4-8 July 2011
Bern, Switzerland
First Call for Papers,
Call for Tutorials, and
Call for Workshop Proposals
TABLEAUX 2011
International Conference
TABLEAUX 2011
Automated Reasoning with
Analytic Tableaux and Related Methods
Bern, Switzerland
4 July - 8 July 2011
http://www.tableaux11.unibe.ch/
IMPORTANT DATES
Workshop & Tutorial submission: Monday, 10 Jan 2011
Workshop & Tutorial notification: Monday, 24 Jan 2011
Abstract and Title submission: Monday, 24 Jan 2011
Paper Submission: Monday, 31 Jan 2011
Notification: Monday, 28 Mar 2011
Final Versions: Monday, 25 Apr 2011
Workshops: Monday, 4 July 2011
Conference: Tuesday, 5 July - Friday, 8 July 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION
This conference is the 20th in a series of international meetings on
Automated Reasoning with Analytic Tableaux and Related Methods.
In July 2011, the conference will be held in Bern, Switzerland. The
conference proceedings will be published in the Springer LNAI series as
in the previous editions of the conference.
See http://www.tableaux11.unibe.ch/ for more information on TABLEAUX
2011, and http://i12www.ira.uka.de/TABLEAUX for information about
the TABLEAUX conference series.
TOPICS
Tableau methods are a convenient formalism for automating deduction
in various non-standard logics as well as in classical logic. Areas
of application include verification of software and computer
systems, deductive databases, knowledge representation and its
required inference engines, and system diagnosis. The conference
brings together researchers interested in all aspects - theoretical
foundations, implementation techniques, systems development and
applications - of the mechanization of reasoning with tableaux and
related methods.
Topics of interest include (but are not restricted to):
* analytic tableaux for various logics (theory and applications)
* related techniques and concepts, e.g., model checking and BDDs
* related methods (model elimination, sequent calculi,
connection method, ...)
* new calculi and methods for theorem proving in classical and
non-classical logics (modal, description, intuitionistic, linear,
temporal, many-valued...)
* systems, tools, implementations and applications.
As in previous years, TABLEAUX 2011 puts a special emphasis on
applications. Papers describing applications of tableaux and related
methods in areas such as hardware and software verification,
semantic technologies, knowledge engineering, etc. are particularly
invited.
One or more tutorials will be part of the conference program.
SUBMISSIONS
The conference will include contributed papers, tutorials, system
descriptions, position papers and invited lectures. Submissions are
invited in four categories:
A Research papers (reporting original theoretical and/or experimental
research, up to 15 pages)
B System descriptions (up to 5 pages)
C Short papers reporting work in progress (up to 5 pages)
D Tutorials in all areas of analytic tableaux and related methods
from academic research to applications (proposals up to 5 pages)
Submissions in categories A and B will be reviewed by peers,
typically members of the program committee. They must be unpublished
and not submitted for publication elsewhere. For category B
submissions a working implementation must exist and be available to
the referees. Accepted papers in these categories will be published in
the conference proceedings.
Submissions in category C will be reviewed by members of the program
committee and a collection of the accepted papers in this category
will be published as a Technical Report of the University of Bern.
Tutorial submissions (Category D) may be at introductory,
intermediate, or advanced levels. Novel topics and topics of broad
interest are preferred. The submission should include the title, the
author, the topic of the tutorial, its level, its relevance to
conference topics, and a description of the interest and the
scientific contents of the proposed tutorial. Tutorial proposals
will be reviewed by members of the program committee. Note that the
deadline for tutorial proposals is Monday, 10. Jan 2011.
Authors of accepted papers are expected to present their work at the
conference.
CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS
TABLEAUX 2011 launches a Call for Workshop Proposal on specialised
subjects in the range of the conference topics. We can accept up to
three proposals. The proposals are reviewed by members of the PC
committee. The purpose of a workshop is to offer an opportunity of
presenting novel ideas, ongoing research, and to discuss the state
of the art of an area in a less formal but more focused way than the
conference itself. It is also a good opportunity for young
researchers to present their own work and to obtain feedback. The
format of a workshop is left to the the organizers, but it is
expected to contain significant time for discussion. The intended
schedule is for one-day workshops.
To submit a workshop proposal, please send a description of one or
two pages to the PC chairs by Monday, 10. Jan 2011.
INVITED SPEAKERS
We are pleased to announce that the following speakers have agreed
to give invited talks at TABLEAUX 2011:
* Maria Paola Bonacina, University of Verona, Italy
* Ulrich Furbach, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
* Kazushige Terui, Kyoto University, Japan
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
PC Chairs
* Kai Brnnler, University of Bern, Switzerland
* George Metcalfe, University of Bern, Switzerland
PC Members
* Arnon Avron, Tel Aviv University, Israel
* Peter Baumgartner, NICTA, Canberra, Australia
* Bernhard Beckert, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
* Torben Braner, Roskilde University, Denmark
* Agata Ciabattoni, TU Wien, Austria
* Marta Cialdea, University of Rome 3, Italy
* Roy Dyckhoff, University of St Andrews, Scotland
* Martin Giese, University of Oslo, Norway
* Valentin Goranko, Technical University of Denmark
* Rajeev Gor, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
* Reiner Hhnle, Chalmers University, Göteborg, Sweden
* Ullrich Hustadt, University of Liverpool, UK
* Martin Lange, University of Kassel, Germany
* Dale Miller, INRIA, Saclay, France
* Neil V. Murray, University at Albany - SUNY, USA
* Nicola Olivetti, Paul Cézanne University, Marseille, France
* Jens Otten, University of Potsdam, Germany
* Dirk Pattinson, Imperial College London, UK
* Andr Platzer, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
* Renate Schmidt, University of Manchester, UK
* Viorica Sofronie-Stokkermans, MPI, Saarbr?cken, Germany
* Ulrich Ultes-Nitsche, Fribourg University, Switzerland
* Luca Vigan, University of Verona, Italy
* Arild Waaler, University of Oslo, Norway
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Conference Chairs:
* Kai Brnnler, University of Bern, Switzerland
* George Metcalfe, University of Bern, Switzerland
Local Organizers:
* Samuel Bucheli
* Lukas Gerber
* Roman Kuznets
* Richard McKinley
* Nia Stephens