Seminar in Theoretical CS, Summer 2026
News
- 11.12.2025: We are online!
Introduction and Assignment of Topics
Available after Kickoff Meeting
Seminar Talks Schedule
All Presentations will be given on one or two days in July (precise date to be announced) in the i2 Seminar Room (room 4201b, 2nd floor, building E1)
Dates & Deadlines
Precise dates will be announced soon.
| approx 17. April 2026 | Kick-off meeting (room 4201b, 2nd floor, building E1) |
| 20. April 2026 | Topic preferences due |
| 11. May 2025 | Detailed outline and one page of content due |
| 8. June 2025 | Full report due |
| 6. July 2025 | Presentation slides due |
| ?. July 2026 | 10:30 – 14:30. Seminar talks (room 4201b, 2nd floor, building E1). Schedule above |
Note that the full versions of your report and your slides should be your final submission and the camera-ready versions should differ only with regard to minor remarks, comments, and corrections by your supervisor. Please feel free, however, to talk to your supervisor about submitting preliminary versions before the due dates.
Overview
Model checking is an automatic verification technique for both software and hardware systems. It systematically checks a given model representing the system under consideration (such as a finite labelled transition system) satisfies a property (e.g., a safety requirement) and thus verifies if that system has the expected behaviour. If this is not the case, diagnostic information is given in the form of counterexamples.
This seminar aims to give an overview of the research in the field of model checking. Each topic is covered by a scientific journal or conference article. These research articles are the basis on which students have to prepare their report and presentation. The presentations will be given at the end of the lecture period as a block seminar.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in Formal Languages, Automata Theory, and Mathematical Logic is expected. Experience with Model Checking and/or verification of probabilistic systems is helpful.
Topics
All topics are based on one of the scientific papers below.
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Registration
Registration to the seminar is handled via the SuPra system.
Additional Material
- LaTeX templates for report and presentation
- How to Write a Seminar Paper
- Ethische Richtlinien für das Verfassen wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten
- How to Give Presentations
- Introduction to LaTeX