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Learning Finite-State Machines from Inexperienced Teachers

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Grammatical Inference: Algorithms and Applications (ICGI 2006)

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The general goal of query-based learning algorithms for finite-state machines is to identify a machine, usually of minimum size, that agrees with an a priori fixed (class of) machines. For this, queries on how the underlying system behaves may be issued.

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Grinchtein, O., Leucker, M. (2006). Learning Finite-State Machines from Inexperienced Teachers. In: Sakakibara, Y., Kobayashi, S., Sato, K., Nishino, T., Tomita, E. (eds) Grammatical Inference: Algorithms and Applications. ICGI 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 4201. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11872436_30

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