The Hausdorff fuzzy quasi-metric

Removing the condition of symmetry in the notion of a fuzzy (pseudo)metric, in Kramosil and Michalek's sense, one has the notion of a fuzzy quasi-(pseudo-)metric. Then for each fuzzy quasi-pseudo-metric on a set X we construct a fuzzy quasi-pseudo-metric on the collection of all nonempty subsets of X, called the Hausdorff fuzzy quasi-pseudo-metric. We investigate several properties of this structure and present several illustrative examples as well as an application to the domain of words. The notion of Hausdorff fuzzy quasi-pseudo-metric when quasi-pseudo-metric fuzziness is considered in the sense of George and Veeramani is also discussed.Supported by the Plan Nacional I+D+i and FEDER, under Grant MTM2006-14925-C02-01.Rodríguez López, J.; Romaguera Bonilla, S.; Sánchez Álvarez, JM. (2010). The Hausdorff fuzzy quasi-metric. Fuzzy Sets and Systems. 161:1078-1096. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fss.2009.09.019S1078109616

MFCS\u2798 Satellite Workshop on Cellular Automata

For the 1998 conference on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS\u2798) four papers on Cellular Automata were accepted as regular MFCS\u2798 contributions. Furthermore an MFCS\u2798 satellite workshop on Cellular Automata was organized with ten additional talks. The embedding of the workshop into the conference with its participants coming from a broad spectrum of fields of work lead to interesting discussions and a fruitful exchange of ideas. The contributions which had been accepted for MFCS\u2798 itself may be found in the conference proceedings, edited by L. Brim, J. Gruska and J. Zlatuska, Springer LNCS 1450. All other (invited and regular) papers of the workshop are contained in this technical report. (One paper, for which no postscript file of the full paper is available, is only included in the printed version of the report). Contents: F. Blanchard, E. Formenti, P. Kurka: Cellular automata in the Cantor, Besicovitch and Weyl Spaces K. Kobayashi: On Time Optimal Solutions of the Two-Dimensional Firing Squad Synchronization Problem L. Margara: Topological Mixing and Denseness of Periodic Orbits for Linear Cellular Automata over Z_m B. Martin: A Geometrical Hierarchy of Graph via Cellular Automata K. Morita, K. Imai: Number-Conserving Reversible Cellular Automata and Their Computation-Universality C. Nichitiu, E. Remila: Simulations of graph automata K. Svozil: Is the world a machine? H. Umeo: Cellular Algorithms with 1-bit Inter-Cell Communications F. Reischle, Th. Worsch: Simulations between alternating CA, alternating TM and circuit families K. Sutner: Computation Theory of Cellular Automat

Representation and estimation of stochastic populations

This work is concerned with the representation and the estimation of populations composed of an uncertain and varying number of individuals which can randomly evolve in time. The existing solutions that address this type of problems make the assumption that all or none of the individuals are distinguishable. In other words, the focus is either on specific individuals or on the population as a whole. Theses approaches have complimentary advantages and drawbacks and the main objective in this work is to introduce a suitable representation for partially-indistinguishable populations. In order to fulfil this objective, a sufficiently versatile way of quantifying different types of uncertainties has to be studied. It is demonstrated that this can be achieved within a measure-theoretic Bayesian paradigm. The proposed representation of stochastic populations is then used for the introduction of various filtering algorithms from the most general to the most specific. The modelling possibilities and the accuracy of one of these filters are then demonstrated in different situations

Computer Aided Verification

This open access two-volume set LNCS 10980 and 10981 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2018, held in Oxford, UK, in July 2018. The 52 full and 13 tool papers presented together with 3 invited papers and 2 tutorials were carefully reviewed and selected from 215 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics and techniques, from algorithmic and logical foundations of verification to practical applications in distributed, networked, cyber-physical, and autonomous systems. They are organized in topical sections on model checking, program analysis using polyhedra, synthesis, learning, runtime verification, hybrid and timed systems, tools, probabilistic systems, static analysis, theory and security, SAT, SMT and decisions procedures, concurrency, and CPS, hardware, industrial applications

Computer Aided Verification

This open access two-volume set LNCS 10980 and 10981 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 30th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2018, held in Oxford, UK, in July 2018. The 52 full and 13 tool papers presented together with 3 invited papers and 2 tutorials were carefully reviewed and selected from 215 submissions. The papers cover a wide range of topics and techniques, from algorithmic and logical foundations of verification to practical applications in distributed, networked, cyber-physical, and autonomous systems. They are organized in topical sections on model checking, program analysis using polyhedra, synthesis, learning, runtime verification, hybrid and timed systems, tools, probabilistic systems, static analysis, theory and security, SAT, SMT and decisions procedures, concurrency, and CPS, hardware, industrial applications

Semi-lipschitz functions, best approximation, and fuzzy quasi-metric hyperspaces

En los últimos años se ha desarrollado una teoría matemática que permite generalizar algunas teorías matemáticas clásicas: hiperespacios, espacios de funciones, topología algebraica, etc. Este hecho viene motivado, en parte, por ciertos problemas de análisis funcional, concentración de medidas, sistemas dinámicos, teoría de las ciencias de la computación, matemática económica, etc. Esta tesis doctoral está dedicada al estudio de algunas de estas generalizaciones desde un punto de vista no simétrico. En la primera parte, estudiamos el conjunto de funciones semi-Lipschitz; mostramos que este conjunto admite una estructura de cono normado. Estudiaremos diversos tipos de completitud (bicompletitud, right k-completitud, D-completitud, etc), y también analizaremos cuando la casi-distancia correspondiente es balanceada. Además presentamos un modelo adecuado para el computo de la complejidad de ciertos algoritmos mediante el uso de normas relativas. Esto se consigue seleccionando un espacio de funciones semi-Lipschitz apropiado. Por otra parte, mostraremos que estos espacios proporcionan un contexto adecuado en el que caracterizar los puntos de mejor aproximación en espacios casi-métricos. El hecho de que varias hipertopologías hayan sido aplicadas con éxito en diversas áreas de Ciencias de la Computación ha contribuido a un considerable aumento del interés en el estudio de los hiperespacios desde un punto de vista no simétrico. Así, en la segunda parte de la tesis, estudiamos algunas condiciones de mejor aproximación en el contexto de hiperespacios casi-métricos. Por otro lado, caracterizamos la completitud de un espacio uniforme usando la completitud de Sieber-Pervin, la de Smyth y la D-completitud de su casi-uniformidad superior de Hausdorff-Bourbaki, definida en los subconjuntos compactos no vacíos. Finalmente, introducimos dos nociones de hiperespacio casi-métrico fuzzy.Sánchez Álvarez, JM. (2009). Semi-lipschitz functions, best approximation, and fuzzy quasi-metric hyperspaces [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/5769Palanci

Studying the effects of adding spatiality to a process algebra model

We use NetLogo to create simulations of two models of disease transmission originally expressed in WSCCS. This allows us to introduce spatiality into the models and explore the consequences of having different contact structures among the agents. In previous work, mean field equations were derived from the WSCCS models, giving a description of the aggregate behaviour of the overall population of agents. These results turned out to differ from results obtained by another team using cellular automata models, which differ from process algebra by being inherently spatial. By using NetLogo we are able to explore whether spatiality, and resulting differences in the contact structures in the two kinds of models, are the reason for this different results. Our tentative conclusions, based at this point on informal observations of simulation results, are that space does indeed make a big difference. If space is ignored and individuals are allowed to mix randomly, then the simulations yield results that closely match the mean field equations, and consequently also match the associated global transmission terms (explained below). At the opposite extreme, if individuals can only contact their immediate neighbours, the simulation results are very different from the mean field equations (and also do not match the global transmission terms). These results are not surprising, and are consistent with other cellular automata-based approaches. We found that it was easy and convenient to implement and simulate the WSCCS models within NetLogo, and we recommend this approach to anyone wishing to explore the effects of introducing spatiality into a process algebra model