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We extend the L* algorithm to learn bimonoids recognising pomset languages. We then identify a class of pomset automata that accepts precisely the class of pomset languages recognised by bimonoids and show how to convert between bimonoids…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-03 Gerco van Heerdt , Tobias Kappé , Jurriaan Rot , Alexandra Silva

In probabilistic programming, the inference problem asks to determine a program's posterior distribution conditioned on its "observe" instructions. Inference is challenging, especially when exact rather than approximate results are…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2025-11-26 Dominik Geißler , Tobias Winkler

We define a new subclass of nondeterministic finite automata for prefix-closed languages called Flanked Finite Automata (FFA). We show that this class enjoys good complexity properties while preserving the succinctness of nondeterministic…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2015-09-23 Florent Avellaneda , Silvano Dal Zilio , Jean-Baptiste Raclet

Quantitative automata are useful representations for numerous applications, including modeling probability distributions over sequences to Markov chains and reward machines. Actively learning such automata typically occurs using explicitly…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Eric Hsiung , Swarat Chaudhuri , Joydeep Biswas

In this paper, we define a new kind of weighted tree automata where the weights are only supported by final states. We show that these automata are sequentializable and we study their closures under classical regular and algebraic…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2015-01-19 Ludovic Mignot , Nadia Ouali-Sebti , Djelloul Ziadi

Extracting finite state automata (FSAs) from black-box models offers a powerful approach to gaining interpretable insights into complex model behaviors. To support this pursuit, we present a weighted variant of Angluin's (1987)…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2024-12-20 Clemente Pasti , Talu Karagöz , Anej Svete , Franz Nowak , Reda Boumasmoud , Ryan Cotterell

It has previously been shown that by using reinforcement learning (RL), agents can derive simple approximate and exact-restricted numeral systems that are similar to human ones (Carlsson, 2021). However, it is a major challenge to show how…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-05-20 Andrea Silvi , Jonathan Thomas , Emil Carlsson , Devdatt Dubhashi , Moa Johansson

This paper considers finite-automata based algorithms for handling linear arithmetic with both real and integer variables. Previous work has shown that this theory can be dealt with by using finite automata on infinite words, but this…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Bernard Boigelot , Sebastien Jodogne , Pierre Wolper

We consider a general class of decision problems concerning formal languages, called ``(one-dimensional) unboundedness predicates'', for automata that feature reversal-bounded counters (RBCA). We show that each problem in this class reduces…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2023-01-25 Pascal Baumann , Flavio D'Alessandro , Moses Ganardi , Oscar Ibarra , Ian McQuillan , Lia Schütze , Georg Zetzsche

Quantum finite automata derive their strength by exploiting interference in complex valued probability amplitudes. Of particular interest is the 2-way model of Ambainis and Watrous that has both quantum and classical states (2QCFA) [A.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. V. Panduranga Rao , V. Vinay

In this work we consider two rich subclasses of weighted automata over fields: polynomially ambiguous weighted automata and copyless cost register automata. Primarily we are interested in understanding their expressiveness power. Over the…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2026-01-13 Filip Mazowiecki , Antoni Puch , Daniel Smertnig

We present a method to extract a weighted finite automaton (WFA) from a recurrent neural network (RNN). Our algorithm is based on the WFA learning algorithm by Balle and Mohri, which is in turn an extension of Angluin's classic \lstar…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-11-21 Takamasa Okudono , Masaki Waga , Taro Sekiyama , Ichiro Hasuo

Constructing an accurate system model for formal model verification can be both resource demanding and time-consuming. To alleviate this shortcoming, algorithms have been proposed for automatically learning system models based on observed…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2012-12-18 Hua Mao , Yingke Chen , Manfred Jaeger , Thomas D. Nielsen , Kim G. Larsen , Brian Nielsen

In this paper we introduce a class of constraint logic programs such that their termination can be proved by using affine level mappings. We show that membership to this class is decidable in polynomial time.

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Fred Mesnard , Alexander Serebrenik

We introduce session automata, an automata model to process data words, i.e., words over an infinite alphabet. Session automata support the notion of fresh data values, which are well suited for modeling protocols in which sessions using…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2015-07-01 Benedikt Bollig , Peter Habermehl , Martin Leucker , Benjamin Monmege

Many of the numerous automaton models proposed in the literature can be regarded as a finite automaton equipped with an additional storage mechanism. In this thesis, we focus on two such models, namely the finite automata over groups and…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2019-12-30 Özlem Salehi

Finite-turn pushdown automata (PDA) are investigated concerning their descriptional complexity. It is known that they accept exactly the class of ultralinear context-free languages. Furthermore, the increase in size when converting…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2009-05-08 Andreas Malcher , Giovanni Pighizzini

We present an extension of the Angluin-style learning algorithm for tree automata that incorporates deductive inference. The learning algorithm is provided with a term rewriting system that specifies properties of the target tree language…

Formal Languages and Automata Theory · Computer Science 2026-05-25 Jakub Kopystiański , Jan Otop

We study a class of functional problems reducible to computing $f^{(n)}(x)$ for inputs $n$ and $x$, where $f$ is a polynomial-time bijection. As we prove, the definition is robust against variations in the type of reduction used in its…

Computational Complexity · Computer Science 2024-02-14 David Eppstein

Model learning has gained increasing interest in recent years. It derives behavioural models from test data of black-box systems. The main advantage offered by such techniques is that they enable model-based analysis without access to the…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2019-02-18 Martin Tappler , Bernhard K. Aichernig , Kim Guldstrand Larsen , Florian Lorber