Project Details

PNtalk - nástroje založené na objektově orientovaných Petriho sítích

Project Period: 1. 1. 1994 – 31. 12. 2010

Project Type: grant

Code: UIVT-PNtalk

Agency: Brno University of Technology

Program: Institucionální podpora na rozvoj výzkumné organizace

English title
PNtalk - tools based on object-oriented Petri nets
Type
grant
Keywords

Object orientation, Petri nets

Abstract

PNtalk is a long-term project started by Vladimir Janousek in 1993 (in the early phase of his Ph.D. study which was supervised by Milan Ceska) as an original attempt to bring high-level Petri nets closer to programming languages. Main goal of this experiment was to prove that formal models such as Petri nets can be used similarly to traditional programming languages during systems development. Moreover, the rigorous mathematical nature of such a language offers a potential to solve analysis and verification problems.
Originally, the project started as a consistent combination of high-level Petri nets and objects in Smalltalk. The resulting language and system is called PNtalk and its theoretical background is represented by Object Oriented Petri Nets. Later on, more people got involved in the project - namely Tomas Vojnar who developed basics of FAV methods for PNtalk.
Now the project leads towards a vision of wider openness and reflectivity. Apart from Object oriented Petri nets and the PNtalk language, the project now comprises also DEVS, MAS and other paradigms.

The current target of this project is model-based (and simulation-based) systems design and prototyping. The applicaton areas comprise intelligent systems, namely multiagent systems, control systems and robotics.

Team members
Janoušek Vladimír, doc. Ing., Ph.D. (DITS) – research leader
Kočí Radek, Ing., Ph.D. (DITS)
Křena Bohuslav, Ing., Ph.D. (DITS)
Vojnar Tomáš, prof. Ing., Ph.D. (DITS)
Publications

2004

  • JANOUŠEK, V., KOČÍ, R. Towards an Open Implementation of the PNtalk System. In Proceedings of the 5th EUROSIM Congress on Modeling and Simulation. Proceedings of the 5th Eurosim Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Paris: EUROSIM-FRANCOSIM-ARGESIM, 2004. p. 31-36. ISBN: 3-901608-28-1. Detail

2003

  • HRUBÝ, M.; KOČÍ, R. Modern Simulation Techniques and Tools. Proceedings of the International Workshop MOSMIC'2003. Žilina: Fakulta riadenia a informatiky Žilinskej Univerzity v Žiline, 2003. s. 7-15. ISBN: 80-8070-139-3. Detail
  • JANOUŠEK, V.; KOČÍ, R. PNtalk: Concurrent Language with MOP. Proceedings of the CS&P'2003 Workshop. Warsawa: Warsaw University, 2003. p. 271-282. ISBN: 83-88374-71-0. Detail
  • KOČÍ, R.; RÁBOVÁ, Z. Purposes of the PNtalk System. Proceedings of International Conference MOSIS '03. Ostrava: 2003. p. 149-156. ISBN: 80-85988-86-0. Detail
  • KŘENA, B. Object-oriented Petri Nets and their Application and Type Analysis. Information Technologies and Control, 2003, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 27-31. ISSN: 1312-2622. Detail

2002

  • ČEŠKA, M.; JANOUŠEK, V.; VOJNAR, T. Modelling, prototyping, and verifying concurrent and distributed applications using object-oriented Petri nets. Kybernetes: The International Journal of Systems Cybernetics, 2002, vol. 2002, no. 9, p. 1289-1299. ISSN: 0368-492X. Detail
  • JANOUŠEK, V.; KOČÍ, R. PNtalk - An Open System for Prototyping and Simulation. Proceedings of The 28th ASU Conference. ASU Newsletter. Brno: Faculty of Information Technology BUT, 2002. p. 133-146. ISSN: 1102-593X. Detail
  • KOČÍ, R.; RÁBOVÁ, Z. The PNtalk System and Interoperability. Proceedings of International Conference MOSIS '02. Vol. 1. Ostrava: 2002. p. 73-80. ISBN: 80-85988-71-2. Detail
  • KŘENA, B. A Case Study: Modelling Alternating Bit Protocol by PNtalk. Proceedings of 36th International Conference MOSIS'02 Modelling and Simulation of Systems. Vol. I. Ostrava: 2002. p. 65-72. ISBN: 80-85988-71-2. Detail
  • SCHWARZ, I. Architecture of Distributed Simulator of PNtalk. Proceedings of 36th International Conference MOSIS'02 Modelling and Simulation of Systems. Vol. I. Ostrava: 2002. p. 81-88. ISBN: 80-85988-71-2. Detail

2001

  • ČEŠKA, M.; JANOUŠEK, V.; VOJNAR, T. Analysis and Verification Queries over Object-Oriented Petri Nets. Formal Methods and Tools for Computer Science, Eurocast 2001, Extended Abstracts. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain: University of Las Palmas, 2001. p. 115-118. ISBN: 84-699-3971-8. Detail
  • ČEŠKA, M.; JANOUŠEK, V.; VOJNAR, T. Analysis and Verification Queries over Object-Oriented Petri Nets. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2001, vol. 2001, no. 2178, p. 365-384. ISSN: 0302-9743. Detail
  • ČEŠKA, M.; JANOUŠEK, V.; VOJNAR, T. Generating and Using State Spaces of Object-Oriented Petri Nets. International Journal of Computer Systems Science and Engineering, 2001, vol. 16, no. 3, p. 183-193. ISSN: 0267-6192. Detail
  • JANOUŠEK, V.; SCHWARZ, I. Interoperability of Object Oriented Petri Nets. Proc. of MOSIS'01. Ostrava, Czech Republic: 2001. p. 137-144. ISBN: 80-85988-57-7. Detail
  • KOČÍ, R. Prospects of the PNtalk system in the Smalltalk environment. Proceedings of 7th Conference Student FEI 2001. Brno: Brno University of Technology, 2001. p. 338-342. ISBN: 80-214-1860-5. Detail
  • KOČÍ, R. The PNtalk System - a Technique for Object Oriented Modelling. Proceedings of XXIIIrd International Autumn Colloquium. Ostrava: 2001. p. 151-158. ISBN: 80-85988-61-5. Detail
  • KOČÍ, R.; VOJNAR, T. A PNtalk-based Model of a Cooperative Editor. Proceedings of the 35th Spring International Conference on Modelling and Simulation of Systems -- MOSIS 2001. Hradec nad Moravicí, Czech Republic: 2001. p. 165-172. ISBN: 80-85988-57-7. Detail
  • KŘENA, B. First Approach to Model Checking in Object-Oriented Petri Nets. Proceedings of XIIIrd International Autumn Colloquium ASIS 2001 Advanced Simulation of Systems. Ostrava: 2001. p. 105-110. ISBN: 80-85988-61-5. Detail
  • KŘENA, B. The Graph Isomorphism Problem. Proceedings of 7th Conference Student FEI 2001. Brno: Brno University of Technology, 2001. p. 343-347. ISBN: 80-214-1860-5. Detail
  • KŘENA, B.; VOJNAR, T. Type Analysis in Object-Oriented Petri Nets. Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Information System Modelling -- ISM'01. Hradec nad Moravicí, Czech Republic: 2001. p. 173-180. ISBN: 80-85988-51-8. Detail

1997

  • VOJNAR, T. Various Kinds of Petri Nets in Simulation and Modelling. Proceedings of 31st Spring International Conference on Modelling and Simulation of Systems MOSIS'97. Hradec nad Moravicí: 1997. p. 227-232. ISBN: 80-85988-16-X. Detail
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