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In this paper, we propose a logic based framework to handle failures that occur during the execution of workflows by encoding the failures in formalism of a default normal modal logic. Default logic provides a set of rules for adding premises to logical arguments. Since the specifications of services are encoded in α-logic, defaults can be added to this logic to accommodate the failure semantics for the predicates. We encode predicate failures as predicates and provide a dynamic proof system that handles failures at the execution time. Workflow adaptations are re-synthesized from proofs in our logic using a Curry-Howard style correspondence.
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Davulcu, H., Mukhopadhyay, S., Singh, P., Yau, S.S. (2009). Default α-Logic for Modeling Customizable Failure Semantics in Workflow Systems Using Dynamic Reconfiguration Constraints. In: Ślęzak, D., Kim, Th., Yau, S.S., Gervasi, O., Kang, BH. (eds) Grid and Distributed Computing. GDC 2009. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 63. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10549-4_7
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