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| = Third Answer Set Programming Competition = {{{#!html <div id="section" ><h1 ></h1 ><p >Answer Set Programming is a well-established paradigm of declarative programming with close relationship with other declarative modelling paradigms and languages such as SAT Modulo Theories, Constraint Handling Rules, FO(.), PDDL and many others.</p ><p >Since the first informal editions (Dagstuhl 2002 and 2005), ASP systems compete in the nowaday customary ASP Competition: the Third ASP Competition will take place at the University of Calabria (Italy) in the first half of 2011. It is the sequel to the ASP Competitions Series, held at the Universitaet Potsdam in Germany (2006-2007) and at the University of Leuven in Belgium in 2009. The current competition is held jointly with the 11th International Conference on Logic Programming and Nonmonotonic Reasoning (LPNMR-11) where the results will be published.</p ><p >The formula of the event is open to ASP systems and any other system based on a declarative specification paradigm. Participant will compete on a selected collection of benchmark problems, declarative specifications and instances thereof. Before the application of competitor systems, there will be a problem selection stage, in which participants and interested researchers will be able to submit problem specifications; these will be then selected by the Organizing Committee, after an informal review and discussion stage.</p ><p >The contribution to the competition is strongly encouraged and can be of two forms:</p ><ol ><li ><p >design and submission of new benchmarks, and</p ></li ><li ><p >participation of teams and submission of systems.</p ></li ></ol ><p >The benchmark submission procedure is regulated in the separate { Call For Problems} document . The detailed rules for participating to the final stage of the competition can be found in the { Competition Rules} document.</p ></div > |
= Third (Open) Answer Set Programming Competition - 2011 = {{{#!wiki caution The Third Answer Set Programming Competition is an '''open''' event: any system based on a declarative problem solving language '''can participate'''. |
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=== Current Status === * <<newicon>> Results are available. And the winner is... well, have a look at the : [[http://goo.gl/ea77z|System Track Official Results]] -- [[http://goo.gl/l3G6i|Model & Solve Track Official Results]]. Complete [[http://goo.gl/4XXFz|list of participants]] is available as well. * May 18, 2011: results announced at [[https://sites.google.com/site/lpnmr11/ |LPNMR 2011]] - Vancouver, BC, Canada. * System Competition: '''over'''. * Model & Solve Competition: '''over'''. === Quick directions === * Competition Results: [[http://goo.gl/ea77z|System Track Official Results]] -- [[http://goo.gl/l3G6i|Model & Solve Track Official Results]]. * [[http://goo.gl/4XXFz|list of participants]]. * [[#schedule|Important Dates]]. * [[CallforParticipation|Call for participation]]. * [[ParticipantSubmission|How to participate]]. * The [[OfficialProblemSuite|benchmark problems]] participants compared on. * [[#awards|Awards]]. == News and updates == * <<newicon>> May 18, 2011 - Results are available. And the winner is... well, have a look at the : [[http://goo.gl/ea77z|System Track Official Results]] -- [[http://goo.gl/l3G6i|Model & Solve Track Official Results]]. * <<newicon>> May 18, 2011 - Complete [[http://goo.gl/4XXFz|list of participants]] available. * Mar 05, 2011 - Update [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications.pdf|file and language format specifications]]. Please have a look at the change log. * Feb 10, 2011. '''New Deadline extension for the Model & Solve track: March 15th, 2011.''' Note that ''the deadline for the System track does not change''. * Feb 4th, 2011. Detailed regulations on memory limits in the [[ParticipationRules|rules]] section. * Feb 1st, 2011. Added a clarification regarding randomized systems in the [[ParticipationRules|rules]] section. * Jan 28th, 2011. Added a [[https://dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/krr/software/visualisation|tool]] (from KU-Leuven KRR group) for graphically displaying problem solutions, in the [[https://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/ToolsUtilities|Tools & Utilities]] page. * Jan 26th, 2011. Modified [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications.pdf|file and language format specifications]]. Please have a look at the change log. * Jan 20th, 2011. [[https://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/ToolsUtilities|Shifter]] tool updated with enable syntax trasformation option (transforms '<>' into '!=', and 'v' into '|')! * Jan 18th, 2011. You can find in the [[OfficialProblemSuite|Official Problem Suite]] the final problem specifications (continously updated). Stay in touch! * Jan 10th, 2011. Modified [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications.pdf|file and language format specifications]]. Please have a look at the change log. * January 5th, 2011. Released a [[PreliminaryProblemList|preliminary problem list]]. You might want to [[https://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/FrontPage?action=subscribe|subscribe]] this page for getting e-mail notifications about news (needs [[https://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/FrontPage?action=login|opening]] an user account). <<Anchor(awards)>> == Awards == The 3rd ASP competition is divided into two main sub-tracks (System Competition and Model & Solve Competition) and awards: * The winner of the System Competition * The winner of the Model & Solve Competition In both competition tracks, winners in the respective subcategories are awarded: <<Anchor(dummy)>> === Model & Solve Competition === * Winner of the P category (polynomial problems) * Winner of the NP category (NP-Hard problems) * Winner of the Beyond NP category (more-than-NP-Hard problems) * Optimization (Optimization problems) === System Competition === * Winner of the P category (polynomial problems) * Winner of the NP category (NP-Hard problems) * Winner of the Beyond NP category (more-than-NP-Hard problems) <<Anchor(detailed)>> == Detailed Information == * Competition Categories * [[MSCompetition|Model & Solve Competition]] * [[SystemCompetition|System Competition]] * [[ParticipationRules|Scoring and Participation Rules]] * [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications-1.20.pdf|File and language format specifications]] (v. 1.20) * [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications-1.11.pdf|File and language format specifications]] (v. 1.11) * [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications-1.10.pdf|File and language format specifications]] (v. 1.10) * [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications-1.01.pdf|File and language format specifications]] (v. 1.01) * [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications-1.00.pdf|File and language format specifications]] (v. 1.00) * [[BenchmarkProblems|Benchmark problem classification]] * [[BenchmarkSubmission|Benchmark Submission procedure]] * [[ParticipantSubmission|Participant Submission procedure]] * [[NewsUpdates|News and Updates]] * [[ToolsUtilities|Tools and Utilities]] * Former competitions: * [[http://asparagus.cs.uni-potsdam.de/contest/|First]] ASP Competition * [[http://dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/ASP-competition/index.shtml|Second]] ASP Competition <<Anchor(schedule)>> == Important Dates == ~- * Problem selection stage: * December 31th, 2010 - Deadline for problem submission * January 3th, 2011 - Publication of temporary list of selected benchmarks * January 4-10th, 2011 - Submission of accepted benchmarks in finalized version * January 10th, 2011 - Publication of the final list of selected problems-~ {{{#!wiki caution * <<newicon>> Competition stage schedule: * February 18th, 2011 - ''System Track Dry Run start''. '''THIS IS NOT THE FINAL DEADLINE''' (See [[#notesOnDryRuns|notes below]]). * February 25th, 2011, 23:59 Pacific Standard Time - '''Final''' deadline for Competitors Submission '''to System Competition Track'''. * February 26th, 2011 - Start of the unmanned official competition run of the System Track. * March 08th, 2011 - ''Model & Solve Dry Run start''. '''THIS IS NOT THE FINAL DEADLINE''' (See [[#notesOnDryRuns|notes below]]). * <<newicon>> March 28th, 2011, 23:59 Pacific Standard Time - '''Final''' deadline for Competitors Submission '''to Model & Solve Competition Track'''. * March 29th, 2011 - Start of the unmanned official competition run of the Model & Solve Track. * May 16th 2011 - Announcement of results and awards at [[https://sites.google.com/site/lpnmr11/ |LPNMR 2011]] - Vancouver, BC, Canada. }}} <<Anchor(notesOnDryRuns)>> * '''NOTES on Dry Runs''' - Systems already submitted and set up by the date of a Dry Run deadline will be automatically tested on official instances featured by the related track (System/Model&Solve). Any problem on the dry run will be privately reported to competitors. Competitors submissions to related track ''will be'' '''not closed''' until the given final deadline of the track; systems not submitted within the Dry Run deadline will simply not undergo the dry run itself. == Contacts == * [[OrganizingCommittee|Organizing Committee]] * Contact the Organizing Committee [[mailto:aspcomp2011_REPLACE_WITH_AT_mat.unical.it |here]]. |
Third (Open) Answer Set Programming Competition - 2011
The Third Answer Set Programming Competition is an open event: any system based on a declarative problem solving language can participate.
Current Status
Results are available. And the winner is... well, have a look at the : System Track Official Results -- Model & Solve Track Official Results. Complete list of participants is available as well. May 18, 2011: results announced at LPNMR 2011 - Vancouver, BC, Canada.
System Competition: over.
Model & Solve Competition: over.
Quick directions
Competition Results: System Track Official Results -- Model & Solve Track Official Results.
The benchmark problems participants compared on.
News and updates
- May 18, 2011 - Results are available. And the winner is... well, have a look at the : System Track Official Results -- Model & Solve Track Official Results.
- May 18, 2011 - Complete list of participants available.
Mar 05, 2011 - Update file and language format specifications. Please have a look at the change log.
Feb 10, 2011. New Deadline extension for the Model & Solve track: March 15th, 2011. Note that the deadline for the System track does not change.
Feb 4th, 2011. Detailed regulations on memory limits in the rules section.
Feb 1st, 2011. Added a clarification regarding randomized systems in the rules section.
Jan 28th, 2011. Added a tool (from KU-Leuven KRR group) for graphically displaying problem solutions, in the Tools & Utilities page.
Jan 26th, 2011. Modified file and language format specifications. Please have a look at the change log.
Jan 20th, 2011. Shifter tool updated with enable syntax trasformation option (transforms '<>' into '!=', and 'v' into '|')!
Jan 18th, 2011. You can find in the Official Problem Suite the final problem specifications (continously updated). Stay in touch!
Jan 10th, 2011. Modified file and language format specifications. Please have a look at the change log.
January 5th, 2011. Released a preliminary problem list.
You might want to subscribe this page for getting e-mail notifications about news (needs opening an user account).
Awards
The 3rd ASP competition is divided into two main sub-tracks (System Competition and Model & Solve Competition) and awards:
- The winner of the System Competition
The winner of the Model & Solve Competition
In both competition tracks, winners in the respective subcategories are awarded:
Model & Solve Competition
- Winner of the P category (polynomial problems)
- Winner of the NP category (NP-Hard problems)
- Winner of the Beyond NP category (more-than-NP-Hard problems)
- Optimization (Optimization problems)
System Competition
- Winner of the P category (polynomial problems)
- Winner of the NP category (NP-Hard problems)
- Winner of the Beyond NP category (more-than-NP-Hard problems)
Detailed Information
- Competition Categories
- Former competitions:
Important Dates
January 10th, 2011 - Publication of the final list of selected problems
- Competition stage schedule:
February 18th, 2011 - System Track Dry Run start. THIS IS NOT THE FINAL DEADLINE (See notes below).
February 25th, 2011, 23:59 Pacific Standard Time - Final deadline for Competitors Submission to System Competition Track.
- February 26th, 2011 - Start of the unmanned official competition run of the System Track.
March 08th, 2011 - Model & Solve Dry Run start. THIS IS NOT THE FINAL DEADLINE (See notes below).
- March 28th, 2011, 23:59 Pacific Standard Time - Final deadline for Competitors Submission to Model & Solve Competition Track.
March 29th, 2011 - Start of the unmanned official competition run of the Model & Solve Track.
May 16th 2011 - Announcement of results and awards at LPNMR 2011 - Vancouver, BC, Canada.
NOTES on Dry Runs - Systems already submitted and set up by the date of a Dry Run deadline will be automatically tested on official instances featured by the related track (System/Model&Solve). Any problem on the dry run will be privately reported to competitors. Competitors submissions to related track will be not closed until the given final deadline of the track; systems not submitted within the Dry Run deadline will simply not undergo the dry run itself.
Contacts
Contact the Organizing Committee here.