We introduce in this paper an agent model based on coherence theory. We give a formalization of Thagard’s theory on coherence and use it to explain the reasoning process of an in...
Sindhu Joseph, Carles Sierra, W. Marco Schorlemmer
The conceptual formalism supported by an ontology is not sufficient for handling vague information that is commonly found in many application domains. We describe how to introduce...
Abstract. Denotational semantics for a substantial fragment of Java is formalized by deep embedding in PVS, making extensive use of dependent types. A static analyzer for secure in...
Abstract. MALLET is a team-oriented agent specification and programming language. In this paper, we define an operational semantics for MALLET in terms of a transition system. Th...
Xiaocong Fan, John Yen, Michael S. Miller, Richard...
Abstract. Model checking and theorem proving are two complementary approaches to formal verification. In this paper we show how binary decision diagram (BDD) based symbolic model ...