Parameter Synthesis by Parallel Coloured CTL Model Checking

  • Luboš Brim
  • Milan Češka
  • Martin Demko
  • Samuel Pastva
  • David Šafránek
Conference paper
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Part of the Lecture Notes in Computer Science book series (LNCS, volume 9308)

Abstract

We propose a new distributed-memory parallel algorithm for parameter synthesis from CTL hypotheses. The algorithm colours the state space transitions by different parameterisations and extends CTL model checking to identify the maximal set of parameters that guarantee the satisfaction of the given CTL property. We experimentally confirm good scalability of our approach and demonstrate its applicability in the case study of a genetic switch controlling decisions in the cell cycle.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Luboš Brim
    • 1
  • Milan Češka
    • 1
  • Martin Demko
    • 1
  • Samuel Pastva
    • 1
  • David Šafránek
    • 1
  1. 1.Systems Biology Laboratory, Faculty of InformaticsMasaryk UniversityBrnoCzech Republic

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