12 Search Results for "Foster, Simon"

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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2026.10
Automated Verification of Robot Software Models with Assume-Guarantee Reasoning in Isabelle/HOL

Authors: Fang Yan, Benoît Ballenghien, Simon Foster, Ana Cavalcanti, James Baxter, and Burkhart Wolff

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 382, 17th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2026)

Abstract
We present a theorem-proving-based technique for verifying deadlock freedom of CSP-style concurrent models in Isabelle/HOL. The approach addresses challenges that are difficult to handle using model checking alone, including infinite state spaces, compositional reasoning in the presence of shared variables, and the need for mechanised proofs. Our main contribution is a coinductive characterisation of deadlock freedom that is equivalent to the standard CSP refinement-based definition, but is more amenable to automated reasoning in an interactive theorem prover. To support reasoning about shared variables, we introduce an assume–guarantee strategy that enforces invariants within transition semantics. The technique is generally applicable to CSP specifications that model shared variables using standard CSP constructs. In particular, we consider the semantics of RoboChart, a domain-specific modelling language for robotic control software, which we mechanise in Isabelle via a shallow embedding in HOL-CSP, and implement automated proof methods. The approach is evaluated on three case studies, including two RoboChart models of industrial robotic systems.
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Fang Yan, Benoît Ballenghien, Simon Foster, Ana Cavalcanti, James Baxter, and Burkhart Wolff. Automated Verification of Robot Software Models with Assume-Guarantee Reasoning in Isabelle/HOL. In 17th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 382, pp. 10:1-10:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)

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@InProceedings{yan_et_al:LIPIcs.ITP.2026.10,
  author =	{Yan, Fang and Ballenghien, Beno\^{i}t and Foster, Simon and Cavalcanti, Ana and Baxter, James and Wolff, Burkhart},
  title =	{{Automated Verification of Robot Software Models with Assume-Guarantee Reasoning in Isabelle/HOL}},
  booktitle =	{17th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2026)},
  pages =	{10:1--10:21},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-436-9},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{382},
  editor =	{Komendantskaya, Ekaterina and Nipkow, Tobias},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2026.10},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-269849},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2026.10},
  annote =	{Keywords: process algebra, Isabelle/HOL, automated proof methods, deadlock freedom}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.30
Nondeterministic Asynchronous Dataflow in Isabelle/HOL

Authors: Rafael Castro Gonçalves Silva, Laouen Fernet, and Dmitriy Traytel

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 352, 16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025)

Abstract
We formalize nondeterministic asynchronous dataflow networks in Isabelle/HOL. Dataflow networks are comprised of operators that are capable of communicating with the network, performing silent computations, and making nondeterministic choices. We represent operators using a shallow embedding as codatatypes. Using this representation, we define standard asynchronous dataflow primitives, including sequential and parallel composition and a feedback operator. These primitives adhere to a number of laws from the literature, which we prove by coinduction using weak bisimilarity as our equality. Albeit coinductive and nondeterministic, our model is executable via code extraction to Haskell.
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Rafael Castro Gonçalves Silva, Laouen Fernet, and Dmitriy Traytel. Nondeterministic Asynchronous Dataflow in Isabelle/HOL. In 16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 352, pp. 30:1-30:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{silva_et_al:LIPIcs.ITP.2025.30,
  author =	{Silva, Rafael Castro Gon\c{c}alves and Fernet, Laouen and Traytel, Dmitriy},
  title =	{{Nondeterministic Asynchronous Dataflow in Isabelle/HOL}},
  booktitle =	{16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025)},
  pages =	{30:1--30:20},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-396-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{352},
  editor =	{Forster, Yannick and Keller, Chantal},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.30},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-246280},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.30},
  annote =	{Keywords: dataflow, verification, coinduction, Isabelle/HOL}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.13
Barendregt’s Theory of the λ-Calculus, Refreshed and Formalized

Authors: Adrienne Lancelot, Beniamino Accattoli, and Maxime Vemclefs

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 352, 16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025)

Abstract
Barendregt’s book on the untyped λ-calculus refines the inconsistent view of β-divergence as representation of the undefined via the key concept of head reduction. In this paper, we put together recent revisitations of some key theorems laid out in Barendregt’s book, and we formalize them in the Abella proof assistant. Our work provides a compact and refreshed presentation of the core of the book. The formalization faithfully mimics pen-and-paper proofs. Two interesting aspects are the manipulation of contexts for the study of contextual equivalence and a formal alternative to the informal trick at work in Takahashi’s proof of the genericity lemma. As a by-product, we obtain an alternative definition of contextual equivalence that does not mention contexts.
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Adrienne Lancelot, Beniamino Accattoli, and Maxime Vemclefs. Barendregt’s Theory of the λ-Calculus, Refreshed and Formalized. In 16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 352, pp. 13:1-13:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{lancelot_et_al:LIPIcs.ITP.2025.13,
  author =	{Lancelot, Adrienne and Accattoli, Beniamino and Vemclefs, Maxime},
  title =	{{Barendregt’s Theory of the \lambda-Calculus, Refreshed and Formalized}},
  booktitle =	{16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025)},
  pages =	{13:1--13:22},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-396-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{352},
  editor =	{Forster, Yannick and Keller, Chantal},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.13},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-246114},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.13},
  annote =	{Keywords: lambda-calculus, head reduction, equational theory}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.8
CASIMAR, a Collaborative BVSR Project

Authors: Rico Nerger, Ian Luca Benecken, Paul Droste, Kristina Remić, Hanjo Schnellbächer, Stefan Ursu, Nils Hensch, Gregor Mokansky, Malte Eckermann, Simon Hestermann, Alexander Kerth, Talin Aswad, and Azalia Azzahra

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 130, Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)

Abstract
CASIMAR is a pioneering collaboration project within the Bundesverband studentischer Raumfahrt e.V. (BVSR), uniting student groups across Germany in designing, developing and testing a modular lunar rover and specialized EVA (extravehicular activity) tools for human-robot interaction experiments at the LUNA Analog Facility in Cologne, Germany. This student-driven initiative aims to establish a lasting framework for integrating projects of BVSR into the professional lunar exploration research environments. The rover development focuses on three mission scenarios: EVA support, search & rescue, and stand-alone operations, all focused on improving human-robot interaction for astronaut safety and efficiency. In parallel, students develop EVA tools which are essential for hands-on experience and also will be complementary to the rover’s proposed capabilities. The tools also enable early testing campaigns within the LUNA Analog Facility before the rover’s completion. To enhance design, training, and operational planning, CASIMAR will integrate a virtual reality (VR) environment that will serve as a digital twin of the rover and lunar setting, supporting interactive simulations, early-stage validation, and astronaut training. CASIMAR will not only contribute innovative technological solutions but also foster interdisciplinary collaboration and practical experience of future aerospace professionals.
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Rico Nerger, Ian Luca Benecken, Paul Droste, Kristina Remić, Hanjo Schnellbächer, Stefan Ursu, Nils Hensch, Gregor Mokansky, Malte Eckermann, Simon Hestermann, Alexander Kerth, Talin Aswad, and Azalia Azzahra. CASIMAR, a Collaborative BVSR Project. In Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 130, pp. 8:1-8:8, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{nerger_et_al:OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.8,
  author =	{Nerger, Rico and Benecken, Ian Luca and Droste, Paul and Remi\'{c}, Kristina and Schnellb\"{a}cher, Hanjo and Ursu, Stefan and Hensch, Nils and Mokansky, Gregor and Eckermann, Malte and Hestermann, Simon and Kerth, Alexander and Aswad, Talin and Azzahra, Azalia},
  title =	{{CASIMAR, a Collaborative BVSR Project}},
  booktitle =	{Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)},
  pages =	{8:1--8:8},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-384-3},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{130},
  editor =	{Bensch, Leonie and Nilsson, Tommy and Nisser, Martin and Pataranutaporn, Pat and Schmidt, Albrecht and Sumini, Valentina},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.8},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-239989},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.8},
  annote =	{Keywords: CASIMAR, BVSR, LUNA Analog Facility, rover, EVA, tools, students, collaboration, virtual reality, VR, digital twin, HRI, HCI}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.27
Assessing the Use of Mixed Reality as a Valid Tool for Human-Robot Interaction Studies in the Context of Space Exploration

Authors: Enrico Guerra, Sebastian Thomas Büttner, Alper Beşer, and Michael Prilla

Published in: OASIcs, Volume 130, Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)

Abstract
Mixed Reality (MR) is a technology with strong potential for advancing research in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) for space exploration. Apart from the efficiency and high flexibility MR can offer, we argue that its benefits for HRI research in space contexts lies particularly in its ability to aid human-in-the-loop development, offer realistic hybrid simulations, and foster broader participation in HRI research in the space exploration context. However, we believe that this is only plausible if MR-based simulations can yield comparable results to fully physical approaches in human-centred studies. In this position paper, we highlight several arguments in favour of MR as a tool for space HRI research, while emphasising the importance of the open question regarding its scientific validity. We believe MR could become a central tool for preparing for future human-robotic space exploration missions and significantly diversify research in this domain.
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Enrico Guerra, Sebastian Thomas Büttner, Alper Beşer, and Michael Prilla. Assessing the Use of Mixed Reality as a Valid Tool for Human-Robot Interaction Studies in the Context of Space Exploration. In Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025). Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs), Volume 130, pp. 27:1-27:11, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{guerra_et_al:OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.27,
  author =	{Guerra, Enrico and B\"{u}ttner, Sebastian Thomas and Be\c{s}er, Alper and Prilla, Michael},
  title =	{{Assessing the Use of Mixed Reality as a Valid Tool for Human-Robot Interaction Studies in the Context of Space Exploration}},
  booktitle =	{Advancing Human-Computer Interaction for Space Exploration (SpaceCHI 2025)},
  pages =	{27:1--27:11},
  series =	{Open Access Series in Informatics (OASIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-384-3},
  ISSN =	{2190-6807},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{130},
  editor =	{Bensch, Leonie and Nilsson, Tommy and Nisser, Martin and Pataranutaporn, Pat and Schmidt, Albrecht and Sumini, Valentina},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.27},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-240175},
  doi =		{10.4230/OASIcs.SpaceCHI.2025.27},
  annote =	{Keywords: Mixed Reality, Augmented Reality, Human-Robot Interaction, Space Exploration, Validity}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.SAT.2025.26
Analyzing Reformulation Performance in Core-Guided MaxSAT Solving

Authors: André Schidler and Stefan Szeider

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 341, 28th International Conference on Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing (SAT 2025)

Abstract
Core-guided algorithms like OLL are among the best methods for solving the Maximum Satisfiability problem (MaxSAT). Although some performance characteristics of OLL have been studied, a comprehensive experimental analysis of its reformulation behavior is still missing. In this paper, we present a large-scale study on how different reformulations of a MaxSAT instance produced by OLL affect solver performance. By representing these reformulations as a directed acyclic graph (DAG), we isolate the impact of structural features - such as the size and interconnectivity of unsatisfiable cores - on solver runtime. Our extensive experimental evaluation of over 600k solver runs reveals clear correlations between DAG properties and performance outcomes. These results suggest a new avenue for designing heuristics that steer the solver toward more tractable reformulations. All OLL DAGs and performance data from our experiments are publicly available to foster further research.
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André Schidler and Stefan Szeider. Analyzing Reformulation Performance in Core-Guided MaxSAT Solving. In 28th International Conference on Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing (SAT 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 341, pp. 26:1-26:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{schidler_et_al:LIPIcs.SAT.2025.26,
  author =	{Schidler, Andr\'{e} and Szeider, Stefan},
  title =	{{Analyzing Reformulation Performance in Core-Guided MaxSAT Solving}},
  booktitle =	{28th International Conference on Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing (SAT 2025)},
  pages =	{26:1--26:18},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-381-2},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{341},
  editor =	{Berg, Jeremias and Nordstr\"{o}m, Jakob},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.SAT.2025.26},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-237605},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.SAT.2025.26},
  annote =	{Keywords: maximum satisfiability, OLL, core-guided}
}
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Track A: Algorithms, Complexity and Games
DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.13
Quantum Speedup for Sampling Random Spanning Trees

Authors: Simon Apers, Minbo Gao, Zhengfeng Ji, and Chenghua Liu

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 334, 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)

Abstract
We present a quantum algorithm for sampling random spanning trees from a weighted graph in Õ(√{mn}) time, where n and m denote the number of vertices and edges, respectively. Our algorithm has sublinear runtime for dense graphs and achieves a quantum speedup over the best-known classical algorithm, which runs in Õ(m) time. The approach carefully combines, on one hand, a classical method based on "large-step" random walks for reduced mixing time and, on the other hand, quantum algorithmic techniques, including quantum graph sparsification and a sampling-without-replacement variant of Hamoudi’s multiple-state preparation. We also establish a matching lower bound, proving the optimality of our algorithm up to polylogarithmic factors. These results highlight the potential of quantum computing in accelerating fundamental graph sampling problems.
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Simon Apers, Minbo Gao, Zhengfeng Ji, and Chenghua Liu. Quantum Speedup for Sampling Random Spanning Trees. In 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 334, pp. 13:1-13:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{apers_et_al:LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.13,
  author =	{Apers, Simon and Gao, Minbo and Ji, Zhengfeng and Liu, Chenghua},
  title =	{{Quantum Speedup for Sampling Random Spanning Trees}},
  booktitle =	{52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)},
  pages =	{13:1--13:21},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-372-0},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{334},
  editor =	{Censor-Hillel, Keren and Grandoni, Fabrizio and Ouaknine, Jo\"{e}l and Puppis, Gabriele},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.13},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-233907},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.13},
  annote =	{Keywords: Quantum Computing, Quantum Algorithms, Random Spanning Trees}
}
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Pearl/Brave New Idea
DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.42
Contract Systems Need Domain-Specific Notations (Pearl/Brave New Idea)

Authors: Cameron Moy, Ryan Jung, and Matthias Felleisen

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 333, 39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025)

Abstract
Contract systems enable programmers to state specifications and have them enforced at run time. First-order contracts are expressed using ordinary code, while higher-order contracts are expressed using the notation familiar from type systems. Most interface descriptions, though, come with properties that involve not just assertions about single method calls, but entire call chains. Typical contract systems cannot express these specifications concisely. Such specifications demand domain-specific notations. In response, this paper proposes that contract systems abstract over the notation used for stating specifications. It presents an architecture for such a system, some illustrative examples, and an evaluation in terms of common notations from the literature.
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Cameron Moy, Ryan Jung, and Matthias Felleisen. Contract Systems Need Domain-Specific Notations (Pearl/Brave New Idea). In 39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 333, pp. 42:1-42:24, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{moy_et_al:LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.42,
  author =	{Moy, Cameron and Jung, Ryan and Felleisen, Matthias},
  title =	{{Contract Systems Need Domain-Specific Notations}},
  booktitle =	{39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025)},
  pages =	{42:1--42:24},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-373-7},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{333},
  editor =	{Aldrich, Jonathan and Silva, Alexandra},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.42},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-233348},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.42},
  annote =	{Keywords: software contracts, domain-specific languages}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.3
Pydrofoil: Accelerating Sail-Based Instruction Set Simulators

Authors: Carl Friedrich Bolz-Tereick, Luke Panayi, Ferdia McKeogh, Tom Spink, and Martin Berger

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 333, 39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025)

Abstract
We present Pydrofoil, a multi-stage compiler that generates instruction set simulators (ISSs) from processor instruction set architectures (ISAs) expressed in the high-level, verification-oriented ISA specification language Sail. Pydrofoil achieves a > 230× speedup over the C-based ISS generated by Sail on our benchmarks, thanks to the following insights. (i) An ISS is effectively an interpreter loop, and tracing just-in-time (JIT) compilers have proven effective at accelerating those, albeit mostly for dynamically typed languages. (ii) ISS workloads are highly atypical, dominated by intensive bit manipulation operations. Conventional compiler optimisations for general-purpose programming languages have limited impact for speeding up such workloads. We develop suitable domain-specific optimisations. (iii) Neither tracing JIT compilers, nor ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation alone, even with domain-specific optimisations, suffice for the generation of performant ISSs. Pydrofoil therefore implements a hybrid approach, pairing an AOT compiler with a tracing JIT built on the meta-tracing PyPy framework. AOT and JIT use domain-specific optimisations. Our benchmarks demonstrate that combining AOT and JIT compilers provides significantly greater performance gains than using either compiler alone.
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Carl Friedrich Bolz-Tereick, Luke Panayi, Ferdia McKeogh, Tom Spink, and Martin Berger. Pydrofoil: Accelerating Sail-Based Instruction Set Simulators. In 39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 333, pp. 3:1-3:31, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{bolztereick_et_al:LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.3,
  author =	{Bolz-Tereick, Carl Friedrich and Panayi, Luke and McKeogh, Ferdia and Spink, Tom and Berger, Martin},
  title =	{{Pydrofoil: Accelerating Sail-Based Instruction Set Simulators}},
  booktitle =	{39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025)},
  pages =	{3:1--3:31},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-373-7},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{333},
  editor =	{Aldrich, Jonathan and Silva, Alexandra},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.3},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-232962},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.3},
  annote =	{Keywords: Instruction set architecture, processor, domain-specific language, just-in-time compilation, meta-tracing}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.10
Bottom-Up Synthesis of Memory Mutations with Separation Logic

Authors: Kasra Ferdowsi and Hila Peleg

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 333, 39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025)

Abstract
Programming-by-Example (PBE) is the paradigm of program synthesis specified via input-output pairs. It is commonly used because examples are easy to provide and collect from the environment. A popular optimization for enumerative synthesis with examples is Observational Equivalence (OE), which groups programs into equivalence classes according to their evaluation on example inputs. Current formulations of OE, however, are severely limited by the assumption that the synthesizer’s target language contains only pure components with no side-effects, either enforcing this in their target language, or ignoring it, leading to an incorrect enumeration. This limits their ability to use realistic component sets. We address this limitation by borrowing from Separation Logic, which can compositionally reason about heap mutations. We reformulate PBE using a restricted Separation Logic: Concrete Heap Separation Logic (CHSL), transforming the search for programs into a proof search in CHSL. This lets us perform bottom-up enumerative synthesis without the need for expert-provided annotations or domain-specific inferences, but with three key advantages: we (i) preserve correctness in the presence of memory-mutating operations, (ii) compact the search space by representing many concrete programs as one under CHSL, and (iii) perform a provably correct OE-reduction. We present SObEq (Side-effects in OBservational EQuivalence), a bottom-up enumerative algorithm that, given a PBE task, searches for its CHSL derivation. The SObEq algorithm is proved correct with no purity assumptions: we show it is guaranteed to lose no solutions. We also evaluate our implementation of SObEq on benchmarks from the literature and online sources, and show that it produces high-quality results quickly.
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Kasra Ferdowsi and Hila Peleg. Bottom-Up Synthesis of Memory Mutations with Separation Logic. In 39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 333, pp. 10:1-10:32, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{ferdowsi_et_al:LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.10,
  author =	{Ferdowsi, Kasra and Peleg, Hila},
  title =	{{Bottom-Up Synthesis of Memory Mutations with Separation Logic}},
  booktitle =	{39th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming (ECOOP 2025)},
  pages =	{10:1--10:32},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-373-7},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{333},
  editor =	{Aldrich, Jonathan and Silva, Alexandra},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.10},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-233036},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ECOOP.2025.10},
  annote =	{Keywords: Program synthesis, observational equivalence}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.CPM.2025.26
Extending the Burrows-Wheeler Transform for Cartesian Tree Matching and Constructing It

Authors: Eric M. Osterkamp and Dominik Köppl

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 331, 36th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching (CPM 2025)

Abstract
Cartesian tree matching is a form of generalized pattern matching where a substring of the text matches with the pattern if they share the same Cartesian tree. This form of matching finds application for time series of stock prices and can be of interest for melody matching between musical scores. For the indexing problem, the state-of-the-art data structure is a Burrows-Wheeler transform based solution due to [Kim and Cho, CPM'21], which uses nearly succinct space and can count the number of substrings that Cartesian tree match with a pattern in time linear in the pattern length. The authors address the construction of their data structure with a straight-forward solution that, however, requires pointer-based data structures, resulting in O(n lg n) bits of space, where n is the text length [Kim and Cho, CPM'21, Section A.4]. We address this bottleneck by a construction that requires O(n lg σ) bits of space and has a time complexity of O(n (lg σ lg n)/(lg lg n)), where σ is alphabet size. Additionally, we can extend this index for indexing multiple circular texts in the spirit of the extended Burrows-Wheeler transform without sacrificing the time and space complexities. We present this index in a dynamic variant, where we pay a logarithmic slowdown and need space linear in the input texts in bits for the extra functionality that we can incrementally add texts. Our extended setting is of interest for finding repetitive motifs common in the aforementioned applications, independent of offsets and scaling.
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Eric M. Osterkamp and Dominik Köppl. Extending the Burrows-Wheeler Transform for Cartesian Tree Matching and Constructing It. In 36th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching (CPM 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 331, pp. 26:1-26:17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{osterkamp_et_al:LIPIcs.CPM.2025.26,
  author =	{Osterkamp, Eric M. and K\"{o}ppl, Dominik},
  title =	{{Extending the Burrows-Wheeler Transform for Cartesian Tree Matching and Constructing It}},
  booktitle =	{36th Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching (CPM 2025)},
  pages =	{26:1--26:17},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-369-0},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{331},
  editor =	{Bonizzoni, Paola and M\"{a}kinen, Veli},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CPM.2025.26},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-231201},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CPM.2025.26},
  annote =	{Keywords: Cartesian tree matching, extended Burrows-Wheeler transform, construction algorithm, generalized pattern matching}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.CONCUR.2021.20
Formally Verified Simulations of State-Rich Processes Using Interaction Trees in Isabelle/HOL

Authors: Simon Foster, Chung-Kil Hur, and Jim Woodcock

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 203, 32nd International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2021)

Abstract
Simulation and formal verification are important complementary techniques necessary in high assurance model-based systems development. In order to support coherent results, it is necessary to provide unifying semantics and automation for both activities. In this paper we apply Interaction Trees in Isabelle/HOL to produce a verification and simulation framework for state-rich process languages. We develop the core theory and verification techniques for Interaction Trees, use them to give a semantics to the CSP and Circus languages, and formally link our new semantics with the failures-divergences semantic model. We also show how the Isabelle code generator can be used to generate verified executable simulations for reactive and concurrent programs.
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Simon Foster, Chung-Kil Hur, and Jim Woodcock. Formally Verified Simulations of State-Rich Processes Using Interaction Trees in Isabelle/HOL. In 32nd International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2021). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 203, pp. 20:1-20:18, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021)

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@InProceedings{foster_et_al:LIPIcs.CONCUR.2021.20,
  author =	{Foster, Simon and Hur, Chung-Kil and Woodcock, Jim},
  title =	{{Formally Verified Simulations of State-Rich Processes Using Interaction Trees in Isabelle/HOL}},
  booktitle =	{32nd International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2021)},
  pages =	{20:1--20:18},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-203-7},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2021},
  volume =	{203},
  editor =	{Haddad, Serge and Varacca, Daniele},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CONCUR.2021.20},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-143973},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CONCUR.2021.20},
  annote =	{Keywords: Coinduction, Process Algebra, Theorem Proving, Simulation}
}
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