CALL FOR PAPERS

29th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 2013)

Special Issue: Theory and Practice of Logic Programming

Istanbul, Turkey, August 24-29, 2013

http://www.iclp2013.org


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:

Theory: Semantic Foundations, Formalisms, Nonmonotonic Reasoning,
Knowledge Representation.

Implementation: Compilation, Virtual Machines, Parallelism.

Environments: Program Analysis, Transformation, Validation,
Verification, Debugging, Profiling, Testing.

Language Issues: Concurrency, Objects, Coordination, Mobility, Higher
Order, Types, Modes, Assertions, Programming Techniques.

Related Paradigms: Inductive Logic Programming, Constraint Logic
Programming, Answer-Set Programming, SAT-Checking

Applications: Databases, Data Integration and Federation, Software
Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Web and Semantic Web,
Agents, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics.

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

The four broad categories for submissions are as follows. Regular
papers, including: (1) technical papers for describing technically
sound, innovative ideas that can advance the state of logic
programming; (2) application papers, where the emphasis will be on
their impact on the application domain; (3) system and tool papers,
where the emphasis will be on the novelty, practicality, usability and
availability of the systems and tools described. Technical commu-
nications (4) aimed at describing recent developments, new projects,
and other materials that are not ready for publication as standard
papers. All papers and technical communications will be presented
during the conference.

All submissions must describe original, previously unpublished
research, and must not simultaneously be submitted for publication
elsewhere. They must be written in English. Technical papers,
application papers, and system and tool papers must not exceed 12
pages plus bibliography: however a new condensed TPLP format may be
used and the papers may include appendices beyond 12 pages. The limit
for technical communications is 10 pages. Submissions must be made in
the condensed TPLP format (http://www.iclp2013.org) via the Easychair
submission system, available at

http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iclp2013


IMPORTANT DATES

Paper registration (abstract): April 3, 2013
Submission deadline: April 10, 2013
Notification to authors: May 21, 2013
Revision deadline (when needed): June 21, 2013
Camera-ready copy due: July 18, 2013
Conference: August 24-29, 2013


PAPER PUBLICATION

All accepted papers will be published in the journal Theory and
Practice of Logic Programming (TPLP), Cambridge University Press
(CUP), in one or more special issues. 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). Accepted technical
communications will be published in the on-line abstract of the
special issue(s). The program committee may also recommend standard
papers to be published as technical communications.

At the time of the conference CUP will make the web page for this(ese)
TPLP issue(s) available including volume and issue numbers, table of
contents, page numbers, and the papers themselves. All registered
attendants at the conference will get a password for on-line access to
this web page during the conference and indefinitely from then on
("lifetime access"), which can be used to read papers on line,
download them, or print them for personal use. Attendants will also
receive all the papers in a memory stick at the conference.


ICLP 2013 ORGANIZATION

General Co-Chairs:
Esra Erdem Sabanci University
Joohyung Lee Arizona State University
Program Co-chairs:
Terrance Swift New University of Lisboa
Evelina Lamma University of Ferrara
Workshops Chair:
Hans Tompits Vienna University of Technology
Publicity Chair:
Peter Schueller Sabanci University
Doctoral Consortium:
Marco Gavanelli University of Ferrara
Martin Gebser University of Potsdam
Prolog Programming Contest:
Bart Demoen KU Leuven


PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Elvira Albert Complutense University of Madrid
Roberto Bagnara University of Parma and BUGSENG
Gerhard Brewka Leipzig University
Mats Carlsson Swedish Institute of Computer Science
Manuel Carro Technical University of Madrid
Michael Codish Ben-Gurion University
Hasan Davulcu Arizona State University
James Delgrande Simon Fraser University
Bart Demoen KU Leuven
Marc Denecker KU Leuven
Agostino Dovier University of Udine
Gregory Duck NICTA
Thomas Eiter Vienna University of Technology
Esra Erdem Sabanci University
Wolfgang Faber University of Calabria
Francois Fages INRIA Rocquencourt
Paul Fodor Stony Brook University
Thom Fruehwirth University of Ulm
John Gallagher Roskilde University
Martin Gebser University of Potsdam
Michael Gelfond Texas Tech University
Carmen Gervet German University in Cairo
Laura Giordano University of Piemonte Orientale
Gopal Gupta University of Texas at Dallas
Manuel Hermenegildo Technical University of Madrid
Joohyung Lee Arizona State University
Joao Leite New University of Lisboa
Victor Marek University of Kentucky
Steven Muggleton Imperial College London
Antonio Porto University of Porto
C. R. Ramakrishnan University at Stony Brook
Fabrizio Riguzzi University of Ferrara
Ricardo Rocha University of Porto
Gianfranco Rossi University of Parma
Chiaki Sakama Wakayama University
Tom Schrijvers Ghent University
Hans Tompits Vienna University of Technology
Francesca Toni Imperial College London
Paolo Torroni University of Bologna
German Vidal Polytechnic University of Valencia
David Warren University at Stony Brook
Jan Wielemaker University of Amsterdam
Roland Yap National University of Singapore
Jia-Huai You University of Alberta


SPONSOR

The conference is sponsored by the Association for Logic Programming
(ALP).


FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

The Association for Logic Programming has funds to assist financially
disadvantaged participants and, specially, students in order to be
able to attend the conference.


WORKSHOPS

The ICLP 2013 program will include several workshops, held before and
after the main conference. They are perhaps the best places for the
presentation of preliminary work, undeveloped novel ideas, and new
open problems to a wide and interested audience with opportunities for
intensive discussions and project collaboration.


DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM

The 8th Doctoral Consortium (DC) on Logic Programming provides
research students with the opportunity to present and discuss their
research directions, and to obtain feedback from both peers and
world-renown experts in the field. 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 a special session of the main ICLP
conference.

CONFERENCE VENUE

Istanbul is a city of unparalleled social and cultural richness.
Serving as the capital of two mighty empires for sixteen centuries,
Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) and Ottoman, and set squarely between two
continents, Istanbul has cultures and traditions that blend East with
West and Mediterranean with Anatolian. Each civilization that has
made Istanbul its home has left its mark in sublime and splendid ways,
and the result a city that gives one the feeling of universal history
at every step.

Istanbul has always been a meeting place, a crosspoint and a
destination. With the Ataturk Istanbul International Airport, getting
to and from Istanbul has never been easier. With a capacity of far
over 25 million travelers per year Istanbul is less than a three-hour
flight from most European cities. Istanbul has a second airport
located on the Asian side of the city, Sabiha Gokcen International
Airport, which is an important arrival point especially for low-cost
airlines. Overall, Istanbul is served by more than 50 major airlines
to hundreds of cities around the world.