The Association for Logic Programming (ALP) was founded in 1986. Its mission is "to contribute to the development of
Logic Programming, relate it to other
formal
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and also to humanistic sciences, and to promote its uses in academia and industry all over the world". It manages the
International Conference on Logic Programming, oversees the journal ''Theory and Practice of Logic Programming'' (TPLP), and publishes an electronic newsletter.
The activities of the Association are directed by an Executive Committee and President, elected by ALP members. The current president is Thomas Eiter. Here is a list of all presidents:
* 2022- Thomas Eiter at
Vienna University of Technology
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* 2019-2021 Thomas Eiter ''pro tem '' at
Vienna University of Technology
TU Wien (TUW; german: Technische Universität Wien; still known in English as the Vienna University of Technology from 1975–2014) is one of the major universities in Vienna, Austria. The university finds high international and domestic recogn ...
* 2014-2019 Torsten Schaub at the
University of Potsdam
* 2010-2014
Gopal Gupta at the
University of Texas, Dallas
* 2005-2009 Manuel Hermenegildo at the
Technical University of Madrid
* 2001-2004
Veronica Dahl at
Simon Fraser University
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* 1997-2000
Krzysztof R. Apt at
Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica in
Amsterdam
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* 1993-1996 David Scott Warren at Stony Brook
* 1989-1992 Herve' Gallaire at the European Computer-Industry Research Center in
Munich
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* 1986-1988
Keith Clark at
Imperial College London
In 1997, the ALP bestowed to fifteen recognized researchers in logic programming the title ''Founders of Logic Programming'' to recognize them as pioneers in the field.
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External links
Association for Logic Programming (ALP)Theory and Practice of Logic Programmingjournal
Computer science organizations
Organizations established in 1986
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