Jobs/M2 AD 2015 Symmetric Difference Automata
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M2 AD 2015 Symmetric Difference Automata |
Dates |
5-6 months in 2015 |
Research field |
Automata Theory |
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General presentation of the field |
The classical theory of automata, of transducers and of rational expressions, admits a very elegant and extremely useful extension (eg, in natural language processing) taking into account the concept of weighting. The weights are then taken in a semi-ring, which can be classical (⟨𝔹, ∨, ∧⟩, ⟨ℤ, +, ×⟩, ⟨ℚ, +, ×⟩, etc..), tropical (⟨ℤ min, +⟩, etc..), or yet of another type (e.g. rational expressions). The field 𝔽₂ is a particular interest, and shows quite a few unique properties, as demonstrated by the current active research under various names (e.g., "Symmetric Difference Automata"). Vcsn is a project led by Alexandre Duret-Lutz and Akim Demaille (LRDE). It is a platform for the manipulation of automata, transducers and weighted rational expressions. It is written in C++11 avoiding the classical object-oriented programming in favor of generic programming (template) for more performance. Vcsn is an heir of the Vaucanson 2 project which was developed in partnership with Jacques Sakarovitch (Telecom ParisTech) and Sylvain Lombardy (LaBRI). |
Prerequisites |
- good programmer in some language - acquaintance with C++ - facilities with theoretical matters |
Objectives |
The objective of this internship is exploit the existing features of Vcsn to apply them to 𝔽₂ in a first step, and then, in a second step, to use Vcsn as a tool to explore novel results. |
Benefit for the candidate | |
References |
Some references |
Place | LRDE: How to get to us |
Compensation |
1000 € gross/month |
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