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Verification of hybrid systems via mathematical programming
No full textThis paper proposes a novel approach to the verification of hybrid systems based on linear and mixed-integer linear programming. Models are described using the Mixed Logical Dynamical (MLD) formalism introduced in [5]. The proposed technique is demonstrated on a verification case study for an automotive suspension system
Expressivity of Timed Automata Models
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29872.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)RU, 11 december 2006Promotor : Vaandrager, Frits167 p
Model Checking Timed Automata - Techniques and Applications
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27414.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)Model checking is a technique to automatically analyse systems that have been modeled in a formal language. The timed automaton framework is such a formal language. It is suitable to model many realistic problems in which time plays a central role. Examples are distributed algorithms, protocols, embedded software and scheduling problems. The main problem with model checking is the exponential growth of the state space as models become larger (also known as the 'state space explosion' problem). This thesis consists of six research papers. Three of these contribute theory to alleviate the state space explosion problem. The other three demonstrate the practical use of model checking technology by applying it to realistic case studies.RU, 04 april 2006Promotor : Vaandrager, FritsVIII, 162 p
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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