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HolPy is an interactive theorem proving system implemented in Python. It uses higher-order logic as the logical foundation. Its main features include a pervasive use of macros in producing, checking, and storing proofs, a JSON-based format…

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Model execution allows us to prototype and analyse software engineering models by stepping through their possible behaviours, using techniques like animation and simulation. On the other hand, deductive verification allows us to construct…

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Interactive theorem provers are complex systems that require sophisticated platform efforts - and hence systems programming environments - to manage effectively. The Isabelle platform exemplifies this with its Isabelle/Scala systems…

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We describe a general method for verifying inequalities between real-valued expressions, especially the kinds of straightforward inferences that arise in interactive theorem proving. In contrast to approaches that aim to be complete with…

Mathematical Software · Computer Science 2016-01-05 Jeremy Avigad , Robert Y. Lewis , Cody Roux

This is an overview of the Paral-ITP project, which intents to make the proof assistants Isabelle and Coq fit for the multicore era.

Despite increasing interest in the field of Interpretable Machine Learning (IML), a significant gap persists between the technical objectives targeted by researchers' methods and the high-level goals of consumers' use cases. In this work,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-07-30 Valerie Chen , Jeffrey Li , Joon Sik Kim , Gregory Plumb , Ameet Talwalkar

Isabelle/PIDE has emerged over more than 10 years as the standard Prover IDE for interactive theorem proving in Isabelle. The well-established Archive of Formal Proofs (AFP) testifies the success of such applications of formalized…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2019-05-07 Makarius Wenzel

In interactive theorem provers (ITPs), extensible syntax is not only crucial to lower the cognitive burden of manipulating complex mathematical objects, but plays a critical role in developing reusable abstractions in libraries. Most ITPs…

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One of the main challenges in Interactive Information Retrieval (IIR) evaluation is the development and application of re-usable tools that allow researchers to analyze search behavior of real users in different environments and different…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2015-04-28 Daniel Hienert , Wilko van Hoek , Alina Weber , Dagmar Kern

Artificial Intelligence for Theorem Proving has given rise to a plethora of benchmarks and methodologies, particularly in Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP). Research in the area is fragmented, with a diverse set of approaches being spread…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-02-14 Sean Lamont , Michael Norrish , Amir Dezfouli , Christian Walder , Paul Montague

Using an interactive theorem prover to reason about programs involves a sequence of interactions where the user challenges the theorem prover with conjectures. Invariably, many of the conjectures posed are in fact false, and users often…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2011-10-24 Harsh Raju Chamarthi , Peter C. Dillinger , Matt Kaufmann , Panagiotis Manolios

In interactive theorem proving, formalization quality is a key factor for maintainability and re-usability of developments and can also impact proof-checking performance. Commonly, anti-patterns that cause quality issues are known to…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2022-07-22 Yecine Megdiche , Fabian Huch , Lukas Stevens

The UITP workshop series brings together researchers interested in designing, developing and evaluating user interfaces for automated reasoning tools, such as interactive proof assistants, automated theorem provers, model finders, tools for…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2014-10-30 Christoph Benzmüller , Bruno Woltzenlogel Paleo

We present an approach for testing student learning outcomes in a course on automated reasoning using the Isabelle proof assistant. The approach allows us to test both general understanding of formal proofs in various logical proof systems…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-03-13 Frederik Krogsdal Jacobsen , Jørgen Villadsen

Domain of mathematical logic in computers is dominated by automated theorem provers (ATP) and interactive theorem provers (ITP). Both of these are hard to access by AI from the human-imitation approach: ATPs often use human-unfriendly…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2020-05-08 Miroslav Olšák

Recently, a growing number of researchers have applied machine learning to assist users of interactive theorem provers. However, the expressive nature of underlying logics and esoteric structures of proof documents impede machine learning…

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While intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) can use information from past students to personalize instruction, each new student is unique. Moreover, the education problem is inherently difficult because the learning process is only partially…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-11-20 Jeffrey Jiang , Kevin Hong , Emily Kuczynski , Gregory Pottie

Mechanized theorem proving is becoming the basis of reliable systems programming and rigorous mathematics. Despite decades of progress in proof automation, writing mechanized proofs still requires engineers' expertise and remains labor…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2019-04-19 Yutaka Nagashima

There is a long tradition of fruitful interaction between logic and social choice theory. In recent years, much of this interaction has focused on computer-aided methods such as SAT solving and interactive theorem proving. In this paper, we…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-10-19 Wesley H. Holliday , Chase Norman , Eric Pacuit

We investigate how large language models can be used as research tools in scientific computing while preserving mathematical rigor. We propose a human-in-the-loop workflow for interactive theorem proving and discovery with LLMs. Human…

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