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PRISM Bibliography

The following is a bibliography of PRISM-related papers. This includes both papers from the PRISM team and from elsewhere.

See also the separate lists of PRISM-related papers produced externally and by the PRISM team, and the list of selected PRISM papers.

If there is something we have omitted, please contact us.

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Case studies using PRISM (409)

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Underlying techniques in PRISM (66)

2022
  • [KNPS22b] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman, David Parker and Gabriel Santos. Symbolic Verification and Strategy Synthesis for Turn-based Stochastic Games. In Principles of Systems Design: Essays Dedicated to Thomas A. Henzinger on the Occasion of His 60th Birthday, volume 13660 of LNCS, Springer. December 2022. [pdf] [bib] [Investigates symbolic model checking of turn-based stochastic games, implemented in PRISM-games.]
  • [KNPS22] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman, David Parker and Gabriel Santos. Correlated Equilibria and Fairness in Concurrent Stochastic Games. In Proc. 28th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'22), volume 13244 of LNCS, pages 60–78, Springer. April 2022. [pdf] [bib] [Presents novel techniques for synthesising equilibria in stochastic games, implemented in PRISM-games.]
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  • [KNPS20b] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman, David Parker and Gabriel Santos. Multi-player Equilibria Verification for Concurrent Stochastic Games. In Proc. 17th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (QEST'20), Springer. August 2020. [pdf] [bib] [Presents techniques for model checking CSGs against equilibria-based properties over multiple coalitions, implemented in PRISM-games.]
2019
  • [KNP19] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. Verification and Control of Turn-Based Probabilistic Real-Time Games. In The Art of Modelling Computational Systems: A Journey from Logic and Concurrency to Security and Privacy (Essays Dedicated to Catuscia Palamidessi on the Occasion of Her 60th Birthday), volume 11760 of LNCS, pages 379-396, Springer. November 2019. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes techniques for verifying probabilistic real-time games building on methods implemented in PRISM-games.]
  • [KNPS19] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman, David Parker and Gabriel Santos. Equilibria-based Probabilistic Model Checking for Concurrent Stochastic Games. In Proc. 23rd International Symposium on Formal Methods (FM'19), volume 11800 of LNCS, pages 298-315, Springer. October 2019. [pdf] [bib] [Develops verification methods for stochastic games using Nash equilibria, implemented in PRISM-games.]
2018
  • [KNPS18] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman, David Parker and Gabriel Santos. Automated Verification of Concurrent Stochastic Games. In Proc. 15th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (QEST'18), volume 11024 of LNCS, pages 223-239, Springer. September 2018. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes verification techniques for concurrent stochastic games, and implements and evaluates them in an extension of PRISM-games.]
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  • [Dan16] Frits Dannenberg. Modelling and verification for DNA nanotechnology. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford. 2016. [pdf] [bib] [Develops models of DNA nanotechnology designs, based on continuous-time Markov chains, and associated model checking techniques.]
  • [vEJPV16] Christian von Essen, Barbara Jobstmann, David Parker and Rahul Varshneya. Synthesizing Efficient Systems in Probabilistic Environments. Acta Informatica, 53(4), pages 425–457, Springer. June 2016. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes efficient techniques for synthesising strategies in Markov decision processes against ratio objectives, implemented in an extension of PRISM.]
  • [KPR16] Nishanthan Kamaleson, David Parker and Jonathan E. Rowe. Finite-Horizon Bisimulation Minimisation for Probabilistic Systems. In Proc. 2016 International Symposium on Model Checking of Software (SPIN'16), volume 9641 of LNCS, pages 147-164, Springer. April 2016. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes a finite-horizon variant of probabilistic bisimulation and implements various associated minimisation algorithms in an extension of PRISM.]
2015
  • [DFK+15] Klaus Draeger, Vojtěch Forejt, Marta Kwiatkowska, David Parker and Mateusz Ujma. Permissive Controller Synthesis for Probabilistic Systems. Logical Methods in Computer Science, 11(2). 2015. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes techniques for permissive controller synthesis on stochastic games, implemented in an extension of PRISM.]
  • [Ujm15] Mateusz Ujma. On Verification and Controller Synthesis for Probabilistic Systems at Runtime. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford. 2015. [pdf] [bib] [Develops various techniques for probabilistic verification and controller synthesis at runtime: incremental model checking, permissive controller synthesis and learning-based controller synthesis.]
  • [Wil15] Clemens Wiltsche. Assume-Guarantee Strategy Synthesis for Stochastic Games. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford. 2015. [pdf] [bib] [Develops strategy synthesis techniques for stochastic games, in particular, compositional methods based on assume-guarantee rules.]
  • [LPH15] Bruno Lacerda, David Parker and Nick Hawes. Optimal Policy Generation for Partially Satisfiable Co-Safe LTL Specifications. In Proc. 24th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI'15), pages 1587-1593, IJCAI/AAAI. August 2015. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes techniques for synthesising optimal policies in MDPs, building on multi-objective probabilistic model checking and PRISM, and applies them to robot task planning.]
  • [BBDL+15] Tomas Babiak, Frantisek Blahoudek, Alexandre Duret-Lutz, Joachim Klein, Jan Kretinsky, David Muller, David Parker and Jan Strejcek. The Hanoi Omega-Automata Format. In Proc. 27th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification (CAV'15), volume 9206 of LNCS, pages 479-486, Springer. July 2015. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes an exchange format for omega automata, and describes implemented support in a variety of tools, including PRISM.]
  • [BKTW15] Nicolas Basset, Marta Kwiatkowska, Ufuk Topcu and Clemens Wiltsche. Strategy Synthesis for Stochastic Games with Multiple Long-Run Objectives. In Proc. 21st International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'15), volume 9035 of LNCS, pages 256-271, Springer. April 2015. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes strategy synthesis for stochastic games with multiple long-run objectives, implemented in an extension of PRISM.]
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  • [DHK14] Frits Dannenberg, Ernst Moritz Hahn and Marta Kwiatkowska. Computing Cumulative Rewards using Fast Adaptive Uniformisation. ACM Transactions on Modeling and Computer Simulation, Special Issue on Computational Methods in Systems Biology. 2014. [pdf] [bib] [Develops fast adaptive uniformisation techniques for cumulative reward properties, implemented in PRISM.]
  • [CDKP14] Milan Ceska, Frits Dannenberg, Marta Kwiatkowska and Nicola Paoletti. Precise Parameter Synthesis for Stochastic Biochemical Systems. In Proc. 12th International Conference on Computational Methods in Systems Biology (CMSB'14), volume 8859 of LNCS/LNBI, pages 86-98, Springer. November 2014. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes parameter synthesis techniques for CSL properties on stochastic biochemical networks, to implemented in PRISM.]
  • [BCC+14] Tomás Brázdil, Krishnendu Chatterjee, Martin Chmelík, Vojtěch Forejt, Jan Křetínský, Marta Kwiatkowska, David Parker and Mateusz Ujma. Verification of Markov Decision Processes using Learning Algorithms. In Proc. 12th International Symposium on Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis (ATVA'14), volume 8837 of LNCS, pages 98-114, Springer. November 2014. [pdf] [bib] [Presents MDP verification techniques, implemented in PRISM, based on real-time dynamic programming and delayed Q-learning.]
  • [BKW14] Nicolas Basset, Marta Kwiatkowska and Clemens Wiltsche. Compositional Controller Synthesis for Stochastic Games. In P. Baldan and D. Gorla (editors), Proc. 25th International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR'14), volume 8704 of LNCS, pages 173-187, Springer. September 2014. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes compositional assume-guarantee strategy synthesis techniques for stochastic 2-player games.]
  • [Sim14] Aistis Simaitis. Automatic Verification of Competitive Stochastic Systems. Ph.D. thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford. March 2014. [pdf] [bib] [Presents novel techniques for verification using stochastic multi-player games and implements them in PRISM-games, an extension of PRISM.]
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  • [KNPQ13] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman, David Parker and Hongyang Qu. Compositional Probabilistic Verification through Multi-Objective Model Checking. Information and Computation, 232, pages 38-65, Elsevier. November 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Presents assume-guarantee verification techniques for probabilistic automata, implemented as an extension of PRISM.]
  • [DHK13] Frits Dannenberg, Ernst Moritz Hahn and Marta Kwiatkowska. Computing Cumulative Rewards using Fast Adaptive Uniformisation. In Proc. 11th International Conference on Computational Methods in Systems Biology (CMSB'13), volume 8130 of LNCS, pages 33-49, Springer. September 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Develops fast adaptive uniformisation techniques for cumulative reward properties, implemented in PRISM.]
  • [CFK+13b] Taolue Chen, Vojtěch Forejt, Marta Kwiatkowska, David Parker and Aistis Simaitis. Automatic Verification of Competitive Stochastic Systems. Formal Methods in System Design, 43(1), pages 61-92, Springer. August 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Introduces model checking techniques for stochastic multi-player games, implemented in the PRISM-games tool.]
  • [CFK+13c] Taolue Chen, Vojtech Forejt, Marta Kwiatkowska, Aistis Simaitis and Clemens Wiltsche. On Stochastic Games with Multiple Objectives. In Proc. 38th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS'13), volume 8087 of LNCS, pages 266-277, Springer. August 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Studies strategy synthesis and Pareto set approximation for multiple reward objectives in stochastic 2-player games.]
  • [CKSW13] Taolue Chen, Marta Kwiatkowska, Aistis Simaitis and Clemens Wiltsche. Synthesis for Multi-Objective Stochastic Games: An Application to Autonomous Urban Driving. In Proc. 10th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (QEST'13), volume 8054 of LNCS, pages 322-337, Springer. August 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes multi-objective strategy synthesis techniques for stochastic games, implemented in PRISM-games, and applies them to an autonomous vehicle case study.]
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  • [FKP12] Vojtěch Forejt, Marta Kwiatkowska and David Parker. Pareto Curves for Probabilistic Model Checking. In Proc. 10th International Symposium on Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis (ATVA'12), volume 7561 of LNCS, pages 317-332, Springer. October 2012. [pdf] [bib] [Describes new techniques for multi-objective probabilistic model checking using Pareto curves, implemented in PRISM.]
  • [CFK+12b] Taolue Chen, Vojtěch Forejt, Marta Kwiatkowska, Aistis Simaitis, Ashutosh Trivedi and Michael Ummels. Playing Stochastic Games Precisely. In 23rd International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR'12), volume 7454 of LNCS, pages 348-363, Springer. September 2012. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes model checking techniques for stochastic games against temporal logic properties with precise bounds, as implemented in PRISM-games.]
  • [CFK+12] Taolue Chen, Vojtěch Forejt, Marta Kwiatkowska, David Parker and Aistis Simaitis. Automatic Verification of Competitive Stochastic Systems. In Proc. 18th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'12), volume 7214 of LNCS, pages 315-330, Springer. March 2012. [pdf] [bib] [Introduces model checking techniques for stochastic multi-player games, implemented in the PRISM-games tool.]
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  • [KNP09c] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. Stochastic Games for Verification of Probabilistic Timed Automata. In Proc. 7th International Conference on Formal Modeling and Analysis of Timed Systems (FORMATS'09), volume 5813 of LNCS, pages 212-227, Springer. September 2009. [pdf] [bib] [Presents game-based abstraction-refinement techniques for verifying PTAs, implemented in PRISM.]
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Extensions and adaptions to PRISM (123)

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  • [BFKP25] Franck van Breugel, Syyeda Zainab Fatmi, Stefan Kiefer and David Parker. Robust Probabilistic Bisimilarity for Labelled Markov Chains. In Proc. 37th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification (CAV'25), Springer. To appear. July 2025. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes a notion of robust probabilistic bisimulation, and a minimisation algorithm implemented in PRISM.]
  • [SAP25] Yannik Schnitzer, Alessandro Abate and David Parker. Learning Provably Robust Policies in Uncertain Parametric Environments. In Proc. 31st International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'25), Springer. May 2025. [pdf] [bib] [Prevents a framework for robust policy learning in unknown environments, implemented on top of PRISM.]
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  • [LP22] Alessio Lomuscio and Edoardo Pirovano. A counter abstraction technique for verifying properties of probabilistic swarm systems. Artificial Intelligence, 305. 2022. [bib] [Presents techniques for verification of probabilistic swarm systems developed as an extension of PRISM. ]
  • [Bac22] Edoardo Bacci. Formal Verification of Deep Reinforcement Learning Agents. Ph.D. thesis, School of Computer Science, University of Birmingham. 2022. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes several techniques for verification of deep reinforcement learning policies, with implementations building upon PRISM. ]
  • [YCF+22] Kangfeng Ye, Ana Cavalcanti, Simon Foster, Alvaro Miyazawa and Jim Woodcock. Probabilistic modelling and verification using RoboChart and PRISM. Software and Systems Modeling, 21, pages 667–716, Springer. 2022. [Presents a probabilistic extension to the RoboChart language with tool support building on PRISM.]
  • [Wei22] Maximilian Weininger. Solving Stochastic Games Reliably. Ph.D. thesis, Technischen Universitat Munchen. 2022. [Proposes a variety of techniques for solving and verifying stochastic games, including implementations in an extension of PRISM-games.]
  • [MKI22] Mohammadsadegh Mohagheghi, Jaber Karimpour and Ayaz Isazadeh. Improving Modified Policy Iteration for Probabilistic Model Checking. Computer Science. 2022. [Investigates the use of modified policy iteration for probabilistic model checking, implemented as an extension of PRISM.]
  • [KRSW02] Jan Kretinsky, Emanuel Ramneantu, Alexander Slivinskiy and Maximilian Weininger. Comparison of algorithms for simple stochastic games. Information and Computation, 289, Part B. 2022. [Investigates existing and novel techniques for solving turn-based stochastic games, using an extension of PRISM-games.]
  • [YSD+22] Rui Yan, Gabriel Santos, Xiaoming Duan, David Parker and Marta Kwiatkowska. Finite-horizon Equilibria for Neuro-symbolic Concurrent Stochastic Games. In Proc. 38th Conference on Uncertainty in Artificial Intelligence (UAI'22), Proceedings of Machine Learning Research 180. August 2022. [pdf] [bib] [Develops methods for finite-horizon analysis of neuro-symbolic concurrent stochastic games, implemented on top of PRISM-games.]
  • [CBPF22] Shenghui Chen, Kayla Boggess, David Parker and Lu Feng. Multi-Objective Controller Synthesis with Uncertain Human Preferences. In Proc. ACM/IEEE 13th International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems (ICCPS'22), pages 170-180, IEEE. May 2022. [pdf] [bib] [Develops techniques for multi-objective MDP controller synthesis over uncertain preferences, implemented in an extension of PRISM.]
  • [BAJ+22] Thom S. Badings, Alessandro Abate, Nils Jansen, David Parker, Hasan A. Poonawala and Marielle Stoelinga. Sampling-Based Robust Control of Autonomous Systems with Non-Gaussian Noise. In Proc. 36th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI'22), pages 9669-9678. Distinguished Paper Award. March 2022. [pdf] [bib] [Presents methods to synthesise controllers, with probabilistic guarantees obtained using an extension of PRISM for IMDPs.]
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  • [KKR16] Lubos Korenciak, Antonin Kucera and Vojtech Rehak. Efficient Timeout Synthesis in Fixed-Delay CTMC Using Policy Iteration. In Proc. 24th IEEE International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS'16). 2016. [Proposes fixed-delay synthesis techniques on a variant of continuous-time Markov chains, implemented as an extension of PRISM.]
  • [KBC+16] Joachim Klein, Christel Baier, Philipp Chrszon, Marcus Daum, Clemens Dubslaff, Sascha Klüppelholz and Steffen Märcker, David Müller. Advances in Symbolic Probabilistic Model Checking with PRISM. In Proc. 22nd International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'16), pages 349-366, Springer. 2016. [bib] [Presents a collection of extensions to PRISM, including automatic variable reordering, reward-based properties and automata improvements. ]
  • [BBBK16] Benoit Barbot, Nicolas Basset, Marc Beunardeau and Marta Kwiatkowska. Uniform Sampling for Timed Automata with Application to Language Inclusion Measurement. In Proc. 13th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (QEST 2016), volume 9826 of LNCS, pages 175-190, Springer. 2016. [pdf] [bib] [Develops Monte Carlo model checking techniques for timed automata using PRISM, SageMath and COSMOS.]
  • [KRF16] Lubos Korenciak, Vojtech Rehak and Adrian Farmadin. Extension of PRISM by Synthesis of Optimal Timeouts in Fixed-Delay CTMC. In Proc. 12th International Conference on Integrated Formal Methods (IFM'16), volume 9681 of LNCS, pages 130-138, Springer. 2016. [Presents an extension of PRISM to support fixed-delay continuous-time Markov chains (fdCTMCs).]
  • [MDPR16] Chunyan Mu, Peter Dittrich, David Parker and Jonathan E. Rowe. Formal Quantitative Analysis of Reaction Networks Using Chemical Organisation Theory. In Proc. 14th International Conference on Computational Methods in Systems Biology (CMSB'16), volume 9859 of LNCS, pages 232-251, Springer. September 2016. [pdf] [bib] [Develops techniques for analysing reaction networks using chemical organisation theory, implemented in an extension of PRISM.]
  • [CPPBK16] Milan Ceska, Petr Pilar, Nicola Paoletti, Lubos Brim and Marta Kwiatkowska. PRISM-PSY: Precise GPU-Accelerated Parameter Synthesis for Stochastic Systems. In Proc. 22nd International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'16), volume 9636 of LNCS, pages 367–384, Springer. April 2016. [pdf] [bib] [Introduces an extension of PRISM in the form of GPU-accelerated tool for parameter synthesis of stochastic systems. ]
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  • [BDE+15] Christel Baier, Marcus Daum, Benjamin Engel, Hermann Härtig, Joachim Klein, Sascha Klüppelholz, Steffen Märcker, Hendrik Tews and Marcus Völp. Locks: Picking key methods for a scalable quantitative analysis. Journal of Computer and System Sciences, 81(1), pages 258-287. 2015. [Extends PRISM with support for conditional steady-state queries and then analyses models of low-level operating-system code, using a test-and-test-and-set (TTS) lock as an example.]
  • [BCFK15] Tomáš Brázdil, Krishnendu Chatterjee, Vojtěch Forejt and Antonín Kučera. MultiGain: A controller synthesis tool for MDPs with multiple mean-payoff objectives. In Proc. 21st International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'15), volume 9035 of LNCS, pages 181-187, Springer. 2015. [Presents a tool for multi-objective model checking of mean-payoff properties MDPs, building on several PRISM components.]
  • [NPZ15] Gethin Norman, David Parker and Xueyi Zou. Verification and Control of Partially Observable Probabilistic Real-Time Systems. In Proc. 13th International Conference on Formal Modelling and Analysis of Timed Systems (FORMATS'15), volume 9268 of LNCS, pages 240-255, Springer. September 2015. [pdf] [bib] [Develops techniques for verification and controller synthesis on a partially observable variant of probabilistic timed automata, implemented in an extension of PRISM.]
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  • [Tsa13] Tony Tsang. Performance Analysis for QoS-Aware Two- Layer Scheduling in LTE Networks. International Journal of Emerging Trends & Technology in Computer Science (IJETTCS), 2(2). 2013. [Uses an extension of PRISM's simulator to solve scheduling and resource allocation problems.]
  • [PBU13] Esteban Pavese, Víctor Braberman and Sebastián Uchitel. Automated reliability estimation over partial systematic explorations. In Proc. 35th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE'13). 2013. [Presents a method for formal reliability estimation using simulation, invariant inference and probabilistic model checking, and building upon PRISM.]
  • [Fen13] Lu Feng. On Learning Assumptions for Compositional Verification of Probabilistic Systems. Ph.D. thesis, University of Oxford. October 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Develops several assume-guarantee techniques for compositional probabilistic verification using automatic generation of assumptions. Implements the techniques using various extensions of PRISM.]
  • [CHH+13] Taolue Chen, Ernst Moritz Hahn, Tingting Han, Marta Kwiatkowska, Hongyang Qu and Lijun Zhang. Model Repair for Markov Decision Processes. In Proc. 7th International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Software Engineering (TASE'13), pages 85--92, IEEE. July 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes approximate solution methods for the problem of model repair on Markov decision processes, implemented as an extension of PRISM.]
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  • [BDE+12b] Christel Baier, Marcus Daum, Benjamin Engel, Hermann Härtig, Joachim Klein, Sascha Klüppelholz, Steffen Märcker, Hendrik Tews and Marcus Völp. Chiefly Symmetric: Results on the Scalability of Probabilistic Model Checking for Operating-System Code. In Proc. 7th Conference on Systems Software Verification (SSV'12), volume 102 of EPTCS. 2012. [Investigates symmetry reduction techniques for probabilistic model checking using models built with PRISM and an extension of it.]
  • [HMZ+12] David Henriques, Joao G. Martins, Paolo Zuliani, André Platzer and Edmund M. Clarke. Statistical Model Checking for Markov Decision Processes. In Proc. 9th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (QEST'12). 2012. [Develops techniques for statistical model checking of MDPs, built with an extension to PRISM's simulation engine.]
  • [BDE+12] Christel Baier, Marcus Daum, Benjamin Engel, Hermann Härtig, Joachim Klein, Sascha Klüppelholz, Steffen Märcker, Hendrik Tews and Marcus Völp. Waiting for Locks: How Long Does It Usually Take?. In Proc. 17th International Workshop on Formal Methods for Industrial Critical Systems (FMICS'12). 2012. [Extends PRISM with support for conditional steady-state queries and then analyses models of low-level operating-system code, using a test-and-test-and-set (TTS) lock as an example.]
  • [vEJ12] Christian von Essen and Barbara Jobstmann. Synthesizing Efficient Controllers. In Proc. 13th International Conference on Verification, Model Checking and Abstract Interpretation (VMCAI'12), volume 7148 of LNCS, pages 428-444, Springer. 2012. [bib] [Presents MDP-based controller synthesis techniques for ratio objectives and implements them in an extension of PRISM.]
  • [WB12] Anton Wijs and Dragan Bosnacki. Improving GPU Sparse Matrix-Vector Multiplication for Probabilistic Model Checking. In A. Donaldson and D. Parker (editors), Proc. 19th International SPIN Workshop on Model Checking of Software (SPIN'12), volume 7385 of LNCS, pages 98-116, Springer. 2012. [Presents new methods for GPU-based probabilistic model checking, implemented as an extension of PRISM.]
  • [GR12] Sergio Giro and Markus Rabe. Verification of Partial-Information Probabilistic Systems using Counterexample-Guided Refinements. In Proc. 10th International Symposium on Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis (ATVA'12), volume 7561 of LNCS, pages 333-348, Springer. October 2012. [pdf] [bib] [Describes new techniques for model checking MDPs under partial-information schedulers, implemented in an extension of PRISM.]
  • [FKP+12] Vojtěch Forejt, Marta Kwiatkowska, David Parker, Hongyang Qu and Mateusz Ujma. Incremental Runtime Verification of Probabilistic Systems. In Proc. 3rd International Conference on Runtime Verification (RV'12), volume 7686 of LNCS, pages 314-319, Springer. September 2012. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes incremental methods for runtime probabilistic model checking, implemented in an extension of PRISM.]
  • [Gir12] Sergio Giro. Efficient Computation of Exact Solutions for Quantitative Model Checking. In Proc. 10th Workshop on Quantitative Aspects of Programming Languages (QAPL'12), volume 85 of EPTCS, pages 17-32. March 2012. [pdf] [bib] [Investigates exact-arithmetic model checking methods for MDPs, implemented in an extension of PRISM.]
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  • [ZHHW08] L. Zhang, H. Hermanns, E. M. Hahn and B. Wachter. Time-bounded model checking of infinite-state continuous-time Markov chains. In Proc. 8th International Conference on Application of Concurrency to System Design (ACSD'08), pages 98-107. 2008. [bib]
  • [RPNdA08] Pritam Roy, David Parker, Gethin Norman and Luca de Alfaro. Symbolic Magnifying Lens Abstraction in Markov Decision Processes. In Proc. 5th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems (QEST'08), pages 103-112, IEEE CS Press. September 2008. [pdf] [bib] [Presents a symbolic version of magnifying lens abstraction, implemented as an extension of PRISM.]
  • [KKNP08a] Mark Kattenbelt, Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. Game-Based Probabilistic Predicate Abstraction in PRISM. In Proc. 6th Workshop on Quantitative Aspects of Programming Languages (QAPL'08), volume 220 (3) of Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science , pages 5-21 , Elsevier. March 2008. [ps.gz] [pdf] [bib] [Develops predicate abstraction techniques for PRISM, using SMT and game-based abstraction.]
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Tool/language connections to PRISM (304)

2025
  • [LF25] Yang Liu and Aohui Fang. PRG4CNN: A Probabilistic Model Checking-Driven Robustness Guarantee Framework for CNNs. Entropy. 2025. [Proposes a framework for analysing probabilistic robustness of convolutional neural networks based on PRISM.]
  • [PTD+25] Juliane Päßler, Maurice H. ter Beek, Ferruccio Damiani, Clemens Dubslaff, Einar Broch Johnsen and Silvia Lizeth Tapia Tarifa. Feature-Oriented Modelling and Analysis of a Self-Adaptive Robotic System. Formal Aspects of Computing. 2025. [Models and analyses a self-adaptive robotic system using feature-oriented probabilistic model checking, include the use of PRISM via ProFeat.]
  • [SBY+25] Michal Staniaszek, Lara Brudermüller, Yang You, Raunak Bhattacharyya, Bruno Lacerda and Nick Hawes. Time-bounded planning with uncertain task duration distributions. Robotics and Autonomous Systems. 2025. [Tackles robot planning problems with uncertain task durations, using PRISM as an underlying solver.]
  • [TVM+25] Xin Tao, Irene Vila, Swarup Kumar Mohalik, Jordi Perez-Romero and Oriol Sallen. ReLVaaS: Verification-as-a-Service to Analyze Trustworthiness of RL-based Solutions in 6G Networks. In Proc. 17th International Conference on Communication Systems & Networks (COMSNETS’25). 2025. [Uses probabilistic model checking and PRISM to verify the reliability of reinforcement-learning based methods for Radio Access Network (RAN) slicing.]
  • [ACS25] Blair Archibald, Muffy Calder and Michele Sevegnani. Practical Modelling with Bigraphs. Formal Aspects of Computing. 2025. [Presents a guide to modelling systems with the bigraph formalism, including a connection to the PRISM modelling and property languages.]
  • [PTD+25c] Juliane Päßler, Maurice H. ter Beek, Ferruccio Damiani, Einar Broch Johnsen and Silvia Lizeth Tapia Tarifa. A Configurable Software Model of a Self-Adaptive Robotic System. Science of Computer Programming. 2025. [Presents a software model to analyse a configurable underwater robot, using PRISM via the ProFeat tool. ]
  • [PTD+25b] Juliane Päßler, Maurice H. ter Beek, Ferruccio Damiani, Einar Broch Johnsen and Silvia Lizeth Tapia Tarifa. Analysing Self-Adaptive Systems as Software Product Lines. Journal of Systems and Software. 2025. [Proposes an approach to model self-adaptive systems as dynamic software product lines, using PRISM via the ProFeat tool.]
  • [RPPK25] Rajarshi Roy, Yash Pote, David Parker and Marta Kwiatkowska. Learning Probabilistic Temporal Logic Specifications for Stochastic Systems. In Proc. 34th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI'25). August 2025. [pdf] [bib] [Presents a framework for passive learning of probabilistic temporal logic specifications, implemented on top of PRISM.]
  • [JKP+25] Wojciech Jamroga, Marta Kwiatkowska, Wojciech Penczek, Laure Petrucci and Teofil Sidoruk. Probabilistic Timed ATL. In Proc. 24th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS'25). To appear. May 2025. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes a probabilistic extension of alternating-time timed temporal logic, with an implementation building on PRISM and IMITATOR.]
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  • [KDL19] Gildas Kouko, Josée Desharnais and François Laviolette. Finite Approximation of LMPs for Exact Verification of Reachability Properties. In Proc. 16th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems (QEST'19), volume 11785 of LNCS, pages 70-87, Springer. 2019. [Proposes techniques for approximate verification of labelled Markov processes using PRISM as an underlying solver.]
  • [EK19] Julia Eisentraut and Jan Kretinsky. Expected Cost Analysis of Attack-Defense Trees. In Proc. 16th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems (QEST'19), volume 11785 of LNCS, pages 203-221, Springer. 2019. [bib] [Presents an approach to analysing attack-defence trees using PRISM-games for model checking stochastic games.]
  • [TAB+19] Martin Tappler, Bernhard K. Aichernig, Giovanni Bacci, Maria Eichlseder and Kim G. Larsen. L*-Based Learning of Markov Decision Processes. In Proc. 23rd International Symposium on Formal Methods (FM'19), volume 11800 of LNCS, pages 651-669, Springer. 2019. [Performs probabilistic model checking with PRISM as part of an MDP learning framework.]
  • [AGK+19] J. Aldrich, D. Garlan, C. Kaestner, C. Le Goues, A. Mohseni-Kabir, I. Ruchkin, S. Samuel, B. Schmerl, C. S. Timperley, M. Veloso, I. Voysey, J. Biswas, A. Guha, J. Holtz, J. Camara and P. Jamshidi. Model-Based Adaptation for Robotics Software. IEEE Software, 36(2), pages 83-90, IEEE. 2019. [Summarises the Model-based Adaptation for Robotics Software (MARS) project; PRISM is used as one of the underlying solvers to verify task plans and architecture reconfigurations.]
  • [NMMZZ19] Thakur Neupane, Chris J. Myers, Curtis Madsen, Hao Zheng and Zhen Zhang. STAMINA: STochastic Approximate Model-checker for INfinite-state Analysis. In Proc. 31st International Conference on Computer Aided Verification (CAV'19), volume 11561 of LNCS, pages 540-549, Springer. 2019. [Describes a tool for probabilistic verification of infinite-state systems, connecting to PRISM's model checking engines.]
  • [GBK+19] Safa Guellouz, Adel Benzina, Mohamed Khalgui, Georg Frey, Zhiwu Liv and Valeriy Vyatkin. Designing Efficient Reconfigurable Control Systems Using IEC61499 and Symbolic Model Checking. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 16(3), pages 1110-1124. 2019. [Presents an approach for modelling and verification of reconfigurable distributed system, using PRISM as a back-end verifier. ]
  • [SCRVP19] Gabriela Félix Solano, Ricardo Diniz Caldas, Genaína Nunes Rodrigues, Thomas Vogel and Patrizio Pelliccione. Taming Uncertainty in the Assurance Process of Self-Adaptive Systems: a Goal-Oriented Approach. In Proc. 14th International Symposium on Software Engineering for Adaptive and Self-Managing Systems (SEAMS'19). 2019. [Proposes an assurance process for self-adaptive systems, with an implementation based on PRISM.]
  • [SKK+19] Steffen Smolka, Praveen Kumar, David M. Kahn, Nate Foster, Justin Hsu, Dexter Kozen and Alexandra Silva. Scalable Verification of Probabilistic Networks. In Proc. 40th ACM SIGPLAN Conference on Programming Language Design and Implementation (PLDI'19), pages 190-203. 2019. [Presents a tool, McNetKAT, for verifying probabilistic network programs, optionally using PRISM as a backend solver.]
  • [AT19] Bernhard K. Aichernig and Martin Tappler. Probabilistic black-box reachability checking. Formal Methods in System Design, 54, pages 416–448. 2019. [Presents a black-box checking technique for probabilistic systems, including the use of PRISM.]
  • [MP19] P. Milazzo and G. Pardini. Objective/MC: A high-level model checking language. Journal of Intelligent Information Systems volume, 52, pages 533–571. 2019. [Presents a high-level imperative modelling language and a translation into PRISM.]
  • [ZH19] Hein Htoo Zaw and Swe Zin Hlaing. Verifying the Gaming Strategy of Self-learning Game by Using PRISM-Games. In Proc. International Conference on Intelligent Computing & Optimization (ICO'19), volume 1072 of AISC, pages 148-159. 2019. [Studies learning based approaches for MDP policy synthesis, using PRISM-games as a model checker.]
  • [MWA19] Gareth W. Molyneu, Viraj B. Wijesuriya and Alessandro Abate. Bayesian Verification of Chemical Reaction Networks. In Proc. International Symposium on Formal Methods (FM'19) Workshops, pages 461-479. 2019. [Presents a Bayesian approach to verification of chemical reaction networks, using PRISM's parametric model checking functionality.]
  • [DCV+19] Nicolas Dejon, Davide Caputo, Luca Verderame, Alessandro Armando and Alessio Merlo. Automated Security Analysis of IoT Software Updates. In Proc. IFIP International Conference on Information Security Theory and Practice (WISTP'19), Springer. 2019. [Presents the automated software analysis framework IoTAV, which uses PRISM as an underlying model checker.]
  • [DKT19] Clemens Dubslaff, Patrick Koopmann and Anni-Yasmin Turhan. Ontology-Mediated Probabilistic Model Checking. In Proc. International Conference on Integrated Formal Methods (IFM'19). 2019. [Presents an ontology-mediated approach to probabilistic model checking, building upon PRISM for the implementation.]
  • [BXACD19] Xin Bai, Chenghao Xu, Yi Ao, Biao Chen and Dehui Du. Learning-based Probabilistic Modeling and Verifying Driver Behavior using MDP. In Proc. International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Software Engineering (TASE'19), pages 152-159. 2019. [Builds and analyses models of driver behaviour, using PRISM to solve MDPs.]
  • [RCC19] Nelson S. Rosa, Gláucia M. M. Campos and David J.M. Cavalcanti. Lightweight formalisation of adaptive middleware. Journal of Systems Architecture. 2019. [Proposes an approach to developing adaptive middleware that integrates PRISM for performing probabilistic verification.]
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  • [SC16] Michele Sevegnani and Muffy Calder. BigraphER: rewriting and analysis engine for bigraphs. In Proc. 28th International Conference on Computer Aided Verification (CAV'16). 2016. [Presents a suite of tools for working with bigraphs, including export to PRISM for probabilistic bigraphs.]
  • [MRAAB16] Danilo Filgueira Mendonça, Genaína Nunes Rodriguesa, Raian Alib, Vander Alvesa and Luciano Baresi. GODA: A goal-oriented requirements engineering framework for runtime dependability analysis. Information and Software Technology, 80, pages 245–264, Elsevier. 2016. [Proposes GODA, a goal-oriented requirements engineering framework for runtime dependability analysis, which uses probabilistic model checking and PRISM for underlying analysis. ]
  • [CJP16] Radu Calinescu, Kenneth Johnson and Colin Paterson. FACT: A Probabilistic Model Checker for Formal Verification with Confidence Intervals. In Proc. TACAS'16, volume 9636 of LNCS, pages 540-546, Springer. 2016. [Presents a model checker for computing confidence intervals, building on PRISM's parametric model checking functionality.]
  • [PMCG16] Ashutosh Pandey, Gabriel A. Moreno, Javier Cámara and David Garlan. Hybrid Planning for Decision Making in Self-Adaptive Systems. In Proc. 10th International Conference on Self-Adaptive and Self-Organizing Systems (SASO'16). 2016. [Presents a hybrid planning technique for self-adaptive systems combining learning and probabilistic model checking, with an implementation based on PRISM.]
  • [GBKF16] Safa Guellouz, Adel Benzina, Mohamed Khalgui, Georg Frey. ZiZo: A Complete Tool Chain for the Modeling and Verification of Reconfigurable Function Blocks. In Proc. 10th International Conference on Mobile Ubiquitous Computing, Systems, Services and Technologies (UBICOMM'16). 2016. [Presents a tool-chain for modelling and verification of reconfigurable distributed system, using PRISM as a back-end verifier.]
  • [IQV16] Paolo Izzo, Hongyang Qu and Sandor M. Veres. A stochastically verifiable autonomous control architecture with reasoning. In Proc. IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC'16). 2016. [Proposes an architecture for autonomous control with underlying verification abilities provided by PRISM.]
  • [SRT16] Guoxin Su, David S. Rosenblum and Giordano Tamburrelli. Reliability of Run-Time Quality-of-Service Evaluation Using Parametric Model Checking. In Proc. IEEE/ACM 38th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE'16), pages 73-84. 2016. [Presents techniques for assessing quality of service using parametric probabilistic model checking, and a tool chain involving PRISM.]
  • [CDKB16] Philipp Chrszon, Clemens Dubslaff, Sascha Klüppelholz and Christel Baier. Family-Based Modeling and Analysis for Probabilistic Systems - Featuring ProFeat. In Proc. 19th International Conference on Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering (FASE'16), volume 9633 of LNCS, pages 287-304, Springer. 2016. [Proposes a formalism for modelling families of probabilistic systems with differing features and a tool for their analysis, which connects to PRISM through model translations.]
  • [PWHA16] Elizabeth Polgreen, Viraj B. Wijesuriya, Sofie Haesaert and Alessandro Abate. Data-Efficient Bayesian Verification of Parametric Markov Chains. In Proc. 13th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems (QEST'16). 2016. [Presents Bayesian methods for probabilistic model checking of Markov chains, implemented using PRISM's parametric model checking functionality.]
  • [ANP16] Zaruhi Aslanyan, Flemming Nielson and David Parker. Quantitative Verification and Synthesis of Attack-Defence Scenarios. In Proc. 29th IEEE Computer Security Foundations Symposium (CSF'16), pages 105-119, IEEE. June 2016. [pdf] [bib] [Proposes formal verification techniques for attack-defence scenarios based on model checking of stochastic games and building on the PRISM-games tool.]
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  • [CFK+13] Taolue Chen, Vojtěch Forejt, Marta Kwiatkowska, David Parker and Aistis Simaitis. PRISM-games: A Model Checker for Stochastic Multi-Player Games. In Proc. 19th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'13), volume 7795 of LNCS, pages 185-191, Springer. March 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Introduces PRISM-games, a model checker for stochastic multi-player games.]
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  • [HKNP06] Andrew Hinton, Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. PRISM: A Tool for Automatic Verification of Probabilistic Systems. In H. Hermanns and J. Palsberg (editors), Proc. 12th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'06), volume 3920 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 441-444, Springer. March 2006. [ps.gz] [pdf] [bib] [Tool paper describing PRISM.]
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  • [KNP02a] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. PRISM: Probabilistic Symbolic Model Checker. In T. Field, P. Harrison, J. Bradley and U. Harder (editors), Proc. TOOLS 2002, volume 2324 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 200-204, Springer. April 2002. [ps.gz] [pdf] [bib] [Tool paper describing PRISM.]
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  • [KNP01] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. PRISM: Probabilistic Symbolic Model Checker. In Proc. PAPM/PROBMIV'01 Tools Session, pages 7-12. Available as Technical Report 760/2001, University of Dortmund. September 2001. [ps.gz] [pdf] [bib] [Tool paper describing PRISM.]

PRISM-related tutorials and surveys (27)

2024
  • [SBB+24] Marnix Suilen, Thom Badings, Eline M. Bovy, David Parker and Nils Jansen. Robust Markov Decision Processes: A Place Where AI and Formal Methods Meet. In Principles of Verification: Cycling the Probabilistic Landscape, volume 15262 of LNCS, pages 126–154, Springer. November 2024. [pdf] [bib] [Surveys models and algorithms for robust verification under uncertainty, include those underlying PRISM's implementation.]
2023
  • [Par23] David Parker. Multi-Agent Verification and Control with Probabilistic Model Checking. In Proc. 20th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (QEST'23), volume 14287 of LNCS, pages 1-9, Springer. September 2023. [pdf] [bib] [Summarises advances in probabilistic model checking for stochastic games, as implemented in PRISM-games, and discusses its applicability to multi-agent systems.]
2022
  • [KNP+22] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman, David Parker, Gabriel Santos and Rui Yan. Probabilistic Model Checking for Strategic Equilibria-based Decision Making: Advances and Challenges. In Proc. 47th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science (MFCS'22), pages 4:1-4:22. August 2022. [pdf] [bib] [Provides an overview of recent work developing a modelling and verification framework using concurrent stochastic games.]
  • [KNP22] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. Probabilistic Model Checking and Autonomy. Annual Review of Control, Robotics, and Autonomous Systems, 5, pages 385-410, Annual Reviews. May 2022. [pdf] [bib] [Gives an overview of probabilistic model checking as applied to the context of robotics and autonomous systems.]
2017
  • [KNP17] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. Probabilistic Model Checking: Advances and Applications. In R. Drechsler (editor), Formal System Verification, pages 73-121, Springer. June 2017. [pdf] [bib] [Provides an introduction to probabilistic model checking, including coverage of some recent advances in the field and a wide variety of examples and applications.]
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  • [Kwi13] Marta Kwiatkowska. From Software Verification to 'Everyware' Verification. Computer Science - Research and Development, 28(4), pages 295-310, Springer. November 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Summarises ongoing research into verification of 'everyware', including techniques and tools that improve, extend and connect to PRISM.]
  • [KP13] Marta Kwiatkowska and David Parker. Automated Verification and Strategy Synthesis for Probabilistic Systems. In Proc. 11th International Symposium on Automated Technology for Verification and Analysis (ATVA'13), volume 8172 of LNCS, pages 5-22, Springer. October 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Provides an overview of strategy synthesis techniques for probabilistic models.]
  • [NPS13] Gethin Norman, David Parker and Jeremy Sproston. Model Checking for Probabilistic Timed Automata. Formal Methods in System Design, 43(2), pages 164-190, Springer. September 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Survey/tutorial paper on probabilistic timed automata and techniques for their verification, and two illustrative case studies.]
  • [Kwi13b] Marta Kwiatkowska. Advances in Quantitative Verification for Ubiquitous Computing. In Proc. 10th International Colloquium on Theoretical Aspects of Computing (ICTAC'13), volume 8049 of LNCS, pages 42-58, Springer. September 2013. [pdf] [bib] [Invited paper on recent developments in quantitative verification for ubiquitous computing, illustrated by three PRISM case studies. ]
2012
  • [Kwi12] Marta Kwiatkowska. Sensing Everywhere: Towards Safer and More Reliable Sensor-enabled Devices. In Proc. 31st International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SAFECOMP'12), Springer. September 2012. [pdf] [bib] [Invited talk on research directions for verification of sensor-enabled devices, including PRISM-based analyses.]
  • [KP12] Marta Kwiatkowska and David Parker. Advances in Probabilistic Model Checking. In Software Safety and Security - Tools for Analysis and Verification, volume 33 of NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - D: Information and Communication Security, pages 126-151, IOS Press. June 2012. [pdf] [bib] [Tutorial paper on probabilistic model checking, covering DTMCs, MDPs, quantitative abstraction refinement, PTAs and PRISM.]
2011
  • [FKNP11] Vojtěch Forejt, Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. Automated Verification Techniques for Probabilistic Systems. In M. Bernardo and V. Issarny (editors), Formal Methods for Eternal Networked Software Systems (SFM'11), volume 6659 of LNCS, pages 53-113, Springer. June 2011. [pdf] [bib] [Tutorial paper on probabilistic model checking, focusing on verification techniques for MDPs, accompanied by case studies and examples for PRISM.]
2010
  • [KNP10c] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. Advances and Challenges of Probabilistic Model Checking. In Proc. 48th Annual Allerton Conference on Communication, Control and Computing, pages 1691-1698, IEEE Press. Invited paper. October 2010. [pdf] [bib] [Gives a high-level overview of probabilistic model checking and PRISM; and surveys some current recent directions.]
  • [KNP10a] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. Probabilistic Model Checking for Systems Biology. In M. Sriram Iyengar (editor), Symbolic Systems Biology, pages 31-59, Jones and Bartlett. May 2010. [pdf] [bib] [Tutorial on the application of probabilistic model checking and PRISM to systems biology, including an illustrative case study (FGF) and reader exercises.]
2009
  • [KNP09b] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. Quantitative Verification Techniques for Biological Processes. In A. Condon, D. Harel, J. Kok, A. Salomaa and E. Winfree (editors), Algorithmic Bioprocesses, pages 391-409, Springer. August 2009. [pdf] [bib] [Tutorial paper on the application of probabilistic model checking and PRISM to biological systems, including an illustrative case study (MAPK cascade).]
  • [KNP09a] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. PRISM: Probabilistic Model Checking for Performance and Reliability Analysis. ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review, 36(4), pages 40-45, ACM. March 2009. [pdf] [bib] [Provides an overview of PRISM and its application to performance and and reliability analysis.]
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  • [Kwi07] M. Kwiatkowska. Quantitative Verification: Models, Techniques and Tools. In Proc. 6th joint meeting of the European Software Engineering Conference and the ACM SIGSOFT Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE), pages 449-458, ACM Press. September 2007. [pdf] [bib] [Overview of probabilistic model checking and PRISM, with a particular emphasis on DTMCs.]
  • [KNP07a] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. Stochastic Model Checking. In M. Bernardo and J. Hillston (editors), Formal Methods for the Design of Computer, Communication and Software Systems: Performance Evaluation (SFM'07), volume 4486 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Tutorial Volume), pages 220-270, Springer. June 2007. [pdf] [bib] [Tutorial paper covering probabilistic model checking of DTMCs/CTMCs and PRISM.]
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Others (12)

2024
  • [KM24] Aka Sai Lalith Kumar and Sweta Mishra. Ransomware Criminal Smart Contract. In Proc. IEEE International Conference on Blockchain (Blockchain'24). 2024. [Proposes and evaluates, using PRISM, a protocol for criminal smart contracts.]
  • [ABB+24] Roman Andriushchenko, Alexander Bork, Carlos E. Budde, Milan Češka, Kush Grover, Ernst Moritz Hahn, Arnd Hartmanns, Bryant Israelsen, Nils Jansen, Joshua Jeppson, Sebastian Junges, Maximilian A. Köhl, Bettina Könighofer, Jan Křetínský, Tobias Meggendorfer, David Parker, Stefan Pranger, Tim Quatmann, Enno Ruijters, Landon Taylor, Matthias Volk, Maximilian Weininger and Zhen Zhang. Tools at the Frontiers of Quantitative Verification. In TOOLympics Challenge 2023, volume 14550 of LNCS, pages 90-146, Springer. November 2024. [pdf] [bib] [Write-up of the third edition of QComp, which surveys the state of the art in quantitative verification tools, including PRISM, PRISM-games, and their extensions, amongst many others.]
2020
  • [BHK+20] Carlos E. Budde, Arnd Hartmanns, Michaela Klauck, Jan Kretinsky, David Parker, Tim Quatmann, Andrea Turrini and Zhen Zhang. On Correctness, Precision, and Performance in Quantitative Verification: QComp 2020 Competition Report. In Proc. 9th International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation (ISoLA'20), volume 12479 of LNCS, pages 216-241, Springer. October 2020. [pdf] [bib] [Summarises the 2020 Comparison of Tools for the Analysis of Quantitative Formal Models (QComp'20) featuring PRISM and 8 other tools.]
2019
  • [HHH+19] Ernst Moritz Hahn, Arnd Hartmanns, Christian Hensel, Michaela Klauck, Joachim Klein, Jan Křetínský, David Parker, Tim Quatmann, Enno Ruijters and Marcel Steinmetz. The 2019 Comparison of Tools for the Analysis of Quantitative Formal Models (QComp 2019 Competition Report). In Proc. 25th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'19), volume 11429 of LNCS, pages 69-92, Springer. April 2019. [pdf] [bib] [Summarises the first Quantitative Formal Models competition (QComp) featuring PRISM and 8 other tools.]
  • [HKPQR19] Arnd Hartmanns, Michaela Klauck, David Parker, Tim Quatmann and Enno Ruijters. The Quantitative Verification Benchmark Set. In Proc. 25th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems (TACAS'19), volume 11427 of LNCS, pages 344-350, Springer. April 2019. [pdf] [bib] [Presents a benchmark suite for quantitative verification, include a selection of models/properties for use in PRISM.]
2012
  • [KNP12b] Marta Kwiatkowska, Gethin Norman and David Parker. The PRISM Benchmark Suite. In Proc. 9th International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of SysTems (QEST'12), pages 203-204, IEEE CS Press. September 2012. [pdf] [bib] [Introduces a suite of PRISM models/properties and other resources for benchmarking and testing.]
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