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Seminar series of the Mathematical Foundations group at the University of Bath.
Tuesdays 13:15 - 15:05 in 1W 2.104
Seminars are open to all all.
Organisers: Willem Heijltjes and Giulio Guerrieri
12th 19th March
Nicolas Wu (University of Bristol)
Title: TBA Abstract: TBAThe Scope of Algebraic Effect Handlers
Algebraic effect handlers are a methodology for dealing with effectful programs in a modular way. They build on the free monad for a functor as means of describing a syntax tree. An interpretation of syntax is provided by a handler, which folds over the structure with an algebra. Handlers themselves are not always algebraic operations, which can lead to surprising properties of programs written in this style. This talk presents scoped algebraic effect handlers, which allow a certain class of handlers to be expressed algebraically.
Intuitionistic Proofs without Syntax (joint work with Dominic Hughes and Lutz Straßburger)
Hughes's Combinatorial Proofs are an intriguing, purely graphical notion of proof for propositional classical logic. Here, we answer the question: what is their intuitionistic counterpart? Our result, Intuitionistic Combinatorial Proofs (ICPs), are a concrete geometric semantics of intuitionistic proof that reveal many interesting connections: to game semantics, deep inference, supercombinator reduction, and more.
The technical development starts with a graphical representation of formulas, in the style of arenas in game semantics, and co-graphs and coherence spaces in classical and linear logic. Unlike game semantics, where arenas are most often tree-like, our arenas are DAG-like.
ICPs, like their classical counterparts, are then composed of two fragments: a linear fragment called an "arena net", and a contraction-weakening fragment called a "skew fibration". An arena net is a proof net in intuitionistic multiplicative linear logic (IMLL), but over an arena rather than a formula. A skew fibration is a particular graph homomorphism between the arena net and the arena for the conclusion formula of the proof.
In contrast with linear logic, where linear/non-linear factorization is at the formula level through the bang operator, ICPs factor at the level of proofs, like Herbrand's Theorem for first-order classical logic, and like proof stratification in deep inference. An ICP can be viewed as a Hyland-Ong strategy with additional sharing.
ICPs abstract fully and faithfully over all non-duplicating permutations of the sequent calculus, a result we call "Polynomial Full Completeness" that is analogous to the Hughes and Heijltjes's recent "Local Canonicity" result for MALL. By contrast, lambda-calculus and game semantics incur an exponential blowup. This manifests in ICPs as a natural form of sharing, induced by the DAG-form of arenas.
We give a simple and direct normalization relation that arises naturally from the semantics. It relates to closed reduction in lambda-calculus (a redex may only reduce if it contains no free variables) and supercombinator reduction (as used in the implementation of Haskell), techniques originally devised for reasons of efficiency. Intriguingly, the sharing in ICPs need not be unfolded during normalization, and instead the shared subterm is evaluated first, similarly to call-by-need reduction.
Exploring the limits of full laziness
For my PhD I introduce a variant of Gundersen, Heijltjes, and Parigot's atomic lambda calculus. This typeable calculus with explicit sharing extends the Curry-Howard interpretation of open deduction already established by the previous calculus. This expanded interpretation allows us to follow a duplication strategy stronger than full laziness, in the sense that we duplicate less and share more of a term. We call this optimal laziness, and explain the different levels of laziness and how they relate to implementations, including optimal graph reduction in the style of Lamping.
Andrea Aler Tubella (University Paris Diderot)
Decomposing proof systems with contraction
We present a general normalisation theory for logics with contraction. We show that in a wide variety of proof systems fulfilling some general conditions we can separate every proof into two phases: a linear phase followed by a phase made up only of contractions.
By combining these results together with splitting, a generalised cut-elimination theory for linear proof systems, we are therefore presenting a modular normalisation theory encompassing many existing logics.
Giulio Guerrieri (University of Bologna)
Types of Fireballs
The good properties of Plotkin's call-by-value lambda-calculus crucially rely on the restriction to weak evaluation and closed terms. Open call-by-value is the more general setting where evaluation is weak but terms may be open. Such an extension is delicate and the literature contains a number of proposals. Recently, we provided operational and implementative studies of these proposals, showing that they are equivalent with respect to termination, and also at the level of time cost models. This paper explores the denotational semantics of open call-by-value, adapting de Carvalho's analysis of call-by-name via multi types (aka non-idempotent intersection types). Our type system characterises normalisation and thus provides an adequate relational semantics. Moreover, type derivations carry quantitative information about the cost of evaluation: their size bounds the number of evaluation steps and the size of the normal form, and we also characterise derivations giving exact bounds. The study crucially relies on a new, refined presentation of the fireball calculus, the simplest proposal for open call-by-value, that is more apt to denotational investigations.
Georg Moser (University of Innsbruck)
Epsilon Calculus and Herbrand Complexity (the case with equality)
Hilbert's epsilon calculus is based on an extension of the language of
predicate logic by a term-forming operator $\varepsilon_{x}$. Two
fundamental results about the epsilon calculus, the first and second
epsilon theorem, play a r\^ole similar to that which cut-elimination
or decomposition techniques in other logical formalisms. In
particular, Herbrand's Theorem is a consequence of the epsilon
theorems. In the talk I will present the epsilon theorems and present
new results (for the case with equality) on the complexity of the
elimination procedure underlying their proof, as well as the length of
Herbrand disjunctions of existential theorems obtained by this
elimination procedure.
James Davenport (University of Bath)
Category Theory of Computer Algebra
Computer algebra systems started off manipulating polynomials over the integers, or groups of permutations. As they moved into greater ranges of data structures, the need for underpinning theory became felt, and Scratchpad II (later Axiom) was the first system to use Universal Algebra and Category Theory for this. These days, other systems such as Sage and Magma also do this. This Talk explains how Axiom's category structure works, and some of the challenges posed by constructivity.
Fabio Zanasi (University College of London)
Algebraic methods for network diagrams and component-based systems
Diagrammatic languages are used in diverse fields of science to specify and study systems based on interacting
components. Graphics outperforms textual information in highlighting connectivity and resource-exchange between parts of
a system. This makes diagrammatic languages particularly effective in the analysis of subtle interactions as those found in
cyber-physical, concurrent and quantum systems.
In recent years "algebraic network theory" emerged in theoretical computer science as a unifying mathematical framework in which diagrammatic languages are given a completely formal status and are studied using the compositional methods of algebraic program
semantics. Nowadays the algebraic approach founds application in fields as diverse as quantum theory, linguistics, Bayesian probability, concurrency theory and the analysis of signal processing, electrical and digital circuits.
In this talk I give a general overview of the approach, focussing on signal processing theory as case study. Towards the end I will touch on some current research threads, including structural operational semantics for string diagrams, diagram rewriting implementation, and diagrammatic reasoning in Bayesian inference.
Joe Paulus (University of Bath)
Deep Inference Intersection Types
In this walk we investigate typing the basic calculus, a linear calculus with explicit sharing. We do this in open deduction formalism which is a combination of the sequent calculus and natural deduction. In the process we made the key innovation of multiset derivations in open deduction.
James Laird (University of Bath)
Genericity Meets Dinaturality: The Semantics of Bounded Quantification
Bounded quantification (exemplified by the typing system Fsub) combines parametric polymorphism with subtyping, increasing its capacity to capture genericity and modularity of code by representing phenomena such as inheritance.
We describe a denotational semantics for bounded quantification, specifically:
- A general construction of a model of Fsub from a model of System F (the second order lambda-calculus) which has certain dinaturality properties. (A "converse" to the observation of Cardelli et. al. that instantiation of bounded quantifiers should be dinatural in subtype coercions.)
-A category of polymorphic games with the required dinaturality properties.
-A game semantics based on the above, for a programming language in which programs are stateful objects with bounded polymorphic types. In this model, full abstraction holds for "concretely bounded" types, but fails in general, arguably pointing to a gap in the expressiveness of existing typing systems for bounded polymorphism.
Zak Tonks (University of Bath)
Fast Matrix Inversion in Computer Algebra
James R. Bunch and John E. Hopcroft improved upon Strassen's (1969) method for matrix inversion via fast matrix multiplication in 1974. Bunch–Hopcroft handled the case in which principal submatrices are singular, and presented a modification for providing LU factorisation via this scheme. Such fast matrix multiplication techniques based on Strassen's method recurse via 7 multiplications on submatrices instead of the naive 8, and such methods achieve a worst case complexity of O(n^ω) where ω = log2 7.
However, Bunch–Hopcroft's method assumes that the input matrix is over a field — in particular the recursive nature of the algorithm requires that certain elements and sub-determinants are invertible. But this is not always true of a ring, and in doing Computer Algebra we are most interested in rings of polynomials. In this presentation a fraction free formulation of the algorithm is presented that is most suitable for (dense) matrices of sparse polynomials, where the intention is that such a method should be more efficient than interpolation methods in this case. In such a way, it is attempted to provide for these matrix inversion methods what Bareiss–Dodgson did for Gaussian Elimination.
9 January
Vladimir Dotsenko (Trinity College Dublin)
Pre-Lie Algebras and F-manifolds
The geometric notion of an F-manifold was introduced by Hertling and Manin as a natural generalisation of the celebrated notion of a Frobenius manifold. Pointwise, the structure of an F-manifold leads to an algebraic structure on tangent spaces that is a weakened version of a Poisson algebra, that is a commutative associative product and a Lie bracket that are compatible in some way that is slightly weaker the Leibniz identity for Poisson algebras. Poisson algebras can be thought of as "infinitesimal associative algebras". The slogan of this talk is that "F-manifold algebras are infinitesimal pre-Lie algebras", relating them to a remarkable algebraic structure discovered independently by Gerstenhaber, Koszul and Vinberg in the 1960s. I shall outline the proof, which relies on a mixture of theory of rewriting systems and homotopical algebra.
Nobuko Yoshida (Imperial College of London)
Linear Logic and Session Types
In this talk, we first outline recent activities in our mobility group in
Department of Computing, Imperial College London.
Then we talk about the following work on Linear Logic and Session Types.
Linear logic has long been heralded as a potential model for
concurrency: from Girard's original paper, to Abramsky's
computational interpretation, reiterated by Bellin and
Scott. More recently, an interpretation for intuitionistic linear
logic has been given by Caires and Pfenning where propositions
are viewed as session types - a well established typing
discipline for concurrency - proofs as processes and proof
reduction as inter-process communication.
In this talk we will detail how several generalisations and
extensions of this interpretation arguably form a basis for a
logical foundation that captures several interesting features of
message-passing concurrent computation. Specifically, we will
detail how the basic interpretation can be extended to richer
typed settings such as polymorphism and dependent type theories
and how to account for a meaningful notion of typed process
equivalence that gives meaning to both proof conversions and type
isomorphisms.
Hugo Paquet (University of Cambridge)
Probabilistic Concurrent Game Semantics
Game semantics has been very successful at modelling the language PCF and various extensions. In particular, there is a fully abstract games model (Danos-Harmer 2002) for Probabilistic Algol, an extension of PCF with probability and ground references. But it proved difficult to study Probabilistic PCF itself, without references, in this context.
I will show how concurrent games, based on event structures, provide a new framework for probabilistic game semantics. In this setting we can express "probabilistic innocence", the property characterising Probabilistic PCF programs. We will see that concurrent games also allow us to also interpret a concurrent version of Probabilistic PCF, in which some programs can be evaluated in parallel. Finally, I will talk about a new direction in probabilistic game semantics, aiming at supporting languages with continuous probability distributions.
Pawel Sobocinski (University of Southampton)
Graphical Linear Algebra
Graphical linear algebra is a string diagrammatic alternative to the usual mathematical treatment of linear algebra (vector spaces, matrices and all that). Like process algebra, it is both a specification language and an implementation language, giving a new way "operational" way to approach this classical and uniquely important mathematical subject. The language enjoys a sound and complete axiomatisation (called the theory of Interacting Hopf Algebras), making it an attractive alternative calculus in which one can perform elementary computations of linear algebra.
Finally, string diagrams–like classical syntax–can be equipped with an operational semantics, becoming an extension Shannon's signal flow graphs, connecting process algebraic notions with classical control and systems theory.
Lutz Straßburger (INRIA Saclay - Ile de France
Combinatorial Flows
In this talk I will introduce combinatorial flows as a generalization of Hughes' combinatorial proofs. I will show how they can cover cut and substitution as methods of proof compression, and how cut and substitution are eliminated. Finally, I will show how proofs in syntactic formalisms like deep inference or sequent calculus are translated into combinatorial flows and vice versa.
Pierre Clairambault (ENS de Lyon)
A compositional account of Herbrand's theorem via concurrent games
Herbrand's theorem, often regarded as a cornerstone of proof theory, exposes some of the constructive content of classical logic. In its simplest form, it reduces the validity of a first-order purely
existential formula ∃x.φ(x) (with φ quantifier-free) to that of a finite disjunction φ(t₁) ∨ ... ∨ φ(tₙ). More generally, it gives an education of first-order validity to propositional validity, by understanding the structure of the assignment of first-order terms to existential quantifiers, and the causal dependency between quantifiers.
In this talk, I will show that Herbrand's theorem in its general form can be elegantly stated as a theorem in the framework of concurrent games. The causal structure of concurrent strategies, paired with annotations by first-order terms, is used to specify the dependency between quantifiers. Furthermore concurrent strategies can be composed, yielding a compositional proof of Herbrand's theorem, simply by interpreting classical sequent proofs in a well-chosen denotational model. I assume no prior knowledge of Herbrand's theorem or concurrent games.
This is joint work with Aurore Alcolei, Martin Hyland and Glynn Winskel.
Sequoidal Categories and Transfinite Games: A Coalgebraic Approach to Stateful Objects in Game Semantics
The non-commutative sequoid operator ⊘ on games was introduced to capture algebraically the presence of state in history-sensitive strategies in game semantics, by imposing a causality relation on the tensor product of games. Coalgebras for the functor A ⊘ _ - i.e., morphisms from S to A ⊘ S - may be viewed as state transformers: if A ⊘ _ has a final coalgebra, !A, then the anamorphism of such a state transformer encapsulates its explicit state, so that it is shared only between successive invocations.
When we use this construction to model stateful objects in game semantics, we are using two properties of the game !A: firstly, that it is the final coalgebra for the functor A ⊘ _ (so that we may use it to encapsulate state) and secondly, that it is a model for the exponential from linear logic (specifically, it is the cofree commutative comonoid over A). I will investigate the underlying reasons why the same object carries both structures by using the notion of a sequoidal category, which generalizes and formalizes the sequoid operator from games, and discussing what extra conditions we need to place on it in order to guarantee that the final coalgebra for A ⊘ _ has the same carrier as the cofree commutative comonoid over A.
I will give two different situations in which we can make this conclusion. The first is based upon the Melliès-Tabareau-Tasson formula for the cofree commutative comonoid in the situation where it can be constructed as a sequential limit of symmetrized tensor powers. The second approach adds the extra axiom that a certain isomorphism from !(A × B) to !A ⊗ !B is an isomorphism. This second condition always holds in the case that !A is a bifree algebra for A ⊘ _, but in general it is necessary to impose it, as we establish by giving an example of a sequoidally decomposable category of games in which plays will be allowed to have transfinite length. In this category, the final coalgebra for the functor A ⊘ _ is not the cofree commutative comonoid over A: we illustrate this by explicitly contrasting the final sequence for the functor A ⊘ _ with the chain of symmetric tensor powers used in the construction by Melliés, Tabareau and Tasson.
One-dimensional generalisations of the notion of category
A few weeks ago, I gave a seminar on joint work with Richard Garner that was based upon categories enriched in bicategories. However, I only outlined a definition and only briefly mentioned the context in which they arise. So I plan to give an expository talk outlining a few of the one-dimensional generalisations of the notion of category that have been studied over the past sixty years, with an idea of how they arose and how they relate to each other.
Alessio Guglielmi (University of Bath)
Sabbatical Report
In the past year we have obtained several results in deep inference, helped by a productive sabbatical for me. In my opinion, it is time to make an effort and push deep inference into the mainstream.
In fact, I just found out that, contrary to what I have been thinking so far, deep inference has dramatic, positive consequences on the complexity of proofs above propositional logic. Another reason is that we have now a theory of normalisation that is more powerful and is conceptually clearer than the traditional one.
I will give a high-level presentation of the main results of the past year, which are: 1) subatomic logic and a common structure behind normalisation procedures; 2) elimination of cycles and its impact on substitution theory; 3) a generalised understanding of quantification and its impact on the complexity of proofs.
There are opportunities for several projects that extend or apply those results, in particular on cyclic proofs, process algebras, the epsilon calculus, the Curry-Howard isomorphism (on which I recently changed my mind a bit), and more. It would be helpful for me to get feedback on what the best strategy for future grant applications could be.
I have been told by many experienced colleagues that what is needed now, in order to make deep inference popular, is a textbook. I am convinced that this is necessary and I believe that the best way is to found the new theory starting from the notion of atomic flow. I will tell you what I think the atomic flows can and should do in terms of foundations, but I need your help to approach them from the categorical point of view. (A categorical understanding of atomic flows is necessary because they basically are string diagrams, which are seemingly becoming the foundation for quantum theories, which in turn might benefit from the compression and computation properties of deep inference.)
From finitary monads to Lawvere theories: Cauchy completions
(joint with Richard Garner)
The two main category theoretic formulations of universal algebra are Lawvere theories and finitary (= filtered-colimit preserving) monads on Set. The usual way in which to construct a Lawvere theory from a finitary monad T is by considering the opposite of the restriction of the Kleisli category Kl(T) to finite sets or equivalently natural numbers. Richard Garner recently found a different formulation of this, using the notion of Cauchy completion of a finitary monad qua monoid, i.e., qua one-object V-category, in V, where V is the monoidal category [Set_f,Set], equivalently the monoidal category [Set,Set]f of filtered-colimit preserving functors from Set to Set.
Both finitary monads (easily) and Lawvere theories (with more effort) extend from Set to arbitrary locally finitely presentable categories. So last year in Sydney, Richard and I explored the extension of his construction via Cauchy completions. That works most naturally if one does it in a unified way, i.e., not for one locally finitely presentable category at a time, but for all simultaneously, using the notion of W-category for a bicategory W.
I shall talk about as much of this as we can reasonably handle: it is work in progress, so I have not fully grasped it myself yet, and there is much to absorb, e.g, the concepts of Cauchy completion and categories enriched in bicategories. The emphasis will very likely be on Richard's work rather than the work we did jointly.
Logic programming: laxness and saturation
A propositional logic program P may be identified with a (Pf Pf)-coalgebra on the set of atomic propositions in the program. The corresponding C(Pf Pf)-coalgebra, where C(Pf Pf) is the cofree comonad on Pf Pf, describes derivations by resolution.That correspondence has been developed to model first-order programs in two ways, with lax semantics and saturated semantics, based on locally ordered categories and right Kan extensions respectively. We unify the two approaches, exhibiting them as complementary rather than competing, reflecting the theorem-proving and proof-search aspects of logic programming.
While maintaining that unity, we further refine lax semantics to give finitary models of logic progams with existential variables, and to develop a precise semantic relationship between variables in logic programming and worlds in local state.
Nicolai Vorobjov (University of Bath)
Lindemann's Theorem and Schanuel's Conjecture
Schanuel's conjecture is the central, yet unsettled, proposition in transcendental number theory. Most of the known results (like famous Lindemann-Weierstrass theorem) and other conjectures in this theory follow from Schanuel. The conjecture turned out to be useful in model theory/analytic geometry, for example Macintyre and Wilkie proved Tarski's conjecture on decidability of the theory of the reals with exponentiation, assuming Schanuel. Recently I studied, with C. Riener, the structure of irreducible components of real exponential sets, using Schanuel. In this talk I will remind the basics of transcentental numbers, formulate the conjecture and some of it's consequences.
Clubs, enrichment and weak n categories: a progress report
In the early 1960's, Jean Benabou proposed the notion of bicategory: a bicategory bears the same relationship to a 2-category as a monoidal category bears to a strict monoidal category, a monoidal category being a one-object bicategory and a strict monoidal category being a one-object 2-category.
It is not difficult to generalise the notion of 2-category to one of n-category for arbitrary n, but generalising the notion of bicategory has been a focus of research in both category theory and algebraic topology since the late 1980's, and it remains so now. Here, I report on progress that Soichiro Fujii, Thomas Cottrell and I have made over the past few months, as we have gradually come to understand and, to some extent, reorganise the approach taken by Michael Batanin in Australia and Tom Leinster in Scotland.
Our work is not yet complete, but we believe it explicates at least part of the underlying structure more clearly than hitherto done by using an enriched category theoretic perspective
Marco Solieri (University of Bath)
Sharing, superposition and expansion in lambda terms and proof nets
Models of efficient implementation and fine semantics of higher order programming languages both need to include a formal account of duplication. Once deconstructed, duplication can then be:
* avoided - as in the static normalisation of proof nets given by Girard's geometry of interaction (GoI);
* anticipated - as in the linearisation of lambda terms given by Taylor-Ehrhard-Regnier expansion;
* postponed - as in the optimal implementation of the lambda calculus given by Lamping's sharing graphs (SG).
How the GoI and the Taylor expansion are related? Is the optimal implementation efficient? In this talk I will survey two of the contributions I obtained in my doctoral investigations, and sketch some the directions of my current or prospective interest.
I will first introduce the geometry of resource interaction, a GoI for the resource lambda calculus, that is the linear and non-deterministic variation of the ordinary one being the domain of Taylor expansion. The algebraic structure which implements computation on paths within a term/proof correspond essentially to the multiplicative portion of the latter, enriched with a superposition operator. An expanded version of Girard's execution formula can then be easily formulated and shown to be invariant under reduction for ground-typed closed terms.
Secondly, I will recall that the only general (i.e. not empirical) result about the complexity of SG is restricted to two variants of linear logic proof-nets, ELL and LLL, which characterise two time
complexity classes, respectively elementary and polynomial. In these cases, Baillot and Dal Lago have shown exploiting a GoI-like approach that the complexity of SG remains in such complexity classes. In the same setting, and together with Guerrini, I obtained a direct cost comparison between SG and the proof net reduction by purely syntactical means. A simulation between the two reductions allows to establish that a stronger bound: a quadratic function.
Noam Zeilberger (University of Birmingham)
A Categorical Perspective on Type Refinement Systems
A "type refinement system" is a type system built on top of a typed programming language, as an extra layer of typing. Type refinement systems in this sense have become increasingly popular, as a lightweight mechanism for improving the correctness of programs. In the talk, I will give an introduction to a categorical perspective on type refinement systems that I have been developing in collaboration with Paul-André Melliès, based on the simple idea of modelling a type refinement system as an "erasure" functor from a category of typing derivations to a category of terms. Some questions one can consider from this perspective include:
* What does it mean for a program to have more than one type? What does it mean for a typing judgment to have more than one derivation?
* How should we understand the so-called "subsumption rule"?
* If functors are type refinement systems, what does it mean for a functor to be a Grothendieck (bi)fibration?
A particular class of type refinement systems that are especially natural from this perspective are ones coming from a strict monoidal closed functor that is simultaneously a bifibration. I will give some examples illustrating how such type refinement systems can be used to give an axiomatic account of some phenomena from the semantics of separation logic and lambda calculus.
Koko Muroya (University of Birmingham)
Dynamic Geometry of Interaction machine: call-by-need graph rewriter
Girard's Geometry of Interaction (GoI), that is semantics of Linear Logic proofs, has been applied to program semantics in mainly two styles. One style yields graph rewriting systems for the lambda-calculus in which GoI gives an invariant of rewriting. The other style produces abstract machines that pass a token on a fixed graph along a path indicated by GoI. These styles of GoI in program semantics handle duplication of computation differently with linear logic as a back end, and consequently can be efficient in different ways.
The graph-rewriting GoI achieves time efficiency by copying subgraphs, whereas the token-passing GoI is space efficient by repeating moves of a token in a fixed (sub)graph. Aiming at exploring this spectrum of space and time efficiency, we introduce an abstract machine called Dynamic GoI Machine (DGoIM). It combines graph rewriting with token passing using a history of token passing.
We prove that the DGoIM can implement the call-by-need evaluation by interleaving token passing with as much graph rewriting as possible. Finally, we explore the tradeoffs of space and time cost in the DGoIM, by comparing it with a variant of Danvy et al.'s call-by-need storeless abstract machine.
The quantitative analysis confirms that these two machines have the same space efficiency (up to constant factors) and the DGoIM is more time efficient than the storeless abstract machine.
Thomas Strum (CNRS, France and MPI for Informatics, Germany)
Beautiful Decision Methods and Adventurous Heuristics for Solving Problems over the Reals
Effective quantifier elimination procedures for first-order theories provide a powerful tool for generically solving a wide range of problems based on logical specifications. In contrast to general first-order provers, quantifier elimination procedures are based on a fixed set of admissible logical symbols with an implicitly fixed semantics. This admits the use of subalgorithms from symbolic computation. We are going to start with traditional quantifier elimination applied to verification and simple problems from the life sciences. Beyond quantifier elimination we are going to discuss recent results on an incomplete decision procedure for the existential fragment of the reals, which has been successfully applied to the analysis of reaction systems in chemistry and in the life sciences, which scales to models currently used in systems biology. We might mention our open-source computer logic software Redlog, where our methods are implemented (www.redlog.eu).
Biabduction (and Related Problems) in Array Separation Logic
I describe array separation logic (ASL), a variant of separation logic in which the data structures are either pointers or arrays. This logic can be used, e.g., to give memory safety proofs of imperative array programs.
The key to automatically inferring specifications is the so-called "biabduction" problem, given formulas A and B, find formulas X and Y such that
A * X |= B * Y
(and such that A * X is also satisfiable), where * is the well-known "separating conjunction" of separation logic. We give an NP decision procedure for this problem that produces solutions of reasonable quality, and we also show that the problem of finding a consistent solution is NP-hard.
Along the way, we study satisfiability and entailment in our logic, giving decision procedures and complexity bounds for both problems.
This is joint work with Nikos Gorogiannis (Middlesex) and Max Kanovich (UCL). A paper describing the work is available at https://arxiv.org/abs/1607.01993 .
Operads, generalised operads, and weak n-categories
Operads are tools for defining algebraic structures in terms of the operations they have. In this talk, I will describe the classical case of operads, in which each operation has a natural number of inputs, called its arity. I will then explain how to generalise this definition to allow for operads with more complex shapes of inputs. Finally, I will show how these generalised operads can be used to define weak n-categories, a very general type of higher-dimensional category.
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Most importantly, Actors are containers for Components, or even a hierarchy of components. If you have never touched a programming language before this course may not be for you. I've been playing games since I was 5 but with the exception of Destiny I've sorta lost interest in a lot of games that have come out the past few years. "I'd say the top half, or a quarter of [Minecraft players] would, in time, migrate to building 3D worlds using more advanced tools," he says. It was released for Microsoft Windows on November 19, 2007, for the PlayStation 3 on December 11, 2007, and for the Xbox 360 on July 3, 2008. That's why I created the Addons "Blender for UnrealEngine". I will be using version 4. Make sure that your computer hardware is up to specifications. Welcome to the new Unreal Engine 4 Documentation site! We're working on lots of new features including a feedback system so you can tell us how we are doing. 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Is there anyway to make the player character (FPS game) follow a specific route around a map on key press? So on press he'd move on his own? I'd also need him to stop/pause at a few places, can this be done?. UE4 / Unreal Engine 4 Multiplayer Playlist: In this collection of videos, we will cover setting up a project for both local and networked multiplayer projects. 21, and the ray-tracing upgrades in Unreal 4. Feel free to play around with these commands, they do help modding and making content from. Epic has partnered with Lux Machina, Magnopus, Profile Studios, Quixel, ARRI, and DP Matt Workman to put the latest virtual production toolset in Unreal Engine 4. My attempted solution is to make objects that come between the player character and the third person camera transparent. BlueStacks App Player. Learn the basics of making games with UE4 & Unreal Engine 4 Welcome to Intro to Unreal Engine 4 (UE4)! What you'll learn Basics of Unreal Engine. My name is Wes Bunn and I am a Technical Writer here at Epic Games. You see the system unreal advertises as "Game making without code" is called "Bluepr. (Not required in 4. LewdPatcher. Once I opened Unreal Engine 4 I selected a first person template level to give me the player controls and movement, then I made a new level by simply clicking…. Learn how to showcase an architectural design in real time, using the Unreal 4 game engine. Unreal is a very powerful game engine, with fantastic multiplayer support right. Developers from Unity3D and other engines looking to dive into Unreal Engine 4 programming. h) for very useful 3D debugging text in the game world and. What this Instructable covered is only the beginning of all that is possible with Unreal Engine. It's free! Meet us at https://t. Unreal Engine 4 Documentation > Programming Guide > C++ Programming Tutorials > Player-Controlled Cameras Player-Controlled Cameras Learn to manipulate a Camera and a Pawn at the same time, using player input. Welcome to the new Unreal Engine 4 Documentation site! We're working on lots of new features including a feedback system so you can tell us how we are doing. A cutting-edge game engine, Unreal is known for sophisticated look development due to its robust lighting and physically based materials, and its tools work equally well for highly detailed and interactive architectural renderings. Can you kill a chicken with a rocket launcher? Sure. You sure can develop mobile games using the Unreal engine. For one of my projects (A 2D side scroller) I wanted to have a camera actor as opposed to a camera component attached to a player character, like in some of the engine sample projects. How to Make Video Games with Unreal Engine 4. The best Unreal Engine games of E3 2017, selected by GamesBeat Mike Minotti @tolkoto June 16, 2017 2:24 PM Above: Genesis Alpha One is an Unreal Engine game that stands out. Those who created games or mods in Unreal Engine 3 or 4 wil. Player Start Actors can be found in the Modes panel under the Basic category. In 2010, the game was released as a standalone game for free, based on the Source engine instead of the Unreal engine. In this video, you will learn how to make a basic Android game in Unreal Engine 4 in just 7 minutes. You see the system unreal advertises as "Game making without code" is called "Bluepr. Based on the twin-stick shooter, we will first make the template multiplayer ready, then we build a small but solid system which enables you to deal damage to other players and their health is shown above the pawn's "head". At SIGGRAPH, Epic Games partnered with Lux Machina, Magnopus, Profile Studios, Quixel, ARRI, and DP Matt Workman to demonstrate how LED walls can provide not only virtual environments but also lighting for real-world elements, so the entire scene can be captured in. With significant new visual features, Unreal Engine 4 enables you to achieve high-end visuals, while remaining both scalable and accessible to make games for low-spec PCs. Then we'll set it up so the player can pick up the mines before they explode. First, download and install Unreal Engine 4. People with prior programming experience who want to make multiplayer games and create artificial intelligence in Unreal Engine 4. 8, I've got a Player Start actor in the main level and a box collision that loads a new level, but when you return to the main level you obviously spawn at the Player Start, how can I make the player spawn at a specific location on the map, because I've tried with a lot of things and they didn't work. If you're looking for the upcoming Unreal Tournament reboot, you might want to check Unreal Tournament 4. Unreal Engine 4 — Learn to Make a Game Prototype in UE4. Mainly Unreal Gold but surely can be used for other Unreal Engine 1 games. 22, which is available now in preview. If you would like the physics object to not move freely but to maintain it's rotation even after pick up, enable the Constrain Rotation check-box on the Grab Component node. Can you kill a chicken with a rocket launcher? Sure. I am aiming for something similar to inFamous: Second Son or Batman: Arkham Knight kind of controller. As an established, industry-leading engine, Unreal delivers powerful, proven performance that you can trust. Unreal Tournament 3 (UT3) is a first-person shooter and online multiplayer video game developed by Epic Games and published by Midway Games in the Unreal series. Don't use the level blueprint for it as a start. I remember myself when I was starting to develop games using the Unreal Engine 4, sitting there and thinking about how to make the first basic combat system. Unfortunately, player's computers can vary. Install Wwise. If you are using Visual Studio, make sure that you have set up Visual Studio for compiling with Unreal Engine. The series is known for its exhibition of the Unreal Engine that powers the games and is available for other developers to license. Separate the words with spaces (cat dog) to search cat,dog or both. It's not quite ready for use in the wild yet, so head over to the Documentation Feedback forum to tell us about this page or call out any issues you are encountering in the meantime. The process if fairly simple, but it does require few additional steps before you can use Unreal Engine world/level editor. With this book, you will learn user experience design processes and create immersive gameplay experiences designed for entertainment and player comfort. Many games use a camera track, like TellTale's "The Walking Dead series" to control the camera. The distance between key-frames must be 500-2000 ms. The official Unreal Engine website has a documentation section, where you can go over some text-based walkthroughs. This course was funded through a massively successful Kickstarter campaign. Learn how to showcase an architectural design in real time, using the Unreal 4 game engine. UE4 / Unreal Engine 4 Multiplayer Playlist: In this collection of videos, we will cover setting up a project for both local and networked multiplayer projects. Reprinted from the author's blog, this is the first of a (at the time of writing) three-part beginners tutorial series on making a character in Unreal Engine 4. Is there a blueprint I can use to do this?. While it's definitely basic, you'll hopefully get an overview of how Unreal works, and an. What this Instructable covered is only the beginning of all that is possible with Unreal Engine. 7 Like and Subscribe if you want more Tutorials! This is my first tutorial video showing you how to make the player controller for the blue man instead of. (It's not a 3ds Max and Vray Tutorial) General Lighting methods prevailing in Arch-Vis industry using 3ds Max and Vray – Exteriors (Combinations). In this course, Intro to 2D Side Scrollers in Unreal Engine, you'll be introduced to Unreal Engine's easy and intuitive Paper 2D system, and will explore ways to make the player and world come to life through a combination of sprite animations, environment tiles, and Blueprint logic. Although initially developed for first-person shooters, it has been successfully used in a variety of other genres, including platformers, fighting games, MMORPGs, and other RPGs. Epic Games may be the word on everyone's lips as the company behind Fortnite Battle Royale, but its Unreal Engine kit has been helping professionals and novices make their own games for years. Unreal Engine 4 Documentation > Unreal Engine API Reference > Runtime > Engine > GameFramework > APlayerState APlayerState A PlayerState is created for every player on a server (or in a standalone game). Learn How to Make Dynamic Flowing Water in Unreal Engine >> See Also: Download Unreal Engine Camera Animation Exporter v1. Make sure that your computer hardware is up to specifications. Ono says using Unreal Engine 4 for Street Fighter 5's graphics will make players feel 'like they're playing a living painting' Posted by John 'Velociraptor' Guerrero • March 9, 2016 at 7:47 p. Unreal Tournament was a breath of fresh air in 1999, and was the first reasonable competition to the PC FPS king at the time - Quake 3. Revolutionary new workflow features. 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Prior experience includes 15 years in 3D animation for film, generalist 3D for AAA game cinematics and 3D mobile games. A first-person shooter (FPS) is a genre where the player uses guns and experiences the game through the eyes of the character. This new method of building game logic lends itself toward implementing solid design concepts and getting the. 22, which is available now in preview. Real-time technology is transforming the art of filmmaking, with next-generation virtual production tools coming to Unreal Engine. You can use this sample as a model for building your own custom HTML5 player that interacts with your Unreal Engine content. Get Unreal Engine 4. Its the default player model from Unreal Engine 4 its my first playermodel, so dont yell at me for all your blue person needs! Bugs: the fingers some of the arms Random tags to get free searches: blue, playermodel, model, player, unreal, engine, 4, unrealengine, light, derpy, derp, herp, blender, valve, hands < >. Oct 24, 2019 · Hey guys,I'm trying to make a blueprint in Unreal Engine that will create static mesh array and place them on top of pedestal. If you are using Unreal 4. BlueStacks App Player. If you're looking for the upcoming Unreal Tournament reboot, you might want to check Unreal Tournament 4. Many games use this for a 3/4 perspective which makes moving behind objects or into interior areas much easier to view. In this course, Intro to 2D Side Scrollers in Unreal Engine, you'll be introduced to Unreal Engine's easy and intuitive Paper 2D system, and will explore ways to make the player and world come to life through a combination of sprite animations, environment tiles, and Blueprint logic. Unreal Engine 4. Stack Exchange Network Stack Exchange network consists of 175 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow , the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share. Jun 08, 2016 · Unreal Engine makes it very easy to get a first person shooter prototype made. In the Unreal Engine editor, under the Edit dropdown menu, we'll click the Project Settings option. The buttons will change color and make a sound when the mouse pointer hovers over them, and when being clicked. Nov 28, 2018 · Add to favorites. ) The pivot point of your object, when you export it, is simply the origin of the world. Unreal and Return to Na Pali would later be bundled together as Unreal Gold. Unreal is a very powerful game engine, with fantastic multiplayer support right. How to Make Video Games with Unreal Engine 4. Developed by Epic Games, Unreal Engine 3 is the third generation of the Unreal engine, and is base for numerous games, such as Unreal Tournament 3, Gears of War and Roboblitz. It would be disingenuous to write a piece about the Unreal Engine's legacy and not include the game it was built for. It has joined the hosted game because I can see the first player moving around from player two's screen. They're both spawning in different PlayerStart since I figured out that adding a second PlayerStart will automatically spawn the second player there. So basically, we have lasers in our game. Unreal Engine 4's architecture offers fully dynamic lighting features, cutting down on development time and ensuring less iteration on creative ideas. Modding Tutorials. Jun 08, 2016 · Unreal Engine makes it very easy to get a first person shooter prototype made. FPS games are immensely popular, as shown by franchises such as Call of Duty and Battlefield. Many games use this for a 3/4 perspective which makes moving behind objects or into interior areas much easier to view. Welcome to the new Unreal Engine 4 Documentation site! We're working on lots of new features including a feedback system so you can tell us how we are doing. Unreal Engine is a complete suite of creation tools designed to meet ambitious artistic visions while being flexible enough to ensure success for teams of all sizes. The latest Tweets from Unreal Engine (@UnrealEngine). Visit the Unreal Engine Marketplace for free and paid assets to power your next project. A first-person shooter (FPS) is a genre where the player uses guns and experiences the game through the eyes of the character. If you have never touched a programming language before this course may not be for you. While it's definitely basic, you'll hopefully get an overview of how Unreal works, and an. Developers from Unity3D and other engines looking to dive into Unreal Engine 4 programming. The best Unreal Engine games of E3 2017, selected by GamesBeat Mike Minotti @tolkoto June 16, 2017 2:24 PM Above: Genesis Alpha One is an Unreal Engine game that stands out. Others could potentially create great things, and there's. In this Unreal Engine 4 tutorial, we'll look at one way you can spawn enemies in waves, and increase the number of enemies each round plus how quickly each enemy spawns. 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Q: Is it possible for several local SWFs to share a local SharedObject the way clients can share a remote SharedObject on a server? Using ActionScript, When several clients are connected to a remote SharedObject it functions as a 'live' data exchange, where all clients are updated whenever any client makes a change.  It obviously works because only the server has actual access to the file, and simply broadcasts the change.
Is there a way to enable the same type of functionality between several local swf files loaded into stand-alone projectors?
Specifically:  A user can run several (some have 60 or more....) instances of an online game client, which includes a map of the identical virtual world.  Rather than have every instance load the same map into memory, it would save MUCH (The map is larger than Georgia..) memory if they could all access the same data.
A sharedObject would obviously create file access headaches since each client  needs read/write access.  Is there some other technology available or a way to load an auxiliary swf perhaps to function as the 'server'?

A: Yes you can do similar things with Flash SharedObject. You've pretty much found the name, you just had to search for it :)
Check out the getLocal method - it allows you to access a locally persisted information from multiple files.
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*Another crucial thing is that the local storage can be denied by the user. Which means that it's not sure that you can always write there.

*While it can be used with a Flash Media Server, the standard local storage won't dispatch events when the property is changed. You need to create your own script if you need real time updates.

Hope that helps :)

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If your child exhibits several of the warning signs and has any narrow airway risk factors, Dr. Chowning will discuss the next step in diagnosis of sleep apnea. It may involve treatment in our office as well as referral to several different doctors, including a sleep physician, an ENT, an orthodontist, an allergist and possibly 3D imaging to visualize the child's airway. In certain cases, your child may be treated with an oral appliance that opens and shapes the airway as the child sleeps, such as the Healthy Start system. A sleep physician conducts a sleep study to gather all the data needed to diagnose or rule out a sleep-disordered breathing problem. If your child is diagnosed with pediatric obstructive sleep apnea, it is possible that an adenotonsillectomy (surgery to remove the adenoids and tonsils) could be recommended, and you would be referred to an ENT for that procedure. Because the shape of the jaws can affect the breathing space, orthodontic treatment may be necessary to change the shape of the jaws, thereby increasing the airway space. An allergist can be helpful in decreasing the size of inflamed tissues through allergy therapy.
Please contact our office at 940-382-1750 to set up a consultation. Dr. Chowning will discuss the risk factors your child exhibits and the treatment options available. He is trained in the recognition and treatment of sleep-disordered breathing in children with Healthy Start appliances. These FDA approved appliances offer a non-surgical approach to treating a constricted airway. Healthy Start appliances will be discussed in more detail in a future blog post.
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The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. 1963.
Detailed line drawings showing wonderful expression and a grand fairy tale opening make for a timeless story.
Dear Ferdinand is different: so common to a child's experience, so engaging. Through an unexpected twist (he sits on a bee) it is he that ends up in the bullfight, where the humans—gasp—poke and stab bulls! But Ferdinand escapes this horrible fate simply by being himself.
An encouraging story for every child who has felt the weight of not being like everyone else.
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How to Sell Charity to a Skeptic
ByBruce Smith February 16, 2022 March 6, 2022
Charity is the act of giving to others with no expectations of receiving anything in return. It is a selfless and generous act that can change lives and bring happiness to those in need. Some people may think that charity is just about donating money, but it can also be about volunteering or providing support for those who need it.
How To Make A Difference With Your Donations
Some people think that donating to charity is a waste of money. However, this is not true. You can make a difference with your donations and help the world become a better place.
You can do so by donating to local charities or to those who are in need around the world. You can also donate your time to volunteer at a charity or even start your own charity organization.
Where To Find Charities And How They Can Help You Out
Charities are organizations that provide help to people in need. They can be found all over the world and they come in different shapes and sizes. There are small charities like the Red Cross, which is a charity that provides emergency assistance during disasters, or larger charities like UNICEF, which provides assistance to kids all over the world.
Information on charities can be found on various websites such as Charity Navigator or GuideStar. These sites list how much of each donation goes towards programs and how much goes towards administrative costs.
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Nonprofits are organizations that are not motivated by profit. They often do not have enough funds to meet their goals. Nonprofit organizations can help communities in need by receiving help from businesses.
Nonprofit companies can use the funds they receive to provide more services for people in need. Businesses can also get tax deductions for their donations to nonprofits, which is a win-win situation for both parties.
Selling Charity to a Skeptic
The most successful charities are the ones that are able to sell themselves to skeptics. They must be able to answer any questions that skeptics might have about their organization and they must be able to provide evidence of their success.
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Charities are always in need of money. They need to fundraise for their cause and that is where the donors come in.
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In First, Air Force Flies B-1 Bomber with Externally Mounted Stealthy Cruise Missile
A B-1B Lancer with a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) flies in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Nov. 20, 2020. The flight was a demonstration of the B-1B's external weapons carriage capabilities. (Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner)
Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk
The U.S. Air Force just proved it can externally mount an advanced stealth cruise missile on the B-1B Lancer for the first time, a step forward in plans to have the B-1 carry future ordnance -- like hypersonic missiles -- outside of its internal bomb bay.
In the demonstration, carried out by Air Force Materiel Command and Boeing Co., the B-1 carried an inert AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, known as JASSM, on an external pylon. Then, the aircraft demonstrated its "ability to safely release" a mounted AGM-158 separation test vehicle, according to Air Force Global Strike Command spokesman Lt. Col. David Faggard.
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"The captive-carry event is actually not a test, but a demonstration to revalidate the previously dormant external carry capability pre-existing on the B-1," Faggard told Military.com. "No major modifications were needed."
He added, "This demonstration may pave the way possibly for the B-1B to carry hypersonic weapons externally."
Members of the 412th Test Wing's 419th Flight Test Squadron, Global Power Combined Test Force, carried out the proof-of-concept over Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Nov. 20.
"Adapting a small number of our healthiest B-1s to carry hypersonic weapons is vital to bridge between the bomber force we have today, to the force of tomorrow," Gen. Tim Ray, head of AFGSC, said in a statement.
Service officials said the demo does not affect its request to retire 17 B-1B bombers in 2021, reducing the fleet to just 44 aircraft in order to better sustain the most viable planes. The service plans to retire the entire fleet by 2036.
Earlier this year, the House Armed Services Seapower and Projection Forces subcommittee said it would allow the bomber retirements as long as the service keeps 24 combat-coded aircraft; lawmakers previously demanded the service keep at least 36 bombers always ready for combat.
"My goal is to have a limited number of B-1s modified to become the roving linebacker of the western Pacific and the North Atlantic," Ray said.
Some of those missions are already underway: This year, B-1s have been spotted conducting multiple high-visibility patrols in these regions, most notably across the East and South China Seas. In May, bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, also held their first-ever training mission over Sweden near the Arctic.
The weapons' trial "is a true testament to the engineering and operations' teams who took this idea from concept to rapid test in a short amount of time," Ray added. He has previously advocated steps to make the remaining bombers even more lethal.
"This is a major step forward in our global precision fires capability and it is important we pursue these technologies to remain ahead of our competitors," he said.
Treaty Constraints
The external hardpoints on the B-1B were once built to carry nuclear-tipped cruise missiles -- a mission the long-range aircraft no longer has. The conversion process to make the B-1 non-nuclear began under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, with the final conversion taking place in 2011.
While the external carriage demonstration reactivates the original design and inherent capability, the aircraft "will remain treaty-compliant," Faggard said. "The expanded capabilities will be conventional-only," he said.
If the Air Force pursues permanent modifications, the B-1's hard points would be reconfigured to carry modern conventional weapons and the right-forward hardpoint that currently supports the targeting pod pylon -- a tracking device used for target detection and identification -- that has been in operational use for the past 15 years, Faggard said.
Kingston Reif, the director of disarmament & threat reduction policy at the Arms Control Association, pointed out the Air Force has publicized increasing the B-1's weapons' payload -- particularly with JASSM -- for months now.
"This would not violate the treaty because the bomber is still only carrying conventional weapons," Reif said Tuesday. "They're not reinserting the electronics that would be required to make the bomber nuclear-capable, or to carry nuclear weapons."
He added, "They're doing something to reverse what they've previously done, but that doesn't mean it's a violation of the treaty."
Upgunning the Missiles
The variable sweep-wing aircraft is capable of carrying both precision-guided and conventional bombs.
During the Syria strike in 2018, the B-1 struck targets using 19 JASSMs, marking the first operational use of any variant of the missile (the standard JASSM-A missile variant was used, not the new extended-range variant, known as JASSM-ER).
In August 2019, the Air Force proved it could transform the Lancer to hold more ordnance, a first step toward carrying hypersonic weapons payloads. The test, also conducted by Edward's 419th Flight Test Squadron, demonstrated that crews could fasten new racks onto the B-1's external hardpoints as well as reconfigure its internal bomb bays to hold heavier weapons.
The B-1 is also capable of carrying the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM. A single B-1B can carry up to 24 LRASMs; the Navy missile, which can autonomously locate and track targets while avoiding friendly forces, achieved early operational capability on the bomber in 2018.
The current initiative enables the B-1 "to carry 24 JASSMs [and or] LRASMs internally with 6 to 12 weapons externally," Faggard said. The proposed increase means that two bombers would equal three bombers' worth of weapons, he said.
The trial also determined that the B-1 can still carry a full, internal weapons complement even if JASSMs are positioned outside the bomb bay, Faggard said. Furthermore, the B-1 is able to employ internal weapons "without expending external weapons first," he said.
Engineers are now reviewing the data collected during the Nov. 20 flight before the service moves on to the next phase of the demonstration: an external weapons release, Faggard said.
"This extensive engineering review will help the Air Force understand areas where we need to focus in order to maintain the B-1B as a multi-mission weapon system, potentially laying the groundwork for integration of future weapons on the aircraft," he said.
-- Oriana Pawlyk can be reached at oriana.pawlyk@military.com. Follow her on Twitter at @Oriana0214.
Editor's note: This story has been updated to attribute additional treaty compliance details to Air Force Global Strike spokesman Lt Col Dave Faggard.
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