Title :
Learning Assumptions for CompositionalVerification of Timed Systems
Author :
Shang-Wei Lin ; Andre, Elisabeth ; Yang Liu ; Jun Sun ; Jin Song Dong
Author_Institution :
Temasek Labs., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
Compositional techniques such as assume-guarantee reasoning (AGR) can help to alleviate the state space explosion problem associated with model checking. However, compositional verification is difficult to be automated, especially for timed systems, because constructing appropriate assumptions for AGR usually requires human creativity and experience. To automate compositional verification of timed systems, we propose a compositional verification framework using a learning algorithm for automatic construction of timed assumptions for AGR. We prove the correctness and termination of the proposed learning-based framework, and experimental results show that our method performs significantly better than traditional monolithic timed model checking.
Keywords :
formal verification; inference mechanisms; learning (artificial intelligence); AGR techniques; assume-guarantee reasoning techniques; compositional verification framework; learning algorithm; learning assumptions; learning-based framework; monolithic timed model checking; state space explosion problem; timed assumptions; timed systems; Atomic clocks; Cognition; Educational institutions; Explosions; Learning automata; Model checking; Automatic assume-guarantee reasoning; model checking; timed systems;
Journal_Title :
Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSE.2013.57