Computer Science Dept. Duke University Box 90129 Durham, NC 27708-0129 U.S.A.
Abstract:
The panel on Automated Deduction, with members Wolfgang
Bibel, Ulrich Furbach, Miroslaw Truszczynski, David S.
Warren and Donald Loveland, moderator, led a discussion
that included the full audience, on the status and future
directions for automated deduction, logic programming and
deductive databases. The panel noted the decreased funding
in the U.S. for these fields, and discussed reasons why
this is occuring. Also addressed were steps posible to
improve the visibility of the fields and the most promising
directions for research in these areas
Dept. of Computer Science State University of New York at Stony Brook Stony Brook, NY 11794 U.S.A.
Abstract: The panel on implementations was organized by David Warren and
included Weidong Chen, Carlos Damasio, Ilkka Niemelä, Dietmar
Seipel, and Mirek Truszczynski as panelists. After opening remarks
from the panelists, the discussion was thrown open to the whole
audience. The issues under discussion included: What has been
achieved in the area of NMR implementations? E.g., what do we know
now that we didn't know recently? What are the strengths and
weaknesses of current implementations? What are the most difficult
problems now facing the implementers? How do logic programming, NMR,
and automated deduction fit together? Are there implementation
issues dividing them? Are there things that implementers can do to
make their systems more used?
Departamento de Informática Universidade Nova de Lisboa P-2825 Monte da Caparica Portugal
Abstract:
In this panel we examined promising application areas for LP and discussed
the requirements put on the evolution of the language and its
implementation. Several invited panelists made opening statements (Pearce,
Decker, Furbach, Pereira), followed by general discussion.