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Constraint answer set programming is a promising research direction that integrates answer set programming with constraint processing. It is often informally related to the field of satisfiability modulo theories. Yet, the exact formal link…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2017-02-27 Yuliya Lierler , Benjamin Susman

We propose a signal temporal logic (STL)-based framework that rigorously verifies the feasibility of a mission described in STL and synthesizes control to safely execute it. The proposed framework ensures safe and reliable operation through…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-27 Joonwon Choi , Kartik Anand Pant , Youngim Nam , Henry Hellmann , Karthik Nune , Inseok Hwang

The Local Lemma is a fundamental tool of probabilistic combinatorics and theoretical computer science, yet there are hardly any natural problems known where it provides an asymptotically tight answer. The main theme of our paper is to…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2016-04-21 Heidi Gebauer , Tibor Szabo , Gabor Tardos

We propose a model-based procedure for automatically preventing security threats using formal models. We encode system models and potential threats as satisfiability modulo theory (SMT) formulas. This model allows us to ask security…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-10-10 Thorsten Tarrach , Masoud Ebrahimi , Sandra König , Christoph Schmittner , Roderick Bloem , Dejan Nickovic

This report describes several approaches for handling synthesis conjectures within an Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) solver. We describe approaches that primarily focus on determining the unsatisfiability of the negated form of…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2015-10-12 Andrew Reynolds

In this paper, we present a novel algorithm to solve the Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) problem, using noise-based logic (NBL). Contrary to what the name may suggest, NBL is not a random/fuzzy logic system. In fact, it is a completely…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2011-10-05 Pey-Chang Kent Lin , Ayan Mandal , Sunil P Khatri

We present a method for using standard techniques from satisfiability checking to automatically verify and discover theorems in an area of economic theory known as ranking sets of objects. The key question in this area, which has important…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2014-01-17 Christian Geist , Ulle Endriss

The ability to generate test data is often a necessary prerequisite for automated software testing. For the generated data to be fit for its intended purpose, the data usually has to satisfy various logical constraints. When testing is…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2020-05-19 Ghanem Soltana , Mehrdad Sabetzadeh , Lionel C. Briand

Quantified formulas with Uninterpreted Functions (UFs) over non-linear real arithmetic pose fundamental challenges for Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) solving. Traditional quantifier instantiation methods struggle because they lack…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-01-09 Kunhang Lv , Yuhang Dong , Rui Han , Fuqi Jia , Feifei Ma , Jian Zhang

The stable marriage problem with incomplete lists and ties (SMTI) and the hospitals/residents problem with ties (HRT) are important in matching theory with broad practical applications. In this paper, we introduce a tie-breaking based local…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-08-26 Junyuan Qiu

We explore the potential of continuous local search (CLS) in SAT solving by proposing a novel approach for finding a solution of a hybrid system of Boolean constraints. The algorithm is based on CLS combined with belief propagation on…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-06-15 Anastasios Kyrillidis , Moshe Y. Vardi , Zhiwei Zhang

Signal Temporal Logic (STL) is a widely recognized formal specification language to express rigorous temporal requirements on mixed analog signals produced by cyber-physical systems (CPS). A relevant problem in CPS design is how to…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2025-07-30 Beatrice Melani , Ezio Bartocci , Michele Chiari

We consider the problem of deciding the satisfiability of quantifier-free formulas in the theory of finite sets with cardinality constraints. Sets are a common high-level data structure used in programming; thus, such a theory is useful for…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Kshitij Bansal , Clark Barrett , Andrew Reynolds , Cesare Tinelli

Generative large language models (LLMs) with instruct training such as GPT-4 can follow human-provided instruction prompts and generate human-like responses to these prompts. Apart from natural language responses, they have also been found…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2023-09-29 Sumit Kumar Jha , Susmit Jha , Patrick Lincoln , Nathaniel D. Bastian , Alvaro Velasquez , Rickard Ewetz , Sandeep Neema

We present MsATL: the first tool for deciding the satisfiability of Alternating-time Temporal Logic (ATL) with imperfect information. MsATL combines SAT Modulo Monotonic Theories solvers with existing ATL model checkers: MCMAS and STV. The…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-10-26 Artur Niewiadomski , Magdalena Kacprzak , Damian Kurpiewski , Michał Knapik , Wojciech Penczek , Wojciech Jamroga

The Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) issue concerns the satisfiability of formulae from multiple background theories, usually expressed in the language of first-order predicate logic with equality. SMT solvers are often based on…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2021-09-20 Domenico Cantone , Andrea De Domenico , Pietro Maugeri

Assessing the trustworthiness of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as robustness, has garnered significant attention. Recently, metamorphic testing that defines Metamorphic Relations (MRs) has been widely applied to evaluate the robustness…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-07-09 Sangwon Hyun , Shaukat Ali , M. Ali Babar

Non-linear polynomial systems over finite fields are used to model functional behavior of cryptosystems, with applications in system security, computer cryptography, and post-quantum cryptography. Solving polynomial systems is also one of…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2023-10-20 Thomas Hader , Daniela Kaufmann , Laura Kovács

We propose to use local search algorithms to produce SAT instances which are harder to solve than randomly generated k-CNF formulae. The first results, obtained with rudimentary search algorithms, show that the approach deserves further…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2010-11-29 Olivier Bailleux

Logical reasoning about program data often requires dealing with heap structures as well as scalar data types. Recent advances in Satisfiability Modular Theory (SMT) already offer efficient procedures for dealing with scalars, yet they lack…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2013-03-12 Juan Antonio Navarro-Pérez , Andrey Rybalchenko