ICLP 2009

ICLP 2009

28th International Conference on Logic Programming

July 14-17, 2009, Pasadena, California, USA

PROGRAM

The program included four invited talks

Taisuke Sato: Generative Modeling by PRISM
Paulo Moura: From Plain Prolog to Logtalk Objects: Effective Code Encapsulation and Reuse
Chris Mungall: Experiences using logic programming in bioinformatics
Marc Denecker: A Knowledge Base System project for FO(.)

and four tutorials

Luc De Raedt: Probabilistic Logic Learning
Jan Wielemaker: Enabling serendipitous search on the Web of Data using Prolog.
Mireille Ducasse: (C)LP tracing and debugging
Andy King: Untangling Reverse Engineering with Logic and Abstraction

Complete list of regular contributions is available from the DBLP Database

ORGANIZATION

General Chairs: Gopal Gupta (University of Texas at Dallas)
Hai-Feng Guo (University of Nebraska at Omaha)
Program Chairs: Patricia Hill (University of Leeds)
David S. Warren (Stony Brook University)
Workshop Chair: Manuel Carro (Technical University of Madrid)
Doctoral Student Consortium chairs: Marcello Balduccini (Kodak Research Labs), Tom Schrijvers (KULeuven)
Publicity Chair: Ricardo Rocha (University of Porto)
Programming Contest Chair: Tom Schrijvers (KULeuven)
Program Commitee: Annalisa Bossi Università Ca’ Foscari di Venezia, Italy, Pedro Cabalar Corunna University, Spain, Mireille Ducasse IRISA/INSA of Rennes, France, Esra Erdem Sabanci University, Istanbul
Francois Fages INRIA Paris-Rocquencourt, France, Thom Frühwirth Universität Ulm, Germany, Maurizio Gabbrielli Universita’ di Bologna, Italy, Maria Garcia de la Banda Monash University, Australia, Hai-Feng Guo University of Nebraska at Omaha, Gopal Gupta University of Texas at Dallas, Michael Hanus Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Germany, Patricia Hill University of Leeds, United Kingdom, Katsumi Inoue National Institute of Informatics, Japan, Joxan Jaffar National University of Singapore, Singapore, Andy King Kent University, United Kingdom, Nicola Leone University of Calabria, Italy, Fangzhen Lin Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China, Paulo Moura University of Beira Interior, Portugal, Steve Muggleton Imperial College London, United Kingdom, Gopalan Nadathur University of Minnesota, USA, Lee Naish University of Melbourne, Australia, Enrico Pontelli New Mexico State University, USA, Ricardo Rocha University of Porto, Portugal, Torsten Schaub University of Potsdam, Germany, Terrance Swift CENTRIA, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, Peter Szeredi Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary, Mirek Truszczynski University of Kentucky, USA, Frank Valencia École Polytechnique, France, Wim Vanhoof University of Namur, Belgium David S. Warren Stony Brook University, USA, Neng-Fa Zhou Brooklyn College, USA

Workshops

The ICLP’09 program will include seven workshops. They are perhaps the best places for the presentation of preliminary work, novel ideas, and new open problems to a wide and interested audience. Workshops also provide a venue for presenting specialized topics and opportunities for intensive discussions and project collaboration in any areas related to logic programming, including cross-disciplinary areas:

Workshop on Answer Set Programming and Other Computing Paradigms (ASPOCP)
Workshop on Constraint Handling Rules (CHR)
Colloquium on Implementation of Constraint and LOgic Programming Systems (CICLOPS)
Workshop on (Constraint) Logic Programming and Software Engineering (CLPSE)
Workshop on Commercial Users of Logic Programming (CULP)
Workshop on ISO Prolog — WG17
Workshop on Logic-based methods in Programming Environments (WLPE)

VENUE

Located at the base of the beautiful San Gabriel Mountains, Pasadena’s central location serves as a gateway to all that Southern California has to offer. Pasadena itself offers a surprising combination of sophisticated charm, culture, history, and fun. Pasadena is Southern California’s premier dining and entertainment destination, with over 500 restaurants. The city consists of several districts, including “Old Town”, an historic 22-block area, offering more than 120 specialty shops, retail stores and boutiques, 80 restaurants, and an array of entertainment opportunities. Several world-class museums, including the Huntington Library and Art Gallery, the Norton Simon Museum, and the Pacific Asia Museum are located here, as well as several extensive botanical gardens at the Los Angeles County Arboretum, the Huntington Library, and Descanso Gardens, reflecting Pasadena’s association with the “Rose”. The city has a rich architectural heritage, which includes an unusual concentration and diversity of landmark-quality buildings dating from the late 1880s. Be sure to visit the recently renovated City Hall — only steps away from the Pasadena Convention Center — an exquisite 1927 landmark exhibiting Italian Renaissance and Spanish influences. Pasadena has a lively arts scene, with such diverse offerings as the famous Pasadena Playhouse or Ice House Comedy Club, which has played host to the comedic talents of Steve Martin, Robin Williams, and Lily Tomlin. Pasadena has long been considered a premier center for science and technology, serving as the home to the California Institute of Technology and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, as well as several high-profile industry partner