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IJCAI
1997
15 years 7 months ago
Change, Change, Change: Three Approaches
We consider the frame problem, that is, char­ acterizing the assumption that properties tend to persist over time. We show that there are at least three distinct assumptions that...
Tom Costello
ICAIL
2003
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
Towards a Computational Account of Persuasion in Law
In this paper we attempt to give an account of reasoning with legal cases contextualised within a general theory of persuasion in practical reasoning. We begin by presenting our g...
Katie Greenwood, Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon, Peter M...
CADE
2007
Springer
16 years 6 months ago
An Incremental Technique for Automata-Based Decision Procedures
Abstract. Automata-based decision procedures commonly achieve optimal complexity bounds. However, in practice, they are often outperformed by sub-optimal (but more local-search bas...
David Toman, Gulay Ünel
TACAS
2010
Springer
255views Algorithms» more  TACAS 2010»
15 years 4 months ago
Satisfiability Modulo the Theory of Costs: Foundations and Applications
Abstract. We extend the setting of Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) by introducing a theory of costs C, where it is possible to model and reason about resource consumption and ...
Alessandro Cimatti, Anders Franzén, Alberto...
RTA
2005
Springer
15 years 11 months ago
The Algebra of Equality Proofs
Proofs of equalities may be built from assumptions using proof rules for reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity. Reflexivity is an axiom proving x=x for any x; symmetry is a 1-p...
Aaron Stump, Li-Yang Tan