A survey of statistical model checking

G Agha, K Palmskog - ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
Interactive, distributed, and embedded systems often behave stochastically, for example,
when inputs, message delays, or failures conform to a probability distribution. However …

The role of model checking in software engineering

AK Karna, Y Chen, H Yu, H Zhong, J Zhao - Frontiers of Computer Science, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Model checking is a formal verification technique. It takes an exhaustively strategy
to check hardware circuits and network protocols against desired properties. Having been …

Statistical verification of hyperproperties for cyber-physical systems

Y Wang, M Zarei, B Bonakdarpour, M Pajic - ACM Transactions on …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
Many important properties of cyber-physical systems (CPS) are defined upon the
relationship between multiple executions simultaneously in continuous time. Examples …

Verifiable biology

S Konur, M Gheorghe… - Journal of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The formalization of biological systems using computational modelling approaches as an
alternative to mathematical-based methods has recently received much interest because …

SBML2Modelica: Integrating biochemical models within open-standard simulation ecosystems

F Maggioli, T Mancini, E Tronci - Bioinformatics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Motivation SBML is the most widespread language for the definition of biochemical models.
Although dozens of SBML simulators are available, there is a general lack of support to the …

Statistical Model Checking Past, Present, and Future: (Track Introduction)

KG Larsen, A Legay - … Symposium On Leveraging Applications of Formal …, 2014 - Springer
LNCS 8803 - Statistical Model Checking Past, Present, and Future Page 1 Statistical Model
Checking Past, Present, and Future (Track Introduction) Kim G. Larsen and Axel Legay 1 …

Sound Statistical Model Checking for Probabilities and Expected Rewards

CE Budde, A Hartmanns, T Meggendorfer… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Statistical model checking estimates probabilities and expectations of interest in probabilistic
system models by using random simulations. Its results come with statistical guarantees …

Lightweight Verification of Hyperproperties

O Dobe, S Schupp, E Bartocci, B Bonakdarpour… - … for Verification and …, 2023 - Springer
Hyperproperties have been widely used to express system properties like noninterference,
observational determinism, conformance, robustness, etc. However, the model checking …

Statistically model checking PCTL specifications on Markov decision processes via reinforcement learning

Y Wang, N Roohi, M West… - 2020 59th IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Probabilistic Computation Tree Logic (PCTL) is frequently used to formally specify control
objectives such as probabilistic reachability and safety. In this work, we focus on model …

Statistical model checking for hyperproperties

Y Wang, S Nalluri, B Bonakdarpour… - 2021 IEEE 34th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hyperproperties have shown to be a powerful tool for expressing and reasoning about
information-flow security policies. In this paper, we investigate the problem of statistical …