Language-level symmetry reduction for probabilistic model checking

Donaldson, A.F., Miller, A. and Parker, D. (2009) Language-level symmetry reduction for probabilistic model checking. In: 6th International Conference on the Quantitative Evaluation of Systems, Budapest, 13-16 Sept 2009, pp. 289-298. (doi: 10.1109/QEST.2009.21)

Abstract

Symmetry reduction is a technique for combating state-space explosion in model checking. The generic representatives approach to symmetry reduction uses a language-level translation of symmetric models to a reduced form, making it straightforward to combine with existing tools and implementations. These techniques have been proposed for both non-probabilistic and probabilistic model checking, but are currently difficult to apply to complex models due to prohibitive restrictions in the modelling language. We present a much richer language, which allows specification of probabilistic systems in a way that guarantees the applicability of the generic representatives technique, together with an extended translation algorithm, and demonstrate the effectiveness of our techniques on a large set of case studies.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Miller, Professor Alice
• Authors: Donaldson, A.F., Miller, A., and Parker, D.
• Subjects: Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Computing Science