Title
The complexity of reachability in parametric Markov decision processes
Abstract
This article presents the complexity of reachability decision problems for parametric Markov decision processes (pMDPs), an extension to Markov decision processes (MDPs) where transitions probabilities are described by polynomials over a finite set of parameters. In particular, we study the complexity of finding values for these parameters such that the induced MDP satisfies some maximal or minimal reachability probability constraints. We discuss different variants depending on the comparison operator in the constraints and the domain of the parameter values. We improve all known lower bounds for this problem, and notably provide ETR-completeness results for distinct variants of this problem.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1016/j.jcss.2021.02.006
Journal of Computer and System Sciences
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Parametric Markov decision processes,Formal verification,Existential theory of the reals,Computational complexity,Parameter synthesis
Journal
119
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
0022-0000
1
0.35
References 
Authors
30
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sebastian Junges118420.78
Joost-Pieter Katoen24444289.65
Guillermo A. Pérez3109.32
Tobias Winkler411.36