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[Please distribute. Apologies for multiple postings] CALL FOR PAPERS WoLLIC 2023 29th Workshop on Logic, Language, Information and Computation 11-14 July, 2023 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Website: https://www.mathstat.dal.ca/wollic2023/ ORGANISATION Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University, Canada Centro de Informática, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil CALL FOR PAPERS WoLLIC is an annual international forum on inter-disciplinary research involving formal logic, computing and programming theory, and natural language and reasoning. Each meeting includes invited talks and tutorials as well as contributed papers. The twenty-ninth WoLLIC will be held at the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University, Canada, 11-14 July, 2023. It is scientifically sponsored by the Association for Symbolic Logic (ASL), the Interest Group in Pure and Applied Logics (IGPL), the Association for Logic, Language and Information (FoLLI), the European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) (tbc), European Association for Computer Science Logic (EACSL), and the Sociedade Brasileira de Lógica (SBL). LOCATION AND FORMAT Halifax (https://www.halifax.ca/) is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. (Wikipedia) WoLLIC 2023 will be a hybrid event. All invited talks are planned to be on-site in order to stimulate discussions and interaction with participants. SCOPE Contributions are invited on all pertinent subjects, with particular interest in cross-disciplinary topics. Typical but not exclusive areas of interest are: foundations of computing, programming and Artificial Intelligence (AI); novel computation models and paradigms; broad notions of proof and belief; proof mining, type theory, effective learnability and explainable AI; formal methods in software and hardware development; logical approach to natural language and reasoning; logics of programs, actions and resources; foundational aspects of information organization, search, flow, sharing, and protection; foundations of mathematics; philosophical logic; philosophy of language. PAPER SUBMISSION Proposed contributions should be in English, and consist of a scholarly exposition accessible to the non-specialist, including motivation, background, and comparison with related works. Articles should be written in the LaTeX format of LNCS by Springer (see author's instructions at http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0). They must not exceed 12 pages, with up to 5 additional pages for references and technical appendices. The paper's main results must not be published or submitted for publication in refereed venues, including journals and other scientific meetings. It is expected that each accepted paper be presented at the meeting by one of its authors either in person or via remote connection. (At least one author is required to pay a full on-site registration fee before granting that the paper will be published in the proceedings.) Papers must be submitted electronically at the WoLLIC 2023 EasyChair website https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=wollic2023. PROCEEDINGS The proceedings of WoLLIC 2023, including both invited and contributed papers, will be published as a volume in Springer's LNCS series. Due to the earlier timeline this year, the proceedings will appear after the workshop. In addition, abstracts will be published in the Conference Report section of the Logic Journal of the IGPL, and selected contributions will be published (after a new round of reviewing) as a special post-conference WoLLIC 2023 issue of a scientific journal (to be confirmed). INVITED SPEAKERS (NEW) Thomas Bolander (Technical University of Denmark) Makoto Kanazawa (Hosei University, Japan) Michael Moortgat (Utrecht University, Netherlands) Magdalena Ortiz (University of Umeå, Sweden) Aybüke Özgün (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) Dusko Pavlovic (University of Hawaii, USA) Richard Zach (University of Calgary, Canada) IMPORTANT DATES (All dates are AoE (Anywhere on Earth)) March 6, 2023: Abstract deadline (NEW) <<<< March 13, 2023: Full paper deadline (NEW) <<<< May 15, 2023: Author notification June 5, 2023: Final version deadline PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (NEW) Bahareh Afshari (University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) Zena Ariola (University of Oregon, USA) Adriana Balan (University Politechnica of Bucharest, Romania) Marta Bílková (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic) Ranald Clouston (Australian National University, Australia) Willem Conradie (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) Josée Desharnais (Laval University, Canada) David Fernández-Duque (Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic) Santiago Figueira, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina Silvia Ghilezan (University of Novi Sad & Mathematical Institute SASA, Serbia) Sujata Ghosh (Indian Statistical Institute, India) Nina Gierasimczuk (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark) Helle Hvid Hansen (University of Groningen, Netherlands) (co-chair) Andreas Herzig (CNRS, University of Toulouse, France) Juha Kontinen (University of Helsinki, Finland) Roman Kuznets (TU Wien, Austria) Martha Lewis (University of Bristol, UK) Johannes Marti (University of Oxford, UK) George Metcalfe (University of Bern, Switzerland) Cláudia Nalon (University of Brasilia, Brasil) Carlos Olarte (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France) Sophie Pinchinat (University of Rennes, France) Francesca Poggiolesi (CNRS, University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France) Sylvain Pogodalla (INRIA Nancy, France) Revantha Ramanayake (University of Groningen, Netherlands) Mehrnoosh Sadrzadeh (University College London, UK) Andre Scedrov (University of Pennsylvania, USA) (co-chair) Philip Scott (University of Ottawa, Canada) Viorica Sofronie-Stokkermans (University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany) Kazushige Terui (Kyoto University, Japan) Mladen Vuković (University of Zagreb, Croatia) STEERING COMMITTEE Samson Abramsky, Anuj Dawar, Juliette Kennedy, Ulrich Kohlenbach, Daniel Leivant, Leonid Libkin, Lawrence Moss, Luke Ong, Valeria de Paiva, Ruy de Queiroz, Alexandra Silva, Renata Wassermann. ADVISORY COMMITTEE Johan van Benthem, Joe Halpern, Wilfrid Hodges, Angus Macintyre, Hiroakira Ono, Jouko Väänänen. ORGANISING COMMITTEE Julien Ross (Dalhousie University) Peter Selinger (Dalhousie University) (co-chair) Anjolina G. de Oliveira (Univ Federal de Pernambuco, Brasil) Ruy de Queiroz (Univ Federal de Pernambuco, Brasil) (co-chair) SCIENTIFIC SPONSORSHIP Interest Group in Pure and Applied Logics (IGPL) The Association for Logic, Language and Information (FoLLI) Association for Symbolic Logic (ASL) European Association for Theoretical Computer Science (EATCS) (tbc) European Association for Computer Science Logic (EACSL) Sociedade Brasileira de Lógica (SBL) FINANCIAL SUPPORT We gratefully acknowledge financial support from: Atlantic Association for Research in the Mathematical Sciences (AARMS) Dalhousie University Faculty of Science STUDENT TRAVEL GRANTS Students who are ASL members can apply for a modest travel grant (deadline: 90 days before the event starts, i.e.: April 11). Please see the WoLLIC webpage for further information. SPECIAL SESSION: SCREENING OF MOVIES ABOUT MATHEMATICIANS In a special session at the WoLLIC 2023 conference, we plan to screen a documentary film that explores the groundbreaking achievements of African American mathematicians. "Journeys of Black Mathematicians" (zalafilms.com) is a powerful film that traces the history of these pioneering individuals and their impact on mathematics. This film is not only a tribute to their achievements, but also an inspiration for Black and other minority students to pursue their studies and consider careers in mathematics. The film is currently in production and its filmmaker, George Csicsery, has agreed to give us a sneak peek. We will be shown a rough cut if it is ready by the screening date. If not, George will be showcasing some sample scenes to give us a taste of what's to come. FURTHER INFORMATION Contact one of the Co-Chairs of the Organising Committee. WEB PAGE https://www.mathstat.dal.ca/wollic2023/ [For admin and other information see: http://www.mta.ca/~cat-dist/ ]