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Algorithms for computing backbones of propositional formulae
2015
AI Communications
This article overviews existing algorithms for backbone computation and introduces two novel ones. Further, an extensive evaluation of the algorithms is presented. ...
Often, some other properties of the formula need to be computed. ...
Implicant Enumeration An algorithm for computing the backbone of a propositional formula based on implicant enumeration is shown in Algorithm 1. ...
doi:10.3233/aic-140640
fatcat:r3cvfiqrkfcnbc2uxhk74fzpay
Algorithm for Computing Backbones of Propositional Formulae Based on Solved Backbone Information
2016
Proceedings of the 2016 International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Simulation and Modelling
unpublished
Based on this idea, we bring up a new algorithm for computing backbone of propositional formulae using solved backbone information. ...
First of all, this article reviews three existing algorithms for computing backbone, finding that no algorithm uses solved backbone as information. ...
ALGORITHM FOR COMPUTING BACKBONES OF PROPOSITIONAL FORMULAE BASED ON SOLVED BACKBONE INFORMATION According to the proposition 1 we can get a more efficient algorithm based on solved backbone information ...
doi:10.2991/amsm-16.2016.8
fatcat:5rrruvc665edndvw4rte2o43e4
On Computing Generalized Backbones
2017
2017 IEEE 29th International Conference on Tools with Artificial Intelligence (ICTAI)
satisfiability (SAT), motivating the development of efficient algorithms for determining the set of backbone variables of a given propositional formula. ...
two generic algorithms for determining the backbone in this general context. ...
algorithms for determining the set of backbone variables of a given propositional formula have been recently developed [20] . ...
doi:10.1109/ictai.2017.00161
dblp:conf/ictai/PrevitiIJM17
fatcat:5xdatyck4zddjkmwi4wvtlfvoi
A preference-based approach to backbone computation with application to argumentation
2018
Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing - SAC '18
Algorithms for determining the backbone of propositional formulas, i.e., Boolean satisfiability (SAT) instances, find various real-world applications. ...
We also show empirically that the proposed approach is specifically effective in computing the ideal semantics of argumentation frameworks, noticeably outperforming an other state-of-the-art backbone solver ...
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors thank Mikolas Janota for advice on MiniBones, and Andreas Niskanen for discussion and advice on the AFGen and CNFGen generators. ...
doi:10.1145/3167132.3167230
dblp:conf/sac/PrevitiJ18
fatcat:lj7lvloyyjaujgirxeqia5saku
Computing Minimal Sets on Propositional Formulae I: Problems & Reductions
[article]
2014
arXiv
pre-print
Moreover, this exercise motivates the development of more efficient algorithms for the MSMP problem. ...
This paper addresses a number of representative function problems defined on Boolean formulas, and shows that all these function problems can be reduced to a generic problem of computing a minimal set ...
FBB is the function problem of computing the backbone of F ∈ F. In practice, algorithms for computing the backbone of a formula often start from a reference model [70] . ...
arXiv:1402.3011v2
fatcat:ia3domcftjdyhjjzjpq2lnqwru
Local Backbones
[chapter]
2013
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
The notion of backbones for CNF formulas has been studied in various contexts. In this paper, we introduce local variants of backbones, and study the computational complexity of detecting them. ...
A backbone of a propositional CNF formula is a variable whose truth value is the same in every truth assignment that satisfies the formula. ...
Introduction A backbone of a propositional formula ϕ is a variable whose truth value is the same for all satisfying assignments of ϕ. ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-642-39071-5_28
fatcat:hamlrphmubc5berc4qwrcoycja
Improving SAT-solving with Machine Learning
2017
Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - SIGCSE '17
We first used a logistic regression model to predict the satisfiability of propositional boolean formulae after fixing the values of a certain fraction of the variables in each formula. ...
Excluding the preprocessing time, compared with the default setting of Minisat, the runtime of Minisat for satisfiable formulae decreased by 23%. ...
formulae, for varying values of n. ...
doi:10.1145/3017680.3022464
dblp:conf/sigcse/Wu17
fatcat:inj42rvytvfz5pbhzwikrw57pu
Abstract Solvers for Computing Cautious Consequences of ASP programs
2019
Theory and Practice of Logic Programming
By doing so, we also formally show that the algorithms for solving cautious reasoning tasks in ASP are strongly related to those for computing backbones of Boolean formulas. ...
We show how to improve the current abstract solvers for cautious reasoning in ASP with new techniques borrowed from backbone computation in SAT, in order to design new solving algorithms. ...
Such advanced techniques have been borrowed from the computation of backbones of propositional formulas. ...
doi:10.1017/s1471068419000164
fatcat:cg55bnqd4vagxcf53wkn2b26q4
Blocked Clause Decomposition
[chapter]
2013
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
We demonstrate that it is fairly easy to decompose any propositional formula into two subsets such that both can be solved by blocked clause elimination. ...
We present algorithms and heuristics to obtain unbalanced decompositions efficiently. Our techniques have been implemented in the state-of-the-art solver Lingeling. ...
For random formulas, the backbone of a formula is fragile [6] : i.e., removal of a few clauses reduces the size of the backbone. ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-642-45221-5_29
fatcat:72naebvkpfd6jf6ddslmjiifnu
Backbone Guided Local Search for the Weighted Maximum Satisfiability Problem
[chapter]
2009
Evolutionary Computation
In this chapter we investigated the computational complexity of the backbone for weighted MAX-SAT and developed a backbone guided local search (BGLS) algorithm. ...
Given a set of Boolean variables 1 2 { , . , } n V x x x = , a propositional formula φ is a conjunction on a set of m clauses 1 2 { , . , } m C C C C = . ...
doi:10.5772/9610
fatcat:jkx7xzn6jbeqpcbvlpjbplsgze
A Logic-Based Approach to Solve the Steiner Tree Problem
[chapter]
2009
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
The algorithm is tested on a well known set of benchmark instances. ...
In this paper, we propose to solve the STP by formulating it as a variation of SAT, and to solve it using a heuristic search method guided by the backbone of the problem. ...
Introduction The satisfiability problem in propositional logic (SAT) is the task to decide for a given propositional formula in conjunctive normal form (CNF) whether it has a model. ...
doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0221-4_10
fatcat:7jeob3fugzgzna2aw5utiby6zm
Discovering Cyclic Causal Models with Latent Variables: A General SAT-Based Procedure
[article]
2013
arXiv
pre-print
The procedure allows for both directed cycles (feedback loops) and the presence of latent variables. ...
Simulations illustrate the effect of these assumptions on discovery and how the present algorithm scales. ...
SAT AND BACKBONES Our algorithm for causal structure discovery is based on computing the so-called backbone of a given formula in propositional logic. ...
arXiv:1309.6836v1
fatcat:wde2vqsucbcnjpgekmmehc4jaa
Semantics based verification and synthesis of BPEL4WS abstract processes
2004
Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on Web Services, 2004.
We then sketch an algorithm that automatically synthesizes a workflow given its specification and a task library. ...
Based on the model, we present a set of inference rules to deduce the strongest postcondition and weakest precondition of a workflow and demonstrate that automatic workflow verification is possible due ...
Hence a state assigns a subset of literals in U Boolean values. Assertion: An assertion is a well-formed formula (wff) defined on U. A well-formed formula (wff) is a sentence in propositional logic. ...
doi:10.1109/icws.2004.1314805
dblp:conf/icws/DuanBLL04
fatcat:2el6zwjfijdlbjkfpgf4w4jawq
Spines of random constraint satisfaction problems: definition and connection with computational complexity
2005
Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence
We study the connection between the order of phase transitions in combinatorial problems and the complexity of decision algorithms for such problems. ...
Finally, we argue that it is the spine rather than the backbone parameter whose continuity has implications for the decision complexity of combinatorial problems, and we provide experimental evidence that ...
Because of Proposition 1 and the fact that SAT(C) has a continuous spine, for every ǫ > 0, minimally unsatisfiable subformulas of a random formula Φ with constraint density c(ǫ) contain w.h.p. at most ...
doi:10.1007/s10472-005-7033-2
fatcat:u43fbvbrajczvmn5wmb4tkwwsm
Supporting Historical Photo Identification with Face Recognition and Crowdsourced Human Expertise (Extended Abstract)
2020
Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence
In this paper, we focus on identifying portraits of soldiers who participated in the American Civil War (1861-65). Millions of these portraits survive, but only 10-20% are identified. ...
Identifying people in historical photographs is important for interpreting material culture, correcting the historical record, and creating economic value, but it is also a complex and challenging task ...
By doing so, we also formally show, through a uniform treatment, a strong relation among algorithms for solving cautious reasoning tasks in ASP and those for computing backbones of Boolean formulas. ...
doi:10.24963/ijcai.2020/652
dblp:conf/ijcai/AmendolaDM20
fatcat:ewc3j6xj7jhzhpiwy2w46ogs6q
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