Call for Participation: International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning, Finland, 3-6 July 2017

[Peter Schüller]

                               Call for Participation
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                       14th International Conference on
                Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning
                                 LPNMR 2017

                          http://lpnmr2017.aalto.fi/

                          Hanasaari, Espoo, Finland
                               July 3-6, 2017

         !!! Early registration deadline is May 26, 2017 !!!
 !!! All LPNMR workshops are accepting submissions until May 1, 2017 !!!
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REGISTRATION
 Early registration deadline is May 26, 2017. For more information, visit:
       http://lpnmr2017.aalto.fi/registration.html

ACCEPTED PAPERS, PROGRAM, INVITED SPEAKERS
 The conference program, including accepted papers and invited speaker
 information can be found at
          http://lpnmr2017.aalto.fi/program.html

 All LPNMR workshops are accepting submissions until May 1, 2017!!
 For details, see:
          http://lpnmr2017.aalto.fi/workshops.html

AIMS AND SCOPE

 LPNMR 2017 is the fourteenth 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
 advances in declarative programming and knowledge representation, as
 well as their use in practical applications. This edition of LPNMR
 will feature several workshops and a special session dedicated to the
 7th ASP Competition. A Doctoral Consortium will also be a part of
 the program.

INVITED SPEAKERS
 
 Joao Leite, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
 Tran Cao Son, New Mexico State University, Las Cruses, New Mexico, USA
 Francesca Toni, Imperial College, London, UK 

ASSOCIATED EVENTS

 WORKSHOPS - LPNMR 2017 will include specialized workshops to be held on 
 July 3 prior to the main conference. Currently planned workshops include:

 - Answer Set Programming and Other Computing Paradigms (ASPOCP)
   Organizers: Bart Bogaerts and Amelia Harrison

 - Defeasible and Ampliative Reasoning (DARe)
   Organizers: Richard Booth, Giovanni Casini, and Ivan Varzinczak

 - Grounding and Transformations for Theories with Variables (GTTV)
   Organizers: Simona Perri and Shahab Tasharrofi

 - Knowledge Representation and Planning for
   Robotics and Autonomous Systems (KPRAS)
   Organizers: Fangkai Yang and Shiqi Zhang

 - Practical Aspects of Answer Set Programming (PAoASP)
   Organizers: Martin Gebser, Marco Maratea, and Francesco Ricca

 - User-Oriented Logic Paradigms (IULP)
   Organizers: Stefan Ellmauthaler and Claudia Schulz

 ASP COMPETITION - A special session dedicated to a discussion of the
 7th ASP System Competition, including the methodology of the competition,
 benchmarks used, lessons learned and, most importantly, the results and
 the announcement of the winners.

 DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM - A mentoring event where PhD students have a change
 to present their current research, get feedback from peers and senior
 researchers, and establish contacts for the future.

FURTHER INFORMATION
 WWW: lpnmr2017.aalto.fi/
 email: lpnmr2017 at list dot aalto dot fi


VENUE

 Espoo, the second largest and the fastest growing city in Finland, is
 located right next to the capital Helsinki in the coastal Finland. Espoo is
 Northern Europe's largest high-tech and innovation hub where science,
 business and culture meet the wilderness of Nuuksio National Park and
 stunning seaside environment. Espoo's location offers excellent traffic
 connections: only half an hour from the international airport and
 harbors. The main campus of Aalto University is situated in Espoo.

 The LPNMR 2017 conference will be held in the Hanasaari Conference
 center that is located on an island of its own and is only 15 minutes
 away from Helsinki center by public transport.

 For travel & lodging information, visit:

    http://lpnmr2017.aalto.fi/travel.html


PROGRAM CHAIRS
 Marcello Balduccini, Drexel University, USA
 Tomi Janhunen, Aalto University, Finland

PUBLICITY CHAIR
 Peter Schüller, Marmara University, Turkey

WORKSHOPS CHAIR
 Joohyung Lee, Arizona State University, USA

DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM CHAIR
 Marina De Vos, University of Bath, UK

7TH ASP COMPETITION ORGANIZERS
 Martin Gebser, University of Potsdam, Germany
 Marco Maratea, University of Genoa, Italy
 Francesco Ricca, University of Calabria, Italy

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
 Jose Julio Alferes, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Marcello Balduccini, Drexel University, USA
 Chitta Baral, Arizona State University, USA
 Bart Bogaerts, KU Leuven, Belgium
 Gerhard Brewka, Leipzig University, Germany
 Pedro Cabalar, University of Corunna, Spain
 Francesco Calimeri, University of Calabria, Italy
 Stefania Costantini, University of L'Aquila, Italy
 James Delgrande, Simon Fraser University, Canada
 Marc Denecker, K.U.Leuven, Belgium
 Marina De Vos, University of Bath, UK
 Agostino Dovier, University of Udine, Italy
 Thomas Eiter, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
 Wolfgang Faber, University of Huddersfield, UK
 Paul Fodor, Stony Brook University, USA
 Alfredo Gabaldon, GE Global Research, USA
 Martin Gebser, University of Potsdam, Germany
 Michael Gelfond, Texas Tech University, USA
 Giovanni Grasso, Oxford University, UK
 Giovambattista Ianni, University of Calabria, Italy
 Daniela Inclezan, Miami University, USA
 Tomi Janhunen, Aalto University, Finland
 Matthias Knorr, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Joohyung Lee, Arizona State University, USA
 Yuliya Lierler, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
 Vladimir Lifschitz, University of Texas at Austin, USA
 Fangzhen Lin, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
 Marco Maratea, University of Genoa, Italy
 Alessandra Mileo, National University of Ireland, Ireland
 Emilia Oikarinen, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland
 Mauricio Osorio, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, Mexico
 Ravi Palla, GE Global Research, USA
 David Pearce, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
 Axel Polleres, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
 Enrico Pontelli, New Mexico State University, USA
 Christoph Redl, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
 Alessandra Russo, Imperial College, United Kingdom
 Orkunt Sabuncu, University of Potsdam, Germany
 Chiaki Sakama, Wakayama University, Japan
 Torsten Schaub, University of Potsdam, Germany
 Peter Schüller, Marmara University, Turkey
 Tran Cao Son, New Mexico State University, USA
 Hannes Strass, Leipzig University, Germany
 Theresa Swift, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Shahab Tasharrofi, Aalto University, Finland
 Eugenia Ternovska, Simon Fraser University, Canada
 Hans Tompits, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
 Mirek Truszczynski, University of Kentucky, USA
 Agustin Valverde, Universidad de Màlaga, Spain
 Kewen Wang, Griffith University, Australia
 Yisong Wang, Guizhou University, China
 Stefan Woltran, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
 Jia-Huai You, University of Alberta, Canada
 Yi Zhou, University of Western Sydney, Australia

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