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arxiv 2203.04422 v1 pith:E637YGIJ submitted 2022-03-08 cs.PL

ProbTA: A sound and complete proof rule for probabilistic verification

classification cs.PL
keywords abstractionprobabilityprogramproofruletraceverificationanalysis
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We propose a sound and complete proof rule ProbTA for quantitative analysis of violation probability of probabilistic programs. Our approach extends the technique of trace abstraction with probability in the control-flow randomness style, in contrast to previous work of combining trace abstraction and probabilisitic verification which adopts the data randomness style. In our method, a program specification is proved or disproved by decomposing the program into different modules of traces. Precise quantitative analysis is enabled by novel models proposed to bridge program verification and probability theory. Based on the proof rule, we propose a new automated algorithm via CEGAR involving multiple technical issues unprecedented in non-probabilistic trace abstraction and data randomness-based approach.

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