-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [WI] CFP - 14th Workshop on Answer Set Programming and Other Computing Paradigms (ASPOCP 2021) Date: Mon, 31 May 2021 18:38:35 +0100 From: Miguel Areias miguel-areias@dcc.fc.up.pt Reply-To: Miguel Areias miguel-areias@dcc.fc.up.pt

=========================================================================                           CALL FOR PAPERS             ASPOCP 2021: 14th Workshop on Answer Set Programming and                        Other Computing Paradigms

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A workshop of 37th International Conference on Logic Programming                        September 20-27, 2021                      (the event will be virtual)

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AIMS AND SCOPE **************

Since its introduction in the late 1980s, Answer Set Programming (ASP) has been widely applied to various knowledge-intensive tasks and combinatorial search problems. ASP was found to be closely related to SAT, which led to a new method of computing answer sets using SAT solvers and techniques adapted from SAT. This has been a much studied relationship, and is currently extended towards satisfiability modulo theories (SMT). The relationship of ASP to other computing paradigms, such as constraint satisfaction, quantified Boolean formulas (QBF), Constraint Logic Programming (CLP), first-order logic (FOL), and FO(ID) is also the subject of active research. Consequently, new methods of computing answer sets are being developed based on relationships to these formalisms.

Furthermore, the practical applications of ASP also foster work on multi-paradigm problem-solving, and in particular language and solver integration. The most prominent examples in this area currently are the integration of ASP with description logics (in the realm of the Semantic Web) and constraint satisfaction (which recently led to the Constraint Answer Set Programming (CASP) research direction).

A large body of general results regarding ASP is available and several efficient ASP solvers have been implemented. However, there are still significant challenges in applying ASP to real life applications, and more interest in relating ASP to other computing paradigms is emerging. This workshop will provide opportunities for researchers to identify these challenges and to exchange ideas for overcoming them. TOPICS

Topics of interests include (but are not limited to): *****************************************************

* ASP and classical logic formalisms (SAT/FOL/QBF/SMT/DL). * ASP and constraint programming. * ASP and other logic programming paradigms, e.g., FO(ID). * ASP and other nonmonotonic languages, e.g., action languages. * ASP and external means of computation. * ASP and probabilistic reasoning. * ASP and knowledge compilation. * ASP and machine learning. * New methods of computing answer sets using algorithms or systems of   other paradigms. * Language extensions to ASP. * ASP and multi-agent systems. * ASP and multi-context systems. * Modularity and ASP. * ASP and argumentation. * Multi-paradigm problem solving involving ASP. * Evaluation and comparison of ASP to other paradigms. * ASP and related paradigms in applications. * Hybridizing ASP with procedural approaches. * Enhanced grounding or beyond grounding.

SUBMISSIONS ***********

The workshop invites two types of submissions:

* papers describing original research,

* non-original papers already published on formal proceedings or   journals.

Original papers must not exceed 13 pages (excluding references) and must be formatted using the Springer LNCS style available here.

Authors are requested to clearly specify whether their submission is original or not with a footnote on the first page.

Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts in PDF via the EasyChair system at the link:

https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aspocp2021

IMPORTANT DATES ***************

* All dates are 'Anywhere on Earth', namely 23:59 UTC-12. * Abstract registration:      July 1, 2021 * Paper submission:           July 8, 2021 * Notification:               July 31, 2021 * Camera-ready articles due:  August 10, 2021

PROCEEDINGS ***********

Authors of all accepted original contributions can opt to publish their work on formal proceedings.

Accepted non-original contributions will be given visibility on the conference web site including a link to the original publication, if already published.

A selection of extended and revised versions of accepted papers could appear in a special issue.

Extended versions of accepted non-original contributions, if not published in a journal yet, might be included in the issue.

LOCATION ********

Virtual WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS ******************

* Jessica Zangari, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,   University of Calabria, Italy   zangari_AT_mat.unical.it

* Markus Hecher, TU Wien, Austria & University of Potsdam, Germany   hecher_AT_dbai.tuwien.ac.at

PROGRAM COMMITTEE ***************** TBA

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