 'The research was partly supported by Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Grant No P23499-N23, FWF NFN Grant No S11407-N23 and S11402-N23 (RiSE), ERC Start
grant (279307: Graph Games), Microsoft faculty fellows award, the ERC Advanced Grant
QUAREM (267989: Quantitative Reactive Modeling), European project Cassting (FP7-601148),
ERC Start grant (279499: inVEST).'
article_processing_charge: No
arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: Yaron
full_name: Velner, Yaron
last_name: Velner
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Laurent
full_name: Doyen, Laurent
last_name: Doyen
- first_name: Thomas A
full_name: Henzinger, Thomas A
id: 40876CD8-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Henzinger
orcid: 0000−0002−2985−7724
- first_name: Alexander
full_name: Rabinovich, Alexander
last_name: Rabinovich
- first_name: Jean
full_name: Raskin, Jean
last_name: Raskin
citation:
ama: Velner Y, Chatterjee K, Doyen L, Henzinger TA, Rabinovich A, Raskin J. The
complexity of multi-mean-payoff and multi-energy games. Information and Computation.
2015;241(4):177-196. doi:10.1016/j.ic.2015.03.001
apa: Velner, Y., Chatterjee, K., Doyen, L., Henzinger, T. A., Rabinovich, A., &
Raskin, J. (2015). The complexity of multi-mean-payoff and multi-energy games.
Information and Computation. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ic.2015.03.001
chicago: Velner, Yaron, Krishnendu Chatterjee, Laurent Doyen, Thomas A Henzinger,
Alexander Rabinovich, and Jean Raskin. “The Complexity of Multi-Mean-Payoff and
Multi-Energy Games.” Information and Computation. Elsevier, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ic.2015.03.001.
ieee: Y. Velner, K. Chatterjee, L. Doyen, T. A. Henzinger, A. Rabinovich, and J.
Raskin, “The complexity of multi-mean-payoff and multi-energy games,” Information
and Computation, vol. 241, no. 4. Elsevier, pp. 177–196, 2015.
ista: Velner Y, Chatterjee K, Doyen L, Henzinger TA, Rabinovich A, Raskin J. 2015.
The complexity of multi-mean-payoff and multi-energy games. Information and Computation.
241(4), 177–196.
mla: Velner, Yaron, et al. “The Complexity of Multi-Mean-Payoff and Multi-Energy
Games.” Information and Computation, vol. 241, no. 4, Elsevier, 2015, pp.
177–96, doi:10.1016/j.ic.2015.03.001.
short: Y. Velner, K. Chatterjee, L. Doyen, T.A. Henzinger, A. Rabinovich, J. Raskin,
Information and Computation 241 (2015) 177–196.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:53:32Z
date_published: 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-23T13:47:20Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: KrCh
- _id: ToHe
doi: 10.1016/j.ic.2015.03.001
ec_funded: 1
external_id:
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- '1209.3234'
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isi: 1
issue: '4'
language:
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url: http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.3234
month: '04'
oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
page: 177 - 196
project:
- _id: 2584A770-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: P 23499-N23
name: Modern Graph Algorithmic Techniques in Formal Verification
- _id: 25863FF4-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: S11407
name: Game Theory
- _id: 25832EC2-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: S 11407_N23
name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
- _id: 2581B60A-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '279307'
name: 'Quantitative Graph Games: Theory and Applications'
- _id: 2587B514-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
name: Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship
- _id: 25EE3708-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
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grant_number: '267989'
name: Quantitative Reactive Modeling
publication: Information and Computation
publication_status: published
publisher: Elsevier
publist_id: '5443'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: The complexity of multi-mean-payoff and multi-energy games
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...
---
_id: '1846'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Modal transition systems (MTS) is a well-studied specification formalism of
reactive systems supporting a step-wise refinement methodology. Despite its many
advantages, the formalism as well as its currently known extensions are incapable
of expressing some practically needed aspects in the refinement process like exclusive,
conditional and persistent choices. We introduce a new model called parametric
modal transition systems (PMTS) together with a general modal refinement notion
that overcomes many of the limitations. We investigate the computational complexity
of modal and thorough refinement checking on PMTS and its subclasses and provide
a direct encoding of the modal refinement problem into quantified Boolean formulae,
allowing us to employ state-of-the-art QBF solvers for modal refinement checking.
The experiments we report on show that the feasibility of refinement checking
is more influenced by the degree of nondeterminism rather than by the syntactic
restrictions on the types of formulae allowed in the description of the PMTS.
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Nikola
full_name: Beneš, Nikola
last_name: Beneš
- first_name: Jan
full_name: Kretinsky, Jan
id: 44CEF464-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Kretinsky
orcid: 0000-0002-8122-2881
- first_name: Kim
full_name: Larsen, Kim
last_name: Larsen
- first_name: Mikael
full_name: Möller, Mikael
last_name: Möller
- first_name: Salomon
full_name: Sickert, Salomon
last_name: Sickert
- first_name: Jiří
full_name: Srba, Jiří
last_name: Srba
citation:
ama: Beneš N, Kretinsky J, Larsen K, Möller M, Sickert S, Srba J. Refinement checking
on parametric modal transition systems. Acta Informatica. 2015;52(2-3):269-297.
doi:10.1007/s00236-015-0215-4
apa: Beneš, N., Kretinsky, J., Larsen, K., Möller, M., Sickert, S., & Srba,
J. (2015). Refinement checking on parametric modal transition systems. Acta
Informatica. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00236-015-0215-4
chicago: Beneš, Nikola, Jan Kretinsky, Kim Larsen, Mikael Möller, Salomon Sickert,
and Jiří Srba. “Refinement Checking on Parametric Modal Transition Systems.” Acta
Informatica. Springer, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00236-015-0215-4.
ieee: N. Beneš, J. Kretinsky, K. Larsen, M. Möller, S. Sickert, and J. Srba, “Refinement
checking on parametric modal transition systems,” Acta Informatica, vol.
52, no. 2–3. Springer, pp. 269–297, 2015.
ista: Beneš N, Kretinsky J, Larsen K, Möller M, Sickert S, Srba J. 2015. Refinement
checking on parametric modal transition systems. Acta Informatica. 52(2–3), 269–297.
mla: Beneš, Nikola, et al. “Refinement Checking on Parametric Modal Transition Systems.”
Acta Informatica, vol. 52, no. 2–3, Springer, 2015, pp. 269–97, doi:10.1007/s00236-015-0215-4.
short: N. Beneš, J. Kretinsky, K. Larsen, M. Möller, S. Sickert, J. Srba, Acta Informatica
52 (2015) 269–297.
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:54:20Z
date_published: 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-23T10:33:12Z
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- _id: KrCh
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grant_number: '267989'
name: Quantitative Reactive Modeling
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...
---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'The traditional synthesis question given a specification asks for the automatic
construction of a system that satisfies the specification, whereas often there
exists a preference order among the different systems that satisfy the given specification.
Under a probabilistic assumption about the possible inputs, such a preference
order is naturally expressed by a weighted automaton, which assigns to each word
a value, such that a system is preferred if it generates a higher expected value.
We solve the following optimal synthesis problem: given an omega-regular specification,
a Markov chain that describes the distribution of inputs, and a weighted automaton
that measures how well a system satisfies the given specification under the input
assumption, synthesize a system that optimizes the measured value. For safety
specifications and quantitative measures that are defined by mean-payoff automata,
the optimal synthesis problem reduces to finding a strategy in a Markov decision
process (MDP) that is optimal for a long-run average reward objective, which can
be achieved in polynomial time. For general omega-regular specifications along
with mean-payoff automata, the solution rests on a new, polynomial-time algorithm
for computing optimal strategies in MDPs with mean-payoff parity objectives. Our
algorithm constructs optimal strategies that consist of two memoryless strategies
and a counter. The counter is in general not bounded. To obtain a finite-state
system, we show how to construct an ε-optimal strategy with a bounded counter,
for all ε > 0. Furthermore, we show how to decide in polynomial time if it
is possible to construct an optimal finite-state system (i.e., a system without
a counter) for a given specification. We have implemented our approach and the
underlying algorithms in a tool that takes qualitative and quantitative specifications
and automatically constructs a system that satisfies the qualitative specification
and optimizes the quantitative specification, if such a system exists. We present
some experimental results showing optimal systems that were automatically generated
in this way.'
article_number: '9'
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
id: 2E5DCA20-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Chatterjee
orcid: 0000-0002-4561-241X
- first_name: Thomas A
full_name: Henzinger, Thomas A
id: 40876CD8-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Henzinger
orcid: 0000−0002−2985−7724
- first_name: Barbara
full_name: Jobstmann, Barbara
last_name: Jobstmann
- first_name: Rohit
full_name: Singh, Rohit
last_name: Singh
citation:
ama: Chatterjee K, Henzinger TA, Jobstmann B, Singh R. Measuring and synthesizing
systems in probabilistic environments. Journal of the ACM. 2015;62(1).
doi:10.1145/2699430
apa: Chatterjee, K., Henzinger, T. A., Jobstmann, B., & Singh, R. (2015). Measuring
and synthesizing systems in probabilistic environments. Journal of the ACM.
ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2699430
chicago: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Thomas A Henzinger, Barbara Jobstmann, and Rohit
Singh. “Measuring and Synthesizing Systems in Probabilistic Environments.” Journal
of the ACM. ACM, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1145/2699430.
ieee: K. Chatterjee, T. A. Henzinger, B. Jobstmann, and R. Singh, “Measuring and
synthesizing systems in probabilistic environments,” Journal of the ACM,
vol. 62, no. 1. ACM, 2015.
ista: Chatterjee K, Henzinger TA, Jobstmann B, Singh R. 2015. Measuring and synthesizing
systems in probabilistic environments. Journal of the ACM. 62(1), 9.
mla: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, et al. “Measuring and Synthesizing Systems in Probabilistic
Environments.” Journal of the ACM, vol. 62, no. 1, 9, ACM, 2015, doi:10.1145/2699430.
short: K. Chatterjee, T.A. Henzinger, B. Jobstmann, R. Singh, Journal of the ACM
62 (2015).
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:54:23Z
date_published: 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-23T09:33:01Z
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- _id: ToHe
doi: 10.1145/2699430
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call_identifier: FP7
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name: Quantitative Reactive Modeling
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call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: S 11407_N23
name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
- _id: 2584A770-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: P 23499-N23
name: Modern Graph Algorithmic Techniques in Formal Verification
- _id: 25863FF4-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: S11407
name: Game Theory
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call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '279307'
name: 'Quantitative Graph Games: Theory and Applications'
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title: Measuring and synthesizing systems in probabilistic environments
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...
---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Continuous-time Markov chains are commonly used in practice for modeling biochemical
reaction networks in which the inherent randomness of themolecular interactions
cannot be ignored. This has motivated recent research effort into methods for
parameter inference and experiment design for such models. The major difficulty
is that such methods usually require one to iteratively solve the chemical master
equation that governs the time evolution of the probability distribution of the
system. This, however, is rarely possible, and even approximation techniques remain
limited to relatively small and simple systems. An alternative explored in this
article is to base methods on only some low-order moments of the entire probability
distribution. We summarize the theory behind such moment-based methods for parameter
inference and experiment design and provide new case studies where we investigate
their performance.
acknowledgement: "HYCON2; EC; European Commission\r\n"
article_number: '8'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Jakob
full_name: Ruess, Jakob
id: 4A245D00-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ruess
orcid: 0000-0003-1615-3282
- first_name: John
full_name: Lygeros, John
last_name: Lygeros
citation:
ama: Ruess J, Lygeros J. Moment-based methods for parameter inference and experiment
design for stochastic biochemical reaction networks. ACM Transactions on Modeling
and Computer Simulation. 2015;25(2). doi:10.1145/2688906
apa: Ruess, J., & Lygeros, J. (2015). Moment-based methods for parameter inference
and experiment design for stochastic biochemical reaction networks. ACM Transactions
on Modeling and Computer Simulation. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2688906
chicago: Ruess, Jakob, and John Lygeros. “Moment-Based Methods for Parameter Inference
and Experiment Design for Stochastic Biochemical Reaction Networks.” ACM Transactions
on Modeling and Computer Simulation. ACM, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1145/2688906.
ieee: J. Ruess and J. Lygeros, “Moment-based methods for parameter inference and
experiment design for stochastic biochemical reaction networks,” ACM Transactions
on Modeling and Computer Simulation, vol. 25, no. 2. ACM, 2015.
ista: Ruess J, Lygeros J. 2015. Moment-based methods for parameter inference and
experiment design for stochastic biochemical reaction networks. ACM Transactions
on Modeling and Computer Simulation. 25(2), 8.
mla: Ruess, Jakob, and John Lygeros. “Moment-Based Methods for Parameter Inference
and Experiment Design for Stochastic Biochemical Reaction Networks.” ACM Transactions
on Modeling and Computer Simulation, vol. 25, no. 2, 8, ACM, 2015, doi:10.1145/2688906.
short: J. Ruess, J. Lygeros, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation
25 (2015).
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:54:25Z
date_published: 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-23T09:36:19Z
day: '01'
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- _id: ToHe
- _id: GaTk
doi: 10.1145/2688906
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- iso: eng
month: '02'
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publication: ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation
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publisher: ACM
publist_id: '5238'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Moment-based methods for parameter inference and experiment design for stochastic
biochemical reaction networks
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user_id: 317138e5-6ab7-11ef-aa6d-ffef3953e345
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author:
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full_name: Henzinger, Thomas A
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last_name: Henzinger
orcid: 0000−0002−2985−7724
- first_name: Jean
full_name: Raskin, Jean
last_name: Raskin
citation:
ama: 'Henzinger TA, Raskin J. The equivalence problem for finite automata: Technical
perspective. Communications of the ACM. 2015;58(2):86-86. doi:10.1145/2701001'
apa: 'Henzinger, T. A., & Raskin, J. (2015). The equivalence problem for finite
automata: Technical perspective. Communications of the ACM. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2701001'
chicago: 'Henzinger, Thomas A, and Jean Raskin. “The Equivalence Problem for Finite
Automata: Technical Perspective.” Communications of the ACM. ACM, 2015.
https://doi.org/10.1145/2701001.'
ieee: 'T. A. Henzinger and J. Raskin, “The equivalence problem for finite automata:
Technical perspective,” Communications of the ACM, vol. 58, no. 2. ACM,
pp. 86–86, 2015.'
ista: 'Henzinger TA, Raskin J. 2015. The equivalence problem for finite automata:
Technical perspective. Communications of the ACM. 58(2), 86–86.'
mla: 'Henzinger, Thomas A., and Jean Raskin. “The Equivalence Problem for Finite
Automata: Technical Perspective.” Communications of the ACM, vol. 58, no.
2, ACM, 2015, pp. 86–86, doi:10.1145/2701001.'
short: T.A. Henzinger, J. Raskin, Communications of the ACM 58 (2015) 86–86.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:54:26Z
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...
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: We provide a framework for compositional and iterative design and verification
of systems with quantitative information, such as rewards, time or energy. It
is based on disjunctive modal transition systems where we allow actions to bear
various types of quantitative information. Throughout the design process the actions
can be further refined and the information made more precise. We show how to compute
the results of standard operations on the systems, including the quotient (residual),
which has not been previously considered for quantitative non-deterministic systems.
Our quantitative framework has close connections to the modal nu-calculus and
is compositional with respect to general notions of distances between systems
and the standard operations.
acknowledgement: This research was funded in part by the European Research Council
(ERC) under grant agreement 267989 (QUAREM), by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
project S11402-N23 (RiSE), and by the Czech Science Foundation, grant No. P202/12/G061.
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citation:
ama: 'Fahrenberg U, Kretinsky J, Legay A, Traonouez L. Compositionality for quantitative
specifications. In: Vol 8997. Springer; 2015:306-324. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15317-9_19'
apa: 'Fahrenberg, U., Kretinsky, J., Legay, A., & Traonouez, L. (2015). Compositionality
for quantitative specifications (Vol. 8997, pp. 306–324). Presented at the FACS:
Formal Aspects of Component Software, Bertinoro, Italy: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15317-9_19'
chicago: Fahrenberg, Uli, Jan Kretinsky, Axel Legay, and Louis Traonouez. “Compositionality
for Quantitative Specifications,” 8997:306–24. Springer, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15317-9_19.
ieee: 'U. Fahrenberg, J. Kretinsky, A. Legay, and L. Traonouez, “Compositionality
for quantitative specifications,” presented at the FACS: Formal Aspects of Component
Software, Bertinoro, Italy, 2015, vol. 8997, pp. 306–324.'
ista: 'Fahrenberg U, Kretinsky J, Legay A, Traonouez L. 2015. Compositionality for
quantitative specifications. FACS: Formal Aspects of Component Software, LNCS,
vol. 8997, 306–324.'
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Vol. 8997, Springer, 2015, pp. 306–24, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-15317-9_19.
short: U. Fahrenberg, J. Kretinsky, A. Legay, L. Traonouez, in:, Springer, 2015,
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text: "Recently there has been a significant effort to handle quantitative properties
in formal verification and synthesis. While weighted automata over finite and
infinite words provide a natural and flexible framework to express quantitative
properties, perhaps surprisingly, some basic system properties such as average
response time cannot be expressed using weighted automata, nor in any other know
decidable formalism. In this work, we introduce nested weighted automata as a
natural extension of weighted automata which makes it possible to express important
quantitative properties such as average response time.\r\nIn nested weighted automata,
a master automaton spins off and collects results from weighted slave automata,
each of which computes a quantity along a finite portion of an infinite word.
Nested weighted automata can be viewed as the quantitative analogue of monitor
automata, which are used in run-time verification. We establish an almost complete
decidability picture for the basic decision problems about nested weighted automata,
and illustrate their applicability in several domains. In particular, nested weighted
automata can be used to decide average response time properties."
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- IST Austria Technical Report
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2015. doi:10.15479/AT:IST-2015-170-v2-2
apa: Chatterjee, K., Henzinger, T. A., & Otop, J. (2015). Nested weighted
automata. IST Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:IST-2015-170-v2-2
chicago: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Thomas A Henzinger, and Jan Otop. Nested Weighted
Automata. IST Austria, 2015. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:IST-2015-170-v2-2.
ieee: K. Chatterjee, T. A. Henzinger, and J. Otop, Nested weighted automata.
IST Austria, 2015.
ista: Chatterjee K, Henzinger TA, Otop J. 2015. Nested weighted automata, IST Austria,
29p.
mla: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, et al. Nested Weighted Automata. IST Austria,
2015, doi:10.15479/AT:IST-2015-170-v2-2.
short: K. Chatterjee, T.A. Henzinger, J. Otop, Nested Weighted Automata, IST Austria,
2015.
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text: 'The target discounted-sum problem is the following: Given a rational discount
factor 0 < λ < 1 and three rational values a, b, and t, does there exist a finite
or an infinite sequence w ε(a, b)∗ or w ε(a, b)w, such that Σ|w| i=0 w(i)λi equals
t? The problem turns out to relate to many fields of mathematics and computer
science, and its decidability question is surprisingly hard to solve. We solve
the finite version of the problem, and show the hardness of the infinite version,
linking it to various areas and open problems in mathematics and computer science:
β-expansions, discounted-sum automata, piecewise affine maps, and generalizations
of the Cantor set. We provide some partial results to the infinite version, among
which are solutions to its restriction to eventually-periodic sequences and to
the cases that λ λ 1/2 or λ = 1/n, for every n ε N. We use our results for solving
some open problems on discounted-sum automata, among which are the exact-value
problem for nondeterministic automata over finite words and the universality and
inclusion problems for functional automata. '
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problem. IST Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:IST-2015-335-v1-1
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Problem. IST Austria, 2015. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:IST-2015-335-v1-1.
ieee: U. Boker, T. A. Henzinger, and J. Otop, The target discounted-sum problem.
IST Austria, 2015.
ista: Boker U, Henzinger TA, Otop J. 2015. The target discounted-sum problem, IST
Austria, 20p.
mla: Boker, Udi, et al. The Target Discounted-Sum Problem. IST Austria, 2015,
doi:10.15479/AT:IST-2015-335-v1-1.
short: U. Boker, T.A. Henzinger, J. Otop, The Target Discounted-Sum Problem, IST
Austria, 2015.
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text: "This repository contains the experimental part of the CAV 2015 publication
Counterexample Explanation by Learning Small Strategies in Markov Decision Processes.\r\nWe
extended the probabilistic model checker PRISM to represent strategies of Markov
Decision Processes as Decision Trees.\r\nThe archive contains a java executable
version of the extended tool (prism_dectree.jar) together with a few examples
of the PRISM benchmark library.\r\nTo execute the program, please have a look
at the README.txt, which provides instructions and further information on the
archive.\r\nThe archive contains scripts that (if run often enough) reproduces
the data presented in the publication."
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by Learning Small Strategies in Markov Decision Processes. 2015. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:28'
apa: 'Fellner, A. (2015). Experimental part of CAV 2015 publication: Counterexample
Explanation by Learning Small Strategies in Markov Decision Processes. Institute
of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:28'
chicago: 'Fellner, Andreas. “Experimental Part of CAV 2015 Publication: Counterexample
Explanation by Learning Small Strategies in Markov Decision Processes.” Institute
of Science and Technology Austria, 2015. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:28.'
ieee: 'A. Fellner, “Experimental part of CAV 2015 publication: Counterexample Explanation
by Learning Small Strategies in Markov Decision Processes.” Institute of Science
and Technology Austria, 2015.'
ista: 'Fellner A. 2015. Experimental part of CAV 2015 publication: Counterexample
Explanation by Learning Small Strategies in Markov Decision Processes, Institute
of Science and Technology Austria, 10.15479/AT:ISTA:28.'
mla: 'Fellner, Andreas. Experimental Part of CAV 2015 Publication: Counterexample
Explanation by Learning Small Strategies in Markov Decision Processes. Institute
of Science and Technology Austria, 2015, doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:28.'
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text: "We present a method and a tool for generating succinct representations of
sets of concurrent traces. We focus on trace sets that contain all correct or
all incorrect permutations of events from a given trace. We represent trace sets
as HB-Formulas that are Boolean combinations of happens-before constraints between
events. To generate a representation of incorrect interleavings, our method iteratively
explores interleavings that violate the specification and gathers generalizations
of the discovered interleavings into an HB-Formula; its complement yields a representation
of correct interleavings.\r\n\r\nWe claim that our trace set representations can
drive diverse verification, fault localization, repair, and synthesis techniques
for concurrent programs. We demonstrate this by using our tool in three case studies
involving synchronization synthesis, bug summarization, and abstraction refinement
based verification. In each case study, our initial experimental results have
been promising.\r\n\r\nIn the first case study, we present an algorithm for inferring
missing synchronization from an HB-Formula representing correct interleavings
of a given trace. The algorithm applies rules to rewrite specific patterns in
the HB-Formula into locks, barriers, and wait-notify constructs. In the second
case study, we use an HB-Formula representing incorrect interleavings for bug
summarization. While the HB-Formula itself is a concise counterexample summary,
we present additional inference rules to help identify specific concurrency bugs
such as data races, define-use order violations, and two-stage access bugs. In
the final case study, we present a novel predicate learning procedure that uses
HB-Formulas representing abstract counterexamples to accelerate counterexample-guided
abstraction refinement (CEGAR). In each iteration of the CEGAR loop, the procedure
refines the abstraction to eliminate multiple spurious abstract counterexamples
drawn from the HB-Formula."
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of concurrent trace sets. In: ACM; 2015:433-444. doi:10.1145/2676726.2677008'
apa: 'Gupta, A., Henzinger, T. A., Radhakrishna, A., Samanta, R., & Tarrach,
T. (2015). Succinct representation of concurrent trace sets (pp. 433–444). Presented
at the POPL: Principles of Programming Languages, Mumbai, India: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2676726.2677008'
chicago: Gupta, Ashutosh, Thomas A Henzinger, Arjun Radhakrishna, Roopsha Samanta,
and Thorsten Tarrach. “Succinct Representation of Concurrent Trace Sets,” 433–44.
ACM, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1145/2676726.2677008.
ieee: 'A. Gupta, T. A. Henzinger, A. Radhakrishna, R. Samanta, and T. Tarrach, “Succinct
representation of concurrent trace sets,” presented at the POPL: Principles of
Programming Languages, Mumbai, India, 2015, pp. 433–444.'
ista: 'Gupta A, Henzinger TA, Radhakrishna A, Samanta R, Tarrach T. 2015. Succinct
representation of concurrent trace sets. POPL: Principles of Programming Languages,
433–444.'
mla: Gupta, Ashutosh, et al. Succinct Representation of Concurrent Trace Sets.
ACM, 2015, pp. 433–44, doi:10.1145/2676726.2677008.
short: A. Gupta, T.A. Henzinger, A. Radhakrishna, R. Samanta, T. Tarrach, in:, ACM,
2015, pp. 433–444.
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abstract:
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text: Mathematical models are of fundamental importance in the understanding of
complex population dynamics. For instance, they can be used to predict the population
evolution starting from different initial conditions or to test how a system responds
to external perturbations. For this analysis to be meaningful in real applications,
however, it is of paramount importance to choose an appropriate model structure
and to infer the model parameters from measured data. While many parameter inference
methods are available for models based on deterministic ordinary differential
equations, the same does not hold for more detailed individual-based models. Here
we consider, in particular, stochastic models in which the time evolution of the
species abundances is described by a continuous-time Markov chain. These models
are governed by a master equation that is typically difficult to solve. Consequently,
traditional inference methods that rely on iterative evaluation of parameter likelihoods
are computationally intractable. The aim of this paper is to present recent advances
in parameter inference for continuous-time Markov chain models, based on a moment
closure approximation of the parameter likelihood, and to investigate how these
results can help in understanding, and ultimately controlling, complex systems
in ecology. Specifically, we illustrate through an agricultural pest case study
how parameters of a stochastic individual-based model can be identified from measured
data and how the resulting model can be used to solve an optimal control problem
in a stochastic setting. In particular, we show how the matter of determining
the optimal combination of two different pest control methods can be formulated
as a chance constrained optimization problem where the control action is modeled
as a state reset, leading to a hybrid system formulation.
acknowledgement: "The authors would like to acknowledge contributions from Baptiste
Mottet who performed preliminary analysis regarding parameter inference for the
considered case study in a student project (Mottet, 2014/2015).\r\nThe research
leading to these results has received funding from the People Programme (Marie Curie
Actions) of the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under
REA grant agreement No. [291734] and from SystemsX under the project SignalX."
article_number: '42'
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full_name: Lygeros, John
last_name: Lygeros
- first_name: Jakob
full_name: Ruess, Jakob
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last_name: Ruess
orcid: 0000-0003-1615-3282
citation:
ama: 'Parise F, Lygeros J, Ruess J. Bayesian inference for stochastic individual-based
models of ecological systems: a pest control simulation study. Frontiers in
Environmental Science. 2015;3. doi:10.3389/fenvs.2015.00042'
apa: 'Parise, F., Lygeros, J., & Ruess, J. (2015). Bayesian inference for stochastic
individual-based models of ecological systems: a pest control simulation study.
Frontiers in Environmental Science. Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2015.00042'
chicago: 'Parise, Francesca, John Lygeros, and Jakob Ruess. “Bayesian Inference
for Stochastic Individual-Based Models of Ecological Systems: A Pest Control Simulation
Study.” Frontiers in Environmental Science. Frontiers, 2015. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2015.00042.'
ieee: 'F. Parise, J. Lygeros, and J. Ruess, “Bayesian inference for stochastic individual-based
models of ecological systems: a pest control simulation study,” Frontiers in
Environmental Science, vol. 3. Frontiers, 2015.'
ista: 'Parise F, Lygeros J, Ruess J. 2015. Bayesian inference for stochastic individual-based
models of ecological systems: a pest control simulation study. Frontiers in Environmental
Science. 3, 42.'
mla: 'Parise, Francesca, et al. “Bayesian Inference for Stochastic Individual-Based
Models of Ecological Systems: A Pest Control Simulation Study.” Frontiers in
Environmental Science, vol. 3, 42, Frontiers, 2015, doi:10.3389/fenvs.2015.00042.'
short: F. Parise, J. Lygeros, J. Ruess, Frontiers in Environmental Science 3 (2015).
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text: We present a computer-aided programming approach to concurrency. The approach
allows programmers to program assuming a friendly, non-preemptive scheduler, and
our synthesis procedure inserts synchronization to ensure that the final program
works even with a preemptive scheduler. The correctness specification is implicit,
inferred from the non-preemptive behavior. Let us consider sequences of calls
that the program makes to an external interface. The specification requires that
any such sequence produced under a preemptive scheduler should be included in
the set of such sequences produced under a non-preemptive scheduler. The solution
is based on a finitary abstraction, an algorithm for bounded language inclusion
modulo an independence relation, and rules for inserting synchronization. We apply
the approach to device-driver programming, where the driver threads call the software
interface of the device and the API provided by the operating system. Our experiments
demonstrate that our synthesis method is precise and efficient, and, since it
does not require explicit specifications, is more practical than the conventional
approach based on user-provided assertions.
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ama: Cerny P, Clarke E, Henzinger TA, et al. From non-preemptive to preemptive scheduling
using synchronization synthesis. 2015;9207:180-197. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21668-3_11
apa: 'Cerny, P., Clarke, E., Henzinger, T. A., Radhakrishna, A., Ryzhyk, L., Samanta,
R., & Tarrach, T. (2015). From non-preemptive to preemptive scheduling using
synchronization synthesis. Presented at the CAV: Computer Aided Verification,
San Francisco, CA, United States: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21668-3_11'
chicago: Cerny, Pavol, Edmund Clarke, Thomas A Henzinger, Arjun Radhakrishna, Leonid
Ryzhyk, Roopsha Samanta, and Thorsten Tarrach. “From Non-Preemptive to Preemptive
Scheduling Using Synchronization Synthesis.” Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
Springer, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21668-3_11.
ieee: P. Cerny et al., “From non-preemptive to preemptive scheduling using
synchronization synthesis,” vol. 9207. Springer, pp. 180–197, 2015.
ista: Cerny P, Clarke E, Henzinger TA, Radhakrishna A, Ryzhyk L, Samanta R, Tarrach
T. 2015. From non-preemptive to preemptive scheduling using synchronization synthesis.
9207, 180–197.
mla: Cerny, Pavol, et al. From Non-Preemptive to Preemptive Scheduling Using
Synchronization Synthesis. Vol. 9207, Springer, 2015, pp. 180–97, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21668-3_11.
short: P. Cerny, E. Clarke, T.A. Henzinger, A. Radhakrishna, L. Ryzhyk, R. Samanta,
T. Tarrach, 9207 (2015) 180–197.
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text: 'We consider two-player zero-sum games on graphs. These games can be classified
on the basis of the information of the players and on the mode of interaction
between them. On the basis of information the classification is as follows: (a)
partial-observation (both players have partial view of the game); (b) one-sided
complete-observation (one player has complete observation); and (c) complete-observation
(both players have complete view of the game). On the basis of mode of interaction
we have the following classification: (a) concurrent (both players interact simultaneously);
and (b) turn-based (both players interact in turn). The two sources of randomness
in these games are randomness in transition function and randomness in strategies.
In general, randomized strategies are more powerful than deterministic strategies,
and randomness in transitions gives more general classes of games. In this work
we present a complete characterization for the classes of games where randomness
is not helpful in: (a) the transition function probabilistic transition can be
simulated by deterministic transition); and (b) strategies (pure strategies are
as powerful as randomized strategies). As consequence of our characterization
we obtain new undecidability results for these games. '
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full_name: Chatterjee, Krishnendu
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ama: Chatterjee K, Doyen L, Gimbert H, Henzinger TA. Randomness for free. Information
and Computation. 2015;245(12):3-16. doi:10.1016/j.ic.2015.06.003
apa: Chatterjee, K., Doyen, L., Gimbert, H., & Henzinger, T. A. (2015). Randomness
for free. Information and Computation. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ic.2015.06.003
chicago: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, Laurent Doyen, Hugo Gimbert, and Thomas A Henzinger.
“Randomness for Free.” Information and Computation. Elsevier, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ic.2015.06.003.
ieee: K. Chatterjee, L. Doyen, H. Gimbert, and T. A. Henzinger, “Randomness for
free,” Information and Computation, vol. 245, no. 12. Elsevier, pp. 3–16,
2015.
ista: Chatterjee K, Doyen L, Gimbert H, Henzinger TA. 2015. Randomness for free.
Information and Computation. 245(12), 3–16.
mla: Chatterjee, Krishnendu, et al. “Randomness for Free.” Information and Computation,
vol. 245, no. 12, Elsevier, 2015, pp. 3–16, doi:10.1016/j.ic.2015.06.003.
short: K. Chatterjee, L. Doyen, H. Gimbert, T.A. Henzinger, Information and Computation
245 (2015) 3–16.
corr_author: '1'
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- _id: ToHe
doi: 10.1016/j.ic.2015.06.003
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external_id:
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grant_number: '279307'
name: 'Quantitative Graph Games: Theory and Applications'
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name: Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship
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call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '267989'
name: Quantitative Reactive Modeling
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name: COMponent-Based Embedded Systems design Techniques
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grant_number: '214373'
name: Design for Embedded Systems
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methods in systems biology. ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation.
2015;25(2). doi:10.1145/2745799
apa: Gupta, A., & Henzinger, T. A. (2015). Guest editors’ introduction to special
issue on computational methods in systems biology. ACM Transactions on Modeling
and Computer Simulation. ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/2745799
chicago: Gupta, Ashutosh, and Thomas A Henzinger. “Guest Editors’ Introduction to
Special Issue on Computational Methods in Systems Biology.” ACM Transactions
on Modeling and Computer Simulation. ACM, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1145/2745799.
ieee: A. Gupta and T. A. Henzinger, “Guest editors’ introduction to special issue
on computational methods in systems biology,” ACM Transactions on Modeling
and Computer Simulation, vol. 25, no. 2. ACM, 2015.
ista: Gupta A, Henzinger TA. 2015. Guest editors’ introduction to special issue
on computational methods in systems biology. ACM Transactions on Modeling and
Computer Simulation. 25(2), 7.
mla: Gupta, Ashutosh, and Thomas A. Henzinger. “Guest Editors’ Introduction to Special
Issue on Computational Methods in Systems Biology.” ACM Transactions on Modeling
and Computer Simulation, vol. 25, no. 2, 7, ACM, 2015, doi:10.1145/2745799.
short: A. Gupta, T.A. Henzinger, ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation
25 (2015).
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quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
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title: Guest editors' introduction to special issue on computational methods in systems
biology
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volume: 25
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...
---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Linearizability of concurrent data structures is usually proved by monolithic
simulation arguments relying on the identification of the so-called linearization
points. Regrettably, such proofs, whether manual or automatic, are often complicated
and scale poorly to advanced non-blocking concurrency patterns, such as helping
and optimistic updates. In response, we propose a more modular way of checking
linearizability of concurrent queue algorithms that does not involve identifying
linearization points. We reduce the task of proving linearizability with respect
to the queue specification to establishing four basic properties, each of which
can be proved independently by simpler arguments. As a demonstration of our approach,
we verify the Herlihy and Wing queue, an algorithm that is challenging to verify
by a simulation proof. '
article_number: '20'
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Soham
full_name: Chakraborty, Soham
last_name: Chakraborty
- first_name: Thomas A
full_name: Henzinger, Thomas A
id: 40876CD8-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Henzinger
orcid: 0000−0002−2985−7724
- first_name: Ali
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- first_name: Viktor
full_name: Vafeiadis, Viktor
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ama: Chakraborty S, Henzinger TA, Sezgin A, Vafeiadis V. Aspect-oriented linearizability
proofs. Logical Methods in Computer Science. 2015;11(1). doi:10.2168/LMCS-11(1:20)2015
apa: Chakraborty, S., Henzinger, T. A., Sezgin, A., & Vafeiadis, V. (2015).
Aspect-oriented linearizability proofs. Logical Methods in Computer Science.
International Federation of Computational Logic. https://doi.org/10.2168/LMCS-11(1:20)2015
chicago: Chakraborty, Soham, Thomas A Henzinger, Ali Sezgin, and Viktor Vafeiadis.
“Aspect-Oriented Linearizability Proofs.” Logical Methods in Computer Science.
International Federation of Computational Logic, 2015. https://doi.org/10.2168/LMCS-11(1:20)2015.
ieee: S. Chakraborty, T. A. Henzinger, A. Sezgin, and V. Vafeiadis, “Aspect-oriented
linearizability proofs,” Logical Methods in Computer Science, vol. 11,
no. 1. International Federation of Computational Logic, 2015.
ista: Chakraborty S, Henzinger TA, Sezgin A, Vafeiadis V. 2015. Aspect-oriented
linearizability proofs. Logical Methods in Computer Science. 11(1), 20.
mla: Chakraborty, Soham, et al. “Aspect-Oriented Linearizability Proofs.” Logical
Methods in Computer Science, vol. 11, no. 1, 20, International Federation
of Computational Logic, 2015, doi:10.2168/LMCS-11(1:20)2015.
short: S. Chakraborty, T.A. Henzinger, A. Sezgin, V. Vafeiadis, Logical Methods
in Computer Science 11 (2015).
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text: The behaviour of gene regulatory networks (GRNs) is typically analysed using
simulation-based statistical testing-like methods. In this paper, we demonstrate
that we can replace this approach by a formal verification-like method that gives
higher assurance and scalability. We focus on Wagner’s weighted GRN model with
varying weights, which is used in evolutionary biology. In the model, weight parameters
represent the gene interaction strength that may change due to genetic mutations.
For a property of interest, we synthesise the constraints over the parameter space
that represent the set of GRNs satisfying the property. We experimentally show
that our parameter synthesis procedure computes the mutational robustness of GRNs
–an important problem of interest in evolutionary biology– more efficiently than
the classical simulation method. We specify the property in linear temporal logics.
We employ symbolic bounded model checking and SMT solving to compute the space
of GRNs that satisfy the property, which amounts to synthesizing a set of linear
constraints on the weights.
acknowledgement: "SNSF Early Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship, the grant number P2EZP2
148797.\r\n"
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author:
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full_name: Giacobbe, Mirco
id: 3444EA5E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Giacobbe
orcid: 0000-0001-8180-0904
- first_name: Calin C
full_name: Guet, Calin C
id: 47F8433E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Guet
orcid: 0000-0001-6220-2052
- first_name: Ashutosh
full_name: Gupta, Ashutosh
id: 335E5684-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Gupta
- first_name: Thomas A
full_name: Henzinger, Thomas A
id: 40876CD8-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Henzinger
orcid: 0000−0002−2985−7724
- first_name: Tiago
full_name: Paixao, Tiago
id: 2C5658E6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Paixao
orcid: 0000-0003-2361-3953
- first_name: Tatjana
full_name: Petrov, Tatjana
id: 3D5811FC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Petrov
orcid: 0000-0002-9041-0905
citation:
ama: Giacobbe M, Guet CC, Gupta A, Henzinger TA, Paixao T, Petrov T. Model checking
gene regulatory networks. 2015;9035:469-483. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-46681-0_47
apa: 'Giacobbe, M., Guet, C. C., Gupta, A., Henzinger, T. A., Paixao, T., &
Petrov, T. (2015). Model checking gene regulatory networks. Presented at the TACAS:
Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, London, United
Kingdom: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46681-0_47'
chicago: Giacobbe, Mirco, Calin C Guet, Ashutosh Gupta, Thomas A Henzinger, Tiago
Paixao, and Tatjana Petrov. “Model Checking Gene Regulatory Networks.” Lecture
Notes in Computer Science. Springer, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46681-0_47.
ieee: M. Giacobbe, C. C. Guet, A. Gupta, T. A. Henzinger, T. Paixao, and T. Petrov,
“Model checking gene regulatory networks,” vol. 9035. Springer, pp. 469–483, 2015.
ista: Giacobbe M, Guet CC, Gupta A, Henzinger TA, Paixao T, Petrov T. 2015. Model
checking gene regulatory networks. 9035, 469–483.
mla: Giacobbe, Mirco, et al. Model Checking Gene Regulatory Networks. Vol.
9035, Springer, 2015, pp. 469–83, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-46681-0_47.
short: M. Giacobbe, C.C. Guet, A. Gupta, T.A. Henzinger, T. Paixao, T. Petrov, 9035
(2015) 469–483.
conference:
end_date: 2015-04-18
location: London, United Kingdom
name: 'TACAS: Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems'
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date_created: 2018-12-11T11:54:16Z
date_published: 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-07-10T11:50:42Z
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doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-46681-0_47
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grant_number: '267989'
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name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
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publisher: Springer
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abstract:
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text: In the standard framework for worst-case execution time (WCET) analysis of
programs, the main data structure is a single instance of integer linear programming
(ILP) that represents the whole program. The instance of this NP-hard problem
must be solved to find an estimate forWCET, and it must be refined if the estimate
is not tight.We propose a new framework for WCET analysis, based on abstract segment
trees (ASTs) as the main data structure. The ASTs have two advantages. First,
they allow computing WCET by solving a number of independent small ILP instances.
Second, ASTs store more expressive constraints, thus enabling a more efficient
and precise refinement procedure. In order to realize our framework algorithmically,
we develop an algorithm for WCET estimation on ASTs, and we develop an interpolation-based
counterexample-guided refinement scheme for ASTs. Furthermore, we extend our framework
to obtain parametric estimates of WCET. We experimentally evaluate our approach
on a set of examples from WCET benchmark suites and linear-algebra packages. We
show that our analysis, with comparable effort, provides WCET estimates that in
many cases significantly improve those computed by existing tools.
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full_name: Cerny, Pavol
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last_name: Cerny
- first_name: Thomas A
full_name: Henzinger, Thomas A
id: 40876CD8-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Henzinger
orcid: 0000−0002−2985−7724
- first_name: Laura
full_name: Kovács, Laura
last_name: Kovács
- first_name: Arjun
full_name: Radhakrishna, Arjun
id: 3B51CAC4-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Radhakrishna
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full_name: Zwirchmayr, Jakob
last_name: Zwirchmayr
citation:
ama: Cerny P, Henzinger TA, Kovács L, Radhakrishna A, Zwirchmayr J. Segment abstraction
for worst-case execution time analysis. 2015;9032:105-131. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-46669-8_5
apa: 'Cerny, P., Henzinger, T. A., Kovács, L., Radhakrishna, A., & Zwirchmayr,
J. (2015). Segment abstraction for worst-case execution time analysis. Presented
at the ESOP: European Symposium on Programming, London, United Kingdom: Springer.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46669-8_5'
chicago: Cerny, Pavol, Thomas A Henzinger, Laura Kovács, Arjun Radhakrishna, and
Jakob Zwirchmayr. “Segment Abstraction for Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis.”
Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Springer, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46669-8_5.
ieee: P. Cerny, T. A. Henzinger, L. Kovács, A. Radhakrishna, and J. Zwirchmayr,
“Segment abstraction for worst-case execution time analysis,” vol. 9032. Springer,
pp. 105–131, 2015.
ista: Cerny P, Henzinger TA, Kovács L, Radhakrishna A, Zwirchmayr J. 2015. Segment
abstraction for worst-case execution time analysis. 9032, 105–131.
mla: Cerny, Pavol, et al. Segment Abstraction for Worst-Case Execution Time Analysis.
Vol. 9032, Springer, 2015, pp. 105–31, doi:10.1007/978-3-662-46669-8_5.
short: P. Cerny, T.A. Henzinger, L. Kovács, A. Radhakrishna, J. Zwirchmayr, 9032
(2015) 105–131.
conference:
end_date: 2015-04-18
location: London, United Kingdom
name: 'ESOP: European Symposium on Programming'
start_date: 2015-04-11
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:54:16Z
date_published: 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-23T10:42:04Z
day: '01'
department:
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doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-46669-8_5
ec_funded: 1
external_id:
isi:
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intvolume: ' 9032'
isi: 1
language:
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month: '04'
oa_version: None
page: 105 - 131
project:
- _id: 25EE3708-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FP7
grant_number: '267989'
name: Quantitative Reactive Modeling
- _id: 25832EC2-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425
call_identifier: FWF
grant_number: S 11407_N23
name: Rigorous Systems Engineering
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer
publist_id: '5266'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
series_title: Lecture Notes in Computer Science
status: public
title: Segment abstraction for worst-case execution time analysis
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...
---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: In this paper, we present a method for reducing a regular, discrete-time Markov
chain (DTMC) to another DTMC with a given, typically much smaller number of states.
The cost of reduction is defined as the Kullback-Leibler divergence rate between
a projection of the original process through a partition function and a DTMC on
the correspondingly partitioned state space. Finding the reduced model with minimal
cost is computationally expensive, as it requires an exhaustive search among all
state space partitions, and an exact evaluation of the reduction cost for each
candidate partition. Our approach deals with the latter problem by minimizing
an upper bound on the reduction cost instead of minimizing the exact cost. The
proposed upper bound is easy to compute and it is tight if the original chain
is lumpable with respect to the partition. Then, we express the problem in the
form of information bottleneck optimization, and propose using the agglomerative
information bottleneck algorithm for searching a suboptimal partition greedily,
rather than exhaustively. The theory is illustrated with examples and one application
scenario in the context of modeling bio-molecular interactions.
acknowledgement: "This work was supported by the Austrian Research Association under
Project 06/12684, by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) under Grant PP00P2
128503/1, by the SystemsX.ch (the Swiss Inititative for Systems Biology), and by
a SNSF Early Postdoc.Mobility Fellowship grant P2EZP2_148797.\r\n"
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arxiv: 1
author:
- first_name: Bernhard
full_name: Geiger, Bernhard
last_name: Geiger
- first_name: Tatjana
full_name: Petrov, Tatjana
id: 3D5811FC-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Petrov
orcid: 0000-0002-9041-0905
- first_name: Gernot
full_name: Kubin, Gernot
last_name: Kubin
- first_name: Heinz
full_name: Koeppl, Heinz
last_name: Koeppl
citation:
ama: Geiger B, Petrov T, Kubin G, Koeppl H. Optimal Kullback-Leibler aggregation
via information bottleneck. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 2015;60(4):1010-1022.
doi:10.1109/TAC.2014.2364971
apa: Geiger, B., Petrov, T., Kubin, G., & Koeppl, H. (2015). Optimal Kullback-Leibler
aggregation via information bottleneck. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.
IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2014.2364971
chicago: Geiger, Bernhard, Tatjana Petrov, Gernot Kubin, and Heinz Koeppl. “Optimal
Kullback-Leibler Aggregation via Information Bottleneck.” IEEE Transactions
on Automatic Control. IEEE, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1109/TAC.2014.2364971.
ieee: B. Geiger, T. Petrov, G. Kubin, and H. Koeppl, “Optimal Kullback-Leibler aggregation
via information bottleneck,” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol.
60, no. 4. IEEE, pp. 1010–1022, 2015.
ista: Geiger B, Petrov T, Kubin G, Koeppl H. 2015. Optimal Kullback-Leibler aggregation
via information bottleneck. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 60(4), 1010–1022.
mla: Geiger, Bernhard, et al. “Optimal Kullback-Leibler Aggregation via Information
Bottleneck.” IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, vol. 60, no. 4, IEEE,
2015, pp. 1010–22, doi:10.1109/TAC.2014.2364971.
short: B. Geiger, T. Petrov, G. Kubin, H. Koeppl, IEEE Transactions on Automatic
Control 60 (2015) 1010–1022.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:54:18Z
date_published: 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z
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day: '01'
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doi: 10.1109/TAC.2014.2364971
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isi: 1
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oa: 1
oa_version: Preprint
page: 1010 - 1022
publication: IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control
publication_identifier:
issn:
- 0018-9286
publication_status: published
publisher: IEEE
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status: public
title: Optimal Kullback-Leibler aggregation via information bottleneck
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OA_place: repository
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: "As hybrid systems involve continuous behaviors, they should be evaluated
by quantitative methods, rather than qualitative methods. In this paper we adapt
a quantitative framework, called model measuring, to the hybrid systems domain.
The model-measuring problem asks, given a model M and a specification, what is
the maximal distance such that all models within that distance from M satisfy
(or violate) the specification. A distance function on models is given as part
of the input of the problem. Distances, especially related to continuous behaviors
are more natural in the hybrid case than the discrete case. We are interested
in distances represented by monotonic hybrid automata, a hybrid counterpart of
(discrete) weighted automata, whose recognized timed languages are monotone (w.r.t.
inclusion) in the values of parameters.\r\n\r\nThe contributions of this paper
are twofold. First, we give sufficient conditions under which the model-measuring
problem can be solved. Second, we discuss the modeling of distances and applications
of the model-measuring problem."
acknowledgement: "This work was supported in part by the Austrian Science
Fund NFN RiSE (Rigorous Systems Engineering) and by the ERC Advanced Grant
QUAREM (Quantitative Reactive Modeling).\r\nA Technical Report of this paper is
available at: \r\nhttps://repository.ist.ac.at/id/eprint/171"
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Thomas A
full_name: Henzinger, Thomas A
id: 40876CD8-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Henzinger
orcid: 0000−0002−2985−7724
- first_name: Jan
full_name: Otop, Jan
id: 2FC5DA74-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Otop
citation:
ama: 'Henzinger TA, Otop J. Model measuring for hybrid systems. In: Proceedings
of the 17th International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control.
Springer; 2014:213-222. doi:10.1145/2562059.2562130'
apa: 'Henzinger, T. A., & Otop, J. (2014). Model measuring for hybrid systems.
In Proceedings of the 17th international conference on Hybrid systems: computation
and control (pp. 213–222). Berlin, Germany: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1145/2562059.2562130'
chicago: 'Henzinger, Thomas A, and Jan Otop. “Model Measuring for Hybrid Systems.”
In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation
and Control, 213–22. Springer, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1145/2562059.2562130.'
ieee: 'T. A. Henzinger and J. Otop, “Model measuring for hybrid systems,” in Proceedings
of the 17th international conference on Hybrid systems: computation and control,
Berlin, Germany, 2014, pp. 213–222.'
ista: 'Henzinger TA, Otop J. 2014. Model measuring for hybrid systems. Proceedings
of the 17th international conference on Hybrid systems: computation and control.
HSCC: Hybrid Systems - Computation and Control, 213–222.'
mla: 'Henzinger, Thomas A., and Jan Otop. “Model Measuring for Hybrid Systems.”
Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation
and Control, Springer, 2014, pp. 213–22, doi:10.1145/2562059.2562130.'
short: 'T.A. Henzinger, J. Otop, in:, Proceedings of the 17th International Conference
on Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control, Springer, 2014, pp. 213–222.'
conference:
end_date: 2014-04-17
location: Berlin, Germany
name: 'HSCC: Hybrid Systems - Computation and Control'
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doi: 10.1145/2562059.2562130
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