msc-projects-12.html
changeset 465 4dac76eb27d9
parent 170 a30bbb56c9cc
equal deleted inserted replaced
464:ae516c20c5f1 465:4dac76eb27d9
     1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
     1 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
     2 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
     2 <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
     3 <HEAD>
     3 <HEAD>
     4 <TITLE>2012/13 MSc Projects</TITLE>
     4 <TITLE>2012/13 MSc Projects</TITLE>
     5 <BASE HREF="http://www.inf.kcl.ac.uk/staff/urbanc/">
     5 <BASE HREF="http://nms.kcl.ac.uk/christian.urban/">
     6 <script type="text/javascript" src="striper.js"></script>
     6 <script type="text/javascript" src="striper.js"></script>
     7 <link rel="stylesheet" href="nominal.css">
     7 <link rel="stylesheet" href="nominal.css">
     8 </HEAD>
     8 </HEAD>
     9 <BODY TEXT="#000000" 
     9 <BODY TEXT="#000000" 
    10       BGCOLOR="#4169E1" 
    10       BGCOLOR="#4169E1" 
   101   (for example subexpression matching, which my rainy-afternoon matcher cannot). I am sure they thought
   101   (for example subexpression matching, which my rainy-afternoon matcher cannot). I am sure they thought
   102   about the problem much longer than a single afternoon. The task 
   102   about the problem much longer than a single afternoon. The task 
   103   in this project is to find out how good they actually are by implementing the results from their paper. 
   103   in this project is to find out how good they actually are by implementing the results from their paper. 
   104   Their approach is based on the concept of partial derivatives introduced in 1994 by
   104   Their approach is based on the concept of partial derivatives introduced in 1994 by
   105   <A HREF="http://reference.kfupm.edu.sa/content/p/a/partial_derivatives_of_regular_expressio_1319383.pdf">Valentin Antimirov</A>.
   105   <A HREF="http://reference.kfupm.edu.sa/content/p/a/partial_derivatives_of_regular_expressio_1319383.pdf">Valentin Antimirov</A>.
   106   I used them once myself in a <A HREF="http://www.inf.kcl.ac.uk/staff/urbanc/Publications/rexp.pdf">paper</A> 
   106   I used them once myself in a <A HREF="http://nms.kcl.ac.uk/christian.urban/Publications/rexp.pdf">paper</A> 
   107   in order to prove the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myhill–Nerode_theorem">Myhill-Nerode theorem</A>.
   107   in order to prove the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myhill–Nerode_theorem">Myhill-Nerode theorem</A>.
   108   So I know they are worth their money. Still, it would be interesting to actually compare their results
   108   So I know they are worth their money. Still, it would be interesting to actually compare their results
   109   with my simple rainy-afternoon matcher and potentially &ldquo;blow away&rdquo; the regular expression matchers 
   109   with my simple rainy-afternoon matcher and potentially &ldquo;blow away&rdquo; the regular expression matchers 
   110   in Python and Ruby (and possibly in Scala too).
   110   in Python and Ruby (and possibly in Scala too).
   111   </p>
   111   </p>