Content
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to tree automata.
A selection of the following topics will be discussed:
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regular tree languages
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tree automata
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minimization
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closure properties
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decision problems
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regular grammars
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regular expressions
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regular relations
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weak monadic second-order logic
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tree automata completion
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first-order theory of rewriting
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automata with constraints
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tree set automata
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tree transducers
Schedule
| week |
date |
topics |
slides |
exercises |
solutions |
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| 01 |
07.10 |
finite word automata, terms |
pdf (1x1, 4x1) |
pdf |
pdf |
| 02 |
14.10 |
term rewriting, tree automata, regular
expressions |
pdf (1x1, 4x1) |
pdf |
pdf |
| 03 |
21.10 |
normal form automaton |
pdf (1x1, 4x1) |
pdf |
pdf |
| 04 |
28.10 |
homomorphisms, Myhill – Nerode relations,
minimization |
pdf (1x1, 4x1) |
pdf |
pdf |
| 05 |
04.11 |
normalization, regularity preservation,
tree automata completion |
pdf (1x1, 4x1) |
pdf |
pdf |
| 06 |
11.11 |
match-bounds |
pdf (1x1, 4x1) |
pdf |
pdf |
| 07 |
18.11 |
regularity preservation, call-by-need
strategies |
pdf (1x1, 4x1) |
pdf |
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| 08 |
25.11 |
regularity preservation, dependency
graph approximations |
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| 09 |
02.12 |
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| 10 |
09.12 |
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| 11 |
16.12 |
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| 12 |
13.01 |
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| 13 |
20.01 |
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27.01 |
test |
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Literature
Slides and solutions to selected exercises will be made available online.
Accompanying literature will be provided.