CALL FOR PAPERS
ICLP 2008

24th International Conference on Logic Programming
Udine, Italy, December 9th-13th, 2008
http://iclp08.dimi.uniud.it

CONFERENCE SCOPE

Since the first conference held in Marseilles in 1982, ICLP has been the premier international conference for presenting research in logic programming. Contributions are sought in all areas of logic programming including but not restricted to:

The three broad categories for submissions are:

  1. Technical papers, providing novel research contributions, innovative perspectives on the field, and/or novel integrations across different areas;
  2. Application papers, describing innovative uses of logic programming technology in real-world application domains;
  3. Posters, ideal for presenting and discussing current work, not yet ready for publication, for PhD thesis summaries and research project overviews.

A separate session dedicated to the celebration of the 20th anniversary of stable model semantics will also be part of the program.

Accepted papers and posters will be allocated time for presentation during the conference (with posters having a considerably shorter time). At least one author of each accepted submission is expected to register and participate in the event.

In addition to papers and posters, the technical program will include invited talks, advanced tutorials, specialized sessions, workshops, and a Doctoral Student Consortium. Details, as they become available will be posted at:

http://iclp08.dimi.uniud.it.

 

PAPERS AND POSTERS

Papers and posters must describe original, previously unpublished research, and must not be simultaneously submitted for publication elsewhere. Emphasis will be placed on the novelty and innovative nature of the results (even if not completely polished and refined).All submissions will be peer-reviewed by an international panel. Submissions MUST contain substantial original, unpublished material. All submissions must be written in English. Technical papers and application papers must not exceed 15 pages in the Springer LNCS format

(see http://www.springeronline.com/lncs/).

The limit for posters is 5 pages in the same format.

The primary means of submission will be electronic, through the Easychair submission system. The submission page is available at

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ICLP08

 

APPLICATION PAPER

Within the scope of the general call for papers for the upcoming 24th International Conference on Logic Programming, we would like to draw the attention of researchers and practitioners on the opportunity to submit manuscripts to the Application Track of the conference.

Application papers, are expected to describing complex and/or real-world applications that rely in an essential manner on the use of logic programming technology. Description of innovative applications as well as engineering solutions leveraging logic programming technology are solicited.

Papers must describe original, previously unpublished results, and must not be simultaneously submitted for publication elsewhere.

Submissions MUST contain substantial original, unpublished material. All submissions must be written in English. Application papers should be structured to emphasize:

 

PUBLICATION

The proceedings of the conference will be published by Springer-Verlag in the LNCS series. All accepted papers and posters will be included in the proceedings.

 

WORKSHOPS

The ICLP'08 program will include several workshops. They are perhaps the best place for the presentation of preliminary work, novel ideas, and new open problems to a more focused and specialized audience. Workshops also provide a venue for presenting specialised topics and opportunities for intensive discussions and project collaboration in any areas related to logic programming, including cross-disciplinary areas.

 

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM

The Doctoral Consortium (DC) on Logic Programming is the 4th Doctoral consortium to provide doctoral students with the opportunity to present and discuss their research directions, and to obtain feedback from both peers and word-renown experts in the field. The DC will also offer invited speakers and panel discussions. Accepted participants will receive partial financial support to attend the event and the main conference. The best paper and presentation from the DC will be given the opportunity to present in special session of the main ICLP conference.

 

CELEBRATING 20th YEARS OF STABLE MODEL SEMANTICS

The year 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of the publication that introduced the stable model semantics for logic programs with negation. The paper titled "The stable semantics for logic programs" by Michael Gelfond and Vladimir Lifschitz was presented at ICLP-1988. It was a momentous event that gave rise to a vibrant subfield of logic programming known now as the answer-set programming. Its distinguishing aspects are close connections to the fields of knowledge representation, satisfiability and constraint satisfaction, ever faster computational tools, and a growing list of successful applications.

To celebrate the stable-model semantics, there will be a special session at ICLP 2008 dedicated to answer-set programming. The session will feature talks by Michael Gelfond and Vladimir Lifschitz, as well as by other major contributions to the field, presenting personal perspectives on the stable-model semantics, its impact and its future. There will be a session of position papers, and regular accepted ICLP papers falling into the answer-set programming area will complete the program.

 

CONFERENCE VENUE

The conference will be held in the city of Udine, the capital of the historical region of Friuli, Italy. Located between the Adriatic sea and the Alps, close to Venice, Austria and Slovenia, Udine is a city of Roman origins, funded by Emperor Otto in 983. Rich of historical sites, Udine is also famous for its commercial and shopping opportunities and its outstanding wine and culinary traditions.

 

SUPPORT SPONSORING AND AWARDS

The conference is sponsored by the Association for Logic Programming (ALP). The ALP has funds to assist financially disadvantaged participants. The ALP is planning to sponsor two awards for ICLP 2008: for the best technical paper and for the best student paper.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

  Papers Posters Workshop
Abstract submission deadline June 6th - -
Submission deadline June 13th August 15th June 2nd
Notification of authors August 1st September 1st June 15th
Receipt of CFP and URL for web page - - July 15th
Camera-ready copy due September 15th September 15th -
Doctoral Consortium TBA TBA -
Early-bird Registration TBA - -
Conference December 9-13, 2008 December 9-13, 2008 December 9-13, 2008

 

ICLP 2008 ORGANIZATION

General Chair:
Agostino Dovier (University of Udine)

Program Co-Chairs:
Maria Garcia de la Banda (Monash University)
Enrico Pontelli (New Mexico State University)

Workshop Chair:
Tran Cao Son (New Mexico State University)

Doctoral Student Consortium:
David Warren (SUNY Stony Brook)
Tom Schrijvers (K.U. Leuven)

Publicity Co-Chairs:
Marcello Balduccini (Kodak Research Labs)
Alessandro Dal Palu' (University of Parma)

Programming Competition Chair:
Bart Demoen (K.U. Leuven)

20 Years of Stable Models:
Mirek Truszczynski (University of Kentucky)
Andrea Formisano (University of Ferrara)

Program Committee:

Salvador Abreu Sergio Antoy
Pedro Barahona Chitta Baral
Gerhard Brewka Manuel Carro
Michael Codish Alessandro Dal Palu
Bart Demoen Agostino Dovier
John Gallagher Michael Gelfond
Carmen Gervet Gopal Gupta
Manuel Hermenegildo Andy King
Michael Maher Juan Moreno Navarro
Alberto Pettorossi Brigitte Pientka
Gianfranco Rossi Fariba Sadri
Vitor Santos Costa Tran Cao Son
Paolo Torroni Frank Valencia
Mark Wallace  

Web Master:
Raffaele Cipriano

Local Arrangements Committee:
Alberto Casagrande
Elisabetta De Maria
Luca Di Gaspero
Carla Piazza

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