Certificates and Witnesses for Multi-objective ω-Regular Queries in Markov Decision Processes

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Beitragende

Abstract

Multi-objective probabilistic model checking is a powerful technique for verifying stochastic systems against multiple (potentially conflicting) properties. To enhance the trustworthiness and explainability of model checking tools, we present independently checkable certificates and witnesses for multi-objective -regular queries in Markov decision processes. For the certification, we extend and improve existing certificates for the decomposition of maximal end components and reachability properties. We then derive mixed-integer linear programs (MILPs) for finding minimal witnessing subsystems. For the special case of Markov chains and LTL properties, we use unambiguous Büchi automata to find witnesses, resulting in an algorithm that requires single-exponential space. Existing approaches based on deterministic automata require doubly-exponential space in the worst case. Finally, we consider the practical computation of our certificates and witnesses and provide an implementation of the developed techniques, along with an experimental evaluation, demonstrating the efficacy of our techniques.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelSoftware Engineering and Formal Methods
Redakteure/-innenDomenico Bianculli, Elena Gomez-Martinez
Herausgeber (Verlag)Springer, Cham
Seiten129-147
Seitenumfang19
ISBN (elektronisch)978-3-032-10444-1
ISBN (Print)978-3-032-10443-4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 12 Nov. 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Publikationsreihe

ReiheLecture Notes in Computer Science
Band16192 LNCS
ISSN0302-9743

Konferenz

Titel23rd International Conference on Software Engineering and Formal Methods
KurztitelSEFM 2025
Veranstaltungsnummer23
Dauer10 - 14 November 2025
Webseite
OrtUniversity of Castilla-La Mancha
StadtToledo
LandSpanien

Externe IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-5321-9343/work/205988102
ORCID /0000-0003-1724-2586/work/205991657
ORCID /0000-0002-3437-0240/work/205992907

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • Certificates, Markov decision process, Multi-objective