Title
On the Formal Analysis of HMM Using Theorem Proving.
Abstract
Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) have been widely utilized for modeling time series data in various engineering and biological systems. The analyses of these models are usually conducted using computer simulations and paper-and-pencil proof methods and, more recently, using probabilistic model-checking. However, all these methods either do not guarantee accurate analysis or are not scalable (for instance, they can hardly handle the computation when some parameters become very huge). As an alternative, we propose to use higher-order logic theorem proving to reason about properties of discrete HMMs by applying automated verification techniques. This paper presents some foundational formalizations in this regard, namely an extended-real numbers based formalization of finite-state Discrete-Time Markov chains and HMMs along with the verification of some of their fundamental properties. The distinguishing feature of our work is that it facilitates automatic verification of systems involving HMMs. For illustration purposes, we utilize our results for the formal analysis of a DNA sequence.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1007/978-3-319-11737-9_21
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Keywords
Field
DocType
HMMs,HOL4,Theorem Proving,DNA,Probability Theory
Time series,Computer science,Automated theorem proving,Markov chain,Theoretical computer science,Artificial intelligence,Probabilistic logic,Probability theory,Hidden Markov model,Machine learning,Computation,Scalability
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
8829
0302-9743
2
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.40
9
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
liya liu1202.42
Vincent Aravantinos28610.29
Osman Hasan340160.79
Sofiène Tahar4915110.41