-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: [WI] CFP International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning, Finland, 3-6 July 2017 Datum: Fri, 30 Dec 2016 15:30:18 +0300 (+03) Von: Peter Schüller peter.schuller@marmara.edu.tr Antwort an: Peter Schüller peter.schuller@marmara.edu.tr

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14th International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning LPNMR 2017

http://lpnmr2017.aalto.fi/

Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland July 3-6, 2017

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AIMS AND SCOPE

LPNMR 2017 is the fourteenth in the series of international meetings on logic programming and non-monotonic reasoning. LPNMR is a forum for exchanging ideas on declarative logic programming, non-monotonic reasoning, and knowledge representation. The aim of the conference is to facilitate interactions between researchers and practitioners interested in the design and implementation of logic-based programming languages and database systems, and those working in knowledge representation and nonmonotonic reasoning. LPNMR strives to encompass theoretical and experimental studies that have led or will lead to advances in declarative programming and knowledge representation, as well as their use in practical applications. This edition of LPNMR will feature several workshops and a special session dedicated to the 7th ASP Competition. A Doctoral Consortium will also be a part of the program.

INVITED SPEAKERS

Joao Leite, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal Tran Cao Son, New Mexico State University, Las Cruses, New Mexico, USA Francesca Toni, Imperial College, London, UK

TOPICS

Authors are invited to submit papers presenting original and unpublished research on all aspects of non-monotonic approaches in logic programming and knowledge representation. We invite submissions of both long and short papers on topics detailed below.

Conference topics include, but are not limited to:

1. Foundations of LPNMR Systems: * Semantics of new and existing languages; * Action languages, causality; * Formalization of Commonsense Reasoning and understanding its laws and nature; * Relationships among formalisms; * Complexity and expressive power; * Inference algorithms and heuristics for LPNMR systems; * Extensions of traditional LPNMR languages such as new logical connectives or new inference capabilities; * Updates, revision, and other operations on LPNMR systems; * Uncertainty in LPNMR systems.

2. Implementation of LPNMR systems: * System descriptions, comparisons, evaluations; * Algorithms and novel techniques for efficient evaluation; * LPNMR benchmarks.

3. Applications of LPNMR: * Use of LPNMR in Commonsense Reasoning and other areas of KR; * LPNMR languages and algorithms in planning, diagnosis, argumentation, reasoning with preferences, decision making and policies; * Applications of LPNMR languages in data integration and exchange systems, software engineering and model checking; * Applications of LPNMR to bioinformatics, linguistics, psychology, and other sciences; * Integration of LPNMR systems with other computational paradigms; * Embedded LPNMR: Systems using LPNMR subsystems.

SUBMISSION

LPNMR 2017 welcomes submissions of long papers (13 pages) or short papers (6 pages) in the following categories:

* Technical papers * System descriptions * Application descriptions

The indicated number of pages includes title page, references and figures. All submissions will be peer-reviewed and accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings published in the Springer's Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI/LNCS) series. At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register for the conference to present the work. Submissions must be written in English, present original research, and be formatted according to Springer's guidelines and technical instructions available at:

https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conferenc...

Paper submission will be electronic through the LPNMR-17 Easychair site:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lpnmr2017

Two best papers with logic programming focus will be invited for a rapid publication in Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (TPLP). An additional prize of 1000 EUR, sponsored by Springer, will be shared out among the best papers of the conference.

MULTIPLE SUBMISSION POLICY

LPNMR 2017 will not accept any paper which, at the time of submission, is under review or has already been published or accepted for publication in a journal or another conference. Authors are also required not to submit their papers elsewhere during LPNMR's review period. However, these restrictions do not apply to previous workshops with a limited audience and without archival proceedings.

ASSOCIATED EVENTS

WORKSHOPS - LPNMR 2017 will include specialized workshops to be held on July 3 prior to the main conference. Currently planned workshops include:

- Answer Set Programming and Other Computing Paradigms (ASPOCP) Organizers: Bart Bogaerts and Amelia Harrison

- Defeasible and Ampliative Reasoning (DARe) Organizers: Richard Booth, Giovanni Casini, and Ivan Varzinczak

- Grounding and Transformations for Theories with Variables (GTTV) Organizers: Simona Perri and Shahab Tasharrofi

- Knowledge Representation and Planning for Robotics and Autonomous Systems (KPRAS) Organizers: Fangkai Yang and Shiqi Zhang

- Practical Aspects of Answer Set Programming (PAoASP) Organizers: Martin Gebser, Marco Maratea, and Francesco Ricca

- User-Oriented Logic Paradigms (IULP) Organizers: Stefan Ellmauthaler and Claudia Schulz

ASP COMPETITION - A special session dedicated to a discussion of the 7th ASP System Competition, including the methodology of the competition, benchmarks used, lessons learned and, most importantly, the results and the announcement of the winners.

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM - A mentoring event where PhD students have a change to present their current research, get feedback from peers and senior researchers, and establish contacts for the future.

FURTHER INFORMATION WWW: lpnmr2017.aalto.fi/ email: lpnmr2017 at list dot aalto dot fi

IMPORTANT DATES

* Paper registration: January 27th, 2017 * Paper submission: February 3rd, 2017 * Notification: March 3rd, 2017 * Final versions due: March 17th, 2017

VENUE

Espoo, the second largest and the fastest growing city in Finland, is located right next to the capital Helsinki in the coastal Finland. Espoo is Northern Europe's largest high-tech and innovation hub where science, business and culture meet the wilderness of Nuuksio National Park and stunning seaside environment. Espoo's location offers excellent traffic connections: only half an hour from the international airport and harbors. The main campus of Aalto University is situated in Espoo.

The LPNMR 2017 conference will be held in the Hanasaari Conference center that is located on an island of its own and is only 15 minutes away from Helsinki center by public transport.

PROGRAM CHAIRS Marcello Balduccini, Drexel University, USA Tomi Janhunen, Aalto University, Finland

PUBLICITY CHAIR Peter SchÃŒller, Marmara University, Turkey

WORKSHOPS CHAIR Joohyung Lee, Arizona State University, USA

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIR Marina De Vos, University of Bath, UK

7TH ASP COMPETITION ORGANIZERS Martin Gebser, University of Potsdam, Germany Marco Maratea, University of Genoa, Italy Francesco Ricca, University of Calabria, Italy

PROGRAM COMMITTEE Jose Julio Alferes, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Marcello Balduccini, Drexel University, USA Chitta Baral, Arizona State University, USA Bart Bogaerts, KU Leuven, Belgium Gerhard Brewka, Leipzig University, Germany Pedro Cabalar, University of Corunna, Spain Francesco Calimeri, University of Calabria, Italy Stefania Costantini, University of L'Aquila, Italy James Delgrande, Simon Fraser University, Canada Marc Denecker, K.U.Leuven, Belgium Marina De Vos, University of Bath, UK Agostino Dovier, University of Udine, Italy Thomas Eiter, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Wolfgang Faber, University of Huddersfield, UK Paul Fodor, Stony Brook University, USA Alfredo Gabaldon, GE Global Research, USA Martin Gebser, University of Potsdam, Germany Michael Gelfond, Texas Tech University, USA Giovanni Grasso, Oxford University, UK Giovambattista Ianni, University of Calabria, Italy Daniela Inclezan, Miami University, USA Tomi Janhunen, Aalto University, Finland Matthias Knorr, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Joohyung Lee, Arizona State University, USA Yuliya Lierler, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA Vladimir Lifschitz, University of Texas at Austin, USA Fangzhen Lin, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Marco Maratea, University of Genoa, Italy Alessandra Mileo, National University of Ireland, Ireland Emilia Oikarinen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland Mauricio Osorio, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico Ravi Palla, GE Global Research, USA David Pearce, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain Axel Polleres, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria Enrico Pontelli, New Mexico State University, USA Christoph Redl, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Alessandra Russo, Imperial College, United Kingdom Orkunt Sabuncu, University of Potsdam, Germany Chiaki Sakama, Wakayama University, Japan Torsten Schaub, University of Potsdam, Germany Peter SchÌller, Marmara University, Turkey Tran Cao Son, New Mexico State University, USA Hannes Strass, Leipzig University, Germany Theresa Swift, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Shahab Tasharrofi, Aalto University, Finland Eugenia Ternovska, Simon Fraser University, Canada Hans Tompits, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Mirek Truszczynski, University of Kentucky, USA Agustin Valverde, Universidad de Mà laga, Spain Kewen Wang, Griffith University, Australia Yisong Wang, Guizhou University, China Stefan Woltran, Vienna University of Technology, Austria Jia-Huai You, University of Alberta, Canada Yi Zhou, University of Western Sydney, Australia

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