Abstract

The 45 contributions in this book consider all aspects of logic programming, including theory and foundations; architectures and implementations; programming languages and methodology; databases; knowledge representation, reasoning, and expert systems; and relations to other computation models, programming languages, and programming methodologies. There are chapters on novel applications and on applications that address the unique character of logic programming. Invited speakers are Keith Clark (Imperial College, London), Herve Gallaire (ECRC, Munich), Fernando Pereira, (SRI International), K. R. Rao (University of Melbourne), J. Alan Robinson (Syracuse University), and Masahiko Sato (Tohoku University). Jean-Louis Lassez is a Research Scientist with IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center. Logic Programming: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conferenceis included in the series Logic Programming (Research Reports and Notes), edited by Ehud Shapiro. Two-volume set.