Joël Ouaknine
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Joël Ouaknine is a computer scientist known for his work in formal verification, automata theory, and the analysis of infinite-state and probabilistic systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joël | 2 |
| Joël Ouaknine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joël Ouaknine Context triple: [Edmund M. Clarke, notableStudent, Joël Ouaknine]
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A.
Antoine Nahas
Antoine Nahas was a Lebanese architect best known for designing the National Museum of Beirut, a landmark institution of Lebanon’s cultural heritage.
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B.
Gil Avérous
Gil Avérous is a French politician who serves as the mayor of the city of Châteauroux.
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C.
Fabien Roussel
Fabien Roussel is a French politician who has served as the national secretary and presidential candidate of the French Communist Party.
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D.
Jean-Claude Kalache
Jean-Claude Kalache is a cinematographer and lighting artist best known for his work on Pixar animated films such as Monsters, Inc.
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E.
Laurent Durand
Laurent Durand was an 18th-century French publisher and bookseller best known for helping to produce the influential Enlightenment-era Encyclopédie.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joël Ouaknine Target entity description: Joël Ouaknine is a computer scientist known for his work in formal verification, automata theory, and the analysis of infinite-state and probabilistic systems.
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A.
Antoine Nahas
Antoine Nahas was a Lebanese architect best known for designing the National Museum of Beirut, a landmark institution of Lebanon’s cultural heritage.
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B.
Gil Avérous
Gil Avérous is a French politician who serves as the mayor of the city of Châteauroux.
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C.
Fabien Roussel
Fabien Roussel is a French politician who has served as the national secretary and presidential candidate of the French Communist Party.
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D.
Jean-Claude Kalache
Jean-Claude Kalache is a cinematographer and lighting artist best known for his work on Pixar animated films such as Monsters, Inc.
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E.
Laurent Durand
Laurent Durand was an 18th-century French publisher and bookseller best known for helping to produce the influential Enlightenment-era Encyclopédie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer scientist
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researcher ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
automata theory
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computer science ⓘ dynamical systems in computer science ⓘ formal verification ⓘ model checking ⓘ probabilistic systems ⓘ temporal logic ⓘ theoretical computer science ⓘ verification of infinite-state systems ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | mathematical logic ⓘ |
| hasNotableContribution |
algorithmic techniques for quantitative verification
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applications of automata theory to verification ⓘ decidability and complexity results in verification ⓘ logical characterizations of system properties ⓘ methods for analyzing infinite-state systems ⓘ results on termination and liveness in infinite-state models ⓘ techniques for probabilistic model checking ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
algorithmic analysis of dynamical systems
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automata over infinite objects ⓘ decision problems in verification ⓘ infinite-state model checking ⓘ probabilistic automata ⓘ probabilistic verification ⓘ temporal logics for verification ⓘ verification of concurrent systems ⓘ verification of hybrid systems ⓘ verification of infinite-word and infinite-tree automata ⓘ verification of quantitative properties ⓘ verification of real-time systems ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of infinite-state systems
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analysis of probabilistic systems ⓘ applications of logic to computer science ⓘ research on reachability problems ⓘ research on termination and liveness properties ⓘ work on automata theory ⓘ work on formal verification ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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professor of computer science ⓘ |
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Subject: Joël Ouaknine Description of subject: Joël Ouaknine is a computer scientist known for his work in formal verification, automata theory, and the analysis of infinite-state and probabilistic systems.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Joël Ouaknine
linked to: Joël Ouaknine