Connectionists: [CfP] ICLP2020 - The 36th International Conference on Logic Programming

Mon Jan 27 11:35:15 EST 2020

****************************Call for Papers*****************************

The 36th International Conference on Logic Programming

(ICLP 2020)

18-24 September 2020, Rende, Italy

https://iclp2020.unical.it/home
<https://iclp2020.unical.it/home>

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Since the first conference held in Marseille in 1982, the International
Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 2020) has been the premier
international event for presenting research in logic programming.

*** Scope ***

Contributions are solicited in all areas of logic programming, including
but not restricted to:

* Foundations: Semantics, Formalisms, Answer-Set Programming, Non-monotonic
Reasoning, Knowledge Representation.

* Declarative Programming: Inference engines, Analysis, Type and mode
inference, Partial evaluation, Abstract interpretation, Transformation,
Validation, Verification, Debugging, Profiling, Testing, Logic-based
domain-specific languages, constraint handling rules.

* Related Paradigms and Synergies: Inductive and Co-inductive Logic
Programming, Constraint Logic Programming, Interaction with SAT, SMT and
CSP solvers, Logic programming techniques for type inference and theorem
proving, Argumentation, Probabilistic Logic Programming, Relations to
object-oriented and Functional programming, Description logics,
Neural-Symbolic Machine Learning, Hybrid Deep Learning and Symbolic
Reasoning.

* Implementation: Concurrency and distribution, Objects, Coordination,
Mobility, Virtual machines, Compilation, Higher Order, Type systems,
Modules, Constraint handling rules, Meta-programming, Foreign interfaces,
User interfaces.

* Applications: Databases, Big Data, Data Integration and Federation,
Software Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Web and Semantic Web,
Agents, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Education, Computational
life sciences, Education, Cybersecurity, and Robotics.

*** Tracks and Special Sessions ***

Besides the main track, ICLP 2020 will host additional tracks and special
sessions, with dedicated chairs, PC, evaluation criteria, and CfP with
related submission details.

*  Applications Track: This track invites submissions of papers on emerging
and deployed applications of LP, describing all aspects of the development,
deployment, and evaluation of logic programming systems to solve real-world
problems, including interesting case studies and benchmarks, and discussing
lessons learned.

Papers submitted to this track will be evaluated using different criteria,
such as:

   - Significance of the real-world problem being addressed
   - Importance and novelty of using logic programming technologies to
   solve this problem
   - Evaluation and applicability of the system in real-world
   - Reusable datasets, case studies and benchmarks

*  Sister Conferences and Journal Presentation Track: This track provides a
forum to discuss important results related to logic programming that
appeared recently (from January 2017 onwards) in selective journals and
conferences but have not been previously presented at ICLP.

*  Special Session: Women in Logic Programming: This special session will
include invited talks and presentations by women in logic programming.

*  Research Challenges in Logic Programming Track: This track invites
submissions of papers describing research challenges that an individual
researcher or a research group is currently attacking. The goal of the
track is to promote discussions, exchange of ideas, and possibly stimulate
new collaborations. Papers submitted to this track do not go through the
usual review and will not be published in the proceedings – they will be
distributed at the conference as a technical report.

In addition to the presentations of accepted papers, the technical program
will include invited talks, advanced tutorials, the doctoral consortium,
and several workshops.

*** Submission Details ***

All submissions of the main track must be made via the EasyChair conference
system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iclp20200
<https://easychair.org/conferences/conference_dir.cgi?a=23836887>.

Regular papers must be in the condensed TPLP format (template here) and not
exceed 14 pages including bibliography. Regular papers may be supplemented
with appendices for proofs and details of datasets which do not count
towards the page limit and which will not be made available as appendices
to the published paper.

Three kinds of regular papers will be accepted:

* Technical papers for technically sound, innovative ideas that can advance
the state of logic programming;

* Application papers that impact interesting application domains;

* System and tool papers which emphasize novelty, practicality, usability,
and availability of the systems and tools described.

Application, system, and tool papers need to be clearly marked in their
title.

All submissions must be written in English and describe original,
previously unpublished research, and must not simultaneously be submitted
for publication elsewhere. These restrictions do not apply to previously
accepted workshop papers with a limited audience and/or without archival
proceedings.

Papers of the highest quality will be selected to be published in the
journal of Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (TPLP), Cambridge
University Press (CUP). In order to ensure the quality of the final
version, papers may be subject to more than one round of refereeing (within
the decision period).

The program committee may recommend some regular papers to be published as
Technical communications in EPTCS format (http://info.eptcs.org). Technical
communications must not exceed 14 pages, including the bibliography. The
authors of the technical communications can also elect to convert their
submissions into extended abstracts, of 2 or 3 pages, for inclusion in the
EPTCS proceedings. This should allow authors to submit a long version
elsewhere.

All regular papers and technical communications will be presented during
the conference. So, at least one author per accepted paper is expected to
register and attend the conference.  Authors of accepted papers will, by
default, be automatically included in the list of ALP members, who will
receive quarterly updates from the Logic Programming Newsletter at no cost.

*** Important Dates ***

* Abstract registration (regular papers): May 8, 2020

* Paper submission (regular paper): May 15, 2020

* Notification to authors (regular paper): June 19, 2020

* Paper Submission (short papers): June 30, 2020

* Revision submission (TPLP papers): July 6, 2020

* Final notifications (TPLP papers): July 17, 2020

* Camera-ready copy due: July 27, 2020

*** Autumn School on Logic Programming ***

A school on logic programming will be held before the conference. More up
to date information is available at the school web page (
https://sites.google.com/view/iclp-dc-2020/autumn-school-on-logic-programming
).

*** Doctoral Consortium ***

The 16th Doctoral Consortium (DC) on Logic Programming provides students
with the opportunity to present and discuss their research directions, and
to obtain feedback from both peers and experts in the field. Accepted
participants will receive partial financial support to attend the event and
the main conference. The best paper from the DC will be given the
opportunity to make a presentation in a session of the main ICLP
conference.

The DC will have its own CFP, including the submission details. For
information, please visit the DC Web Page (
https://sites.google.com/view/iclp-dc-2020).

*** Workshops ***

The ICLP 2020 program will include several workshops. They are perhaps the
best places for the presentation of preliminary work, underdeveloped novel
ideas, and new open problems to an interested audience with opportunities
for intensive discussions and project collaborations.

*** Tutorials ***

The ICLP 2020 program will include several tutorials. They offer the
participants, reviews of specific subfields as well as hands-on sessions by
leading experts.

*** Conference Organization ***

General Chairs:

* Nicola Leone, University of Calabria, Italy

* Sergio Greco, University of Calabria, Italy

Program Chairs:

* Francesco Ricca, University of Calabria, Italy

* Alessandra Russo, Imperial College London

-- 
Laura Pandolfo, Ph.D.
Università degli Studi di Sassari
IDEA lab - http://idea.uniss.it/
email: laura.pandolfo at uniss.it

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