Summary of Simulating Petri Nets with Boolean Matrix Logic Programming, by Lun Ai et al.
Simulating Petri nets with Boolean Matrix Logic Programming
by Lun Ai, Stephen H. Muggleton, Shi-Shun Liang, Geoff S. Baldwin
First submitted to arxiv on: 18 May 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Symbolic Computation (cs.SC)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper introduces a novel approach called Boolean Matrix Logic Programming (BMLP) to address the limitations of high-level symbol manipulations in logic programs when dealing with extensive Petri nets. BMLP utilizes boolean matrices as an alternative computation mechanism for Prolog, enabling the efficient simulation of elementary nets using Prolog. This is achieved by transforming elementary nets into logically equivalent datalog programs. The proposed algorithms are demonstrated to be 40 times faster than existing tabled logic programming systems such as B-Prolog, SWI-Prolog, XSB-Prolog, and Clingo. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary The paper makes it possible to analyze complex systems using Prolog, which can help in understanding how relations change between entities. It uses a new way of doing things called Boolean Matrix Logic Programming (BMLP) that is much faster than what’s currently available. This means we can learn more about systems and make sure they’re working correctly. |
