Call for Papers

ASPOCP 2022

15th Workshop on Answer Set Programming and Other Computing Paradigms

https://sites.google.com/view/aspocp2022

July 31, 2022


Affiliated with ICLP 2022, 38th International Conference on Logic Programming

https://software.imdea.org/Conferences/ICLP2022

Part of FLOC 2022, the Federated Logic Conference

https://floc2022.org

July 31 - August 12, 2022


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 1-column CEURART style available here.

A ready-to-clone overleaf project containing a 1-column CEURART style is 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/my/conference?conf=aspocp2022

IMPORTANT DATES

All dates are 'Anywhere on Earth', namely 23:59 UTC-12. Please note that deadlines are strict.

  • Abstract registration:

26 April 2022 17 May 2022

  • Submission:

10 May 2022 20 May 2022

  • Notification:

15 June 2022

  • Camera-ready articles due:

24 June 2022 20 July 2022

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

The FLoC organizing committee will make all possible effort to ensure everyone is able to attend in person. We are, however, very much aware that there might be members of the community who cannot travel to Israel and, in cases where travel is not possible, we will ensure people can participate rremotely.

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

Antti Hyvärinen, USI

Carmine Dodaro, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria

Cristina Feier

Daniela Inclezan, Miami University

Esra Erdem, Sabanci University

Francesco Cauteruccio, Polytechnic University of Marche

Giovambattista Ianni, University of Calabria, Italy

Javier Romero, University of Potsdam

Jia-Huai You, University of Alberta

Joao Leite, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

Johannes K. Fichte, TU Wien

Johannes P. Wallner, TU Graz

Konstantin Schekotihin, Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt

Marcello Balduccini, Saint Joseph's University

Marco Maratea DIBRIS, University of Genova

Mario Alviano, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria

Martin Gebser, University of Klagenfurt

Michael Morak, University of Klagenfurt

Mirek Truszczynski, Computer Science Department, University of Kentucky

Orkunt Sabuncu, TED University, Ankara

Pedro Cabalar, University of Corunna

Sarah Alice Gaggl, TU Dresden

Stefan Ellmauthaler, TU Dresden

Stefan Woltran, Vienna University of Technology

Stefania Costantini, Dipartimento di Ingegneria e Scienze dell'Informazione e Matematica, Univ. dell'Aquila

Tobias Stolzmann, Universität Potsdam

Tomi Janhunen, Tampere University

Tran Cao Son, New Mexico State University

Vladimir Lifschitz, The University of Texas at Austin

Wolfgang Faber, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt

Zeynep G. Saribatur, TU Wien