The paper introduces a novel approach to the synthesis of labelled transition systems for calculi with name mobility. The proposal is based on a graphical encoding: Each process is...
Abstract. Nominal logic is a variant of first-order logic equipped with a “freshname quantifier” N and other features useful for reasoning about languages with bound names. I...
Abstract. We present a fixpoint semantics of event systems. The semantics is presented in a general framework without concerns of fairness. Soundness and completeness of rules for...
Abstract. The main goal of this paper is to apply rewriting termination technology —enjoying a quite mature set of termination results and tools— to the problem of proving auto...
Abstract. In a problem solving process, a step may not result in the expected progress or may not be applicable as expected. Hence, knowledge how to overcome and react to impasses ...