Kelsey, Thomas William, Kotthoff, Lars, Jefferson, Christopher Anthony et al. (4 more authors) (2014) Qualitative modelling via constraint programming. Journal of Constraints. pp. 163-173. ISSN 1383-7133
Abstract
Qualitative modelling is a technique integrating the fields of theoretical computer science, artificial intelligence and the physical and biological sciences. The aim is to be able to model the behaviour of systems without estimating parameter values and fixing the exact quantitative dynamics. Traditional applications are the study of the dynamics of physical and biological systems at a higher level of abstraction than that obtained by estimation of numerical parameter values for a fixed quantitative model. Qualitative modelling has been studied and implemented to varying degrees of sophistication in Petri nets, process calculi and constraint programming. In this paper we reflect on the strengths and weaknesses of existing frameworks, we demonstrate how recent advances in constraint programming can be leveraged to produce high quality qualitative models, and we describe the advances in theory and technology that would be needed to make constraint programming the best option for scientific investigation in the broadest sense.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | This work was supported by United Kingdom EPSRC grant EP/H004092/1. LK was supported by EU FP7 grants 284715 (ICON) and 288147 (ePolicy). |
Keywords: | Constraint programming,Qualitative models |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2019 11:30 |
Last Modified: | 08 Feb 2025 00:33 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10601-014-9158-6 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10601-014-9158-6 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144174 |
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