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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 Participation''' stage. The call for benchmarks is now '''closed'''. '''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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| == News and updates == * <<newicon>> January 2nd. Participant submission is now open according to the participant submission [[ParticipantSubmission|procedure]]. * <<newicon>> January 1st. Call for benchmark problems is now closed. The preliminary problem list is going to be notified soon. * December 27th. Deadline for problems submission is postponed to December, 31th. * December 19th. An Integrated Development Environment for developing ASP programs is now available, see [[ToolsUtilities|Tools and Utilities]] section. * December 18th. The 'shifter' tool is available in the [[ToolsUtilities|Tools and Utilities]] section. * December 11th. Parsers for ASP-RfC and ASP-Core format (System competition only) available in the [[ToolsUtilities|Tools and Utilities]] section. * 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. * 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. 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). | == Current Status == * <<newicon>> Results (announced at [[https://sites.google.com/site/lpnmr11/ |LPNMR 2011]] - Vancouver, BC, Canada) 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. * Competition: * System Track: '''over'''. * Model & Solve Track: '''over'''. == Official Results == * [[http://goo.gl/ea77z|System Track Official Results]] * [[http://goo.gl/l3G6i|Model & Solve Track Official Results]]. == Reports == The ''preliminary'' report of the '''System Track''' is available [[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20895-9_46|HERE]]. == Quick directions == * Official [[http://goo.gl/4XXFz|list of participants]]. * The [[OfficialProblemSuite|benchmark problems]] participants compared on. * [[#awards|Awards]]. * Info about the competition set-up: * [[#schedule|Important Dates]]. * [[CallforParticipation|Call for participation]]. * [[ParticipantSubmission|How to participate]]. <<Anchor(awards)>> == Awards == The 3rd ASP competition is divided into two main sub-tracks (System Track and Model & Solve Track) and awards: * The winner of the System Track * The winner of the Model & Solve Track In both competition tracks, winners in the respective subcategories are awarded: <<Anchor(awards)>> === Model & Solve Track === * 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 Track === * 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-1.20.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) | 
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| == News and updates == * <<newicon>> May 18, 2011 - Results (announced at [[https://sites.google.com/site/lpnmr11/ |LPNMR 2011]] - Vancouver, BC, Canada) 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]]. | |
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| * Problem selection stage: * <<newicon>> December 31th, 2010 - Deadline for problem submission * January 3th, 2011 - Publication of temporary list of selected benchmarks | ~- * Problem selection stage: * December 31th, 2010 - Deadline for problem submission * January 3th, 2011 - Publication of temporary list of selected benchmarks | 
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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. | * 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]]). * 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. | 
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| * Contact the Organizing Committee [[mailto:aspcomp2011_REPLACE_WITH_AT_mat.unical.it |here]]. | * 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.
Contents
Current Status
 Results (announced at LPNMR 2011 - Vancouver, BC, Canada) 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. Results (announced at LPNMR 2011 - Vancouver, BC, Canada) 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.
- Competition: - System Track: over. 
- Model & Solve Track: over. 
 
Official Results
Reports
The preliminary report of the System Track is available HERE.
Quick directions
- Official list of participants. 
- The benchmark problems participants compared on. 
- Info about the competition set-up:
Awards
The 3rd ASP competition is divided into two main sub-tracks (System Track and Model & Solve Track) and awards:
- The winner of the System Track
- The winner of the Model & Solve Track 
In both competition tracks, winners in the respective subcategories are awarded:
Model & Solve Track
- 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 Track
- 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:
News and updates
 May 18, 2011 - Results (announced at LPNMR 2011 - Vancouver, BC, Canada) are available. And the winner is... well, have a look at the : System Track Official Results -- Model & Solve Track Official Results. May 18, 2011 - Results (announced at LPNMR 2011 - Vancouver, BC, Canada) 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. 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).
Important Dates
- 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. 
