A 25-Year Perspective on Logic Programming

1. Front Matter

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2. Twenty-Five Years of Logic Programming in Italy

   1. Logic Programming in Italy: A Historical Perspective

      • Gianfranco Rossi

      Pages 1-14

   2. Theoretical Foundations and Semantics of Logic Programming

      • Annalisa Bossi, Maria Chiara Meo

      Pages 15-36

   3. Theory-Specific Automated Reasoning

      • Andrea Formisano, Eugenio G. Omodeo

      Pages 37-63

   4. Constraint Logic Programming

      • Marco Gavanelli, Francesca Rossi

      Pages 64-86

   5. Knowledge Representation and Non-monotonic Reasoning

      • Laura Giordano, Francesca Toni

      Pages 87-111

   6. The Transformational Approach to Program Development

      • Alberto Pettorossi, Maurizio Proietti, Valerio Senni

      Pages 112-135

   7. Static Analysis, Abstract Interpretation and Verification in (Constraint Logic) Programming

      • Giorgio Delzanno, Roberto Giacobazzi, Francesco Ranzato

      Pages 136-158

   8. Answer Set Programming

      • Piero Bonatti, Francesco Calimeri, Nicola Leone, Francesco Ricca

      Pages 159-182

   9. Logic Programming Languages for Databases and the Web

      • Sergio Greco, Francesca A. Lisi

      Pages 183-203

   10. Agents, Multi-Agent Systems and Declarative Programming: What, When, Where, Why, Who, How?

       • Matteo Baldoni, Cristina Baroglio, Viviana Mascardi, Andrea Omicini, Paolo Torroni

       Pages 204-230

   11. Concurrent and Reactive Constraint Programming

       • Maurizio Gabbrielli, Catuscia Palamidessi, Frank D. Valencia

       Pages 231-253

   12. Proof-Theoretic and Higher-Order Extensions of Logic Programming

       • Alberto Momigliano, Mario Ornaghi

       Pages 254-270

   13. Transformation and Debugging of Functional Logic Programs

       • Maria Alpuente, Demis Ballis, Moreno Falaschi

       Pages 271-299

   14. 25 Years of Applications of Logic Programming in Italy

       • Alessandro Dal Palù, Paolo Torroni

       Pages 300-328

3. Back Matter

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This book celebratesthe 25th anniversaryof GULP—the Italian Associationfor LogicProgramming.Authored by Italian researchersat the leading edge of their ?elds, it presents an up-to-date survey of a broad collection of topics in logic programming, making it a useful reference for both researchers and students. During its 25-year existence, GULP has organised a wide range of national and international activities, including both conferences and summer schools. It has been especially active in supporting and encouraging young researchers, by providing scholarships for GULP events and awarding distinguished disser- tions. WeintheinternationallogicprogrammingcommunitylookuponGULPwith a combination of envy, admiration and gratitude. We are pleased to attend its conferences and summer schools, where we can learn about scienti?c advances, catch up with old friends and meet young students. It is an honour for me to acknowledge our appreciation to GULP for its outstanding contributions to our ?eld and to express our best wishes for its continuing prosperity in the future. March 2010 Robert Kowalski Imperial College London Preface On June 18, 1985, a group of pioneering researchers, including representatives from industry, national research labs, and academia, attended the constituent assembly of the Group of researchers and Users of Logic Programming (GULP) association. That was the starting point of a long adventure in science, that 1 we are still experiencing 25 years later. This volume celebrates this important event.

• Constraint
• Debugging
• Extension
• agents
• answer sets
• automated theorem proving
• concurrent logic programming
• databases
• knowledge
• logic
• multi-agent system
• non-monotonic reasoning
• program transformations
• programming
• verification

From the reviews:

“Chapters reviews a logic programming (LP) topic of current interest, and the progress made during the last 25 years, with special attention given to the accomplishments of Italian researchers. … Each chapter offers directions for future research in the given area. The chapters are well written, and the uniform style is unusual for a book of this kind. This book should be of interest to seasoned researchers as well as novices. … list of references at the end of each chapter should be especially helpful.” (D. Bollman, ACM Computing Reviews, April, 2011)

• Dip. di Matematica e Informatica, Università di Udine, Udine, Italy

  Agostino Dovier

• Department of Computer Science, New Mexico State University, MSC CS, Las Cruces, USA

  Enrico Pontelli

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