- From: Francesco Calimeri <calimeri@mat.unical.it>
- Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2015 23:29:36 +0200
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Call for Papers
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13th International Conference on
Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning
LPNMR 2015
http://lpnmr2015.mat.unical.it/
Lexington, KY, USA
September 27-30, 2015
(Collocated with the 4th Conference on Algorithmic Decision Theory 2015)
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AIMS AND SCOPE
LPNMR 2015 is the thirteenth 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 the construction of
systems for declarative programming and knowledge representation, as well
as their use in practical applications. This edition of LPNMR will feature
several workshops, a special session dedicated to the 6th ASP Systems
Competition, and will be collocated with the 4th Algorithmic Decision
Theory Conference, ADT 2015. Joint LPNMR-ADT Doctoral Consortium will be
a part of the program.
Authors are invited to submit papers presenting original and unpublished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.
TOPICS
Conference topics include, but are not limited to:
1. Foundations of LPNMR Systems:
* Semantics of new and existing languages;
* Action languages, causality;
* 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 formalization of 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 linguistics, psychology, and other sciences
* Integration of LPNMR systems with other computational paradigms;
* Embedded LPNMR: Systems using LPNMR subsystems.
SUBMISSION
LPNMR 2015 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-Verlag
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 formatted according to the
Springer LNCS author instructions,
http://www.springer.com/comp/lncs/Authors.html
must be written in English, and present original research. Paper
submission will be electronic through the LPNMR-15 Easychair site:
https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lpnmr2015
Two best papers of general AI interest will be invited for rapid
publication in the journal Artificial Intelligence - Journal - Elsevier.
Two best papers with narrower logic programming focus will be invited
for a rapid publication in the journal Theory and Practice of Logic
Programming.
MULTIPLE SUBMISSION POLICY
LPNMR 2015 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 2015 will include specialized workshops to be held on
September 27 prior to the main conference. Currently planned workshops
include:
- Grounding, Transforming, and Modularizing Theories with Variables
Organizers: Marc Denecker, Tomi Janhunen
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/gttv2015/
- Action Languages, Process Modeling, and Policy Reasoning
Organizer: Joohyung Lee, Gail-Joon Ahn
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/alpp2015/
- Natural Language Processing and Automated Reasoning
Organizers: Marcello Balduccini, Ekaterina Ovchinnikova, Peter Schueller
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/nlpar2015/
- Learning and Nonmonotonic Reasoning
Organizers: Alessandra Russo and Alessandra Mileo
Website: http://lnmr2015.insight-centre.org/
ASP COMPETITION - A special session dedicated to a discussion of the
6th ASP System Competition, including the methodology of the competition,
benchmarks used, lessons learned and, most importantly, the results and
the announcement of the winners.
ALGORITHMIC DECISION THEORY (ADT) 2015 (collocated - same time and place)
Algorithmic Decision Theory is a vibrant and growing area of research
concerned with algorithmic aspects of problems arising in social choice
and economics that involve optimal ways to aggregate preferences. The
area abounds in hard computational problems and may be an axciting area
of applications for ASP. The two conferences will seek ways to identify
and promote synergies between their respective areas of focus.
JOINT LPNMR-ADT DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM:
co-Chairs:
- Esra Erdem (LPNMR), Sabanci University, Turkey
- Nick Mattei (ADT), NICTA, Australia
More info:
http://lpnmr2015.mat.unical.it/associated-events/adt-lpnmr-2015-doctoral-consortium
COMPLIMENTARY MEMBERSHIP OFFER FOR CONFERENCE REGISTRANTS NEW TO AAAI
LPNMR 2015 is pleased to acknowledge its cooperation with the Association
for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
[http://www.aaai.org], which will be publicizing the conference to its
membership. Of special interest to conference attendees is an introductory
membership offer from AAAI, which provides a complimentary 1-year online
membership to conference participants who are new to AAAI. Please send a
message to membership15@aaai.org for further details.
IMPORTANT DATES
* Paper registration: April 24th, 2015, 23:59 PDT (*UPDATED*)
* Paper submission: April 30th, 2015, 23:59 PDT (*UPDATED*)
* Notification: June 1st, 2015
* Final versions due: June 15th, 2015
VENUE
Lexington is a medium size, pleasant and quiet university town. It is
located in the heart of the so-called Bluegrass Region in Central Kentucky.
The city is surrounded by beautiful horse farms on green pastures dotted
with ponds and traditional architecture stables, and small race tracks, and
bordered by white or black fences. The Horse Museum is as beautifully
located as it is interesting. Overall, the city has a nice feel that mixes
well old and new. The conference will be held in the Hilton Lexington
Downtown hotel.
GENERAL CHAIR
Victor Marek, University of Kentucky, KY, USA
PROGRAM CHAIRS
Giovambattista Ianni, University of Calabria, Italy
Mirek Truszczynski, University of Kentucky, KY, USA
WORKSHOPS CHAIR
Yuliya Lierler, University of Nebrska at Omaha, NE, USA
PUBLICITY CHAIR
Francesco Calimeri, University of Calabria, Italy
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Agostino Dovier, Università di Udine, Italy
Agustín Valverde, Universidad de Màlaga, Spain
Alessandra Mileo, National University of Ireland, Galway, INSIGHT
Centre for Data Analytics, Ireland
Andrea Formisano, Dip. di Matematica e Informatica, Università di
Perugia, Italy
Axel Polleres, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Bart Bogaerts, Department of Computer Science, KU Leuven, Belgium
Chiaki Sakama, Wakayama University, Japan
Chitta Baral, Arizona State University, USA
Christoph Redl, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Daniela Inclezan, Miami University, USA
David Pearce, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
Emilia Oikarinen, Aalto University, Finland
Enrico Pontelli, New Mexico State University, USA
Esra Erdem, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Eugenia Ternovska, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Fangkai Yang, Schlumberger Ltd
Fangzhen Lin, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Francesco Calimeri, Università della Calabria, Italy
Gerhard Brewka, Leipzig University, Germany
Giovanni Grasso, Oxford University, UK
Hannes Strass, Leipzig University, Germany
Hans Tompits, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
James Delgrande, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Jia-Huai You, University of Alberta, Canada
Joohyung Lee, Arizona State University, USA
Jose Julio Alferes, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Kewen Wang, Griffith University, Australia
Marc Denecker, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
Marcello Balduccini, Drexel University, USA
Marina De Vos, University of Bath, UK
Martin Gebser, Aalto University, Finland
Matthias Knorr, NOVA-LINCS, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Mauricio Osorio, Fundacion de la Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico
Michael Fink, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Michael Gelfond, Texas Tech University, USA
Orkunt Sabuncu, University of Potsdam, Germany
Paul Fodor, Stony Brook University, USA
Pedro Cabalar, University of Corunna, Spain
Saadat Anwar, Arizona State University, USA
Stefan Woltran, Vienna University of Technology
Stefania Costantini, Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienze
dell'Informazione, e Matematica, Univ. di L'Aquila, Italy
Terrance Swift, CENTRIA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
Thomas Eiter, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Tomi Janhunen, Aalto University, Finland
Torsten Schaub, University of Potsdam, Germany
Tran Cao Son, New Mexico State University, USA
Vladimir Lifschitz, University of Texas at Austin, USA
Wolfgang Faber, University of Huddersfield, UK
Yi Zhou, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Yisong Wang, Guizhou University, China
Yuliya Lierler, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
CONTACT
lpnmr2015@mat.unical.it
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