Spatiotemporal Robustness of Temporal Logic Tasks using Multi-Objective Reasoning

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Main Authors: Schön, Oliver, Lindemann, Lars
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Published: 2026
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Lindemann, Lars
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Lindemann, Lars
contents The reliability of autonomous systems depends on their robustness, i.e., their ability to meet their objectives under uncertainty. In this paper, we study spatiotemporal robustness of temporal logic specifications evaluated over discrete-time signals. Existing work has proposed robust semantics that capture not only Boolean satisfiability, but also the geometric distance from unsatisfiability, corresponding to admissible spatial perturbations of a given signal. In contrast, we propose spatiotemporal robustness (STR), which captures admissible spatial and temporal perturbations jointly. This notion is particularly informative for interacting systems, such as multi-agent robotics, smart cities, and air traffic control. We define STR as a multi-objective reasoning problem, formalized via a partial order over spatial and temporal perturbations. This perspective has two key advantages: (1) STR can be interpreted as a Pareto-optimal set that characterizes all admissible spatiotemporal perturbations, and (2) STR can be computed using tools from multi-objective optimization. To navigate computational challenges, we propose robust semantics for STR that are sound in the sense of suitably under-approximating STR while being computationally tractable. Finally, we present monitoring algorithms for STR using these robust semantics. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work to deal with robustness across multiple dimensions via multi-objective reasoning.
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spellingShingle Spatiotemporal Robustness of Temporal Logic Tasks using Multi-Objective Reasoning
Schön, Oliver
Lindemann, Lars
Artificial Intelligence
Logic in Computer Science
The reliability of autonomous systems depends on their robustness, i.e., their ability to meet their objectives under uncertainty. In this paper, we study spatiotemporal robustness of temporal logic specifications evaluated over discrete-time signals. Existing work has proposed robust semantics that capture not only Boolean satisfiability, but also the geometric distance from unsatisfiability, corresponding to admissible spatial perturbations of a given signal. In contrast, we propose spatiotemporal robustness (STR), which captures admissible spatial and temporal perturbations jointly. This notion is particularly informative for interacting systems, such as multi-agent robotics, smart cities, and air traffic control. We define STR as a multi-objective reasoning problem, formalized via a partial order over spatial and temporal perturbations. This perspective has two key advantages: (1) STR can be interpreted as a Pareto-optimal set that characterizes all admissible spatiotemporal perturbations, and (2) STR can be computed using tools from multi-objective optimization. To navigate computational challenges, we propose robust semantics for STR that are sound in the sense of suitably under-approximating STR while being computationally tractable. Finally, we present monitoring algorithms for STR using these robust semantics. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first work to deal with robustness across multiple dimensions via multi-objective reasoning.
title Spatiotemporal Robustness of Temporal Logic Tasks using Multi-Objective Reasoning
topic Artificial Intelligence
Logic in Computer Science
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.29868