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Track B: Automata, Logic, Semantics, and Theory of Programming
Probabilistic Guarded KAT Modulo Bisimilarity: Completeness and Complexity

Authors: Wojciech Różowski, Tobias Kappé, Dexter Kozen, Todd Schmid, and Alexandra Silva

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 261, 50th International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2023)


Abstract
We introduce Probabilistic Guarded Kleene Algebra with Tests (ProbGKAT), an extension of GKAT that allows reasoning about uninterpreted imperative programs with probabilistic branching. We give its operational semantics in terms of special class of probabilistic automata. We give a sound and complete Salomaa-style axiomatisation of bisimilarity of ProbGKAT expressions. Finally, we show that bisimilarity of ProbGKAT expressions can be decided in O(n³ log n) time via a generic partition refinement algorithm.

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Wojciech Różowski, Tobias Kappé, Dexter Kozen, Todd Schmid, and Alexandra Silva. Probabilistic Guarded KAT Modulo Bisimilarity: Completeness and Complexity. In 50th International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2023). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 261, pp. 136:1-136:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2023)


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@InProceedings{rozowski_et_al:LIPIcs.ICALP.2023.136,
  author =	{R\'{o}\.{z}owski, Wojciech and Kapp\'{e}, Tobias and Kozen, Dexter and Schmid, Todd and Silva, Alexandra},
  title =	{{Probabilistic Guarded KAT Modulo Bisimilarity: Completeness and Complexity}},
  booktitle =	{50th International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2023)},
  pages =	{136:1--136:20},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-278-5},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2023},
  volume =	{261},
  editor =	{Etessami, Kousha and Feige, Uriel 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.2023.136},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-181880},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2023.136},
  annote =	{Keywords: Kleene Algebra with Tests, program equivalence, completeness, coalgebra}
}
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Track B: Automata, Logic, Semantics, and Theory of Programming
Guarded Kleene Algebra with Tests: Coequations, Coinduction, and Completeness

Authors: Todd Schmid, Tobias Kappé, Dexter Kozen, and Alexandra Silva

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 198, 48th International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2021)


Abstract
Guarded Kleene Algebra with Tests (GKAT) is an efficient fragment of KAT, as it allows for almost linear decidability of equivalence. In this paper, we study the (co)algebraic properties of GKAT. Our initial focus is on the fragment that can distinguish between unsuccessful programs performing different actions, by omitting the so-called early termination axiom. We develop an operational (coalgebraic) and denotational (algebraic) semantics and show that they coincide. We then characterize the behaviors of GKAT expressions in this semantics, leading to a coequation that captures the covariety of automata corresponding to these behaviors. Finally, we prove that the axioms of the reduced fragment are sound and complete w.r.t. the semantics, and then build on this result to recover a semantics that is sound and complete w.r.t. the full set of axioms.

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Todd Schmid, Tobias Kappé, Dexter Kozen, and Alexandra Silva. Guarded Kleene Algebra with Tests: Coequations, Coinduction, and Completeness. In 48th International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2021). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 198, pp. 142:1-142:14, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2021)


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@InProceedings{schmid_et_al:LIPIcs.ICALP.2021.142,
  author =	{Schmid, Todd and Kapp\'{e}, Tobias and Kozen, Dexter and Silva, Alexandra},
  title =	{{Guarded Kleene Algebra with Tests: Coequations, Coinduction, and Completeness}},
  booktitle =	{48th International Colloquium on Automata, Languages, and Programming (ICALP 2021)},
  pages =	{142:1--142:14},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-195-5},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2021},
  volume =	{198},
  editor =	{Bansal, Nikhil and Merelli, Emanuela and Worrell, James},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2021.142},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-142118},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ICALP.2021.142},
  annote =	{Keywords: Kleene algebra, program equivalence, completeness, coequations}
}
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Partially Observable Concurrent Kleene Algebra

Authors: Jana Wagemaker, Paul Brunet, Simon Docherty, Tobias Kappé, Jurriaan Rot, and Alexandra Silva

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 171, 31st International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2020)


Abstract
We introduce partially observable concurrent Kleene algebra (POCKA), an algebraic framework to reason about concurrent programs with variables as well as control structures, such as conditionals and loops, that depend on those variables. We illustrate the use of POCKA through concrete examples. We prove that POCKA is a sound and complete axiomatisation of a model of partial observations, and show the semantics passes an important check for sequential consistency.

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Jana Wagemaker, Paul Brunet, Simon Docherty, Tobias Kappé, Jurriaan Rot, and Alexandra Silva. Partially Observable Concurrent Kleene Algebra. In 31st International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2020). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 171, pp. 20:1-20:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2020)


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@InProceedings{wagemaker_et_al:LIPIcs.CONCUR.2020.20,
  author =	{Wagemaker, Jana and Brunet, Paul and Docherty, Simon and Kapp\'{e}, Tobias and Rot, Jurriaan and Silva, Alexandra},
  title =	{{Partially Observable Concurrent Kleene Algebra}},
  booktitle =	{31st International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2020)},
  pages =	{20:1--20:22},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-160-3},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2020},
  volume =	{171},
  editor =	{Konnov, Igor and Kov\'{a}cs, Laura},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CONCUR.2020.20},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-128324},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CONCUR.2020.20},
  annote =	{Keywords: Concurrent Kleene algebra, Kleene algebra with tests, observations, axiomatisation, completeness, sequential consistency}
}
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Tree Automata as Algebras: Minimisation and Determinisation

Authors: Gerco van Heerdt, Tobias Kappé, Jurriaan Rot, Matteo Sammartino, and Alexandra Silva

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 139, 8th Conference on Algebra and Coalgebra in Computer Science (CALCO 2019)


Abstract
We study a categorical generalisation of tree automata, as algebras for a fixed endofunctor endowed with initial and final states. Under mild assumptions about the base category, we present a general minimisation algorithm for these automata. We then build upon and extend an existing generalisation of the Nerode equivalence to a categorical setting and relate it to the existence of minimal automata. Finally, we show that generalised types of side-effects, such as non-determinism, can be captured by this categorical framework, leading to a general determinisation procedure.

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Gerco van Heerdt, Tobias Kappé, Jurriaan Rot, Matteo Sammartino, and Alexandra Silva. Tree Automata as Algebras: Minimisation and Determinisation. In 8th Conference on Algebra and Coalgebra in Computer Science (CALCO 2019). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 139, pp. 6:1-6:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2019)


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@InProceedings{vanheerdt_et_al:LIPIcs.CALCO.2019.6,
  author =	{van Heerdt, Gerco and Kapp\'{e}, Tobias and Rot, Jurriaan and Sammartino, Matteo and Silva, Alexandra},
  title =	{{Tree Automata as Algebras: Minimisation and Determinisation}},
  booktitle =	{8th Conference on Algebra and Coalgebra in Computer Science (CALCO 2019)},
  pages =	{6:1--6:22},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-120-7},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2019},
  volume =	{139},
  editor =	{Roggenbach, Markus and Sokolova, Ana},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CALCO.2019.6},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-114341},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CALCO.2019.6},
  annote =	{Keywords: tree automata, algebras, minimisation, determinisation, Nerode equivalence}
}
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Kleene Algebra with Observations

Authors: Tobias Kappé, Paul Brunet, Jurriaan Rot, Alexandra Silva, Jana Wagemaker, and Fabio Zanasi

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 140, 30th International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2019)


Abstract
Kleene algebra with tests (KAT) is an algebraic framework for reasoning about the control flow of sequential programs. Generalising KAT to reason about concurrent programs is not straightforward, because axioms native to KAT in conjunction with expected axioms for concurrency lead to an anomalous equation. In this paper, we propose Kleene algebra with observations (KAO), a variant of KAT, as an alternative foundation for extending KAT to a concurrent setting. We characterise the free model of KAO, and establish a decision procedure w.r.t. its equational theory.

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Tobias Kappé, Paul Brunet, Jurriaan Rot, Alexandra Silva, Jana Wagemaker, and Fabio Zanasi. Kleene Algebra with Observations. In 30th International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2019). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 140, pp. 41:1-41:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2019)


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@InProceedings{kappe_et_al:LIPIcs.CONCUR.2019.41,
  author =	{Kapp\'{e}, Tobias and Brunet, Paul and Rot, Jurriaan and Silva, Alexandra and Wagemaker, Jana and Zanasi, Fabio},
  title =	{{Kleene Algebra with Observations}},
  booktitle =	{30th International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2019)},
  pages =	{41:1--41:16},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-121-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2019},
  volume =	{140},
  editor =	{Fokkink, Wan and van Glabbeek, Rob},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CONCUR.2019.41},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-109431},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CONCUR.2019.41},
  annote =	{Keywords: Concurrent Kleene algebra, Kleene algebra with tests, free model, axiomatisation, decision procedure}
}
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Brzozowski Goes Concurrent - A Kleene Theorem for Pomset Languages

Authors: Tobias Kappé, Paul Brunet, Bas Luttik, Alexandra Silva, and Fabio Zanasi

Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 85, 28th International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2017)


Abstract
Concurrent Kleene Algebra (CKA) is a mathematical formalism to study programs that exhibit concurrent behaviour. As with previous extensions of Kleene Algebra, characterizing the free model is crucial in order to develop the foundations of the theory and potential applications. For CKA, this has been an open question for a few years and this paper makes an important step towards an answer. We present a new automaton model and a Kleene-like theorem that relates a relaxed version of CKA to series-parallel pomset languages, which are a natural candidate for the free model. There are two substantial differences with previous work: from expressions to automata, we use Brzozowski derivatives, which enable a direct construction of the automaton; from automata to expressions, we provide a syntactic characterization of the automata that denote valid CKA behaviours.

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Tobias Kappé, Paul Brunet, Bas Luttik, Alexandra Silva, and Fabio Zanasi. Brzozowski Goes Concurrent - A Kleene Theorem for Pomset Languages. In 28th International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2017). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 85, pp. 25:1-25:16, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2017)


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@InProceedings{kappe_et_al:LIPIcs.CONCUR.2017.25,
  author =	{Kapp\'{e}, Tobias and Brunet, Paul and Luttik, Bas and Silva, Alexandra and Zanasi, Fabio},
  title =	{{Brzozowski Goes Concurrent - A Kleene Theorem for Pomset Languages}},
  booktitle =	{28th International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2017)},
  pages =	{25:1--25:16},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-95977-048-4},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2017},
  volume =	{85},
  editor =	{Meyer, Roland and Nestmann, Uwe},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.CONCUR.2017.25},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-77913},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.CONCUR.2017.25},
  annote =	{Keywords: Kleene theorem, Series-rational expressions, Automata, Brzozowski derivatives, Concurrency, Pomsets}
}
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