Title
Quantitative multi-objective verification for probabilistic systems
Abstract
We present a verification framework for analysing multiple quantitative objectives of systems that exhibit both nondeterministic and stochastic behaviour. These systems are modelled as probabilistic automata, enriched with cost or reward structures that capture, for example, energy usage or performance metrics. Quantitative properties of these models are expressed in a specification language that incorporates probabilistic safety and liveness properties, expected total cost or reward, and supports multiple objectives of these types. We propose and implement an efficient verification framework for such properties and then present two distinct applications of it: firstly, controller synthesis subject to multiple quantitative objectives; and, secondly, quantitative compositional verification. The practical applicability of both approaches is illustrated with experimental results from several large case studies.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2011
TACAS
quantitative compositional verification,quantitative multi-objective verification,total cost,multiple objective,probabilistic safety,probabilistic system,efficient verification framework,quantitative property,probabilistic automaton,verification framework,reward structure,multiple quantitative objective,probabilistic automata,specification language
Field
DocType
Volume
Specification language,Control theory,Nondeterministic algorithm,Computer science,Markov decision process,Disjunctive normal form,Theoretical computer science,Probabilistic logic,Probabilistic automaton,Liveness
Conference
6605
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0302-9743
23
1.00
References 
Authors
16
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Vojtěch Forejt11968.57
Marta Z. Kwiatkowska26118322.21
Gethin Norman34163193.68
David Parker44018184.00
Hongyang Qu559235.13