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Active Learning of Mealy Machines with Timers

Formal Languages and Automata Theory 2025-08-20 v3 Machine Learning

Abstract

We present the first algorithm for query learning Mealy machines with timers in a black-box context. Our algorithm is an extension of the L# algorithm of Vaandrager et al. to a timed setting. We rely on symbolic queries which empower us to reason on untimed executions while learning. Similarly to the algorithm for learning timed automata of Waga, these symbolic queries can be realized using finitely many concrete queries. Experiments with a prototype implementation show that our algorithm is able to efficiently learn realistic benchmarks.

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@article{arxiv.2403.02019,
  title  = {Active Learning of Mealy Machines with Timers},
  author = {Véronique Bruyère and Bharat Garhewal and Guillermo A. Pérez and Gaëtan Staquet and Frits W. Vaandrager},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.02019},
  year   = {2025}
}

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57 pages, 13 figures. Published at QEST+FORMATS 2025