8 Search Results for "Veanes, Margus"

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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.37
Random Models and Guarded Logic

Authors: Oskar Fiuk

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)

Abstract
Building on ideas of Gurevich and Shelah for the Gödel Class, we present a new probabilistic proof of the finite model property for the Guarded Fragment of First-Order Logic. Our proof is conceptually simple and yields the optimal doubly-exponential upper bound on the size of minimal models. We precisely analyse the obtained bound, up to constant factors in the exponents, and construct sentences that enforce models of tightly matching size. The probabilistic approach adapts naturally to the Triguarded Fragment, an extension of the Guarded Fragment that also subsumes the Two-Variable Fragment. Finally, we derandomise the probabilistic proof by providing an explicit model construction which replaces randomness with deterministic hash functions.
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Oskar Fiuk. Random Models and Guarded Logic. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 37:1-37:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)

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@InProceedings{fiuk:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.37,
  author =	{Fiuk, Oskar},
  title =	{{Random Models and Guarded Logic}},
  booktitle =	{43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
  pages =	{37:1--37:21},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-412-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2026},
  volume =	{364},
  editor =	{Mahajan, Meena and Manea, Florin and McIver, Annabelle and Thắng, Nguy\~{ê}n Kim},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.37},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255269},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.37},
  annote =	{Keywords: guarded fragment, finite model property, probabilistic method}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.23
Formalizing the Hidden Number Problem in Isabelle/HOL

Authors: Sage Binder, Eric Ren, and Katherine Kosaian

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

Abstract
We formalize the hidden number problem (HNP), as introduced in a seminal work by Boneh and Venkatesan in 1996, in Isabelle/HOL. Intuitively, the HNP involves demonstrating the existence of an algorithm (the "adversary") which can compute (with high probability) a hidden number α given access to a bit-leaking oracle. Originally developed to establish the security of Diffie-Hellman key exchange, the HNP has since been used not only for protocol security but also in cryptographic attacks, including notable ones on DSA and ECDSA. Further, as the HNP establishes an expressive paradigm for reasoning about security in the context of information leakage, many HNP variants for other specialized cryptographic applications have since been developed. A main contribution of our work is explicating and clarifying the HNP proof blueprint from the original source material; naturally, formalization forces us to make all assumptions and proof steps precise and transparent. For example, the source material did not explicitly define the adversary and only abstractly defined what information is being leaked; our formalization concretizes both definitions. Additionally, the HNP makes use of an instance of Babai’s nearest plane algorithm, which solves the approximate closest vector problem; we formalize this as a result of independent interest. Our formalizations of Babai’s algorithm and the HNP adversary are executable, setting up potential future work, e.g. in developing formally verified instances of cryptographic attacks.
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Sage Binder, Eric Ren, and Katherine Kosaian. Formalizing the Hidden Number Problem in Isabelle/HOL. In 16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 352, pp. 23:1-23:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{binder_et_al:LIPIcs.ITP.2025.23,
  author =	{Binder, Sage and Ren, Eric and Kosaian, Katherine},
  title =	{{Formalizing the Hidden Number Problem in Isabelle/HOL}},
  booktitle =	{16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025)},
  pages =	{23:1--23:19},
  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.2025.23},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-246216},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.23},
  annote =	{Keywords: hidden number problem, Babai’s nearest plane algorithm, cryptography, interactive theorem proving, Isabelle/HOL}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.16
Finiteness of Symbolic Derivatives in Lean

Authors: Ekaterina Zhuchko, Hendrik Maarand, Margus Veanes, and Gabriel Ebner

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

Abstract
Brzozowski proved that the set of derivatives of any regular expression is finite modulo associativity, idempotence and, notably, commutativity of the union operator. We extend this result to the case of symbolic location based derivatives, for which we prove finiteness of the state space by quotienting only by associativity, deduplication and idempotence (ADI); the fact that we don't use commutativity allows for this result to carry over to the derivative based backtracking (PCRE) match semantics, where the union operator is noncommutative. Furthermore, we consider regular expressions extended with lookarounds, intersection, and negation. We also show that our method for proving finiteness allows us to include certain simplification rules in the derivative operation while preserving finiteness. The finiteness proof is constructive: given an expression R, we construct a finite set that is an overapproximation (modulo ADI) of the set of derivatives of R. We reuse some of the infrastructure provided in previous formalization efforts for regular expressions in Lean 4, showing the flexibility and reusability of the framework.
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Ekaterina Zhuchko, Hendrik Maarand, Margus Veanes, and Gabriel Ebner. Finiteness of Symbolic Derivatives in Lean. In 16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 352, pp. 16:1-16:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{zhuchko_et_al:LIPIcs.ITP.2025.16,
  author =	{Zhuchko, Ekaterina and Maarand, Hendrik and Veanes, Margus and Ebner, Gabriel},
  title =	{{Finiteness of Symbolic Derivatives in Lean}},
  booktitle =	{16th International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving (ITP 2025)},
  pages =	{16:1--16:19},
  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.2025.16},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-246144},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ITP.2025.16},
  annote =	{Keywords: Lean, regular languages, lookarounds, derivatives, finiteness}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2025.38
The Complexity of Separability for Semilinear Sets and Parikh Automata

Authors: Elias Rojas Collins, Chris Köcher, and Georg Zetzsche

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 345, 50th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2025)

Abstract
In a separability problem, we are given two sets K and L from a class 𝒞, and we want to decide whether there exists a set S from a class 𝒮 such that K ⊆ S and S ∩ L = ∅. In this case, we speak of separability of sets in 𝒞 by sets in 𝒮. We study two types of separability problems. First, we consider separability of semilinear sets (i.e. subsets of ℕ^d for some d) by sets definable by quantifier-free monadic Presburger formulas (or equivalently, the recognizable subsets of ℕ^d). Here, a formula is monadic if each atom uses at most one variable. Second, we consider separability of languages of Parikh automata by regular languages. A Parikh automaton is a machine with access to counters that can only be incremented, and have to meet a semilinear constraint at the end of the run. Both of these separability problems are known to be decidable with elementary complexity. Our main results are that both problems are coNP-complete. In the case of semilinear sets, coNP-completeness holds regardless of whether the input sets are specified by existential Presburger formulas, quantifier-free formulas, or semilinear representations. Our results imply that recognizable separability of rational subsets of Σ* × ℕ^d (shown decidable by Choffrut and Grigorieff) is coNP-complete as well. Another application is that regularity of deterministic Parikh automata (where the target set is specified using a quantifier-free Presburger formula) is coNP-complete as well.
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Elias Rojas Collins, Chris Köcher, and Georg Zetzsche. The Complexity of Separability for Semilinear Sets and Parikh Automata. In 50th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 345, pp. 38:1-38:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{collins_et_al:LIPIcs.MFCS.2025.38,
  author =	{Collins, Elias Rojas and K\"{o}cher, Chris and Zetzsche, Georg},
  title =	{{The Complexity of Separability for Semilinear Sets and Parikh Automata}},
  booktitle =	{50th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2025)},
  pages =	{38:1--38:21},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-388-1},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{345},
  editor =	{Gawrychowski, Pawe{\l} and Mazowiecki, Filip and Skrzypczak, Micha{\l}},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2025.38},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-241457},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2025.38},
  annote =	{Keywords: Vector Addition System, Separability, Regular Language}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2025.56
Negated String Containment Is Decidable

Authors: Vojtěch Havlena, Michal Hečko, Lukáš Holík, and Ondřej Lengál

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 345, 50th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2025)

Abstract
We provide a positive answer to a long-standing open question of the decidability of the not-contains string predicate. Not-contains is practically relevant, for instance in symbolic execution of string manipulating programs. Particularly, we show that the predicate ¬Contains(x₁ … x_n, y₁ … y_m), where x₁ … x_n and y₁ … y_m are sequences of string variables constrained by regular languages, is decidable. Decidability of a not-contains predicate combined with chain-free word equations and regular membership constraints follows.
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Vojtěch Havlena, Michal Hečko, Lukáš Holík, and Ondřej Lengál. Negated String Containment Is Decidable. In 50th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 345, pp. 56:1-56:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{havlena_et_al:LIPIcs.MFCS.2025.56,
  author =	{Havlena, Vojt\v{e}ch and He\v{c}ko, Michal and Hol{\'\i}k, Luk\'{a}\v{s} and Leng\'{a}l, Ond\v{r}ej},
  title =	{{Negated String Containment Is Decidable}},
  booktitle =	{50th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS 2025)},
  pages =	{56:1--56:20},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-388-1},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2025},
  volume =	{345},
  editor =	{Gawrychowski, Pawe{\l} and Mazowiecki, Filip and Skrzypczak, Micha{\l}},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2025.56},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-241631},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.MFCS.2025.56},
  annote =	{Keywords: not-contains, string constraints, word combinatorics, primitive word}
}
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Track B: Automata, Logic, Semantics, and Theory of Programming
DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.168
Nondeterministic Tree-Walking Automata Are Not Closed Under Complementation

Authors: Olga Martynova and Alexander Okhotin

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

Abstract
It is proved that the family of tree languages recognized by nondeterministic tree-walking automata is not closed under complementation, solving a problem raised by Bojańczyk and Colcombet (https://doi.org/10.1137/050645427, SIAM J. Comp. 38 (2008) 658-701). In addition, it is shown that nondeterministic tree-walking automata are stronger than unambiguous tree-walking automata.
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Olga Martynova and Alexander Okhotin. Nondeterministic Tree-Walking Automata Are Not Closed Under Complementation. In 52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 334, pp. 168:1-168:17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)

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@InProceedings{martynova_et_al:LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.168,
  author =	{Martynova, Olga and Okhotin, Alexander},
  title =	{{Nondeterministic Tree-Walking Automata Are Not Closed Under Complementation}},
  booktitle =	{52nd International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2025)},
  pages =	{168:1--168:17},
  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.2025.168},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-235459},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2025.168},
  annote =	{Keywords: Finite automata, tree-walking automata, complementation}
}
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Invited Talk
DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2017.7
Symbolic Automata Theory with Applications (Invited Talk)

Authors: Margus Veanes

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 82, 26th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2017)

Abstract
Symbolic automata extend classic finite state automata by allowing transitions to carry predicates over rich alphabet theories. The key algorithmic difference to classic automata is the ability to efficiently operate over very large or infinite alphabets. In this talk we give an overview of what is currently known about symbolic automata, what their main applications are, and what challenges arise when reasoning about them. We also discuss some of the open problems and research directions in symbolic automata theory.
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Margus Veanes. Symbolic Automata Theory with Applications (Invited Talk). In 26th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2017). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 82, pp. 7:1-7:3, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2017)

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@InProceedings{veanes:LIPIcs.CSL.2017.7,
  author =	{Veanes, Margus},
  title =	{{Symbolic Automata Theory with Applications}},
  booktitle =	{26th EACSL Annual Conference on Computer Science Logic (CSL 2017)},
  pages =	{7:1--7:3},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-045-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2017},
  volume =	{82},
  editor =	{Goranko, Valentin and Dam, Mads},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2017.7},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-76872},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CSL.2017.7},
  annote =	{Keywords: automaton, transducer, symbolic}
}
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DOI: 10.4230/DagRep.3.1.1
Symbolic Methods in Testing (Dagstuhl Seminar 13021)

Authors: Thierry Jéron, Margus Veanes, and Burkhart Wolff

Published in: Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 3, Issue 1 (2013)

Abstract
This report documents the program and the outcomes of Dagstuhl Seminar 13021 "Symbolic Methods in Testing". The aim of the seminar was to bring together leading researchers of this field; the seminary ended up with 38 participants from 10 countries: France, The Netherlands, The Unites States, Germany, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Brazil, Norway, Estonia and Italy. Through a series of presentations, discussions, and working group meetings, the seminar attempted to get a coherent picture of the field, which transcends the borders of applications and disciplines, of existing approaches and problems in formal testing. The seminar brought together, on the one hand, researchers from the different camps and various tools. The main outcome of the seminar is the exchange of information between different groups and the discussion of new trends (parallelization, cloud-computing).
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Thierry Jéron, Margus Veanes, and Burkhart Wolff. Symbolic Methods in Testing (Dagstuhl Seminar 13021). In Dagstuhl Reports, Volume 3, Issue 1, pp. 1-29, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2013)

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@Article{jeron_et_al:DagRep.3.1.1,
  author =	{J\'{e}ron, Thierry and Veanes, Margus and Wolff, Burkhart},
  title =	{{Symbolic Methods in Testing (Dagstuhl Seminar 13021)}},
  pages =	{1--29},
  journal =	{Dagstuhl Reports},
  ISSN =	{2192-5283},
  year =	{2013},
  volume =	{3},
  number =	{1},
  editor =	{J\'{e}ron, Thierry and Veanes, Margus and Wolff, Burkhart},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagRep.3.1.1},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-40060},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagRep.3.1.1},
  annote =	{Keywords: Automated Deduction, White-box testing, Black-box Testing, Fuzz-Testing, Unit-Testing,Theorem prover-based Testing}
}
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