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Antecedent derivation of program schema by deductive-tableau method

AuthorLin, Fei Faith
Call NumberAIT Thesis no. CS-87-11
Subject(s)Programming languages (Electronic computers)
NoteA thesis submitter in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology
PublisherAsian Institute of Technology
AbstractAutomatic progranming(AP) is the automation of some parts of a progranming process with the aim of improving the progranming environment by raising the level of the description language. Such automation may be achieved by program synthesis, that is, the systematic derivation of a program from a given specification. However, the requirement of providing a complete specification hampers AP systems to be used in a wide range of practical applications. In this study, a method is suggested with the capability of recovering some missing information for a given logical sentence and completing it to be valid by antecedent derivation mechanism. Manna-Waldinger' s deductive-tableau system is extended so as to incorporate this mechanism. The derivation of the antecedent in the deductive-tableau system is formalized and the correctness and feasibility for this formalization is justified. This extension helps to complete the specification for the user for synthesizing his program in the deductive-tableau system by deriving the additional input condition, so that the user may provide his specification in a easier way without the strict restriction for a complete one. other applications include schema matching or retrieving software modules, and formula simplification. The effectiveness and usefulness are verified by illustrating several examples of the applications.
Year1987
TypeThesis
SchoolSchool of Engineering and Technology (SET)
DepartmentOther Field of Studies (No Department)
Academic Program/FoSComputer Science (CS)
Chairperson(s)Kanchana Kanchanasut ;Venkatachalam, Paruvachi A.
Examination Committee(s)Kimura, Tomonori
Scholarship Donor(s)Royal Thai Government
DegreeThesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1987


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