csa@doc.ic.ac.uk (Cheryl S Anderson) (04/23/86)
THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOGIC PROGRAMMING
July 14-18, 1986
FINAL PROGRAM
Monday, July 14
All Day Tutorial: Logic programming and its applications by Robert
Kowalski and Frank Kriwaczek.
Half Day Tutorials:
A.M. Prolog implementation and architecture. David Warren
or Techniques for natural language processing in Prolog. Michael McCord
P.M. Parallel logic programming. Keith Clark and Steve Gregory
or Japanese Fifth Generation Applications Research. Koichi Furukawa
Tuesday, July 15
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: K. Fuchi, ICOT
1a. Parallel implementations
An abstract machine for restricted AND-parallel execution of logic
programs.
Manuel V. Hermenegildo, University of Texas at Austin.
Efficient management of backtracking in AND-Parallelism.
Manuel V. Hermenegildo, University of Texas at Austin & Roger I. Nasr, MCC.
An intelligent backtracking algorithm for parallel execution of logic
programs.
Vipin Kumar, University of Texas at Austin.
Delta Prolog: a distributed backtracking extension with events.
Luis Moniz Pereira, Luis Monteiro, Jose Cunha & Joaquim N. Aparicio,
Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
1b. Theory and complexity
OLD resolution with tabulation.
Hasao Tamaki, Ibaraki University.
Logic programs and alternation.
P. Stepanek & O. Stepankova, MFF Prague.
Intractable unifiability problems and backtracking.
D.A. Wolfram, Syracuse University.
On the complexity of unification sequences.
Heikki Mannila & Esko Ukkonen, University of Helsinki.
2a. Implementations and architectures
How to invent a Prolog machine.
Peter Kursawe, GMD & University of Karlsruhe.
A sequential implementation of Parlog.
Ian Foster, Steve Gregory, Graem Ringwood, Imperial College & Ken Satoh,
Fujitsu Limited.
A GHC abstract machine and instruction set.
Jacob Levy, Weizmann Institute.
A Prolog processor based on a pattern matching memory device.
Ian Robinson, Schlumberger Palo Alto Research.
2b. Inductive inference and debugging
An improved version of Shapiro's model inference system.
Matthew Huntbach, University of Sussex.
A framework for ICAI systems based on inductive inference and logic
programming.
Kazuhisa Kawai, Riichiro Mizoguchi, Osamu Kakusho & Jun'ichi Toyoda, Osaka
University.
Rational debugging in logic programming.
Luis Moniz Pereira, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Using definite clauses and integrity constraints as the basis for a theory
formation approach to diagnostic reasoning.
Randy Goebel, University of Waterloo, Koichi Furukawa, ICOT & David Poole,
University of Waterloo.
INVITED TALK: Theory of logic programming. Jean-Luis Lassez, IBM
Wednesday, July 16
INVITED TALK: Concurrent logic programming languages. Akikazu Takeuchi
ICOT.
3a. Concurrent logic languages
P-Prolog: a parallel language based on exclusive relation.
Rong Yang & Hideo Aiso, Keio University.
Making exhaustive search programs deterministic.
Kazunori Ueda, ICOT.
Compiling OR-parallelism into AND-parallelism.
Michael Codish & Ehud Shapiro, Weizmann Institute.
A framework for the implementation of Or-parallel languages.
Jacob Levy, Weizmann Institute.
3b. Theory and semantics
Logic program semantics for programming with equations.
Joxan Jaffar & Peter J. Stuckey, Monash University.
On the semantics of logic programmming languages.
Alberto Martelli & Gianfranco Rossi, Universita di Torino.
Towards a formal semantics for concurrent logic programming languages.
Lennart Beckmann, Uppsala University.
Thursday, July 17
INVITED TALK: Logic programming and natural language processing. Michael
McCord, IBM.
4a. Parallel applications and implementations
Parallel logic programming for numeric applications.
Ralph Butler, Ewing Lusk, William McCune & Ross Overbeek, Argonne National
Laboratory.
Deterministic logic grammars.
Harvey Abramson, University of British Columbia.
A parallel parsing system for natural language analysis.
Yuji Matsumoto, ICOT.
4b. Theory and higher-order functions
Equivalence of logic programs.
Michael J. Maher, University of Melbourne.
Qualified answers and their application to transformation.
Phil Vasey, Imperial College.
Procedures in Horn-clause programming.
M.A. Nait Abdallah, University of W. Ontario.
Higher-order logic programming.
Dale A. Miller & Gopalan Nadathur, University of Pennsylvania.
5a. Program analysis
Abstract interpretation of Prolog programs.
C.S. Mellish, University of Sussex.
Verification of Prolog programs using an extension of execution.
Tadashi Kanamori, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation & Hirohisa Seki, ICOT.
Detection and optimization of functional computations in Prolog.
Saumya K. Debray & David S. Warren, SUNY at Stony Brook.
Control of logic program execution based on the functional relations.
Katsuhiko Nakamura, Tokyo Denki University.
5b. Applications and teaching
Declarative graphics.
A. Richard Helm & Kim Marriott, University of Melbourne.
Test-pattern generation for VLSI circuits in a Prolog environment.
Rajiv Gupta, SUNY at Stony Brook.
Using Prolog to represent and reason about protein structure.
C.J. Rawlings, W.R. Taylor, J. Nyakairu, J. Fox & M.J.E. Sternberg,
Imperial Cancer Research Fund & Birkbeck College.
A New approach for introducing Prolog to naive users.
Oded Maler, Zahava Scherz & Ehud Shapiro, Weizmann Institute.
INVITED TALK: Prolog programming environments. Takashi Chikayama, ICOT.
Friday, July 18
INVITED TALK: Logic programming and databases. Jeffery D. Ullman,
Stanford University.
6a. Implementations and databases
A superimposed codeword indexing scheme for very large Prolog databases.
Kotagiri Ramamohanarao & John Shepherd, University of Melbourne.
Interfacing Prolog to a persistent data store.
D.S. Moffat & P.M.D. Gray, University of Aberdeen
General model for implementing DIF and FREEZE.
P. Boizumault, CNRS.
Cyclic tree traversal.
Martin Nilsson & Hidehiko Tanaka, University of Tokyo.
6b. Theory and negation
Completeness of the SLDNF-resolution for a class of logic programs.
R. Barbuti, Universita di Pisa.
Choices in, and limitations of, logic programming.
Paul J. Voda, University of British Columbia.
Negation and quantifiers in NU-Prolog.
Lee Naish, University of Melbourne.
Gracefully adding negation and disjunction to Prolog.
David L. Poole & Randy Goebel, University of Waterloo.
7a. Compilation
Memory performance of Lisp and Prolog programs.
Evan Tick, Stanford University.
The design and implementation of a high-speed incremental portable Prolog
compiler.
Kenneth A. Bowen, Kevin A. Buettner, Ilyas Cicekli & Andrew Turk, Syracuse
University.
Compiler optimizations for the WAM.
Andrew K. Turk, Syracuse University.
Fast decompiling of compiled Prolog clauses.
Kevin A. Buettner, Syracuse University.
7b. Models of computation and implementation
Logic continuations.
Christopher T. Haynes, Indiana University.
Cut & Paste - defining the impure primitives of Prolog.
Chris Moss, Imperial College.
Tokio: logic programming language based on temporal logic and its
compilation to Prolog.
M. Fujita, Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., S. Kono, H. Tanaka & Moto-oka, University of
Tokyo.
The OR-woods description of the execution of logic programs.
Sun Chengzheng & Tzu Yungui, Changsha Institute.
PANEL DISCUSSION: Programming vs. uncovering parallelism. Chair: Keith
Clark, Imperial College.
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THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOGIC PROGRAMMING
July 14-18, 1986
GENERAL INFORMATION
TIME AND VENUE
Monday 14th to Friday 18th July. Imperial College of Science and
Technology, South Kensington. Sherfield Building - Great Hall, Pippard and
Read Lecture Theatres.
Registration: Tutorials from 8.00 a.m. on Monday and Full Conference from
2.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. on Monday and from 8.15 p.m. on Tuesday, in the main
reception area adjacent to the Great Hall.
General information on facilities and entertainment in London will be
available from the main reception desk.
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
The main conference runs from 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 15th July until 5.00
p.m. on Friday, 18th July. Technical sessions are divided into two
parallel streams and each paper lasts for approximately 20 minutes. (Each
day has plenary sessions addressed by invited speakers). Morning breaks
are from 10.30-10.50, lunch breaks from 12.30-2.00, and afternoon breaks
from 3.40-4.00.
TUTORIALS
The Tutorial Programme takes place on Monday, 18th July, from 9.30 a.m.
Each tutorial session is priced separately.
COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION
There will be a commercial exhibition located in the Junior Common Room on
the same level as the main conference facilities in the Sherfield Building
from 1.00 p.m. on Monday until Thursday lunchtime. Companies taking part
in the exhibition include software developers, hardware manufacturers and
publishers. A reception will be held in the exhibition area at the end of
the tutorial sessions on Monday. Refreshments will also be available in
the exhibition area during session breaks. Anyone interested in taking
space at the exhibition should contact the Conference Organizers at
Imperial College Tel. 01-589 5111 ext. 5011.
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
Monday, 14th July Reception in Exhibition Area. Cost included
Time 5.15 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. in registration fee.
Tuesday, 15th July A limited number of theatre and concert
tickets will be available for this evening
from the reception desk.
Wednesday, 16th July Jazz Boat Trip on the River Thames
Time 7.00 p.m. - 11.00 p.m. including live music, & buffet supper.
(Cash Bar on board). Cost #15 per person.
Numbers limited.
Thursday, 17th July Banquet at Imperial College. Cost included
Time 7.30 p.m. in full registration fee (guest tickets
available at #20 per person, space
permitting).
REFRESHMENTS/LUNCHES
Refreshments are provided during session breaks and will be served in the
reception area and exhibition area.
A seated buffet lunch will be available at #5.00 per person per day if
ordered in advance (see registration form). Lunches are served in the
Sherfield dining hall. Alternatively, reasonably priced food can be
obtained from local restaurants and pubs within walking distance of the
college.
ACCOMMODATION
Hotel Accommodation should be booked, quoting the conference name, directly
with:
Expotel, Banda House, Cambridge Grove, London W6 OLE
Tel. (01) 741 4411
Halls of Residence. Rooms should be booked in advance on the registration
form. They will be allocated to those who register first. Full payment
must be made at the time of ordering. There will be no cancellation
refunds, but rooms may be transferred to another name.
25 single bedded rooms are available at Imperial College from Saturday 12th
- Thursday, 17th July inclusive (six nights) at a total cost of #100
including English breakfast. A further 25 are available from Sunday to
Thursday (5 nights) at a total cost of #85 including English breakfast.
110 single bedded rooms are available at London University's Commonwealth
Hall, Cartwright Gardens, London WC1 from Sunday, 13th July - Friday, 18th
July inclusive (six nights) at a total cost of #100 including English
breakfast and evening meal.
University accommodation can be booked only for the full period detailed
above.
There are no double bedded rooms in the halls of residence. Until June 1st
only conference delegates will be allowed to reserve rooms. After June 1st
any remaining rooms can be booked by accompanying persons.
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THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LOGIC PROGRAMMING
July 14-18, 1986
REGISTRATION FORM
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Tutorial Programme (tick) normal delegate student
Warren (a.m.) or ___ #65 ___ #25
McCord (a.m.) ___ #65 ___ #25
Clark and Gregory (p.m.) or ___ #65 ___ #25
Furukawa (p.m.) ___ #65 ___ #25
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or
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Lunches #5 per day (tick days & specify vegetarian meals)
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Banquet (price included in non student fee) ___ ____
#20 per student or each additional person ___ ____
Jazz boat trip #15 per person ___ ____
limited numbers for both events
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Imperial College Sat.-Thurs. (six nights inc.) #100 ____
Imperial College Sun.-Thurs. (five nights inc.) #85 ____
London University Sun.-Fri. (six nights inc.) #100 ____
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Hotel accommodation can be booked through Expotel,
London (01) 741 4411.
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to Logic Programming Conference Imperial College. Please return this form
together with your remittance covering all items requested to: Andrew
Abelson, 3rd International Conference on Logic Programming, Department of
Computing, Imperial College, London SW7 2BZ, England.