The papers on the Storm model checker and the parameter synthesis tool Prophesy are both among the five most cited CAV papers in the period 2015-2021. CAV (Computer-Aided Verification) is a flagship conference on automated verification, in particular model checking. More details can be found here: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=en&vq=eng_computerhardwaredesign&view_op=list_hcore&venue=qgBvh59sjMQJ.2020

The papers “Latticed k-Induction with an Application to Probabilistic Programs” by Kevin Batz, Mingshuai Chen, Benjamin Lucien Kaminski, Joost-Pieter Katoen, Christoph Matheja and Philipp Schröer and “Synthesizing Invariant Barrier Certificates via Difference-of-Convex Programming” by Qiuye Wang, Mingshuai Chen, Bai Xue, Naijun Zhan and Joost-Pieter Katoen have both been accepted as regular papers for CAV 2021. […]

The paper “Model Checking the Multi-Formalism Language FIGARO” by Shahid Khan, Matthias Volk, Joost-Pieter Katoen, Alexis Braibant and Marc Bouissou has been accepted at the 51st Annual IEEE/IFIP Int. Conf. on Dependable Systems (DSN). The paper presents a tool that enables the probabilistic model checking of FIGARO models and compares this tool to various existing […]

The paper entitled “Counterexample-Guided Inductive Synthesis for Probabilistic Systems” by Milan Ceska, Christian Hensel, Sebastian Junges and Joost-Pieter Katoen has been accepted for the Formal Aspects of Computing journal. The paper presents a CEGIS approach to, mongst others, the sketching of probabilistic programs.

The Storm model checker received the second place at the RWTH Innovation Award 2020. An official announcement can be found here whereas a youtube video of the three winners is here (watch until the end).

The paper entitled “The Complexity of Reachability in Parametric Markov Decision Processes” by Sebastian Junges, Joost-Pieter Katoen, Guillermo Perez, and Tobias Winkler is accepted for publication in Journal of Computer and System Sciences. This paper provides several complexity results on parameter synthesis in parametric MDPs.

The paper “Scalable Reliability Analysis by Lazy Verification” by Shahid Khan, Joost-Pieter Katoen, Matthias Volk and Marc Bouissou has been accepted for the 13th NASA Formal Methods (NFM) Symposium. The paper presents an iterative method for the partial analysis of reliability (with repairs) models through lazy verification. The approach yields an upper and a lower […]

The paper “Markov Automata with Multiple Objectives” by Tim Quatmann, Sebastian Junges and Joost-Pieter Katoen has been accepted for publication in Formal Methods in System Design, a special issue for selected papers from CAV 2017. The paper presents several algorithms for automatically verifying multiple timed objectives on Markov automata, an extension of continuous-time Markov chains […]

Joost-Pieter Katoen has been elected as new member of the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities. The KHMW was established in 1752 and is the oldest society of sciences in the Netherlands. The official announcement (in Dutch) can be found here:

Prof. Joost-Pieter Katoen has been named ACM Fellow 2020 for his contributions to model checking of software and probabilistic systems. The ACM Fellows program recognizes the top 1% of ACM Members for their outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology and/or outstanding service to ACM and the larger computing community. Fellows are nominated by their […]