Publications of Author

2018
	Ulrich Loup. On Solving Real-algebraic Formulas in a Satisfiability-modulo-theories Framework. Phd Thesis at RWTH Aachen University, 2018.
2013
	Sebastian Junges, Ulrich Loup, Florian Corzilius, Erika Abraham. On Gröbner Bases in the Context of Satisfiability-Modulo-Theories Solving over the Real Numbers. Proc. of the 5th International Conference on Algebraic Informatics (CAI'13), Volume 8080 of LNCS, pages 186–198, Springer-Verlag, 2013.
	Sebastian Junges, Ulrich Loup, Florian Corzilius, Erika Abraham. On Gröbner Bases in the Context of Satisfiability-Modulo-Theories Solving over the Real Numbers. Technical report at RWTH Aachen University number AIB-2013-08, 2013.
	Ulrich Loup, Karsten Scheibler, Florian Corzilius, Erika Abraham, Bernd Becker. A Symbiosis of Interval Constraint Propagation and Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition. Proc. of the 24th International Conference on Automated Deduction (CADE-24), Volume 7898 of LNCS, pages 193–207, Springer-Verlag, 2013.
2012
	Florian Corzilius, Ulrich Loup, Sebastian Junges, Erika Abraham. SMT-RAT: An SMT-Compliant Nonlinear Real Arithmetic Toolbox (Tool Presentation). Int. Conf. on Theory and Applications of Satisfiability Testing (SAT'12), Volume 7317 of LNCS, pages 442–448, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
2011
	Erika Abraham, Nadine Bergner, Philipp Brauner, Florian Corzilius, Nils Jansen, Thiemo Leonhardt, Ulrich Loup, Johanna Nellen, Ulrik Schroeder. On Collaboratively Conveying Computer Science to Pupils. Proc. of the 11th Koli Calling Int. Conf. on Computing Education Research (KOLI'11), pages 132–137, ACM, 2011.
	Ulrich Loup, Erika Abraham. I-RiSC: An SMT-Compliant Solver for the Existential Fragment of Real Algebra. 4th Int. Conf. on Algebraic Informatics (CAI'11), Volume 6742 of LNCS, pages 230–246, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
	Ulrich Loup. An SMT-Compliant Solver for the Existential Fragment of Real Algebra, Talk at CAI, Linz, 2011.
	Ulrich Loup, Erika Abraham. GiNaCRA: A C++ Library for Real Algebraic Computations. 3rd NASA Formal Methods Symp. (NFM'11), Volume 6617 of LNCS, pages 512–517, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
2010
	Erika Abraham, Philipp Brauner, Nils Jansen, Thiemo Leonhardt, Ulrich Loup, Ulrik Schroeder. Podcastproduktion als kollaborativer Zugang zur theoretischen Informatik. Interaktive Kulturen - Die 8. E-Learning Fachtagung Informatik (DeLFI'10), Volume 169 of LNI, pages 239–251, Gesellschaft für Informatik, 2010.
	Erika Abraham, Ulrich Loup, Florian Corzilius, Thomas Sturm. A Lazy SMT-Solver for a Non-Linear Subset of Real Algebra. 8th Int. Workshop on Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT'10), 2010.
	Ulrich Loup. Actuating Symbolically - A Case Study, Seminar talk at RWTH Aachen University, 2010.
	Ulrich Loup. Actuating Symbolically - A Case Study, Talk at MOVES seminar, 2010.
	Erika Abraham, Ulrich Loup, Florian Corzilius, Thomas Sturm. A Lazy SMT-Solver for a Non-Linear Subset of Real Algebra,. Verification over Discrete-Continuous Boundaries, Dagstuhl Seminar, Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik, Germany, 2010.
	Erika Abraham, Ulrich Loup, Ralf Wimmer, Joost-Pieter Katoen. On the Minimization of Hybrid Automata. Nordic Workshop on Programming Theory (NWPT'10), , 2010.
2009
	Ulrich Loup. Synthesis of Discrete-Continuous Systems using SMT Solving, Talk at MOVES seminar, 2009.
	Ulrich Loup. Decision Problems over the Domain of the Real Numbers. Diploma thesis at RWTH Aachen, 2009.
	Erika Abraham, Ulrich Loup. SMT-Solving for the First-Order Theory of the Reals. Algorithms and Applications for Next Generation SAT Solvers, Dagstuhl Seminar, Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik, Germany, 2009.

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Teaching WS 2012/13
Hybrid Systems Group

We are looking for a HiWi for the Compiler Construction course. If you are interested, please contact Thomas Noll.

Joost-Pieter Katoen has been appointed as a member of the renowned Academia Europaea (Academy of Europe), a European, non-governmental association acting as an Academy whose members are scientists and scholars who collectively aim to promote learning, education and research.

Vacancies for postdoctoral researchers in "Automated Analysis of Probabilistic Programs". Application deadline: August 15, 2013.

Joost-Pieter Katoen has been awarded a Distinguished Professorship from the RWTH Aachen University.

The Hybrid Systems: Computation and Control (HSCC'13) conference in Philadelphia has been very successful: Hongfei Fu received the best student paper award for his paper "Approximating acceptance probabilities of CTMC-paths on multi-clock deterministic timed automata". Besides, the paper by Ilya Tkachev, Alexandru Mereacre, Alessandro Abate and Joost-Pieter Katoen was ranked second in the overall best paper award selection.

Joost-Pieter Katoen has been elected as Steering Committee Chair of ETAPS (www.etaps.org), the largest conference on theory and practice of software in Europe. He is the first non-UK ETAPS SC chair since the conference was initiated in 1998. More information here.

The Alumni-Magazine of RWTH Aachen University contains an interview with our former PhD student and postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Tingting Han.

HiWi's wanted to work in a new European Space Agency project for enhancing state-of-the-art design and analysis tools (COMPASS) for the next generation European rockets. Need programming and model checking affinity. See here for details and contact.

We offer openings for several PhD candidates in the area of
"Model-Based Design and Analysis for Dependable Software Systems". Deadline for application: September 14, 2012. For further information click here.

The Theory of Hybrid Systems Group offers two jobs as student assistants within the CEBug project. For more information, look here.

Dino Distefano received the prestigious Roger Needham Award for his work on software verification. This award is for a distinguished research contribution in computer science by a UK based researcher who has completed up to 10 years of post-doctoral research. Dr. Distefano was the first PhD student supervised by Joost-Pieter Katoen.

Marijn Jongerden received the German MMB (Messung, Modellierung und Bewertung von Rechensystemen) Award 2012 of the GI/ITG-Committee for Measurement, Modelling and Evaluation of Computing Systems for his PhD-thesis on "Model-based energy analysis of battery powered systems". His work was supervised by Boudewijn Haverkort (Twente) and Joost-Pieter Katoen.

Our paper "Formal Correctness, Safety, Dependability and Performance Analysis of a Satellite" has been accepted to ICSE 2012 in the track SE in Practice (18% acceptance rate). The paper treats a new satellite from the European Space Agency that was modeled and analyzed with modern tools during the actual satellite design.

Joost-Pieter Katoen will act as DJ in the "Nacht der Professoren" in the Apollo bar and cinema.