BRÁZDIL, Tomáš, Krishnendu CHATTERJEE, Martin CHMELÍK, Vojtěch FOREJT, Jan KŘETÍNSKÝ, Marta KWIATKOWSKA, David PARKER and Mateusz UJMA. Verification of Markov Decision Processes using Learning Algorithms. In Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis - 12th International Symposium, ATVA 2014. Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York: Springer, 2014, p. 98-114. ISBN 978-3-319-11935-9. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11936-6_8.
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Original name Verification of Markov Decision Processes using Learning Algorithms
Authors BRÁZDIL, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Krishnendu CHATTERJEE (356 India), Martin CHMELÍK (203 Czech Republic), Vojtěch FOREJT (203 Czech Republic), Jan KŘETÍNSKÝ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Marta KWIATKOWSKA (616 Poland), David PARKER (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Mateusz UJMA (616 Poland).
Edition Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York, Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis - 12th International Symposium, ATVA 2014, p. 98-114, 17 pp. 2014.
Publisher Springer
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Original language English
Type of outcome Proceedings paper
Field of Study 10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics
Country of publisher Germany
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Publication form printed version "print"
Impact factor Impact factor: 0.402 in 2005
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14330/14:00075875
Organization unit Faculty of Informatics
ISBN 978-3-319-11935-9
ISSN 0302-9743
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11936-6_8
Keywords in English stochastic systems; verification; machine learning; statistical model checking; reinforcement learning
Tags core_A, firank_A, formela-conference
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
We present a general framework for applying machine-learning algorithms to the verification of Markov decision processes (MDPs). The primary goal of these techniques is to improve performance by avoiding an exhaustive exploration of the state space. Our framework focuses on probabilistic reachability, which is a core property for verification, and is illustrated through two distinct instantiations. The first assumes that full knowledge of the MDP is available, and performs a heuristic-driven partial exploration of the model, yielding precise lower and upper bounds on the required probability. The second tackles the case where we may only sample the MDP, and yields probabilistic guarantees, again in terms of both the lower and upper bounds, which provides efficient stopping criteria for the approximation. The latter is the first extension of statistical model checking for unbounded properties in MDPs. In contrast with other related approaches, we do not restrict our attention to time-bounded (finite-horizon) or discounted properties, nor assume any particular properties of the MDP. We also show how our techniques extend to LTL objectives. We present experimental results showing the performance of our framework on several examples.
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MUNI/A/0765/2013, interní kód MUName: Zapojení studentů Fakulty informatiky do mezinárodní vědecké komunity (Acronym: SKOMU)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
MUNI/A/0855/2013, interní kód MUName: Rozsáhlé výpočetní systémy: modely, aplikace a verifikace III. (Acronym: FI MAV III.)
Investor: Masaryk University, Category A
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