We present an approach to knowledge compilation that transforms a function-free first-order Horn knowledge base to propositional logic. This form of compilation is important since...
Helmut Prendinger, Mitsuru Ishizuka, Gerhard Schur...
In this paper, we develop a new substructural logic that can encode invariants necessary for reasoning about hierarchical storage. We show how the logic can be used to describe th...
Tarski-Givant's map calculus is briefly reviewed, and a plan of research is outlined aimed at investigating applications of this ground equational formalism in the theorem-pr...
Andrea Formisano, Eugenio G. Omodeo, Marco Temperi...
The structure of object-oriented systems typically forms a complicated, tangled web of interdependent classes. Understanding this implicit and hidden structure poses severe proble...
Research into design rationale in the past has focused on argumentation-based design deliberations. These approaches cannot be used to support change impact analysis effectively ...