======================================================== *FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS – Updated schedule*
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*ICLP 2020 - The 36th International Conference on Logic Programming September 18 - September 24, 2020 University of Calabria, Rende, Italy **https://iclp2020.unical.it* ========================================================
*IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS:
Conference online:* The conference general chairs together with the program chairs and the ALP Executive, have decided to hold ICLP2020 as a fully virtual conference on the original week. More details will be forthcoming.
*Deadlines Extension:* Due to the difficult period we are all experiencing and the profound impact that this has been having on our lives and daily work we have decided to extend the submission deadline for ICLP 2020 special tracks. New schedule of important dates is highlighted below:
*Applications Track and Woman in Logic Programming* Abstract registration (regular papers, including TPLP papers): *June 3, 2020*
Paper submission (regular paper): *June 5, 2020 *
Final notifications (All paper kinds): *July 30, 2020 *
Camera-ready copy due: *August 6, 2020*
*Research Challenges Track and Journal Presentation Track*
Abstract registration and paper submission: *July 12, 2020*
Final notifications: *July 30, 2020*
Camera-ready copy due: *August 6, 2020*
Abstract registration of regular papers to the main track is now closed.
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*The Conference* The 36th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 2020) will take place from the 18th September 2020 in Rende (CS), Italy. Since the first conference held in Marseille in 1982, ICLP has been the premier international event for presenting research in logic programming.
*Scope* ===== Contributions are solicited in all areas of logic programming and related areas, including but not restricted to:
-*Foundations:* Semantics, Formalisms, Answer-Set Programming, Non-monotonic Reasoning, Knowledge Representation.
-*Declarative Programming:*Inference engines, Analysis, Type and mode inference, Partial evaluation, Abstract interpretation, Transformation, Validation, Verification, Debugging, Profiling, Testing, Logic-based domain-specific languages, constraint handling rules.
-*Related Paradigms and Synergies:*Inductive and Co-inductive Logic Programming, Constraint Logic Programming, Interaction with SAT, SMT and CSP solvers, Logic programming techniques for type inference and theorem proving, Argumentation, Probabilistic Logic Programming, Relations to object-oriented and Functional programming, Description logics, Neural-Symbolic Machine Learning, Hybrid Deep Learning and Symbolic Reasoning.
-*Implementation:*Concurrency and distribution, Objects, Coordination, Mobility, Virtual machines, Compilation, Higher Order, Type systems, Modules, Constraint handling rules, Meta-programming, Foreign interfaces, User interfaces.
-*Applications:*Databases, Big Data, Data Integration and Federation, Software Engineering, Natural Language Processing, Web and Semantic Web, Agents, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics, Education, Computational life sciences, Education, Cybersecurity, and Robotics.
*Tracks and Special Sessions* ======================
Besides the main track, ICLP 2020 will host additional tracks and special sessions:
-*Applications Track:* This track invites submissions of papers on emerging and deployed applications of LP, describing all aspects of the development, deployment, and evaluation of logic programming systems to solve real-world problems, including interesting case studies and benchmarks, and discussing lessons learned. *Paper Types:*Regular paper (including TPLP Papers), Short Paper.
-*Sister Conferences and Journal Presentation Track:*This track provides a forum to discuss important results related to logic programming that appeared recently (from January 2017 onwards) in selective journals and conferences but have not been previously presented at ICLP.*Paper Type:* Paper published in other main venue.
-*Research Challenges in Logic Programming Track:* This track invites submissions of papers describing research challenges that an individual researcher or a research group is currently attacking. The goal of the track is to promote discussions, exchange of ideas, and possibly stimulate new collaborations. Papers submitted to this track do not go through the usual review and will not be published in the proceedings – they will be distributed at the conference as a technical report. *Paper Type:*Short paper.
-*Women in Logic Programming: *This special session aims to increase the visibility and impact of women in LP, fostering awareness of one another’s work. To have good role models is very important for female students and this session is an opportunity to celebrate women’s work in the community. We hope this will be particularly attractive to early-career women. Contributions are solicited in all areas of logic programming and related areas, with a special focus on applications that are beneficial to society in the large, and to the role of women in society in particular. *Paper Types:*Regular paper (including TPLP Papers), Short Paper.
*Submission Details* =================
All submissions must be made via the EasyChair conference system:
https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=iclp20200.
Each ICLP2020 Track has its own submission rules, please check the dedicated CFP in our website for more details:
https://iclp2020.unical.it/calls
All papers will be presented during the conference. So, at least one author per accepted paper is expected to register and attend remotely the conference. Authors of accepted papers will, by default, be automatically included in the list of ALP members, who will receive quarterly updates from the Logic Programming Newsletter at no cost.