AVISPA aims at defining computational models that allow to understand the
nature and the behavior of complex systems as the observation of the evolution and interaction of their processes.
From a more practical standpoint, AVISPA seeks to verify the effectiveness of the proposed models by building
applications intended to solve real problems in
the sciences (e.g. modelling and verification of complex biological systems)
the engineering (e.g. modelling and solving of scheduling/logistics problems, verification of communication protocols)
the arts (e.g. formal languages and tools for computer music)
AVISPA focuses on the idea of interaction understood as the interchange/accumulation of information, as proposed by V. Saraswat in its concurrent constraint programming (ccp) model.
See AVISPA's profile on Colciencias Scienti.
See the AVISPA Poster (in Spanish) for a non-technical introduction to our research interests.
To devise models of concurrent processes that integrate different programming paradigms and that appropriately represent complex systems. Our interest is the (possibly automated) verification of fundamental properties of systems arising in areas such as distributed systems, systems biology, computer security and computer music.
To develop formalisms and tools for modelling and solving combinatorial problems, using techniques from (concurrent) constraint programming. Such tools could be useful in a wide variety of fields, including planning, resource assignment, musical composition, among many others.
To conceive and implement software tools for supporting multimedia interaction, mainly in the form of concurrent constraint-based tools and languages. We are particularly interested in developing software that supports the process of generating complex musical material while enacting rich forms of musical interactions.
To propose methodologies and tools for integrating formal models into the main stream of software construction
You can find a page dedicated to the celebration of the 25 years of the group by clicking here.
Ángela Villota Gómez, School of Computer Science, Universidad del Valle.
Juan Carlos Martinez, Department of Electronics and Computer Science, Universidad Javeriana - Cali.
Gonzalo J. Hernandez, School of Computer Science, Universidad de Nariño.
Misael Viveros, Student at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Cali. Thesis topic:
Adolfo L. Canizales, Student at Universidad del Valle. Thesis topic:
Shigeo Nishi, Student at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Cali. Thesis topic:
Miguel Angel Villanueva, Student at Universidad del Valle.
Andrés Mauricio Tabares, Student at Universidad del Valle.
EPIC. STIC-AmSud project funded by CAPES (Brazil), COLCIENCIAS (Colombia) and INRIA (France). The partner institutions are Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Cali (PUJ) and CNRS-LIX, Ecole Polytechnique de Paris (EP).
CLASSIC: Concurrency, Logic and Algebra for Social and Spatial Interactive Computation.
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WESP. Funded by CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) and FCT (the Portuguese Science Foundation), and involves people from University of Madeira, Instituto Superior Técnico of Lisbon, CMU (Carnegie Mellon University), PUJ (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) and the Portuguese end-user organisation SAPO/Portugal Telecom.
Aeminium. Funded by CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) and FCT (the Portuguese Science Foundation), and involves people from University of Madeira, University of Coimbra, CMU (Carnegie Mellon University), The National Institute of Aerospace and PUJ (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana).
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COCOS - COnstraints and COncurrency in Security. Check out the
web site.
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CRISOL: Constraint Research for Innovation in Software Solutions (2002-2005). Project funded by Colciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad del Valle and Parquesoft.
AVISPA (Supported by Colciencias)
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Permanent Avispa Seminar at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and Universidad del valle:
Seminar
Old events list: here.
For a complete events list look at here.
ntccSim: a simulation tool for timed concurrent processes
osc-oz: an implementation of the OSC protocol for Mozart/Oz
XRI: a constraint system for continous domains
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Gelisp: a portable and efficient wrapper for the Gecode library to Common Lisp.
Mozart_Gecode: a Mozart version that uses Gecode as the underlying constraint engine (in development).
CREAR: an advisor for articles distribution within an academic event.
Bioways: BIOchemical pathWAY Simulator
Alcove: Aeminium Linear COnstraints VErifier
ntccRT: Real-time capable simulator for the non-deterministic timed concurrent constraint programming (ntcc) calculus
ntccMC: Bounded-time automata-based model checker for ntcc.
* ntccModelChecker: NTCC model checker based on Kripke structures with cLTL formula and NTCC process construction support.
ccpBis: CCP Bisimilarity Verification Tool. Verifies either strong or weak bisimilarity between finite CCP programs.
tccBis: TCC Bisimilarity Verification Tool. Verifies either strong or weak bisimilarity between finite TCC programs.
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SiLVer: Symbolic links verifier.
In this page you can find some introductory readings and links on the areas of interest of AVISPA. See the AVISPA Poster (Spanish) for a non-technical introduction to our research interests.
Here are some topics for thesis work at AVISPA. Notice that they're are very general, and can be modified/refined according to the interests of the student. In case you're interested, feel free to send an email to the contact person(s) (or even better, to come to the AVISPA office).
Click here for an initial brain-storming
Write us an email to avispa at googlegroups.com. You can also subscribe to the AVISPA list using the box below. The use of your academic email (e.g., ending with “puj.edu.co” or “univalle.edu.co”) is strongly recommended.