Hierarchical Neuro-Symbolic Constraint Propagation Framework for Real-Time Autonomous Decision Engineering in Multi-Agent Cyber-Physical Systems

Authors

  • Robin Collins Professor
  • Ashley Young Associate Professor
  • Kai Gonzalez PhD
  • Nico Moore D.Sc

Keywords:

neuro-symbolic artificial intelligence, constraint propagation optimization, cyber-physical systems engineering, multi-agent autonomous decision-making, graph neural network architectures, satisfiability modulo theories, real-time AI inference, formally verified machine learning, deep reinforcement learning integration

Abstract

The integration of neuro-symbolic reasoning with constraint propagation in multi-agent cyber-physical systems (CPS) presents critical scalability and inference latency challenges unresolved by existing architectures. This paper proposes a Hierarchical Neuro-Symbolic Constraint Propagation Framework (HNS-CPF) that couples deep graph neural networks with symbolic Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT) solvers to enable real-time, verifiable autonomous decision-making. The framework introduces a dual-layer abstraction mechanism: a perception-driven neural embedding layer and a logic-governed constraint resolution layer interconnected via a differentiable bridging module. Experimental evaluations conducted on heterogeneous robotic swarm environments and industrial IoT testbeds demonstrate a 38.7% reduction in decision latency and a 94.3% constraint satisfaction rate under dynamic adversarial perturbations. The proposed architecture establishes a reproducible baseline for formally verified AI-driven engineering systems operating under strict temporal and safety constraints.

Author Biographies

Robin Collins, Professor

Professor
Technische Universität München
Arcisstraße 21, 80333 Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Ashley Young, Associate Professor

Associate Professor
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea

Kai Gonzalez, PhD

PhD
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada

Nico Moore, D.Sc

D.Sc
Delft University of Technology
Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, South Holland, Netherlands

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2024-09-18

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