Abstract
Approximate model counting for bit-vector SMT formulas (generalizing #SAT) has many applications such as probabilistic inference and quantitative information-flow security, but it is computationally difficult. Adding random parity constraints (XOR streamlining) and then checking satisfiability is an effective approximation technique, but it requires a prior hypothesis about the model count to produce useful results. We propose an approach inspired by statistical estimation to continually refine a probabilistic estimate of the model count for a formula, so that each XOR-streamlined query yields as much information as possible. We implement this approach, with an approximate probability model, as a wrapper around an off-the-shelf SMT solver or SAT solver. Experimental results show that the implementation is faster than the most similar previous approaches which used simpler refinement strategies. The technique also lets us model count formulas over floating-point constraints, which we demonstrate with an application to a vulnerability in differential privacy mechanisms.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems - 24th International Conference, TACAS 2018, Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2018, Proceedings |
Editors | Dirk Beyer, Marieke Huisman |
Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Pages | 133-151 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319899596 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2018 |
Event | 24th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2018 Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2018 - Thessaloniki, Greece Duration: Apr 14 2018 → Apr 20 2018 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics) |
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Volume | 10805 LNCS |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Other
Other | 24th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2018 Held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2018 |
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Country/Territory | Greece |
City | Thessaloniki |
Period | 4/14/18 → 4/20/18 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© The Author(s) 2018.
Keywords
- #SAT
- Bit-vectors
- Floating point
- Model counting
- Randomized algorithms