[FOM] TABLEAUX 2011: Second Call for Papers

[Viorica Sofronie-Stokkermans]

[Apologies for multiple copies]


                   Second 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

Abstract and Title Submission:       Monday, 24 Jan
Paper Submission:                    Monday, 31 Jan
Notification:                        Monday, 28 Mar
Final Versions:                      Monday, 25 Apr

Short Paper Submission:              Monday, 2 May
Short Paper Notification:            Monday, 16 May

Workshops:         Monday, 4 July
Conference:        Tuesday, 5 July - Friday, 8 July


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 Brünnler, 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 Braüner, 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 Goré, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
      * Reiner Hähnle, 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
      * André Platzer, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
      * Renate Schmidt, University of Manchester, UK
      * Viorica Sofronie-Stokkermans, MPI, Saarbrücken, Germany
      * Ulrich Ultes-Nitsche, Fribourg University, Switzerland
      * Luca Viganò, University of Verona, Italy
      * Arild Waaler, University of Oslo, Norway


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

     Conference Chairs:

      * Kai Brünnler, University of Bern, Switzerland
      * George Metcalfe, University of Bern, Switzerland

     Local Organizers:

      * Samuel Bucheli
      * Lukas Gerber
      * Roman Kuznets
      * Richard McKinley
      * Nia Stephens