Stéphane Demri

Gebundenes Buch

Concise Introduction to Alternating-Time Temporal Logics

A Guide for Understanding the Model-Checking Problem

Beschreibung

The formal verification of multi-agent systems aimed at proving that such systems meet their specifications has given rise to a very active field of research at the crossroads of formal methods, knowledge representation and artificial intelligence. Alternating-time temporal logics are considered as one of the most popular and influential logical formalisms for strategic reasoning in multi-agent systems and have been introduced by Rajeev Alur, Thomas Henzinger and Orna Kupferman about 25 years ago.  This textbook provides a concise presentation of alternating-time temporal logics dedicated to strategic reasoning in multi-agent systems. Dedicated mainly to the model-checking problem, the work examines developments about basic semantical properties of such logics, decision procedures and computational complexity. It provides results for solving optimally the model-checking problem on concurrent game structures by taking advantage of—or adapting proof methods from—temporal logics, games in theoretical computer science and automata theory. Topics and features: * Provides a unique teaching resource (typically for M1, M2 or PhD students), suitable for many courses such as Logic in Computer Science, Multi-Agent Systems, Formal Methods and Basics to Verification * Fills a gap in the literature by presenting the standard results voluntarily exposed in a pedestrian style, as well as a few more recent results developed in full depth to prepare readers for examining more elaborate logical formalisms * Includes detailed chapter examples, exercises (with solutions at the end), and a wealth of bibliographical references, thereby supporting self-study * Offers a first unified presentation of alternating-time temporal logics in relation to games, automata and complexity The textbook/guide’s target audience includes master students, PhD students and researchers that wish to have a thorough presentation of such logics and their relationships with automata theory, temporal logics, model-checking, energy games and complexity theory. Stéphane Demri is a CNRS directeur de recherche at the Laboratoire Méthodes Formelles (LMF) and adjunct professor at the Computer Science Department, ENS Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.

Autor

Current positions: directeur de recherche CNRS at the lab LMF, adjunct professor at ENS Paris-Saclay, France. Teaching the topic of the book since 2019 for master students at ENS Paris-Saclay. Two books as co-author: 1) Incomplete Information: Structure, Inference, Complexity, Stéphane Demri , Ewa Orlowska Springer, 2002 2) Temporal Logics in Computer Science, Stéphane Demri , Valentin Goranko , Martin Lange, Cambridge University Press, 2016

Produktdetails

• Computer Science Foundations and Applied Logic
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing AG / Springer-Verlag GmbH
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 89577751
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm
• ISBN-13: 9783032118844
• ISBN-10: 3032118840
• Artikelnr.: 75679684