Checking Finite Traces Using Alternating Automata

Formal Methods in System Design

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-127

  Finkbeiner, Bernd ^a   Sipma, Henny ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternating automata; Online monitoring; Runtime verification; Temporal logic; Trace checking

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FORMAL LOGIC; LINEAR SYSTEMS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ALTERNATING AUTOMATA; ONLINE MONITORING; RUNTIME VERIFICATION; TEMPORAL LOGIC; TRACE CHECKING;

FINITE AUTOMATA;

EID: 1842789901     PISSN: 09259856     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FORM.0000017718.28096.48     Document Type: Conference Paper

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