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Candidatura PEx - Zugzwang
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General Data

Title:  Induction of Stochastic Answer Set Programs by Algebraic Means
Project Acronym: IAM
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team scientific activity last 5 years
most relevant scientific achievements
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Work Plan

Abstract. summary in portugues and english; analysis state of the art; main goals; knowledge and skills in the group; strategy and methodologies; novelty; expected results.
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To what extent is the outlined scientific approach feasible bearing in mind the originality and/or ground-breaking potential of the proposed research?
To what extent are the proposed research methodology and working arrangements appropriate to achieve the goals of the project?
To what extent are the proposed timelines, resources, and PI´s commitment adequate and properly justified?

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Lump sums are paid based on evidence and results showing achieved  deliverables and budged
Budgets.
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breakdown by budget item detail of how this value is obtained
estimates must meet eligibility criteria of N.4 from "Public Announcement of the Call"

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Include 25% overheads
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Project timeline and management. list of milestones, the timeline and the description of the management structure


Milestones list
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select tasks associated with the milestone
mark milestones on the timeline.
Timeline
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identify one, or up to a maximum of three, of the 17 Sustainable
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forums, and 
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Budget

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Tarefas

[ ] Prepare the application carefully and timely.
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[ ] Make sure an updated version of CIÊNCIAVITAE is available and ensure that the same goes for all members associated to the research team of the project.
[ ] Make sure that each Institution selected in the application form has a team member associated.
[ ] Prepare the Lump Sum funding of the application carefully and adequately.
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[ ] Remember that the application represents a commitment, not only from the Principal Investigator, but also from the entire research team.
[ ] Be realistic in terms of expectations and, if the proposal is approved, make sure that the research team is able to carry it out as planned in the application.
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Testemunhos

[ ] Comprovativo de Doutoramento do PI
[ ] Vínculo Laboras com o Principal Contractor ()

Agenda

  
    title       Zugzwang
dateformat  YYYY-MM-DD

section Milestones
  milestone1    :ms1, 1d
  milestone2    : after ms1, 1d

  
Avaliação

Qualidade científica (A1) e carácter inovador (A2) do projeto numa ótica internacional.
Mérito científico do/a IR e da equipa de investigação (B1), incluindo impacto da execução do projeto no desenvolvimento da carreira do IR e/ou da sua investigação (B2).
Exequibilidade do programa de trabalhos e dos indicadores de realização propostos (C1), assim como razoabilidade orçamental (C2).


O mérito do projeto é obtido através de:


    MP =  0,40 (0,50 A1 + 0,50 A2) + 
      0,35 (0,60 B1 + 0,40 B2) + 
      0,25 (0,50 C1 + 0,50 C2)

  
Questões
- O Principal Contractor é a UÉvora ou o NOVALINCS?
2024-01-05 - Next Research Lines

After the base-setting work of "An Algebraic Approach to Stochastic ASP" these are the next tasks to consider. Is summary:


Logic Programming - Stratified & Non-stratified programs
Computer Science - Inductive Logic Programming
Software - Integration with Potassco and other frameworks
Applications


Line 1: Logic Programming - Stratified & Non-stratified programs
Line 1a - Logic Programs Structure and Properties

Stratified & non-stratified programs are quoted in the "CREDAL" papers as important classes of logic programs.


Minimal example of a non-stratified program.

The following annotated LP, with clauses $c_1, c_2, c_3$ respectively, is non-stratified (because has a cycle with negated arcs) but no head is disjunctive:


    0.3::a.                 % c1
b :- not c, not a.      % c2
c :- not b.             % c3

  
This program has three stable models:
$$
\begin{aligned}
m_1 &= \set{ a, c } \cr
m_2 &= \set{ \neg a, b } \cr
m_3 &= \set{ \neg a, c }
\end{aligned}
$$


We should investigate What are stratified programs and why are they important? and how does our approach deals with such programs?

Line 1b - Investigate the expressiveness of PASP
Consider:


Recursion
Variables,
Functional symbols,

Line 1c - The equivalence relation
Previous work defines one specific equivalence relation in the events associated to a ASP program to score that program but other equivalence relations can provide more effective scoring algorithms. 

Consider the cases where only $s \subseteq e$ and $e \subseteq s$. Or other refinements. Also consider the inconsistent and independent events.
Line 1d - Stability of the error function
Consider alternative error functions. See statistics, Kullback-Leibler divergence
Line 2: Computer Science - Inductive Logic Programming

Proceed from scoring programs to support genetic algorithms or other program space exploration methods.


Scoring programs, as described in our paper, is just a step into Inductive Logic Programming. To go further, we need to explore algorithms that:


Use background knowledge, expressed as a PLP.
Consult positive examples that should be soft induced.
Consult negative examples that should be soft excluded.
Generate PLPs that are scored.
Recombine the best scored into a new population, using recombination rules.


In order to do that, PLPs must be expressed as data structures to be manipulated. Also recombination rules must investigated before become formally expressed and supported with adequate methods.

Line 3: Software - Integration with Potassco and other frameworks

Support annotated programs with zugzwang semantics.


Bayesian Networks (BII Alice)


Generate an annotated asp program from a bayesian network and run it trough clingo.
Recover the stable models from the previous ste and compute the respective probabilities.

Program Manipulation


Annotated ASP program representation and a parser.


Line 4: Applications

Apply zugzwang to a few showcases, besides the theoretic corner stones (non-stratified, disjunctive, bayes networks), preferably based in real world scenarios, with complex structure and large datasets.


(Stochastic) Plan Generation
Yale-Shooting Problem
(Stochastic) Situation Calculus
Frame Problem
Latent Facts - and core assumptions.
Given a Bayesian Network (or a Markov Networks):


Represent it. (done for BNs; MNs?)
Solve the common probability tasks: join (done), marginals, conditionals, parameter learning, inferring unobserved variables, sample generation, etc.

Given a solved ASP specification:


What is the marginal probability of the atom a? (done)
What other probability queries are important to consider?

Given an unsolved ASP specification:


What is the probability (distribution?) of the probabilistic fact a?
What other questions are relevant? E.g. the distribution family of a fact?

Given a solved ASP specification and a set of samples:


How do the probabilities inferred from the specification match the ones from the empiric distribution? (done might see alternative approaches)

Given two solved ASP specification and a set of samples:


Which specification best describes the empiric distribution? (done)


Tarefas

[ ] Submeter
[ ] Redigir
[ ] Preparar


[-] Consultar documentação
[ ] Reunir requisitos
[ ] Delinear proposta


Memória Externa

[ ] Irene
[ ] Salvador