LPNMR 2022 is the sixteenth 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 non-monotonic reasoning. LPNMR strives to encompass theoretical and experimental studies that have led or will lead to advances in declarative programming and knowledge representation, as well as their use in practical applications. A Doctoral Consortium will also be a part of the program.
LPNMR 2022 aims to bring together researchers from LPNMR core areas and application areas of the aforementioned kind in order to share research experiences, promote collaboration and identify directions for joint future research.
Authors are invited to submit papers presenting original and unpublished research on all aspects of non-monotonic approaches in logic programming and knowledge representation.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 on topics detailed below.
Conference topics include, but are not limited to:
Foundations of LPNMR Systems:
Semantics of new and existing languages
Action languages, causality
Formalization of Commonsense Reasoning and understanding its laws and nature
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
Implementation of LPNMR systems:
System descriptions, comparisons, evaluations
Algorithms and novel techniques for efficient evaluation
LPNMR benchmarks
Applications of LPNMR:
Use of LPNMR in 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 bioinformatics, linguistics, psychology and other sciences
Integration of LPNMR systems with other computational paradigms;
Embedded LPNMR: Systems using LPNMR subsystems.
LPNMR 2022 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, figures, tables, references and appendix. All submissions will be peer-reviewed and accepted papers will appear in the conference proceedings published in the Springer's Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI) series. At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to register for the conference to present the work. Submissions must be written in English, present original research, and be formatted according to Springer's guidelines and technical instructions available at:
https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/conference-proceedings/conference-proceedings-guidelines
Paper submission is enabled via the LPNMR 2022 Easychair site:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lpnmr2022
The two best papers of general AI interest will be invited for rapid publication in the "Artificial Intelligence Journal".
Also, the 2-5 best papers with a logic programming focus will be invited for rapid publication in the journal of "Theory and Practice of Logic Programming".
LPNMR 2022 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.
4th International Workshop on the Resurgence of Datalog in Academia and Industry (DATALOG 2.0)
1st International Workshop on HYbrid Models for Coupling Deductive and Inductive ReAsoning (HYDRA 2022)
29th RCRA workshop on Experimental evaluation of algorithms for solving problems with combinatorial explosion (RCRA 2022)
LPNMR DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM - A mentoring event where PhD students have a chance to present their current research, get feedback from peers and senior researchers, and establish contacts for their future career.
Email:
lpnmr2022@easychair.org (submission and program)
lpnmr2022@dibris.unige.it (general and local matters)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lpnmr2022
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lpnmr2022
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lpnmr2022
Paper registration: April 23, 2022
Paper submission: April 30, 2022
Notification: June 10, 2022
Final versions due: June 30, 2022
The main conference will take place in Genova Nervi, Italy, in the Collegio Emiliani (http://www.collegioemiliani.it/, information available only in Italian on this link), which is a college directly situated on the sea.
Nervi is a former fishing village, now a suburb of Genoa. Nervi is 7 km east of central Genova. Genova is the capital of Liguria, stretching along the bay of the same name from Nervi to the east as far as Voltri to the west.
The pride of Nervi is the sea promenade, a 2 km walkway along the cliffs. The stunning views make it one of Italy's most beautiful promenades. Nervi is also
well known for its Parchi, a park of about 22 acres (9 hectares) created from the gardens of the Villa Grimaldi, Villa Groppallo, and Villa Serra. It has typical Mediterranean plant species and many exotic species.
Genova’s old town district (reachable by local train, by bus, as well as by boat) is one of the largest in Europe, and hosts some remarkable artistic and architectural
treasures, including the Palazzi dei Rolli, fifty or so homes of the aristocracy entered on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
In addition to offering a wealth of cultural attractions, Genova is a fascinating destination for tourists, with its scenic vantage points, sea promenades, aristocratic villas and of course the Riviera to the east and west, both easy to reach: Portovenere and Le Cinque Terre (also UNESCO World Heritage Sites), Portofino and Camogli to the east and Alassio, Sanremo, Bordighera to the west.
Workshops and associated events, differently from what we mentioned in the previous call, are planned to be held in the main conference venue as well.
Of course, we will continuously monitor the pandemic situation in order to evaluate whether the conference can be indeed held as an in-person event, or we will need to switch to a hybrid event, if not completely on-line.
General Chair:
Georg Gottlob, University of Oxford, UK
Program Chairs:
Daniela Inclezan, Miami University, USA
Marco Maratea, University of Genova, Italy
Publicity Chair:
Jessica Zangari, University of Calabria, Italy
Workshop Chair:
Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy
DC Chair:
Martin Gebster, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
Local Organization:
Angelo Ferrando, University of Genova, Italy (Chair)
Matteo Cardellini, University of Genova, Italy
Marco Mochi, University of Genova, Italy
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Ordinary PC Members:
Mario Alviano, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria
Chitta Baral, Arizona State University
Marcello Balduccini, Saint Joseph's University
Francesco Calimeri, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria
Marina De Vos, University of Bath
Carmine Dodaro, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria
Agostino Dovier, University of Udine
Daniele Theseider Dupré, Universita' del Piemonte Orientale
Thomas Eiter, Vienna University of Technology
Esra Erdem, Sabanci University
Wolfgang Faber, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt
Johannes K. Fichte, TU Wien
Paul Fodor, Stony Brook University
Gerhard Friedrich, Alpen-Adria-Universitaet
Sarah Alice Gaggl, TU Dresden
Martin Gebser, University of Klagenfurt
Michael Gelfond, Texas Tech University
Gopal Gupta, The University of Texas at Dallas
Katsumi Inoue, NII
Tomi Janhunen, Tampere University
Gabriele Kern-Isberner, Technische Universitaet Dortmund
Matthias Knorr, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Emily Leblanc, Drexel University
Joao Leite, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Vladimir Lifschitz, The University of Texas at Austin
Enrico Pontelli, New Mexico State University
Francesco Ricca, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science University of Calabria
Alessandra Russo, Imperial College London
Orkunt Sabuncu, TED University, Ankara
Chiaki Sakama, Wakayama University
Torsten Schaub, University of Potsdam
Guillermo R. Simari, Universidad del Sur in Bahia Blanca
Theresa Swift, NOVALINKS, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Matthias Thimm, FernUniversität in Hagen
Hans Tompits, Vienna University of Technology
Mirek Truszczynski, Computer Science Department, University of Kentucky
Johannes P. Wallner, TU Graz
Kewen Wang, Griffith University
Stefan Woltran, Vienna University of Technology
Jia-Huai You, University of Alberta