Hi! I am a researcher in Computer Science at the University of Liverpool, and work in the project Science of Sensor Systems Software.
Research Interests
- Logics for specification and verification: temporal, spatial, modal, …
- Visual reasoning: diagrammatic logics, proof systems, …
- Safety-critical systems: railway systems, (autonomous) traffic, …
Publications
2021
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In Amrita Basu; Gem Stapleton; Sven Linker; Catherine Legg; Emmanuel Manalo; and Petrucio Viana., editor(s), Diagrammatic Representation and Inference - 12th International Conference, Diagrams 2021, Virtual, September 28-30, 2021, Proceedings, volume 12909, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 529–533, 2021. Springer
In Filippo Bonchi; and Simon J. Puglisi., editor(s), 46th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, MFCS 2021, August 23-27, 2021, Tallinn, Estonia, volume 202, of LIPIcs, pages 72:1–72:16, 2021. Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik
CoRR, abs/2110.08172. 2021.
2020
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Formal Methods Syst. Des., 55(3): 171–221. 2020.
In Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen; Peter Chapman; Leonie Bosveld-de Smet; Valeria Giardino; James E. Corter; and Sven Linker., editor(s), Diagrammatic Representation and Inference - 11th International Conference, Diagrams 2020, Tallinn, Estonia, August 24-28, 2020, Proceedings, volume 12169, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 264–280, 2020. Springer
In Javier Esparza; and Daniel Král'., editor(s), 45th International Symposium on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science, MFCS 2020, August 24-28, 2020, Prague, Czech Republic, volume 170, of LIPIcs, pages 66:1–66:14, 2020. Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik
CoRR, abs/2002.02929. 2020.
CoRR, abs/2007.01266. 2020.
2018
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ACM SIGSOFT Softw. Eng. Notes, 43(4): 45–47. 2018.
ACM SIGSOFT Softw. Eng. Notes, 43(4): 54. 2018.
In Peter Chapman; Gem Stapleton; Amirouche Moktefi; Sarah Pérez-Kriz; and Francesco Bellucci., editor(s), Diagrammatic Representation and Inference - 10th International Conference, Diagrams 2018, Edinburgh, UK, June 18-22, 2018, Proceedings, volume 10871, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 399–407, 2018. Springer
In Cyrille Artho; and Peter Csaba Ölveczky., editor(s), Formal Techniques for Safety-Critical Systems - 6th International Workshop, FTSCS 2018, Gold Coast, Australia, November 16, 2018, Revised Selected Papers, volume 1008, of Communications in Computer and Information Science, pages 18–36, 2018. Springer
In Jing Sun; and Meng Sun., editor(s), Formal Methods and Software Engineering - 20th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2018, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, November 12-16, 2018, Proceedings, volume 11232, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 160–176, 2018. Springer
CoRR, abs/1804.06647. 2018.
CoRR, abs/1809.10655. 2018.
CoRR, abs/1811.01774. 2018.
2017
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Arch. Formal Proofs, 2017. 2017.
Formal Aspects Comput., 29(4): 583–600. 2017.
In Nadia Polikarpova; and Steve A. Schneider., editor(s), Integrated Formal Methods - 13th International Conference, IFM 2017, Turin, Italy, September 20-22, 2017, Proceedings, volume 10510, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 34–49, 2017. Springer
In Nathalie Bertrand; and Luca Bortolussi., editor(s), Quantitative Evaluation of Systems - 14th International Conference, QEST 2017, Berlin, Germany, September 5-7, 2017, Proceedings, volume 10503, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 224–239, 2017. Springer
In Danilo Pianini; and Guido Salvaneschi., editor(s), Proceedings First Workshop on Architectures, Languages and Paradigms for IoT, ALP4IoT@iFM 2017, Turin, Italy, September 18, 2017, volume 264, of EPTCS, pages 43–57, 2017.
CoRR, abs/1709.04385. 2017.
2016
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In Mateja Jamnik; Yuri Uesaka; and Stephanie Elzer Schwartz., editor(s), Diagrammatic Representation and Inference - 9th International Conference, Diagrams 2016, Philadelphia, PA, USA, August 7-10, 2016, Proceedings, volume 9781, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 32–39, 2016. Springer
In Serge Autexier; and Pedro Quaresma., editor(s), Proceedings of the 12th Workshop on User Interfaces for Theorem Provers, UITP 2016, Coimbra, Portugal, 2nd July 2016, volume 239, of EPTCS, pages 29–42, 2016.
2015
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Ph.D. Thesis, Universität Oldenburg, 2015.
Log. Methods Comput. Sci., 11(3). 2015.
In Xuandong Li; Zhiming Liu; and Wang Yi., editor(s), Dependable Software Engineering: Theories, Tools, and Applications - First International Symposium, SETTA 2015, Nanjing, China, November 4-6, 2015, Proceedings, volume 9409, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 71–86, 2015. Springer
In Zhen Li; Claudia Ermel; and Scott D. Fleming., editor(s), 2015 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing, VL/HCC 2015, Atlanta, GA, USA, October 18-22, 2015, pages 307–308, 2015. IEEE Computer Society
2013
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In Zhiming Liu; Jim Woodcock; and Huibiao Zhu., editor(s), Theories of Programming and Formal Methods - Essays Dedicated to Jifeng He on the Occasion of His 70th Birthday, volume 8051, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 196–212, 2013. Springer
In Zhiming Liu; Jim Woodcock; and Huibiao Zhu., editor(s), Theoretical Aspects of Computing - ICTAC 2013 - 10th International Colloquium, Shanghai, China, September 4-6, 2013. Proceedings, volume 8049, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 231–248, 2013. Springer
2012
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2011
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Int. J. Softw. Informatics, 5(1-2): 117–137. 2011.
In Shengchao Qin; and Zongyan Qiu., editor(s), Formal Methods and Software Engineering - 13th International Conference on Formal Engineering Methods, ICFEM 2011, Durham, UK, October 26-28, 2011. Proceedings, volume 6991, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 404–419, 2011. Springer
2010
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In Kai Bollue; Dominique Gückel; Ulrich Loup; Jacob Spönemann; and Melanie Winkler., editor(s), Proceedings of the Joint Workshop of the German Research Training Groups in Computer Science, Algorithmic synthesis of reactive and discrete-continuous systems, AlgoSyn 2010, May 31 - June 2, 2010, pages 53, 2010. Verlagshaus Mainz, Aachen, Germany
In Ashok K. Goel; Mateja Jamnik; and N. Hari Narayanan., editor(s), Diagrammatic Representation and Inference, 6th International Conference, Diagrams 2010, Portland, OR, USA, August 9-11, 2010. Proceedings, volume 6170, of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, pages 316–318, 2010. Springer
You can find local copies of some papers here. Please note that the list is incomplete, and that I do not store local copies of papers that are available under Open Access.
Activities
- Co-chair:
- PC member: DIAGRAMS 2020, FTSCS 2019, FMAS 2019, AAMAS 2019, ARQNL 2018, SetVR 2018, VISUAL 2017, VISUAL 2016
- Reviewer
- Journals: ACM Transactions on Autonomous and Adaptive Systems, Formal Aspects of Computing, Journal of Logical and Algebraic Methods in Programming, Logica Universalis, SYNTHESE, The Computer Journal
- Conferences/Workshops: DIAGRAMS 2018, PRIMA 2017, FMICS/AVOCS 2017, ISWC 2015, LATA 2014, CONCUR 2011, IJCAR 2010
- Reviewer for Mathematical Reviews
- Member of ACM SIGLOG
Awards
- Best paper award at ICFEM 2018
Theses
- Sven Linker. Proofs for Traffic Safety - Combining Diagrams and Logic. 2015. PhD Thesis. (local version) (Open Access)
- Sven Linker. Model checking π-Calculus against temporal connectedness properties. 2008. Diploma Thesis. (local version) (Available at University of Oldenburg)
CV
- 2016–present
- Research Associate at University of Liverpool, UK
- 2015–2016
- Research Associate at University of Brighton, UK
- 2011–2015
- Research and Teaching Assistant at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
- 2009–2011
- Member of the Research Training Group "TrustSoft" at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany
Contact
- Email: s.linker at liverpool.ac.uk
- Researchgate
- ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-2913-7943
- Mail:
Dr. Sven Linker
Department of Computer Science
University of Liverpool
Liverpool
L69 3BX
UK