Dr Alice Miller

- Senior Lecturer (Computing Science)
telephone: 01413304454
email: Alice.Miller@glasgow.ac.uk
Personal site: http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~alice
Biography:
Dr. Alice Miller is a Senior Lecturer and member of the Formal Analysis, Theory and Algorithms Group within the School of Computing Science at the University of Glasgow. Previously, Dr Miller has worked at the universities of Western Australia, East Anglia and Stirling and was a Daphne Jackson Fellow. She received her Ph.D. in Number Theory from the University of East Anglia in 1989, under the supervision of Prof. Graeme Everest. Prior to this she received a First Class Honours Degree in Mathematics from the University of East Anglia. She is a member of the London Mathematical Society and the IET, and is a Chartered Engineer.
Research Interests:
- Modelling and Verification
- Abstraction and Symmetry Reduction
- Combinatorics
- Group Theory
2012
Calder, M., Gray, P. , Miller, A. , and Unsworth, C. (2012) An introduction to pervasive interface automata. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6921 . pp. 71-87. ISSN 0302-9743 (doi:10.1007/978-3-642-27269-1_5)
2010
Kirwan, R., and Miller, A. (2010) Modelling multi-agent systems. In: Automated Reasoning Workshop 2010 Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice ARW 2010, 30-31 Mar 2010, Harrow, UK.
Power, C., and Miller, A. (2010) An approach to probabilistic symmetry reduction. In: Automated Reasoning Workshop 2010 Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice ARW 2010, 30-31 Mar 2010, Harrow, UK.
Ripon, S., and Miller, A. (2010) Verification of a symmetry detection technique using PVS. In: 10th International Workshop on Automated Verification of Critical Systems (AVoCS'2010), September 21-23, 2010, Düsseldorf, Germany.
2009
Arapinis, M. et al. (2009) Towards the verification of pervasive systems. Electronic Communications of the EASST, 22 . ISSN 1863-2122
Donaldson, A., and Miller, A. (2009) On the constructive orbit problem. Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, 57 (1). pp. 1-35. ISSN 1012-2443 (doi:10.1007/s10472-009-9171-4)
Donaldson, A.F., Miller, A. , and Parker, D. (2009) Language-level symmetry reduction for probabilistic model checking. In: 6th International Conference on the Quantitative Evaluation of Systems, 13-16 Sept 2009 , Budapest.
Graham, D., Calder, M. , and Miller, A. (2009) An inductive technique for parameterised model checking of degenerative distributed randomised protocols. Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, 250 (1). pp. 87-103. ISSN 1571-0661 (doi:10.1016/j.entcs.2009.08.007)
Miller, A, and Calder, M (2009) Preface to Proceedings of the Eighth International Workshop on Automated Verification of Critical Systems. Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, 250 (2). pp. 1-2. ISSN 1571-0661 (doi:10.1016/j.entcs.2009.08.013)
Ripon, S., and Miller, A. (2009) Semantic embedding of Promela-lite in PVS. In: Automated Reasoning Workshop 2009 Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice ARW 2009, 21-22 Apr 2009, Liverpool, UK.
Ripon, S., and Miller, A. (2009) Symmetry reduction of partially symmetric systems. In: Automated Reasoning Workshop 2009 Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice ARW 2009, 21-22 Apr 2009, Liverpool, UK.
Ripon, S., Miller, A. , and Donaldson, S. (2009) A semantic embedding of Prolema-Lite in PVS. In: Ninth International Workshop on Automated Verification of Critical Systems (AVOCS 09), 23-25 Sep 2009, Swansea, Wales.
Sharma, O., Lewis, J., Miller, A. , Dearle, A., Balasubramaniam, D., Morrison, R., and Sventek, J. (2009) Towards verifying correctness of wireless sensor network applications using insense and spin. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 5578 . pp. 223-240. ISSN 0302-9743 (doi:10.1007/978-3-642-02652-2_19)
2008
Donaldson, A.F., and Miller, A. (2008) Automatic symmetry detection for Promela. Journal of Automated Reasoning, 41 (3-4). pp. 251-293. ISSN 0168-7433 (doi:10.1007/s10817-008-9107-4)
Calder, Muffy, and Miller, Alice (2008) An automatic abstraction technique for verifying featured, parameterised systems. Theoretical Computer Science, 404 (3). pp. 235-255. ISSN 0304-3975 (doi:10.1016/j.tcs.2008.03.034)
Power, C., and Miller, A. (2008) Prism2Promela. In: Fifth International Conference on Quantitative Evaluation of Systems, 2008. QEST '08 , 14-17 Sep 2008, St. Malo, France.
2007
Miller, A., Calder, M. , and Donaldson, A.F. (2007) A template-based approach for the generation of abstractable and reducible models of featured networks. Computer Networks, 51 (2). pp. 439-455. ISSN 1389-1286 (doi:10.1016/j.comnet.2006.08.009)
Donaldson, A., and Miller, A. (2007) Symmetry reduction techniques for explicit-state model checking. In: First International Symmetry Conference, 14-17 Jan 07, Edinburgh, UK.
2006
Ballarini, P., and Miller, A. (2006) Model checking medium access control for sensor networks. In: Second International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods, Verification and Validation ISoLA 2006, 15-19 November 2006, Paphos, Cyprus.
Donaldson, A.F., and Miller, A. (2006) A computational group theoretic symmetry reduction package for the SPIN model checker. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4019 . pp. 374-380. ISSN 0302-9743 (doi:10.1007/11784180)
Miller, A., Donaldson, A., and Calder, M. (2006) Symmetry in temporal logic model checking. ACM Computing Surveys, 38 (3). ISSN 0360-0300 (doi:10.1145/1132960.1132962)
Donaldson, A.F, and Miller, A. (2006) Exact and approximate strategies for symmetry reduction in model checking. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 4085 . pp. 541-556. ISSN 0302-9743 (doi:10.1007/11813040)
Calder, M., and Miller, A. (2006) Feature interaction detection by pairwise analysis of LTL properties—A case study. Formal Methods in System Design, 28 (3). pp. 213-261. ISSN 0925-9856 (Paper), 1572-8102 (Online) (doi:10.1007/s10703-006-0002-5)
Donaldson, AF, and Miller, A (2006) Symmetry reduction for probabilistic model checking using generic representatives. Automated Technology For Verification and Analysis, Proceedings, 4218 . pp. 9-23.
2005
Donaldson, A.F., Miller, A. , and Calder, M. (2005) Finding symmetry in models of concurrent systems by static channel diagram analysis. Theoretical Computer Science, 128 (6). pp. 161-177. ISSN 0304-3975 (doi:10.1016/j.entcs.2005.04.010)
Donaldson, A.F., and Miller, A. (2005) Automatic symmetry detection for model checking using computational group theory. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 3582 . pp. 481-496. ISSN 1611-3349 (doi:10.1007/11526841_32)
Miller, A., and Calder, M. (2005) A generic approach for the automatic verification of featured, parameterised systems. In: International Workshop on Feature Interactions in Telecommunications and Software Systems, 28-30 June 2005, Leicester, UK.
2004
Calder, M., and Miller, A. (2004) Detecting feature interactions: how many components do we need? Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2975 . pp. 45-66. ISSN 0302-9743 (doi:10.1007/b97772)
Calder, M., and Miller, A. (2004) An automatic abstraction technique for verifying featured, parameterised systems. In: Proceedings of the first International Symposium on Leveraging Applications of Formal Methods (ISOLA '04), 30 October - 2nd November 2004, Paphos, Cyprus.
Miller, A (2004) SPIN-to-GRAPE: a tool for analysing symmetry in Promela models. Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science, 139 (1). pp. 3-23.
2003
Calder, M., and Miller, A. (2003) Generalising feature interactions in email. In: International Workshop on Feature Interactions in Telecommunications and Software Systems VII, 11-13 June 2003, Ottawa, Canada.
Calder, M., and Miller, A. (2003) Using SPIN to Analyse the Tree Identification Phase of the IEEE 1394 High-Performance Serial Bus(FireWire)Protocol. Formal Aspects of Computing, 14 (3). pp. 247-266. ISSN 1433-299X (doi:10.1007/s001650300004)
Calder, M., and Miller, A. (2003) Using SPIN to analyse the tree identification phase of the IEEE 1394 high performance serial bus (FireWire) protocol. Formal Aspects of Computing, 14 (3). pp. 247-266. ISSN 0934-5043 (doi:10.1007/s001650300004)
2002
Calder, M., and Miller, A. (2002) Automatic verification of any number of concurrent, communicating processes. In: 17th IEEE International Conference on Automated Software Engineering, 23-27 September, Edinburgh.
2001
Calder, M., and Miller, A. (2001) Using SPIN for feature interaction analysis - a case study. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2057 . pp. 143-162. ISSN 03029743
Miller, A (2001) Using SPIN for Feature Interaction Analysis -- a Case Study. Proceedings of the 8th International Spin Workshop (spin 2001) . pp. 143-162.
