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| = Third Answer Set Programming Competition - 2011 = | = Third (Open) Answer Set Programming Competition - 2011 = | 
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| The Third Answer Set Programming Competition is now '''open''' and '''in the Call for benchmarks''' stage. '''Important dates''' can be found [[#schedule|here]]. Find the '''Call for Participation''' [[CallforParticipation|here]]. | 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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| === Quick directions === * [[#schedule|Important Dates]]. * [[CallforParticipation|Call for participation]]. * [[ParticipantSubmission|How to participate]]. * The [[OfficialProblemSuite|benchmark problems]] participants will compare on. * [[#awards|Awards]]. | |
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| * <<newicon>> December 7th, 2010. Modified [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications.pdf|file and language format specifications]]. Please have a look at the change log. * <<newicon>> December 6th, 2010. Added a few clarifications to [[ParticipationRules|Participation rules]]. * December 1st, 2010. The participant submission [[ParticipantSubmission|procedure]] is now available. * Released a few encoding [[EncodingsExamples|examples]] written in ASP-Core and ASP-RfC. | * <<newicon>> 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. '''New Deadline extension: Feb 25th, 2011.''' * Jan 26th, 2011. Modified [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications-1.11.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-1.10.pdf|file and language format specifications]]. Please have a look at the change log. * January 5th, 2011. Released a [[PreliminaryProblemList|preliminary problem list]]. | 
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| <<Anchor(awards)>> == Awards == The 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) | |
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| * [[http://www.mat.unical.it/aspcomp2011/files/LanguageSpecifications.pdf|File and language format specifications]] (v. 1.01) | * [[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) | 
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| * December 25th, 2010 - Deadline for problem submission | * December 31th, 2010 - Deadline for problem submission | 
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| * January 10th, 2011 - Publication of the final list of selected problems | * January 10th, 2011 - Publication of the final list of selected problems-~ | 
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| * February 4th, 2011 - Deadline for Systems submission * February 5-25th, 2011 - Competition stage * May 16th 2011 - Announcement of results and awards at LPNMR 2011 - Vancouver, BC, Canada. | {{{#!wiki caution * <<newicon>> Competition stage schedule: * February 18th, 2011 - '''System Track Dry Run start'''. '''THIS IS NOT THE FINAL DEADLINE''' (See [[#notesOnDryRuns]] 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]] below). * March 15th, 2011, 23:59 Pacific Standard Time - '''Final''' deadline for Competitors Submission '''to Model & Solve Competition Track'''. * March 16th, 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. | 
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.
Quick directions
- The benchmark problems participants will compare on. 
News and updates
 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 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. New Deadline extension: Feb 25th, 2011. 
- 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 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: Competition stage schedule:- February 18th, 2011 - System Track Dry Run start. THIS IS NOT THE FINAL DEADLINE (See #notesOnDryRuns 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 below). 
- March 15th, 2011, 23:59 Pacific Standard Time - Final deadline for Competitors Submission to Model & Solve Competition Track. 
- March 16th, 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. 
