\chapter{Background} \label{ch:background} This chapter contains the background theory necessary to understand the rest of the thesis such as: neural networks (\textbf{\Cref{sec:neural-networks}}), interaction nets (\textbf{\Cref{sec:interaction-nets}}) and SMT solvers (\textbf{\Cref{sec:satisfiability-modulo-theories}}). \input{chapters/background/01-neural-networks} \input{chapters/background/02-interaction-nets} \input{chapters/background/03-satisfiability-modulo-theories}