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We present an approach to unsolvability certification of temporal planning. Our approach is based on encoding the planning problem into a network of timed automata, and then using an efficient model checker on the network followed by a…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-10-21 David Wang , Mohammad Abdulaziz

On the one hand, checking specific termination proofs by hand, say using a particular collection of matrix interpretations, can be an arduous and error-prone task. On the other hand, automation of such checks would save time and help to…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-06-14 Jonas Schöpf , Christian Sternagel

Being able to soundly estimate roundoff errors of finite-precision computations is important for many applications in embedded systems and scientific computing. Due to the discrepancy between continuous reals and discrete finite-precision…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2018-08-24 Heiko Becker , Nikita Zyuzin , Raphael Monat , Eva Darulova , Magnus O. Myreen , Anthony Fox

The search for increased trustworthiness of SAT solvers is very active and uses various methods. Some of these methods obtain a proof from the provers then check it, normally by replicating the search based on the proof's information.…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2017-12-06 Tomer Libal , Xaviera Steele

The rule labeling heuristic aims to establish confluence of (left-)linear term rewrite systems via decreasing diagrams. We present a formalization of a confluence criterion based on the interplay of relative termination and the rule…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2020-05-13 Julian Nagele , Bertram Felgenhauer , Harald Zankl

The automation of decision procedures makes certification essential. We suggest to use determinacy of turn-based two-player games with regular winning conditions in order to generate certificates for the number of states that a…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2022-01-20 Orna Kupferman , Nir Lavee , Salomon Sickert

There are two kinds of approaches for termination analysis of logic programs: "transformational" and "direct" ones. Direct approaches prove termination directly on the basis of the logic program. Transformational approaches transform a…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2008-09-01 P. Schneider-Kamp , J. Giesl , A. Serebrenik , R. Thiemann

In this report we describe a tool framework for certifying properties of PLCs: CERTPLC. CERTPLC can handle PLC descriptions provided in the Sequential Function Chart (SFC) language of the IEC 61131-3 standard. It provides routines to…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2015-03-19 Jan Olaf Blech

We present a novel decision tree-based synthesis algorithm of ranking functions for verifying program termination. Our algorithm is integrated into the workflow of CounterExample Guided Inductive Synthesis (CEGIS). CEGIS is an iterative…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-07-06 Satoshi Kura , Hiroshi Unno , Ichiro Hasuo

Verifying software correctness has always been an important and complicated task. Recently, formal proofs of critical properties of algorithms and even implementations are becoming practical. Currently, the most powerful automated proof…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2019-04-10 Michael Raskin , Christoph Welzel

This workshop brings together practioners and researchers who are involved in the everyday aspects of logical systems based on higher-order logic. We hope to create a friendly and highly interactive setting for discussions around the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Christoph Benzmueller , John Harrison , Carsten Schuermann

This paper describes SEPIA, a tool for automated proof generation in Coq. SEPIA combines model inference with interactive theorem proving. Existing proof corpora are modelled using state-based models inferred from tactic sequences. These…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2015-06-01 Thomas Gransden , Neil Walkinshaw , Rajeev Raman

We present a novel propositional proof tracing format that eliminates complex processing, thus enabling efficient (formal) proof checking. The benefits of this format are demonstrated by implementing a proof checker in C, which outperforms…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2017-08-09 Luís Cruz-Filipe , Joao Marques-Silva , Peter Schneider-Kamp

Modern separation logics allow one to prove rich properties of intricate code, e.g. functional correctness and linearizability of non-blocking concurrent code. However, this expressiveness leads to a complexity that makes these logics…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2021-08-16 Felix A. Wolf , Malte Schwerhoff , Peter Müller

Cyber-physical systems, such as learning robots and other autonomous systems, employ high-integrity software in their safety-critical control. This software is developed using a range of tools some of which need to be qualified for this…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-02-21 Mario Gleirscher , Robert Sachtleben , Jan Peleska

This extended abstract reports on current progress of SMTCoq, a communication tool between the Coq proof assistant and external SAT and SMT solvers. Based on a checker for generic first-order certificates implemented and proved correct in…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2016-06-21 Burak Ekici , Guy Katz , Chantal Keller , Alain Mebsout , Andrew J. Reynolds , Cesare Tinelli

We have developed a web-based pedagogical proof assistant, the Proof Tree Builder, that lets you apply rules upwards from the initial goal in sequent calculus and Hoare logic for a simple imperative language. We equipped our tool with a…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-03-13 Joomy Korkut

This paper introduces Isabelle/HoTT, the first development of homotopy type theory in the Isabelle proof assistant. Building on earlier work by Paulson, I use Isabelle's existing logical framework infrastructure to implement essential…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-04-20 Joshua Chen

The Isabelle/HOL proof assistant has a powerful library for continuous analysis, which provides the foundation for verification of hybrid systems. However, Isabelle lacks automated proof support for continuous artifacts, which means that…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-02-05 Thomas Hickman , Christian Pardillo Laursen , Simon Foster

Interactive proof assistants are computer programs carefully constructed to check a human-designed proof of a mathematical claim with high confidence in the implementation. However, this only validates truth of a formal claim, which may…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2023-10-09 Colin S. Gordon , Sergey Matskevich