Nineteenth International Conference on
THEORY AND APPLICATIONS OF SATISFIABILITY TESTING
--- SAT 2016 ---
Bordeaux, France, July 5-8, 2016
Abstract submission deadline: February 14, 2016
Paper submission deadline: February 21, 2016
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The International Conference on Theory and Applications of
Satisfiability Testing (SAT) is the premier annual meeting for
researchers focusing on the theory and applications of the propositional
satisfiability problem, broadly construed. In addition to plain
propositional satisfiability, it also includes Boolean optimization
(such as MaxSAT and Pseudo-Boolean (PB) constraints), Quantified Boolean
Formulas (QBF), Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT), and Constraint
Programming (CP) for problems with clear connections to Boolean-level
reasoning.
Many hard combinatorial problems can be tackled using SAT-based
techniques including problems that arise in Formal Verification,
Artificial Intelligence, Operations Research, Computational Biology,
Cryptography, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Mathematics, et cetera.
Indeed, the theoretical and practical advances in SAT research over the
past twenty years have contributed to making SAT technology an
indispensable tool in a variety of domains.
SAT 2016 aims to further advance the field by soliciting original
theoretical and practical contributions in these areas with a clear
connection to Satisfiability. Specifically, SAT 2016 invites scientific
contributions addressing different aspects of SAT interpreted in a broad
sense, including (but not restricted to) theoretical advances (such as
exact algorithms, proof complexity, and other complexity issues),
practical search algorithms, knowledge compilation, implementation-level
details of SAT solvers and SAT-based systems, problem encodings and
reformulations, applications (including both novel application domains
and improvements to existing approaches), as well as case studies and
reports on findings based on rigorous experimentation.
SAT 2016 takes place in the nice city of Bordeaux, which is located in
the South West of France. Bordeaux is well-known to be the world wine
capital, and also ranked UNESCO town.
IMPORTANT DATES
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- February 14, 2016: Abstract submission deadline
- February 21, 2016: Paper submission deadline
- March 21-23, 2016: Author response period
- April 3, 2016: Author notification
- April 23, 2016: Camera-ready versions of papers due
- July 4, 2016: Pre-conference workshops
- July 5-8, 2016: Main conference
Follow us on the [conference web site](http://sat2016.labri.fr/),
[twitter](http://twitter.com/sat2016bordeaux) or
[facebook](http://www.facebook.com/sat2016bordeaux/) for updates.
SCOPE
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SAT 2016 welcomes scientific contributions addressing different aspects
of the satisfiability problem, interpreted in a broad sense. Domains
include MaxSAT and Pseudo-Boolean (PB) constraints, Quantified Boolean
Formulae (QBF), Satisfiability Modulo Theories (SMT), as well as
Constraint Satisfaction Problems (CSP). Topics include, but are not
restricted to:
- Theoretical advances (including exact algorithms, proof complexity,
and other complexity issues);
- Practical search algorithms;
- Knowledge compilation;
- Implementation-level details of SAT solving tools and SAT-based
systems;
- Problem encodings and reformulations;
- Applications (including both novel applications domains and
improvements to existing approaches);
- Case studies and reports on insightful findings based on rigorous
experimentation.
OUT OF SCOPE
============
Papers claiming to resolve a major long-standing open theoretical
question in Mathematics or Computer Science (such as those for which a
[Millennium Prize is
offered](http://www.claymath.org/millennium-problems), are outside the
scope of the conference because there is insufficient time in the
schedule to referee such papers; instead, such papers should be
submitted to an appropriate technical journal.
PAPER CATEGORIES
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Submissions to SAT 2016 are solicited in three paper categories,
describing original contributions.
- LONG PAPERS (9 to 15 pages, excluding references)
- SHORT PAPERS (up to 8 pages, excluding references)
- TOOL PAPERS (up to 6 pages, excluding references)
LONG and SHORT papers should contain original research, with sufficient
detail to assess the merits and relevance of the contribution. For
papers reporting experimental results, authors are strongly encouraged
to make their data and implementations available with their submission.
Submissions reporting on case studies are also encouraged, and should
describe details, weaknesses, and strengths in sufficient depth. LONG
papers and SHORT papers will be evaluated with the same quality
standards, and are expected to contain a similar contribution per page
ratio.
The authors should choose between a LONG or a SHORT paper depending on
the space they need to fully describe their contribution. The
classification between LONG and SHORT papers is mainly a way to balance
the workload of the reviewing process among PC members. It also impacts
the duration of the presentation of the work during the conference. It
is the responsibility of the authors to make sure that their paper is
self-contained in the chosen limit of pages. There will be no
requalification of the submissions by the PC.
TOOLS papers must obey to a specific content criteria in addition to
their size limit. A tool paper should describe the implemented tool and
its novel features. Here "tools" are interpreted in a broad sense,
including descriptions of implemented solvers, preprocessors, etc., as
well as systems that exploit SAT solvers or their extensions to solve
interesting problem domains. A demonstration is expected to accompany a
tool presentation. Papers describing tools that have already been
presented previously are expected to contain significant and clear
enhancements to the tool.
Submissions should not be under review elsewhere nor be submitted
elsewhere while under review for SAT 2016, and should not consist of
previously published material.
Submissions not consistent with the above guidelines may be returned
without review.
Besides the paper itself, authors may submit a supplement consisting of
one file in the format of a gzipped tarball (.tar.gz or .tgz) or a
gzipped file (.gz) or a zip archive (.zip). Authors are encouraged to
submit a supplement when it will help reviewers evaluate the paper.
Supplements will be treated with the same degree of confidentiality as
the paper itself. For example, the supplement might contain detailed
proofs, examples, software, detailed experimental data, or other
material related to the submission. Individual reviewers may or may not
consult the supplementary material; the paper itself should be
self-contained.
Long and short papers may be considered for a best paper award. If the
main author is a student, both in terms of work and writing, the paper
may be considered for a best student-paper award. Use the supplement to
your submission to state (in a brief cover letter) if the paper
qualifies as a student paper.
Links to information on the Springer LNCS style are available through
the [SAT 2016 website](http://sat2016.labri.fr/).
All papers submissions are done exclusively via
[EasyChair](http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=sat2016).
One author of each accepted paper is expected to present it at the
conference.
PROCEEDINGS
===========
All accepted papers are expected to be published in the proceedings of
the conference, which will be published within the Springer LNCS series.
STUDENT GRANTS
==============
A limited number of student travel support grants will be available from
our sponsors. Applicants should acquire a letter of support from their
advisor and prepare a statement detailing why the travel support is
needed. This information should be emailed to the SAT'16 conference
chairs at sat2016@easychair.org by March 31st, 2016. Determinations will
be made shortly after the notification to the authors.
ORGANIZATION
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PROGRAM CHAIRS
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- Nadia Creignou Aix-Marseille Université, LIF-CNRS France
- Daniel Le Berre Université d'Artois, CRIL-CNRS France
LOCAL CHAIR
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- Laurent Simon Bordeaux INP, University of Bordeaux, LaBRI-CNRS,
France
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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- Fahiem Bacchus University of Toronto
- Yael Ben-Haim IBM Research
- Olaf Beyersdorff University of Leeds
- Armin Biere Johannes Kepler University
- Nikolaj Bjorner Microsoft Research
- Maria Luisa Bonet Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
- Sam Buss UCSD
- Nadia Creignou Aix-Marseille Université, LIF-CNRS
- Uwe Egly TU Wien
- John Franco University of Cincinnati
- Djamal Habet Aix-Marseille Université, LSIS-CNRS
- Marijn Heule The University of Texas at Austin
- Holger Hoos University of British Columbia
- Frank Hutter University of Freiburg
- Mikolas Janota Microsoft Research
- Matti Järvisalo University of Helsinki
- Hans Kleine Büning University of Paderborn
- Daniel Le Berre Université d'Artois, CRIL-CNRS
- Ines Lynce INESC-ID/IST, University of Lisbon
- Marco Maratea DIBRIS, University of Genova
- Joao Marques-Silva INESC-ID, IST, ULisbon
- Stefan Mengel CRIL-CNRS
- Alexander Nadel Intel
- Nina Narodytska Samsung Research America
- Jakob Nordström KTH
- Albert Oliveras Technical University of Catalonia
- Roberto Sebastiani DISI, University of Trento
- Martina Seidl Johannes Kepler University Linz
- Yuping Shen Institute of Logic and Cognition, Sun Yat-sen University
- Laurent Simon Bordeaux INP, University of Bordeaux, LaBRI-CNRS
- Takehide Soh Information Science and Technology Center, Kobe
University
- Stefan Szeider TU Wien
- Allen Van Gelder University of California, Santa Cruz
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