Finite state automata (FSA) are ubiquitous in computer science. Two of the most important algorithms for FSA processing are the conversion of a non-deterministic finite automaton (NFA) to a deterministic finite automaton (DFA), and then the production of the unique minimal DFA for the original NFA. We exhibit a parallel disk-based algorithm that uses a cluster of 29 commodity computers to produ...

we define minimal cn-dominating graph $mathbf {mcn}(g)$, commonality minimal cn-dominating graph $mathbf {cmcn}(g)$ and vertex minimal cn-dominating graph $mathbf {m_{v}cn}(g)$, characterizations are given for graph $g$ for which the newly defined graphs are connected. further serval new results are developed relating to these graphs.

The Krohn-Rhodes complexity theory for pure (without lin-earity) automata is well-known. This theory uses an operation of wreath product as a decomposition tool. The main goal of the paper is to introduce the notion of complexity of linear automata. This notion is ultimately related with decompositions of linear automata. The study of these decom-positions is the second objective of the paper. ...

We consider the complexity of equivalence and learning for multiplicity tree automata, i.e., weighted tree automata over a field. We first show that the equivalence problem is logspace equivalent to polynomial identity testing, the complexity of which is a longstanding open problem. Secondly, we derive lower bounds on the number of queries needed to learn multiplicity tree automata in Angluin’s...

In this thesis we will introduce topological automata and the topological entropy of a topological automaton, which is the topological entropy of the dynamical system contained in the automaton. We will use these notions to define a measure of complexity for formal languages. We assign to every language the topological entropy of the unique minimal topological automaton accepting it. We contrib...

This paper discusses a new approach to representing a finite automaton as a combination of a linear state equation with a smaller set of free binary variables (i.e., input variables) and binary inequalities, in order to reduce the computational time for solving the model predictive control problem of a class of hybrid systems. In particular, this paper is devoted to proving that a system repres...

This paper addresses questions regarding the decidability of hybrid automata that may be constructed hierarchically and in a modular way, as is the case in many exemplar systems, be it natural or engineered. Since an important step in such constructions is a product operation, which constructs a new product hybrid automaton by combining two simpler component hybrid automata, an essential proper...

Having recently proposed a new method for synthesizing timed automata from a set of scenarios, in this paper we propose a novel clock allocation algorithm that minimizes the number of clocks in the constructed timed automata. Scenarios, formally defined as Timed Event Sequences, together with mode graphs are used to describe partial behaviors of real-time systems. Given a set of scenarios in th...