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Michal Hečko
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2Highlights Conference 2024 Conference Abstract
Algebraic Reasoning Meets Automata in Solving Linear Integer Arithmetic
- Michal Hečko
We present a new angle on solving quantified linear integer arithmetic based on combining the automata-based approach, where numbers are understood as bitvectors, with ideas from (nowadays prevalent) algebraic approaches, which work directly with numbers. This combination is enabled by a fine-grained version of the duality between automata and arithmetic formulae. In particular, we employ a construction where states of automaton are obtained as derivatives of arithmetic formulae: then every state corresponds to a formula. Optimizations based on techniques and ideas transferred from the world of algebraic methods are used on thousands of automata states, which dramatically amplifies their effect. The merit of this combination of automata with algebraic methods is demonstrated by our prototype implementation being competitive to and even superior to state-of-the-art SMT solvers. This is a joint work with Peter Habermehl, Vojtěch Havlena, Lukáš Holík, and Ondřej Lengál that appeared at CAV'24.