In this paper we present a formalization of Abadi’s and Cardelli’s theory of objects in the interactive theorem prover Isabelle/HOL. Our motivation is to build a mechanized HOL...
In deduction modulo, a theory is not represented by a set of axioms but by a congruence on propositions modulo which the inference rules of standard deductive systems--such as for ...
We study the behavioural theory of Cardelli and Gordon’s Mobile Ambients. We give an lts based operational semantics, and a labelled bisimulation based equivalence that coincide...
Abstract logic programming is about designing logic programming languages via the proof theoretic notion of uniform provability. It allows the design of purely logical, very expres...
This paper analyzes a language for actions and the deontic modalities over actions -- i.e., the modalities permitted, forbidden and obligatory. The work is based on: (1) an action...