[Hol-info] KR 2023 - Extension of Early Registration Deadline
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece Dear KR participants, Please note that the Early Registration deadline has been moved to 7 August, 2023. Note also that registrations are now open! Further registration details can be found at: https://kr.org/KR2023/registration/___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] KR 2023 - Extension of Workshops Paper Submission Deadlines up to 12 June, 2023!
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece We are happy to announce that KR 2023 will be accompanied by the following high-class Workshops, which have extended their submission deadline up to 12 June, 2023! 4th Workshop on Explainable Logic-Based Knowledge Representation (XLoKR 2023) Franz Baader, Bart Bogaerts, Gerhard Brewka, Joerg Hoffmann, Thomas Lukasiewicz, Nico Potyka, Francesca Toni First International Workshop on Argumentation and Applications (Arg&App 2023) Oana Cocarascu, Sylvie Doutre, Jean-Guy Mailly, Antonio Rago The Second Workshop on Knowledge Diversity (KoDis) Lucía Gómez Alvarez, Rafael Peñaloza, Srdjan Vesic CME: the 2nd International Workshop on Computational Machine Ethics Maurice Pagnucco, Yang Song, Louise Dennis Graphical Reasoning with Imperfect Data (GRID) Sihem Belabbes, Juergen Landes The Seventh Image Schema Day (ISD7) Maria M. Hedblom, Oliver Kutz AI-driven Heterogeneous Data Management : Completing, Merging, Handling Inconsistencies and Query-answering (ENIGMA-2023) Salem Benferhat, Giovanni Casini, Andrea Tettamanzi, Thomas Meyer Cognitive Aspects of Knowledge Representation (CAKR) Jesse Heyninck, Thomas Meyer Further details can be found at: https://kr.org/KR2023/workshops-and-tutorials/___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] KR 2023: Calls for Applications & Systems Track, Special Session on KR & ML, Doctoral Consortium
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece Call for Papers - Applications & Systems Track Systems and applications incorporating Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR) have made tremendous progress over the last decades and become more and more pervasive in scientific, industrial and everyday life. Popular knowledge representation formalisms range from databases, ontologies, classical, probabilistic and non-monotonic logics to natural language, offering rich means to describe a variety of static as well as dynamic phenomena. Automated reasoning systems harness machine learning, combinatorial search and optimization methods, planning, proving, design and diagnosis techniques to provide powerful tools for analyzing and deriving conclusions from complex input data. Novel, general and interdisciplinary approaches are thus vital contributions at the intersection of science, industry and society, aiming to enhance the capabilities and outreach of KR principles and technologies. This year, for the fourth time, KR 2023 will host a track on "Applications and Systems". The Applications and Systems Track aims at providing researchers and industrial practitioners with a dedicated forum for presentation and discussion of new ideas, research experience and emerging results on topics related to applications of KR formalisms and automated reasoning systems. This track provides the opportunity for fostering meaningful connections between researchers from both practical and theoretical areas of AI and, at the same time, offers participants the possibility to learn about progress made on these topics, share their own views and elaborate about approaches that could lead to effective cross-fertilisation among research in challenging KR applications and new innovative systems for solving them. Expected Contributions The Applications and Systems Track at KR 2023 invites submissions of papers on all aspects of the development, deployment, and evaluation of KR systems to solve significant and challenging application problems, including: ● case studies, including suitable descriptions of the problem setting, data and tools used, and "lessons learnt", ● use cases, including task specifications, related tasks/approaches, challenges, and a sketch of possible KR solution, ● benchmarks, including suitable descriptions of the dataset, reasoning tasks, and ideally some "solution set" or gold standard, ● system descriptions, including descriptions of the algorithm, implementation ● and empirical evaluation on a suitable dataset. We welcome the above kinds of papers on a wide range of topics, including papers describing KR systems, tools, solvers and reasoning engines, as well as papers reporting on applications of KR systems in solving or supporting tasks related to different application areas and settings. Application areas of interest include but are not restricted to: computational biology, computer vision and image recognition, creative computing, cybersecurity and blockchain, data analysis, databases and query answering, decision support, declarative problem solving, diagnosis and explanation, game theory and social choice, human-computer interaction, intelligent transportation and logistics, intelligent user interfaces, internet of things, machine learning, natural language processing, digital forensics, robotics and human-robot collaboration, semantic web and knowledge graphs, software engineering, and system design. We also welcome submissions talking about interdisciplinary applications of KR, for example in economics, education, life sciences, medicine, and pharmacology, among others. Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria The Applications and Systems Track will allow contributions of both regular papers (9 pages) and short papers (4 pages), excluding references, prepared and submitted according to the authors guidelines in the submission page. The track emphasizes applications of KR and development of KR systems, and welcomes contributions showcasing the impact of KR research as well as driving future research by presenting challenging data, use cases and problems together with observations and insights gained. Submissions will be rigorously peer reviewed by PC members, who are active in applications of KR and/or development of KR systems. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of the overall quality of their technical contribution, including criteria such as originality, soundness, relevance, significance, reproducibility (including that--depending on the nature of the contribution--proofs of main claims and/or empirically evaluated implementations of algorithms, empirical data and related scripts, etc, must be made available to allow other researchers to reproduce the reported results), quality of presentation, and understanding of
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Tutorial and Workshop Proposals
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Tutorial and Workshop Proposals The 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2023) solicits proposals for its tutorial and workshop program. Tutorials and workshops will be held on 2nd to 4th of September 2023, prior to the KR main technical program. KR will take place physically in Rhodes, Greece. The attendance of tutorials is complimentary to all KR registered participants. Workshop attendance will be subject to payment of a workshop fee, which is separate from that of the main conference. Important Dates * Proposal submission deadline: January 31, 2023 * Notification: February 21, 2023 * Workshop paper submission deadline: May 31, 2023 * Workshop paper notification: July 4, 2023 * Workshop registration deadline: TBA * Tutorial and workshop dates: September 2-4, 2023 Submission Instructions Each proposal (tutorial or workshop) should be in English and must be submitted electronically to the Workshop and Tutorial track of KR 2023 via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 For all accepted proposals, KR will take care of all local arrangements. Submission Requirements for Tutorial Proposals KR tutorials are half-day or (exceptionally) full-day events that introduce general or special topics in KR and relevant neighboring areas. They can be first introductions to an established area or an emerging field, but also advanced courses on specialized methods or new approaches. The content should be adequately established and balanced, and not be limited to advertising an individual research work or product. A focus on specific tools and methodologies can still be useful to offer concrete examples and hands-on activities to participants. Each accepted tutorial will entitle a discount on the KR registration fee for one tutorial presenter. Each tutorial proposal should contain the following information: * Title, presenters and proposed length of the tutorial (half-day is recommended, but an argument can be made for a full-day tutorial) * A half-page introduction to the tutorial's subject and relevance to KR * A half-page on the target audience, prerequisite knowledge, and learning goals * One page outline of the tutorial contents and intended structure * A brief resume of each presenter including name, affiliation, email address, and evidence of scholarship in the area, mentioning relevant publications or professional experience. The main duties of tutorial organizers are: * Setup a web-page for the tutorial, which should at least include the information from the proposal, tutorial material and related references. * Deliver the tutorial at KR 2023. A future call will provide details on the presentation options. Submission Requirements for Workshop Proposals Workshops provide a place to exchange ideas in emerging fields in KR research and application. They can take many forms, including mini-conferences (with peer-reviewed publications), competitions and shared tasks, working sessions (discussions, hackathons, etc.), line-ups of invited contributions, or a mix of these. Innovative formats are welcome, but organizers must provide means of estimating attendance and required length up-front (by number of submissions, invited speakers, or early registered participants). Workshop proposals can use up to 4 pages, which should include the following information: * Title, acronym of the workshop, proposed duration (half day, one day, ...), * Workshop description: goals, format, and expected activities during the workshop, * Audience: target audience, research groups in the area, planned or confirmed invited speakers, expected number of submissions and participants, * Related events: history of the workshop (if applicable), relationship to recent similar events, * Tentative list of PC members with their respective affiliations, * A brief resume of each organizer including name, affiliation, contact details, and evidence of scholarship in the area, mentioning relevant publications or professional experience. * Appendix: tentative call for contributions. The main duties of the chair(s) of each accepted workshop are: * Set up a webpage for the workshop, * Advertise the workshop, distribute its call for papers and call for participation, * Coordinate the peer-reviewing of submitted contributions, * If workshop proceedings are desired, it is the duty of the organizers to produce and distribute their workshop proceedings, * Organize a schedule for the workshop in collaboration with the local organizers and the KR workshop co-chairs, and * Coordinate and moderate the workshop participation and content. KR rese
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Recently Published Research Track
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Papers - Recently Published Research Track The KR 2023 Recently Published Research Track provides a forum to discuss recent research on KR-related topics that may not be easily accessible to the KR community. It invites submissions of extended abstracts of papers that have appeared or been accepted for publication in journals or conference proceedings. Accepted papers to the track will be linked from the conference web site. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register for the conference to present the work. Expected Contributions Submissions should meet the following criteria: * Papers must have been published in a journal or conference proceedings (except KR) in 2021 or later. * Papers that are in press may be submitted as long as the final camera-ready version is available. They should also fall into one or both of the following categories: 1) Papers that * bridge KR to other areas of AI, computer science, or to other disciplines for which an interface with KR exists (this includes database theory, game theory, social choice, logic and philosophy, etc.); * bridge KR to areas that make use of KR, such as multi-agent systems, planning, natural language understanding, machine learning, explainable AI; * go beyond the commonly-understood boundaries of KR. 2) Papers that are tightly related to KR and * have been published in journals but have not been presented at workshops or conferences; * have been presented at conferences that are not typically attended by the KR community; * have been accepted at general high-profile AI conferences such as IJCAI, ECAI, or AAAI, where the time allotted has not allowed for a full discussion of all key aspects of the paper. Submission Details Every submission should be in English and should contain: * a cover page (single page) listing the title, the authors, a complete reference to the original paper, an accessible URL from which the paper can be downloaded, and a list of keywords. The cover page must also contain a statement that the work the submission is based on has not been already presented to a KR audience in a major forum. * a two-page extended abstract of the paper following the format for regular paper KR 2023 submissions. The extended abstract should present the main contributions of the paper, discuss the relevance of the paper to KR, and explain the significance of the results. A single pdf file with the materials must be submitted, through the EasyChair conference system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 Important Dates * Submission: April 30, 2023 * Notification: May 30, 2023 Chairs * Leila Amgoud | IRIT-CNRS, France * Martin Gebser | Graz University of Technology, Austria___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Special Session on KR, Robotics & Planning
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Papers - Special Session on KR, Robotics & Planning https://kr.org/KR2023/special-session-on-kr-robotics-planning/ The special session on KR and Robotics/Planning emphasizes the synergistic interactions between KR and Robotics/Planning, and welcomes contributions that extend the state of the art at these intersections. Expected Contributions We welcome papers that extend knowledge representation and reasoning techniques to cope with the challenges posed by interacting with the physical world, such as: - representing and reasoning about commonsense knowledge; - dealing with uncertain, incomplete or contradictory information; - reasoning with time, space and perceptions; - grounding representations in the physical world; - combining discrete and continuous, quantitative and qualitative, logical and probabilistic representations and reasoning methods (e.g., task planning with motion planning); - reasoning with bounded computational resources; - trustworthy and accountable robot behaviors; and - social intelligence and theory of mind for robots in human-centric environments. Robots are archetypical integrated cognitive systems. Thus, we welcome papers that address the integration of knowledge representation and reasoning into whole robotic systems and/or robotic applications, such as: - representing and reasoning about robotic action domains; - representing and reasoning about ontologies and knowledge graphs for robotics applications; - integrating knowledge representation and machine learning; - integrating symbolic and sub-symbolic approaches; - integrating reasoning about actions and control; and - cognitive robot architectures. We welcome papers that show concrete examples where real robotic systems benefit from knowledge representation and reasoning, for instance, in: - sensor interpretation and understanding; - robotic navigation and/or manipulation; - robotic plan synthesis and verification; - robotic plan execution monitoring; - human-robot interaction; - multi-robot planning and coordination; or - dealing with errors and unexpected situations. In addition, we welcome papers that investigate the synergy between knowledge representation and reasoning formalisms and methods, and planning languages and methods, such as: - knowledge representation languages for non-classical planning; - relations between action languages and planning languages; - representation of actions and change, background knowledge, and planning heuristics; - automated reformulations/revisions of action domain descriptions; - reasoning for plan computation, synthesis, analysis, verification, reuse and repairs; and - orchestration of planning with other reasoning methods for plan execution monitoring. Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria The special session on KR and Robotics/Planning emphasizes the synergistic interactions between KR and Robotics/Planning. Therefore, KR-only and Robotics/Planning-only submissions will not be accepted for evaluation in this special session. Submissions will be rigorously peer reviewed by PC members, who are active in KR and Robotics/Planning. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of the overall quality of their technical contribution, including criteria such as originality, soundness, relevance, significance, quality of presentation, and understanding of the state of the art. Important Dates - Submission of title and abstract: March 3, 2023 - Paper submission deadline: March 14, 2023 - Author response period: May 1-3, 2023 - Author notification: May 18, 2023 - Camera-ready papers: June 9, 2023 - Conference: September 2-8, 2023 Submission Instructions The special session on KR and Robotics/Planning will allow contributions of both regular papers (up to 9 pages) and short papers (up to 4 pages), including abstract, figures, and appendices (if any) but excluding references and acknowledgements, prepared and submitted according to the authors guidelines provided in the submission page: https://kr.org/KR2023/submission-guidelines/ Each submission should be in English and must be submitted electronically (in .pdf format) via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 Chairs Esra Erdem | Sabanci University, Turkey Shiqi Zhang | SUNY Binghamton, USA___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Call for Papers
_* Please note that the deadline for title and abstract submission for KR 2023 appearing in WikiCFP website is incorrect! The correct deadline for title and abstract submission is March 3, 2023. *_ 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Papers Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR) is a well-established and lively field of research within Artificial Intelligence. KR builds on the fundamental thesis that knowledge can be represented in an explicit declarative form, suitable for processing by dedicated symbolic reasoning engines. This enables the exploitation of knowledge that would otherwise be implicit through semantically grounded inference mechanisms. Consequently, KR has contributed to the theory and practice of various areas in AI, including agents, automated planning and natural language processing, and to fields beyond AI, including data management, semantic web, verification, software engineering, robotics, computational biology, and cyber security. The KR conference series is the leading forum for timely in-depth presentation of progress in the theory and principles underlying the representation and computational management of knowledge. KR 2023 will consist of a number of tracks and events: the Main Track, the Applications & Systems Track, the special session on KR & ML, the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning, the Recently Published Research (RPR) Track, the Tutorials & Workshops, the Doctoral Consortium, and the Diversity and Inclusion Session. Details about all these events will be made available later (possibly in separate calls). Contributions to the Main Track, the Applications & Systems Track, the special session on KR & ML, and the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning will take the form of papers that will be published in the proceedings of KR 2023. We solicit papers presenting novel results on the principles of KR that clearly contribute to the formal foundations of relevant problems or show the applicability of results to implemented or implementable systems. We also welcome papers from other areas that show clear use of, or contributions to, the principles or practice of KR. We also encourage "reports from the field" of applications, experiments, developments, and tests. Further details about the submission guidelines and the selection criteria to be considered for the Applications & Systems Track, the special session on KR & ML, and the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning will be given later (possibly in separate calls). Submission Guidelines The Main Track, the Applications & Systems Track, as well as the special session on KR & ML and the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning will allow contributions of both regular papers (up to 9 pages) and short papers (up to 4 pages), including abstract, figures, and appendices (if any) but excluding references and acknowledgements, prepared and submitted according to the authors guidelines provided in the submission page. Both full and short papers must describe original, previously unpublished research, and must not simultaneously be submitted for publication elsewhere. These restrictions do not apply to previously accepted workshop papers with a limited audience and/or without archival proceedings, or to papers uploaded at public repositories (e.g., arXiv). Papers must be written in English and formatted using the style files provided in the submission page. Submissions are not anonymous (i.e., reviewing will be single-blind) and must be submitted in PDF format, through the EasyChair conference system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 The paper title, author names, contact details, and a brief abstract must be submitted electronically through the EasyChair conference system by the abstract submission deadline. It will be possible to make minor edits to the title and abstract until the full paper submission deadline. Submissions with "placeholder" abstracts will be removed without consideration. Full papers must be submitted through the same site by the paper submission deadline. The list of author names provided at submission time is final. Authors may not be added to, or removed from, papers following submission. Authors may optionally submit a separate PDF containing additional information that substantiates the claims made in their paper, such as proof details, additional experimental results, further details on experimental design, etc. If authors wish to make such material available to reviewers, they should do so by submitting a file through EasyChair, rather than by including links or references in their paper. The main paper must be self contained, as the supplementary material will not be published. Reviewers will have the option, but not the obligation, to consult the supplementary mat
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Tutorial and Workshop Proposals
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Tutorial and Workshop Proposals The 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2023) solicits proposals for its tutorial and workshop program. Tutorials and workshops will be held on 2nd to 4th of September 2023, prior to the KR main technical program. KR will take place physically in Rhodes, Greece. The attendance of tutorials is complimentary to all KR registered participants. Workshop attendance will be subject to payment of a workshop fee, which is separate from that of the main conference. Important Dates * Proposal submission deadline: January 31, 2023 * Notification: February 21, 2023 * Workshop paper submission deadline: May 31, 2023 * Workshop paper notification: July 4, 2023 * Workshop registration deadline: TBA * Tutorial and workshop dates: September 2-4, 2023 Submission Instructions Each proposal (tutorial or workshop) should be in English and must be submitted electronically to the Workshop and Tutorial track of KR 2023 via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 For all accepted proposals, KR will take care of all local arrangements. Submission Requirements for Tutorial Proposals KR tutorials are half-day or (exceptionally) full-day events that introduce general or special topics in KR and relevant neighboring areas. They can be first introductions to an established area or an emerging field, but also advanced courses on specialized methods or new approaches. The content should be adequately established and balanced, and not be limited to advertising an individual research work or product. A focus on specific tools and methodologies can still be useful to offer concrete examples and hands-on activities to participants. Each accepted tutorial will entitle a discount on the KR registration fee for one tutorial presenter. Each tutorial proposal should contain the following information: * Title, presenters and proposed length of the tutorial (half-day is recommended, but an argument can be made for a full-day tutorial) * A half-page introduction to the tutorial's subject and relevance to KR * A half-page on the target audience, prerequisite knowledge, and learning goals * One page outline of the tutorial contents and intended structure * A brief resume of each presenter including name, affiliation, email address, and evidence of scholarship in the area, mentioning relevant publications or professional experience. The main duties of tutorial organizers are: * Setup a web-page for the tutorial, which should at least include the information from the proposal, tutorial material and related references. * Deliver the tutorial at KR 2023. A future call will provide details on the presentation options. Submission Requirements for Workshop Proposals Workshops provide a place to exchange ideas in emerging fields in KR research and application. They can take many forms, including mini-conferences (with peer-reviewed publications), competitions and shared tasks, working sessions (discussions, hackathons, etc.), line-ups of invited contributions, or a mix of these. Innovative formats are welcome, but organizers must provide means of estimating attendance and required length up-front (by number of submissions, invited speakers, or early registered participants). Workshop proposals can use up to 4 pages, which should include the following information: * Title, acronym of the workshop, proposed duration (half day, one day, ...), * Workshop description: goals, format, and expected activities during the workshop, * Audience: target audience, research groups in the area, planned or confirmed invited speakers, expected number of submissions and participants, * Related events: history of the workshop (if applicable), relationship to recent similar events, * Tentative list of PC members with their respective affiliations, * A brief resume of each organizer including name, affiliation, contact details, and evidence of scholarship in the area, mentioning relevant publications or professional experience. * Appendix: tentative call for contributions. The main duties of the chair(s) of each accepted workshop are: * Set up a webpage for the workshop, * Advertise the workshop, distribute its call for papers and call for participation, * Coordinate the peer-reviewing of submitted contributions, * If workshop proceedings are desired, it is the duty of the organizers to produce and distribute their workshop proceedings, * Organize a schedule for the workshop in collaboration with the local organizers and the KR workshop co-chairs, and * Coordinate and moderate the workshop participation and content. KR rese
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Special Session on KR & ML
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Papers - Special Session on KR & ML The last few years have witnessed a growing interest in AI methods that combine aspects of Machine Learning (ML) with insights and methods from the field of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR). This trend is motivated by the clear complementarity of ML and KR. For instance, the popularity and success of ML based systems has put issues such as explainability, bias, fairness, sustainability, symbol grounding and so forth, firmly in the spotlight, and addressing these issues naturally leads to systems in which symbolic representations play a central role. On the other hand, ML also offers solutions for long-standing challenges in the field of KR, for instance related to efficient, neurally-guided, noise-tolerant and ampliative inference, knowledge acquisition, and the limitations of symbolic representations. The synergy between ML and KR has the potential to lead to new advancements in fundamental AI challenges including, but not limited to, learning symbolic generalisations from raw (multi-modal) data, using knowledge to facilitate data-efficient learning, speeding up inference, supporting interpretability of learned outcomes and integration of symbolic planning and reinforcement learning. This year, for the third time, KR2023 will host a special session on "Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning", which aims at providing researchers and practitioners with a dedicated forum for the discussion of new ideas and research results at the intersection of these two fields. This special session will provide participants with the opportunity to make meaningful connections and develop a shared understanding of the challenges involved in developing innovative AI solutions that rely on a combination of insights and methods from ML and KR. Expected Contributions The Special Session on KR and ML at KR2023 invites submissions of papers that combine aspects of KR and ML research, including the use of KR methods for solving ML challenges (e.g. knowledge-guided or explainable learning), the use of ML methods for solving KR challenges (e.g. efficient inference, knowledge base completion), the integration of learning and reasoning at modeling or solving side, and the application of combined KR and ML approaches to solve real-world problems. We welcome papers on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: * Learning symbolic knowledge, such as ontologies and knowledge graphs, action theories, commonsense knowledge, spatial and temporal theories, preference models and causal models * Logic-based, logical and relational learning algorithms * Machine-learning driven reasoning algorithms * Neural-symbolic learning * Statistical relational learning * Symbolic reinforcement learning * Learning symbolic abstractions from unstructured data * Explainable AI * Expressive power of learning representations * Knowledge-driven natural language understanding and dialogue * Knowledge-driven decision making * Knowledge-driven intelligent systems for internet of things and cybersecurity * Architectures that combine data-driven techniques and formal reasoning Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria The Special Session on KR and ML will allow contributions of both regular papers (9 pages) and short papers (4 pages), excluding references, prepared and submitted according to the authors guidelines in the submission page. The special session welcomes contributions that extend the state-of-the-art at the intersection of KR and ML. Therefore, KR-only or ML-only submissions will not be accepted for evaluation in this special session. Submissions will be rigorously peer reviewed by PC members who are active in KR and ML. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of the originality, soundness, relevance and significance of the technical contribution, as well as the overall presentation quality. Important Dates * Submission of title and abstract: March 3, 2023 * Paper submission deadline: March 14, 2023 * Author response period: May 1-3, 2023 * Author notification: May 18, 2023 * Camera-ready papers: June 9, 2023 * Conference: September 2-8, 2023 Submission Instructions Each submission should be in English and must be submitted electronically (in .pdf format) via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 [1] Chairs * Tias Guns | KU Leuven, Belgium * Luciano Serafini | Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy Links: -- [1] https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2021___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/l
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Doctoral Consortium
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece Doctoral Consortium - First Call for Applications The 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2023) invites PhD students to apply for the Doctoral Consortium program. Aims and Scope The Doctoral Consortium (DC) is a student mentoring program bringing together PhD students and senior researchers from the area of KR. The aims of the consortium are: * to provide a forum for students to present their current research, and receive feedback from other students and senior researchers; * to promote contacts among PhD students working in similar areas; * to support students with information and advice on academic, research, and industrial careers. The DC is intended for PhD students who have a specific research proposal and some preliminary results, but who have sufficient time prior to completing their dissertation to benefit from the consortium experience. Preference will be given to students satisfying these criteria, but we also encourage students to apply who are at an earlier or more advanced stage of the completion of their thesis. Accepted students will participate in several dedicated DC events, which will likely consist of a lightning talk session and a poster and mentoring session (the precise format of the DC will be finalized closer to the conference). Each student will be given ample time to present their work and therefore be able to fully benefit from direct feedback from the assigned senior researcher mentor and the wider KR conference audience. Application Submission Applications must be submitted through the EasyChair conference system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 [1] Each application must contain the following elements combined into a single PDF document: * Thesis summary. A description of the problem being addressed, your motivation for addressing the problem, proposed plan of research, the progress to date (what you have already achieved and what remains to be done), and related work. The maximum number of pages is four (bibliography included) and the same style as for KR paper submissions should be used (see https://kr.org/KR2023/ [2]). * Curriculum Vitae. A description of your background and relevant experience (research, education, employment), maximum two pages. * Brief letter of recommendation. A brief letter from your thesis advisor that states that she/he supports your participation in the DC. * Optionally, a suggestion of some potential mentors with similar research interests, who could give good advice on technical aspects related to the work, and/or career opportunities. The selection process will consider the quality of the submitted proposal and the stage of the student's PhD project. Doctoral students who submit to the DC are permitted to have previously published their research, and are encouraged to submit papers to KR 2023 and associated conferences and workshops. Doctoral Consortium Chairs * Tanya Braun, University of Münster (tanya.br...@uni-muenster.de) * Nico Potyka, Imperial College London (n.pot...@imperial.ac.uk) Links: -- [1] https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 [2] https://kr2022.cs.tu-dortmund.de/submission.php___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Applications & Systems Track
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Papers - Applications & Systems Track Systems and applications incorporating Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR) have made tremendous progress over the last decades and become more and more pervasive in scientific, industrial and everyday life. Popular knowledge representation formalisms range from databases, ontologies, classical, probabilistic and non-monotonic logics to natural language, offering rich means to describe a variety of static as well as dynamic phenomena. Automated reasoning systems harness machine learning, combinatorial search and optimization methods, planning, proving, design and diagnosis techniques to provide powerful tools for analyzing and deriving conclusions from complex input data. Novel, general and interdisciplinary approaches are thus vital contributions at the intersection of science, industry and society, aiming to enhance the capabilities and outreach of KR principles and technologies. This year, for the fourth time, KR 2023 will host a track on "Applications and Systems". The Applications and Systems Track aims at providing researchers and industrial practitioners with a dedicated forum for presentation and discussion of new ideas, research experience and emerging results on topics related to applications of KR formalisms and automated reasoning systems. This track provides the opportunity for fostering meaningful connections between researchers from both practical and theoretical areas of AI and, at the same time, offers participants the possibility to learn about progress made on these topics, share their own views and elaborate about approaches that could lead to effective cross-fertilisation among research in challenging KR applications and new innovative systems for solving them. Expected Contributions The Applications and Systems Track at KR 2023 invites submissions of papers on all aspects of the development, deployment, and evaluation of KR systems to solve significant and challenging application problems, including: * case studies, including suitable descriptions of the problem setting, data and tools used, and "lessons learnt", * use cases, including task specifications, related tasks/approaches, challenges, and a sketch of possible KR solution, * benchmarks, including suitable descriptions of the dataset, reasoning tasks, and ideally some "solution set" or gold standard, * system descriptions, including descriptions of the algorithm, implementation * and empirical evaluation on a suitable dataset. We welcome the above kinds of papers on a wide range of topics, including papers describing KR systems, tools, solvers and reasoning engines, as well as papers reporting on applications of KR systems in solving or supporting tasks related to different application areas and settings. Application areas of interest include but are not restricted to: computational biology, computer vision and image recognition, creative computing, cybersecurity and blockchain, data analysis, databases and query answering, decision support, declarative problem solving, diagnosis and explanation, game theory and social choice, human-computer interaction, intelligent transportation and logistics, intelligent user interfaces, internet of things, machine learning, natural language processing, digital forensics, robotics and human-robot collaboration, semantic web and knowledge graphs, software engineering, and system design. We also welcome submissions talking about interdisciplinary applications of KR, for example in economics, education, life sciences, medicine, and pharmacology, among others. Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria The Applications and Systems Track will allow contributions of both regular papers (9 pages) and short papers (4 pages), excluding references, prepared and submitted according to the authors guidelines in the submission page. The track emphasizes applications of KR and development of KR systems, and welcomes contributions showcasing the impact of KR research as well as driving future research by presenting challenging data, use cases and problems together with observations and insights gained. Submissions will be rigorously peer reviewed by PC members, who are active in applications of KR and/or development of KR systems. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of the overall quality of their technical contribution, including criteria such as originality, soundness, relevance, significance, reproducibility (including that--depending on the nature of the contribution--proofs of main claims and/or empirically evaluated implementations of algorithms, empirical data and related scripts, etc, must be made available to allow other researchers to reproduce the reported results), quality of presentation
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Call for Papers
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Papers Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR) is a well-established and lively field of research within Artificial Intelligence. KR builds on the fundamental thesis that knowledge can be represented in an explicit declarative form, suitable for processing by dedicated symbolic reasoning engines. This enables the exploitation of knowledge that would otherwise be implicit through semantically grounded inference mechanisms. Consequently, KR has contributed to the theory and practice of various areas in AI, including agents, automated planning and natural language processing, and to fields beyond AI, including data management, semantic web, verification, software engineering, robotics, computational biology, and cyber security. The KR conference series is the leading forum for timely in-depth presentation of progress in the theory and principles underlying the representation and computational management of knowledge. KR 2023 will consist of a number of tracks and events: the Main Track, the Applications & Systems Track, the special session on KR & ML, the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning, the Recently Published Research (RPR) Track, the Tutorials & Workshops, the Doctoral Consortium, and the Diversity and Inclusion Session. Details about all these events will be made available later (possibly in separate calls). Contributions to the Main Track, the Applications & Systems Track, the special session on KR & ML, and the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning will take the form of papers that will be published in the proceedings of KR 2023. We solicit papers presenting novel results on the principles of KR that clearly contribute to the formal foundations of relevant problems or show the applicability of results to implemented or implementable systems. We also welcome papers from other areas that show clear use of, or contributions to, the principles or practice of KR. We also encourage "reports from the field" of applications, experiments, developments, and tests. Further details about the submission guidelines and the selection criteria to be considered for the Applications & Systems Track, the special session on KR & ML, and the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning will be given later (possibly in separate calls). Submission Guidelines The Main Track, the Applications & Systems Track, as well as the special session on KR & ML and the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning will allow contributions of both regular papers (up to 9 pages) and short papers (up to 4 pages), including abstract, figures, and appendices (if any) but excluding references and acknowledgements, prepared and submitted according to the authors guidelines provided in the submission page. Both full and short papers must describe original, previously unpublished research, and must not simultaneously be submitted for publication elsewhere. These restrictions do not apply to previously accepted workshop papers with a limited audience and/or without archival proceedings, or to papers uploaded at public repositories (e.g., arXiv). Papers must be written in English and formatted using the style files provided in the submission page. Submissions are not anonymous (i.e., reviewing will be single-blind) and must be submitted in PDF format, through the EasyChair conference system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 The paper title, author names, contact details, and a brief abstract must be submitted electronically through the EasyChair conference system by the abstract submission deadline. It will be possible to make minor edits to the title and abstract until the full paper submission deadline. Submissions with "placeholder" abstracts will be removed without consideration. Full papers must be submitted through the same site by the paper submission deadline. The list of author names provided at submission time is final. Authors may not be added to, or removed from, papers following submission. Authors may optionally submit a separate PDF containing additional information that substantiates the claims made in their paper, such as proof details, additional experimental results, further details on experimental design, etc. If authors wish to make such material available to reviewers, they should do so by submitting a file through EasyChair, rather than by including links or references in their paper. The main paper must be self contained, as the supplementary material will not be published. Reviewers will have the option, but not the obligation, to consult the supplementary material. Selection Process The program committee consists of PC members (reviewers) and Area Chairs (ACs), who overview the reviewing and meta-reviewing process. Selection criteria include the nove
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Special Session on KR & ML
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Papers - Special Session on KR & ML The last few years have witnessed a growing interest in AI methods that combine aspects of Machine Learning (ML) with insights and methods from the field of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR). This trend is motivated by the clear complementarity of ML and KR. For instance, the popularity and success of ML based systems has put issues such as explainability, bias, fairness, sustainability, symbol grounding and so forth, firmly in the spotlight, and addressing these issues naturally leads to systems in which symbolic representations play a central role. On the other hand, ML also offers solutions for long-standing challenges in the field of KR, for instance related to efficient, neurally-guided, noise-tolerant and ampliative inference, knowledge acquisition, and the limitations of symbolic representations. The synergy between ML and KR has the potential to lead to new advancements in fundamental AI challenges including, but not limited to, learning symbolic generalisations from raw (multi-modal) data, using knowledge to facilitate data-efficient learning, speeding up inference, supporting interpretability of learned outcomes and integration of symbolic planning and reinforcement learning. This year, for the third time, KR2023 will host a special session on "Knowledge Representation and Machine Learning", which aims at providing researchers and practitioners with a dedicated forum for the discussion of new ideas and research results at the intersection of these two fields. This special session will provide participants with the opportunity to make meaningful connections and develop a shared understanding of the challenges involved in developing innovative AI solutions that rely on a combination of insights and methods from ML and KR. Expected Contributions The Special Session on KR and ML at KR2023 invites submissions of papers that combine aspects of KR and ML research, including the use of KR methods for solving ML challenges (e.g. knowledge-guided or explainable learning), the use of ML methods for solving KR challenges (e.g. efficient inference, knowledge base completion), the integration of learning and reasoning at modeling or solving side, and the application of combined KR and ML approaches to solve real-world problems. We welcome papers on a wide range of topics, including but not limited to: * Learning symbolic knowledge, such as ontologies and knowledge graphs, action theories, commonsense knowledge, spatial and temporal theories, preference models and causal models * Logic-based, logical and relational learning algorithms * Machine-learning driven reasoning algorithms * Neural-symbolic learning * Statistical relational learning * Symbolic reinforcement learning * Learning symbolic abstractions from unstructured data * Explainable AI * Expressive power of learning representations * Knowledge-driven natural language understanding and dialogue * Knowledge-driven decision making * Knowledge-driven intelligent systems for internet of things and cybersecurity * Architectures that combine data-driven techniques and formal reasoning Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria The Special Session on KR and ML will allow contributions of both regular papers (9 pages) and short papers (4 pages), excluding references, prepared and submitted according to the authors guidelines in the submission page. The special session welcomes contributions that extend the state-of-the-art at the intersection of KR and ML. Therefore, KR-only or ML-only submissions will not be accepted for evaluation in this special session. Submissions will be rigorously peer reviewed by PC members who are active in KR and ML. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of the originality, soundness, relevance and significance of the technical contribution, as well as the overall presentation quality. Important Dates * Submission of title and abstract: March 3, 2023 * Paper submission deadline: March 14, 2023 * Author response period: May 1-3, 2023 * Author notification: May 18, 2023 * Camera-ready papers: June 9, 2023 * Conference: September 2-8, 2023 Submission Instructions Each submission should be in English and must be submitted electronically (in .pdf format) via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 [1] Chairs * Tias Guns KU Leuven, Belgium * Luciano Serafini Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Italy Links: -- [1] https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2021___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: First CFP - Apps & Systems Track
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Papers - Applications & Systems Track Systems and applications incorporating Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR) have made tremendous progress over the last decades and become more and more pervasive in scientific, industrial and everyday life. Popular knowledge representation formalisms range from databases, ontologies, classical, probabilistic and non-monotonic logics to natural language, offering rich means to describe a variety of static as well as dynamic phenomena. Automated reasoning systems harness machine learning, combinatorial search and optimization methods, planning, proving, design and diagnosis techniques to provide powerful tools for analyzing and deriving conclusions from complex input data. Novel, general and interdisciplinary approaches are thus vital contributions at the intersection of science, industry and society, aiming to enhance the capabilities and outreach of KR principles and technologies. This year, for the fourth time, KR 2023 will host a track on "Applications and Systems". The Applications and Systems Track aims at providing researchers and industrial practitioners with a dedicated forum for presentation and discussion of new ideas, research experience and emerging results on topics related to applications of KR formalisms and automated reasoning systems. This track provides the opportunity for fostering meaningful connections between researchers from both practical and theoretical areas of AI and, at the same time, offers participants the possibility to learn about progress made on these topics, share their own views and elaborate about approaches that could lead to effective cross-fertilisation among research in challenging KR applications and new innovative systems for solving them. Expected Contributions The Applications and Systems Track at KR 2023 invites submissions of papers on all aspects of the development, deployment, and evaluation of KR systems to solve significant and challenging application problems, including: * case studies, including suitable descriptions of the problem setting, data and tools used, and "lessons learnt", * use cases, including task specifications, related tasks/approaches, challenges, and a sketch of possible KR solution, * benchmarks, including suitable descriptions of the dataset, reasoning tasks, and ideally some "solution set" or gold standard, * system descriptions, including descriptions of the algorithm, implementation * and empirical evaluation on a suitable dataset. We welcome the above kinds of papers on a wide range of topics, including papers describing KR systems, tools, solvers and reasoning engines, as well as papers reporting on applications of KR systems in solving or supporting tasks related to different application areas and settings. Application areas of interest include but are not restricted to: computational biology, computer vision and image recognition, creative computing, cybersecurity and blockchain, data analysis, databases and query answering, decision support, declarative problem solving, diagnosis and explanation, game theory and social choice, human-computer interaction, intelligent transportation and logistics, intelligent user interfaces, internet of things, machine learning, natural language processing, digital forensics, robotics and human-robot collaboration, semantic web and knowledge graphs, software engineering, and system design. We also welcome submissions talking about interdisciplinary applications of KR, for example in economics, education, life sciences, medicine, and pharmacology, among others. Submission Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria The Applications and Systems Track will allow contributions of both regular papers (9 pages) and short papers (4 pages), excluding references, prepared and submitted according to the authors guidelines in the submission page. The track emphasizes applications of KR and development of KR systems, and welcomes contributions showcasing the impact of KR research as well as driving future research by presenting challenging data, use cases and problems together with observations and insights gained. Submissions will be rigorously peer reviewed by PC members, who are active in applications of KR and/or development of KR systems. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of the overall quality of their technical contribution, including criteria such as originality, soundness, relevance, significance, reproducibility (including that--depending on the nature of the contribution--proofs of main claims and/or empirically evaluated implementations of algorithms, empirical data and related scripts, etc, must be made available to allow other researchers to reproduce the reported results), quality of presentation
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Recently Published Research Track
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Papers - Recently Published Research Track The KR 2023 Recently Published Research Track provides a forum to discuss recent research on KR-related topics that may not be easily accessible to the KR community. It invites submissions of extended abstracts of papers that have appeared or been accepted for publication in journals or conference proceedings. Accepted papers to the track will be linked from the conference web site. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register for the conference to present the work. Expected Contributions Submissions should meet the following criteria: * Papers must have been published in a journal or conference proceedings (except KR) in 2021 or later. * Papers that are in press may be submitted as long as the final camera-ready version is available. They should also fall into one or both of the following categories: 1) Papers that * bridge KR to other areas of AI, computer science, or to other disciplines for which an interface with KR exists (this includes database theory, game theory, social choice, logic and philosophy, etc.); * bridge KR to areas that make use of KR, such as multi-agent systems, planning, natural language understanding, machine learning, explainable AI; * go beyond the commonly-understood boundaries of KR. 2) Papers that are tightly related to KR and * have been published in journals but have not been presented at workshops or conferences; * have been presented at conferences that are not typically attended by the KR community; * have been accepted at general high-profile AI conferences such as IJCAI, ECAI, or AAAI, where the time allotted has not allowed for a full discussion of all key aspects of the paper. Submission Details Every submission should be in English and should contain: * a cover page (single page) listing the title, the authors, a complete reference to the original paper, an accessible URL from which the paper can be downloaded, and a list of keywords. The cover page must also contain a statement that the work the submission is based on has not been already presented to a KR audience in a major forum. * a two-page extended abstract of the paper following the format for regular paper KR 2023 submissions. The extended abstract should present the main contributions of the paper, discuss the relevance of the paper to KR, and explain the significance of the results. A single pdf file with the materials must be submitted, through the EasyChair conference system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 Important Dates * Submission: April 30, 2023 * Notification: May 30, 2023 Chairs * Leila Amgoud, IRIT-CNRS, France * Martin Gebser, Graz University of Technology, Austria___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: Doctoral Consortium - First Call for Applications
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece Doctoral Consortium - First Call for Applications The 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2023) invites PhD students to apply for the Doctoral Consortium program. Aims and Scope The Doctoral Consortium (DC) is a student mentoring program bringing together PhD students and senior researchers from the area of KR. The aims of the consortium are: * to provide a forum for students to present their current research, and receive feedback from other students and senior researchers; * to promote contacts among PhD students working in similar areas; * to support students with information and advice on academic, research, and industrial careers. The DC is intended for PhD students who have a specific research proposal and some preliminary results, but who have sufficient time prior to completing their dissertation to benefit from the consortium experience. Preference will be given to students satisfying these criteria, but we also encourage students to apply who are at an earlier or more advanced stage of the completion of their thesis. Accepted students will participate in several dedicated DC events, which will likely consist of a lightning talk session and a poster and mentoring session (the precise format of the DC will be finalized closer to the conference). Each student will be given ample time to present their work and therefore be able to fully benefit from direct feedback from the assigned senior researcher mentor and the wider KR conference audience. Application Submission Applications must be submitted through the EasyChair conference system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 [1] Each application must contain the following elements combined into a single PDF document: * Thesis summary. A description of the problem being addressed, your motivation for addressing the problem, proposed plan of research, the progress to date (what you have already achieved and what remains to be done), and related work. The maximum number of pages is four (bibliography included) and the same style as for KR paper submissions should be used (see https://kr.org/KR2023/ [2]). * Curriculum Vitae. A description of your background and relevant experience (research, education, employment), maximum two pages. * Brief letter of recommendation. A brief letter from your thesis advisor that states that she/he supports your participation in the DC. * Optionally, a suggestion of some potential mentors with similar research interests, who could give good advice on technical aspects related to the work, and/or career opportunities. The selection process will consider the quality of the submitted proposal and the stage of the student's PhD project. Doctoral students who submit to the DC are permitted to have previously published their research, and are encouraged to submit papers to KR 2023 and associated conferences and workshops. Doctoral Consortium Chairs * Tanya Braun, University of Münster (tanya.br...@uni-muenster.de) * Nico Potyka, Imperial College London (n.pot...@imperial.ac.uk) Links: -- [1] https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 [2] https://kr2022.cs.tu-dortmund.de/submission.php___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: First Call for Papers
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Papers Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR) is a well-established and lively field of research within Artificial Intelligence. KR builds on the fundamental thesis that knowledge can be represented in an explicit declarative form, suitable for processing by dedicated symbolic reasoning engines. This enables the exploitation of knowledge that would otherwise be implicit through semantically grounded inference mechanisms. Consequently, KR has contributed to the theory and practice of various areas in AI, including agents, automated planning and natural language processing, and to fields beyond AI, including data management, semantic web, verification, software engineering, robotics, computational biology, and cyber security. The KR conference series is the leading forum for timely in-depth presentation of progress in the theory and principles underlying the representation and computational management of knowledge. KR 2023 will consist of a number of tracks and events: the Main Track, the Applications & Systems Track, the special session on KR & ML, the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning, the Recently Published Research (RPR) Track, the Tutorials & Workshops, the Doctoral Consortium, and the Diversity and Inclusion Session. Details about all these events will be made available later (possibly in separate calls). Contributions to the Main Track, the Applications & Systems Track, the special session on KR & ML, and the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning will take the form of papers that will be published in the proceedings of KR 2023. We solicit papers presenting novel results on the principles of KR that clearly contribute to the formal foundations of relevant problems or show the applicability of results to implemented or implementable systems. We also welcome papers from other areas that show clear use of, or contributions to, the principles or practice of KR. We also encourage "reports from the field" of applications, experiments, developments, and tests. Further details about the submission guidelines and the selection criteria to be considered for the Applications & Systems Track, the special session on KR & ML, and the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning will be given later (possibly in separate calls). Submission Guidelines The Main Track, the Applications & Systems Track, as well as the special session on KR & ML and the special session on KR, Robotics & Planning will allow contributions of both regular papers (up to 9 pages) and short papers (up to 4 pages), including abstract, figures, and (if any) but excluding references and acknowledgements, prepared and submitted according to the authors guidelines provided in the submission page. Both full and short papers must describe original, previously unpublished research, and must not simultaneously be submitted for publication elsewhere. These restrictions do not apply to previously accepted workshop papers with a limited audience and/or without archival proceedings, or to papers uploaded at public repositories (e.g., arXiv). Papers must be written in English and formatted using the style files provided in the submission page. Submissions are not anonymous (i.e., reviewing will be single-blind) and must be submitted in PDF format, through the EasyChair conference system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 The paper title, author names, contact details, and a brief abstract must be submitted electronically through the EasyChair conference system by the abstract submission deadline. It will be possible to make minor edits to the title and abstract until the full paper submission deadline. Submissions with "placeholder" abstracts will be removed without consideration. Full papers must be submitted through the same site by the paper submission deadline. The list of author names provided at submission time is final. Authors may not be added to, or removed from, papers following submission. Authors may optionally submit a separate PDF containing additional information that substantiates the claims made in their paper, such as proof details, additional experimental results, further details on experimental design, etc. If authors wish to make such material available to reviewers, they should do so by submitting a file through EasyChair, rather than by including links or references in their paper. The main paper must be self contained, as the supplementary material will not be published. Reviewers will have the option, but not the obligation, to consult the supplementary material. Selection Process The program committee consists of PC members (reviewers) and Area Chairs (ACs), who overview the reviewing and meta-reviewing process. Selection criteria include the novelty and orig
[Hol-info] 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023: First Call for Tutorial and Workshop Proposals
20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, KR 2023 September 2 - September 8, 2023, Rhodes, Greece First Call for Tutorial and Workshop Proposals The 20th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2023) solicits proposals for its tutorial and workshop program. Tutorials and workshops will be held on 2nd to 4th of September 2023, prior to the KR main technical program. KR will take place physically in Rhodes, Greece. The attendance of tutorials is complimentary to all KR registered participants. Workshop attendance will be subject to payment of a workshop fee, which is separate from that of the main conference. Important Dates * Proposal submission deadline: January 31, 2023 * Notification: February 21, 2023 * Workshop paper submission deadline: May 31, 2023 * Workshop paper notification: July 4, 2023 * Workshop registration deadline: TBA * Tutorial and workshop dates: September 2-4, 2023 Submission Instructions Each proposal (tutorial or workshop) should be in English and must be submitted electronically to the Workshop and Tutorial track of KR 2023 via EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2023 For all accepted proposals, KR will take care of all local arrangements. Submission Requirements for Tutorial Proposals KR tutorials are half-day or (exceptionally) full-day events that introduce general or special topics in KR and relevant neighboring areas. They can be first introductions to an established area or an emerging field, but also advanced courses on specialized methods or new approaches. The content should be adequately established and balanced, and not be limited to advertising an individual research work or product. A focus on specific tools and methodologies can still be useful to offer concrete examples and hands-on activities to participants. Each accepted tutorial will entitle a discount on the KR registration fee for one tutorial presenter. Each tutorial proposal should contain the following information: * Title, presenters and proposed length of the tutorial (half-day is recommended, but an argument can be made for a full-day tutorial) * A half-page introduction to the tutorial's subject and relevance to KR * A half-page on the target audience, prerequisite knowledge, and learning goals * One page outline of the tutorial contents and intended structure * A brief resume of each presenter including name, affiliation, email address, and evidence of scholarship in the area, mentioning relevant publications or professional experience. The main duties of tutorial organizers are: * Setup a web-page for the tutorial, which should at least include the information from the proposal, tutorial material and related references. * Deliver the tutorial at KR 2023. A future call will provide details on the presentation options. Submission Requirements for Workshop Proposals Workshops provide a place to exchange ideas in emerging fields in KR research and application. They can take many forms, including mini-conferences (with peer-reviewed publications), competitions and shared tasks, working sessions (discussions, hackathons, etc.), line-ups of invited contributions, or a mix of these. Innovative formats are welcome, but organizers must provide means of estimating attendance and required length up-front (by number of submissions, invited speakers, or early registered participants). Workshop proposals can use up to 4 pages, which should include the following information: * Title, acronym of the workshop, proposed duration (half day, one day, ...), * Workshop description: goals, format, and expected activities during the workshop, * Audience: target audience, research groups in the area, planned or confirmed invited speakers, expected number of submissions and participants, * Related events: history of the workshop (if applicable), relationship to recent similar events, * Tentative list of PC members with their respective affiliations, * A brief resume of each organizer including name, affiliation, contact details, and evidence of scholarship in the area, mentioning relevant publications or professional experience. * Appendix: tentative call for contributions. The main duties of the chair(s) of each accepted workshop are: * Set up a webpage for the workshop, * Advertise the workshop, distribute its call for papers and call for participation, * Coordinate the peer-reviewing of submitted contributions, * If workshop proceedings are desired, it is the duty of the organizers to produce and distribute their workshop proceedings, * Organize a schedule for the workshop in collaboration with the local organizers and the KR workshop co-chairs, and * Coordinate and moderate the workshop participation and content. KR rese
[Hol-info] KR2020 is about to start!
The 17th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR2020), to be held virtually on September 12-18, 2020, is about to start, and welcomes all researchers interested in KR to participate! Virtual participants are kindly requested to send their details (i.e., name, email, affiliation, country, events that will be attended, and reasons for participation), via email to kr2020.lo...@gmail.com. Information about full program, registration, as well as the list of papers accepted at the main conference and the Doctoral Consortium, can be found at the conference webpage: https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/ KR2020 Flyers: http://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/downloads/KR20_CFPartic_A.png http://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/downloads/KR20_CFPartic_B.png Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR) is a well-established and lively field of research. In KR, a fundamental assumption is that an agent's knowledge is explicitly represented in a declarative form, suitable for processing by dedicated reasoning engines. This assumption, that much of what an agent deals with is knowledge-based, is common in many modern intelligent systems. Consequently, KR has contributed to the theory and practice of various areas in AI, including automated planning and natural language understanding, and to fields beyond AI, including databases, verification, software engineering, and robotics. In recent years, KR has contributed also to new and emerging fields, including the semantic web, computational biology, cyber security, and the development of software agents. The KR conference series is the leading forum for timely in-depth presentation of progress in the theory and principles underlying the representation and computational management of knowledge. INVITED SPEAKERS * Rachid Alami (LAAS-CNRS, ANITI, France) * Thomas Eiter (Technische Universität Wien, Austria) * Mateja Jamnik (University of Cambridge, UK) * Marta Kwiatkowska (University of Oxford, UK) * Gary Marcus (Robust AI, USA) * David Poole (University of British Columbia, Canada) TRACKS and SPECIAL SESSIONS * Applications and Systems Track * Recent Published Research Track * Special Session: KR and Machine Learning * Special Session: KR and Robotics * Special Session: Women in KR WORKSHOPS * Explainable Logic-Based Knowledge Representation (XLoKR 2020) * International Workshop on Applications of AI to Forensics (AI2Forensics) * KR for All Minds (KR4AMinds) * Models of Legal Reasoning (MLR) * Reasoning about ACtions and Events over Streams (RACES) TUTORIALS * Argumentative Explanations in AI, by Francesca Toni (Imperial College London, UK) and Antonio Rago (Imperial College London, UK) * Cognitive Logics – Formal and Cognitive Methods for Reasoning in an Uncertain and Dynamic World, by Gabriele Kern-Isberner (TU Dortmund, Germany) and Marco Ragni (Universität Freiburg, Germany) * Dynamic Epistemic Logic and Epistemic Planning, by Andreas Herzig (IRIT, Toulouse, France) * Practical Uses of Existential Rules in Knowledge Representation, by David Carral (TU Dresden, Germany), Markus Krötzsch (TU Dresden, Germany), and Jacopo Urbani (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands) CO-LOCATED EVENTS * DL 2020 (33rd International Workshop on Description Logics) * NMR 2020 (19th International Workshop on Non-Monotonic Reasoning) CONFERENCE CHAIRS: General: Michael Thielscher (University of New South Wales, Australia) Program: Diego Calvanese (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) Esra Erdem (Sabanci University, Turkey) Applications Track: Chitta Baral (Arizona State University, USA) Francesco Ricca (University of Calabria, Italy) Recent Published Research Track: James Delgrande (Simon Fraser University, Canada) Miroslaw Truszczynski (University of Kentucky, USA) Special Session: KR and Machine Learning: Alessandra Russo (Imperial College London, UK) Guy Van den Broeck (UCLA, USA) Special Session: KR and Robotics: Michael Beetz (University of Bremen, Germany) Fredrik Heintz (Linkoping University, Sweden) Special Session: Women in KR: Meghyn Bienvenu (University of Bordeaux, France) Magdalena Ortiz (Vienna University of Technology, Austria) Workshop and Tutorials: Anni-Yasmin Turhan (Dresden University of Technology, Germany) Renata Wassermann (University of Sao Paulo, Brasil) Doctoral Consortium: Vaishak Belle (University of Edinburgh, UK) Rafael Penaloza Nyssen (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy) Local Organization: Pavlos Peppas (University of Patras, Greece) Publicity: Theofanis Aravanis (University of Patras, Greece) Paolo Felli (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy) Sponsorship: Jean Christoph Jung (University of Bremen, Germany) Victor Gutierrez Basulto (Cardiff University, United Kingdom) Virtual Conference Arrangements: Paolo Felli (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy)
[Hol-info] CFP - Recent Published Research Track (KR 2020)
CALL FOR PAPERS KR 2020 -- RECENT PUBLISHED RESEARCH TRACK A special track of the 17th Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR2020) September 12-18th, 2020 Rhodes, Greece -- Important Dates -- Submission deadline: 15 June 2020 Notification: 13 July 2020 Conference dates: 12--18 September 2020 -- Web site: https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/page/recent_published_research_track (For the KR 2020 web site see https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/ and for the KR 2020 CFP see https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/page/call_for_papers.) We invite submissions of abstracts of papers previously published in journals and conference proceedings for the Recent Published Research Track. The track is designed to provide a forum to discuss recent research on topics related to KR that may not be immediately familiar or easily accessible to the KR community. The track seeks papers that fall into one or both of the following two categories: 1) Papers that -- connect KR to other areas of AI and to other areas of computer science such as database theory, game theory, social choice, logic and philosophy; -- connect KR to areas that make use of KR, such as multi-agent systems, planning, natural language understanding; or -- go beyond the commonly-understood boundaries of KR. 2) Papers that are strongly related to KR and -- have been published in journals but have not been presented at workshops or conferences; -- have been presented at workshops or conferences that are not typically attended by the KR community; or -- have been accepted at general high-profile AI conferences such as IJCAI, ECAI, or AAAI, where the time allotted has not allowed for full discussion of all key aspects of the paper. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Authors should supply the following materials: -- A cover page (single page) listing the title, the authors, a full reference to the original paper, and a public or privately accessible url from which the paper can be downloaded. -- A one-page (preferred) and no more than two-page extended abstract of the paper following the format for regular paper KR 2020 submissions. The abstract should present the main contributions of the paper, discuss the relevance of the paper to KR, and explain the significance of the results. A single pdf file with the materials should be submitted to the KR submission site at EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2020. The authors should mark the submission as Recent Published Research. Submissions must meet the following criteria: a. Candidate papers must have been published in a journal or a conference proceedings in 2018 or later. b. Papers that are in press may be submitted as long as the final camera-ready version is available. c. Extensions of papers that have been previously presented at a KR conference are not eligible for this track. Extended abstracts of the accepted papers will be linked from the conference web site. Authors of accepted papers will present their work, focussing on its significance and relevance to KR. Significant time will be allocated for discussion of the interdisciplinary aspects of the work and its potential impact on the future research opportunities for KR. PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Pedro Cabalar (Corunna University, Spain) Jim Delgrande (Simon Fraser University, Canada) co-chair Wiebe van der Hoek (University of Liverpool, UK) Hector Geffner (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain) Andreas Herzig (Université Paul Sabatier, France) Gerhard Lakemeyer (Aachen University, Germany) Jerome Lang (Université Paris-Dauphine, France) Yulia Lierler (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA) Fangzhen Lin (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong) Carsten Lutz (University of Bremen, Germany) Jochen Renz (Australian National University, Australia) Francesca Toni (Imperial College, UK) Leon van der Torre (University of Luxembourg) Mirek Truszczynski (University of Kentucky, USA) co-chair Brent Venable (Tulane University, USA) Toby Walsh (University of New South Wales, Australia) For any questions regarding suitability of a submission or of any other aspect of the track, please email the special track program co-chairs: Jim Delgrande, j...@cs.sfu.ca Mirek Truszczynski, mirektruszczyn...@gmail.com ___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] KR2020 - Doctoral Consortium Call for Applications
KR Doctoral Consortium Call for Applications September 12-18, 2020 Rhodes, Greece https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/ The 17th International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2020) invites PhD students to apply for the Doctoral Consortium program. 1) AIMS AND SCOPE The Doctoral Consortium (DC) is a student mentoring program bringing together PhD students and senior researchers from the area of KR. The aims of the consortium are: * to provide a forum for students to present their current research, and receive feedback from other students and senior researchers; * to promote contacts among PhD students working in similar areas; * to support students with information and advice on academic, research, and industrial careers. The DC is intended for PhD students who have a specific research proposal and some preliminary results, but who have sufficient time prior to completing their dissertation to benefit from the consortium experience. Preference will be given to students satisfying these criteria, but well-motivated applications from students who are at earlier or later stages of their doctoral studies will still be considered. For accepted students there will be a row of dedicated events, including DC invited talks on research practice, a lightning talk session, a poster session, and a mentoring lunch. Each student will be given ample time to present their work and therefore be able to fully benefit from direct feedback from the assigned senior researcher mentor and the wider KR conference audience. 2) APPLICATION SUBMISSION Applications must be submitted through the EasyChair conference system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2020 (start a new submission, and choose the checkbox for "Doctoral Consortium"). Each application must contain the following elements combined into a single PDF document: (1) Thesis summary. A description of the problem being addressed, your motivation for addressing the problem, proposed plan of research, the progress to date (what you have already achieved and what remains to be done), and related work. It must be four pages maximum in AAAI style (http://www.aaai.org/Publications/Author/author.php). (2) Curriculum Vitae. A description of your background and relevant experience (research, education, employment), of two pages maximum. (3) Letter of recommendation. A letter from your thesis advisor that states that he/she supports your participation in the DC. (4) Indication of whether a sponsored studentship is requested, and if so, whether the student volunteers to help with local organization during KR, DL, and NMR. (5) Optionally, a suggestion of up to 5 potential mentors with similar research interests, who could give good advice on technical aspects related to the work, and/or career opportunities. The selection process will consider the quality of the submitted proposal and the stage of the student's PhD project. Doctoral students who submit to the DC are permitted to have previously published on their research, and are encouraged to submit papers to KR 2020 and associated conferences and workshops. 3) IMPORTANT DATES Application deadline: June 5, 2020 Acceptance notification: June 26, 2020 Doctoral Consortium: September 12-18, 2020 (TBC) For further information, please contact the DC chairs: Vaishak Belle, University of Edinburgh (vais...@ed.ac.uk) Rafael Peñaloza, University of Milano-Bicocca (rafael.penal...@unimib.it) ___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] CFP - Recent Published Research Track (KR 2020)
CALL FOR PAPERS KR 2020 -- RECENT PUBLISHED RESEARCH TRACK A special track of the 17th Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR2020) September 12-18th, 2020 Rhodes, Greece -- Important Dates -- Submission deadline: 15 June 2020 Notification: 13 July 2020 Conference dates: 12--18 September 2020 -- Web site: https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/page/recent_published_research_track (For the KR 2020 web site see https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/ and for the KR 2020 CFP see https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/page/call_for_papers.) We invite submissions of abstracts of papers previously published in journals and conference proceedings for the Recent Published Research Track. The track is designed to provide a forum to discuss recent research on topics related to KR that may not be immediately familiar or easily accessible to the KR community. The track seeks papers that fall into one or both of the following two categories: 1) Papers that -- connect KR to other areas of AI and to other areas of computer science such as database theory, game theory, social choice, logic and philosophy; -- connect KR to areas that make use of KR, such as multi-agent systems, planning, natural language understanding; or -- go beyond the commonly-understood boundaries of KR. 2) Papers that are strongly related to KR and -- have been published in journals but have not been presented at workshops or conferences; -- have been presented at workshops or conferences that are not typically attended by the KR community; or -- have been accepted at general high-profile AI conferences such as IJCAI, ECAI, or AAAI, where the time allotted has not allowed for full discussion of all key aspects of the paper. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Authors should supply the following materials: -- A cover page (single page) listing the title, the authors, a full reference to the original paper, and a public or privately accessible url from which the paper can be downloaded. -- A one-page (preferred) and no more than two-page extended abstract of the paper following the format for regular paper KR 2020 submissions. The abstract should present the main contributions of the paper, discuss the relevance of the paper to KR, and explain the significance of the results. A single pdf file with the materials should be submitted to the KR submission site at EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2020. The authors should mark the submission as Recent Published Research. Submissions must meet the following criteria: a. Candidate papers must have been published in a journal or a conference proceedings in 2018 or later. b. Papers that are in press may be submitted as long as the final camera-ready version is available. c. Extensions of papers that have been previously presented at a KR conference are not eligible for this track. Extended abstracts of the accepted papers will be linked from the conference web site. Authors of accepted papers will present their work, focussing on its significance and relevance to KR. Significant time will be allocated for discussion of the interdisciplinary aspects of the work and its potential impact on the future research opportunities for KR. PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Pedro Cabalar (Corunna University, Spain) Jim Delgrande (Simon Fraser University, Canada) co-chair Wiebe van der Hoek (University of Liverpool, UK) Hector Geffner (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain) Andreas Herzig (Université Paul Sabatier, France) Gerhard Lakemeyer (Aachen University, Germany) Jerome Lang (Université Paris-Dauphine, France) Yulia Lierler (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA) Fangzhen Lin (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong) Carsten Lutz (University of Bremen, Germany) Jochen Renz (Australian National University, Australia) Francesca Toni (Imperial College, UK) Leon van der Torre (University of Luxembourg) Mirek Truszczynski (University of Kentucky, USA) co-chair Brent Venable (Tulane University, USA) Toby Walsh (University of New South Wales, Australia) For any questions regarding suitability of a submission or of any other aspect of the track, please email the special track program co-chairs: Jim Delgrande, j...@cs.sfu.ca Mirek Truszczynski, mirektruszczyn...@gmail.com ___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] CFP - Recent Published Research Track (KR 2020)
CALL FOR PAPERS KR 2020 -- RECENT PUBLISHED RESEARCH TRACK A special track of the 17th Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR2020) September 12-18th, 2020 Rhodes, Greece -- Important Dates -- Submission deadline: 15 June 2020 Notification: 13 July 2020 Conference dates: 12--18 September 2020 -- Web site: https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/page/recent_published_research_track (For the KR 2020 web site see https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/ and for the KR 2020 CFP see https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/page/call_for_papers.) We invite submissions of abstracts of papers previously published in journals and conference proceedings for the Recent Published Research Track. The track is designed to provide a forum to discuss recent research on topics related to KR that may not be immediately familiar or easily accessible to the KR community. The track seeks papers that fall into one or both of the following two categories: 1) Papers that -- connect KR to other areas of AI and to other areas of computer science such as database theory, game theory, social choice, logic and philosophy; -- connect KR to areas that make use of KR, such as multi-agent systems, planning, natural language understanding; or -- go beyond the commonly-understood boundaries of KR. 2) Papers that are strongly related to KR and -- have been published in journals but have not been presented at workshops or conferences; -- have been presented at workshops or conferences that are not typically attended by the KR community; or -- have been accepted at general high-profile AI conferences such as IJCAI, ECAI, or AAAI, where the time allotted has not allowed for full discussion of all key aspects of the paper. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Authors should supply the following materials: -- A cover page (single page) listing the title, the authors, a full reference to the original paper, and a public or privately accessible url from which the paper can be downloaded. -- A one-page (preferred) and no more than two-page extended abstract of the paper following the format for regular paper KR 2020 submissions. The abstract should present the main contributions of the paper, discuss the relevance of the paper to KR, and explain the significance of the results. A single pdf file with the materials should be submitted to the KR submission site at EasyChair: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2020. The authors should mark the submission as Recent Published Research. Submissions must meet the following criteria: a. Candidate papers must have been published in a journal or a conference proceedings in 2018 or later. b. Papers that are in press may be submitted as long as the final camera-ready version is available. c. Extensions of papers that have been previously presented at a KR conference are not eligible for this track. Extended abstracts of the accepted papers will be linked from the conference web site. Authors of accepted papers will present their work, focussing on its significance and relevance to KR. Significant time will be allocated for discussion of the interdisciplinary aspects of the work and its potential impact on the future research opportunities for KR. For any questions regarding suitability of a submission or of any other aspect of the track, please email the special track program co-chairs: Jim Delgrande, j...@cs.sfu.ca Mirek Truszczynski, mirektruszczyn...@gmail.com ___ hol-info mailing list hol-info@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hol-info
[Hol-info] CFP: 17th Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2020)
CALL FOR PAPERS 17th Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR2020) 12-18 September 2020, Rhodes, Greece https://kr2020.inf.unibz.it/ Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR) is a well-established and lively field of research. In KR a fundamental assumption is that an agent's knowledge is explicitly represented in a declarative form, suitable for processing by dedicated reasoning engines. This assumption, that much of what an agent deals with is knowledge-based, is common in many modern intelligent systems. Consequently, KR has contributed to the theory and practice of various areas in AI, including automated planning and natural language understanding, and to fields beyond AI, including databases, verification, software engineering, and robotics. In recent years, KR has contributed also to new and emerging fields, including the semantic web, computational biology, cyber security, and the development of software agents. The KR conference series is the leading forum for timely in-depth presentation of progress in the theory and principles underlying the representation and computational management of knowledge. SCOPE We solicit papers presenting novel results on the principles of KR that clearly contribute to the formal foundations of relevant problems or show the applicability of results to implemented or implementable systems. We also welcome papers from other areas that show clear use of, or contributions to, the principles or practice of KR. We also encourage "reports from the field" of applications, experiments, developments, and tests. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Applications of KR - Argumentation - Belief revision and update, belief merging, information fusion - Commonsense reasoning - Computational aspects of knowledge representation - Concept formation, similarity-based reasoning - Contextual reasoning - Decision making - Description logics - Explanation finding, diagnosis, causal reasoning, abduction - Geometric, spatial, and temporal reasoning - Inconsistency- and exception tolerant reasoning, paraconsistent logics - KR and autonomous agents and multi-agent systems - KR and cognitive robotics - KR and cyber security - KR and education - KR and game theory - KR and machine learning, inductive logic programming, knowledge acquisition - KR and natural language processing and understanding - KR and the Web, Semantic Web - Knowledge graphs, virtual knowledge graphs, and open linked data - Knowledge representation languages - Logic programming, answer set programming, constraint logic programming - Modeling and reasoning about preferences - Multi- and order-sorted representations and reasoning - Nonmonotonic logics, default logics, conditional logics - Ontology formalisms and models - Ontology-based data access, integration, and exchange - Philosophical foundations of KR - Qualitative reasoning, reasoning about physical systems - Reasoning about actions and change, action languages - Reasoning about knowledge, beliefs, and other mental attitudes - Uncertainty, vagueness, many-valued and fuzzy logics KR2020 will also feature Workshops and Tutorials, solicited by means of an open call, and a Doctoral Consortium. TRACKS In addition to the main conference track, KR2020 will host the following tracks and sessions: * Applications and Systems Track * Recent Published Research Track * Special Session: KR and Machine Learning * Special Session: KR and Robotics * Special Session: Women in KR IMPORTANT DATES Submission of title and abstract: 4 March 2020 Paper submission deadline: 11 March 2020 Author response period: 4-6 May 2020 Notification:27 May 2020 Camera-ready papers: 24 June 2020 Conference dates: 12-18 September 2020 Recent Published Research Track, Workshops and Tutorials, and Doctoral Consortium will have different submission and notification dates, which will be announced separately. AUTHORS GUIDELINES All submissions must be written in English and in AAAI style. Papers must be submitted in PDF format, through the EasyChair conference system: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kr2020 . For the main conference track and additional tracks/sessions (except for the Recent Published Research track), we invite - Full papers of up to 9 pages, including abstract, figures, and appendices (if any), but excluding references and acknowledgements. - Short papers of up to 4 pages, excluding references and acknowledgements. Both full and short papers must describe original, previously unpublished research, and must not simultaneously be submitted for publication elsewhere. These restrictions do not apply to previously accepted workshop papers with a limited audience and/or without archival proceedings, and to papers uploaded at public repositories (e.g., arXiv). The accepted full papers and short papers will be published in the KR2020 proceedings.
