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Hoare logic-based genetic programming

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Almost all existing genetic programming systems deal with fitness evaluation solely by testing. In this paper, by contrast, we present an original approach that combines genetic programming with Hoare logic with the aid of model checking and finite state automata, henceby proposing a brand new verification-focused formal genetic programming system that makes it possible to evolve reliable programs with mathematicallyverified properties.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Software Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China

    Pei He, LiShan Kang & Shi Ying

  2. School of Computer and Communication Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, 410076, China

    Pei He

  3. Computing Laboratory, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NF, England

    Colin G. Johnson

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He, P., Kang, L., Johnson, C.G. et al. Hoare logic-based genetic programming. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 54, 623–637 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-011-4200-4

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