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 ## 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:
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+# P04 - Plano de Trabalho
+
+## Resumo
+
+### Resumo em português (5000c)
+
+### Resumo em inglês (5000c)
+
+## Estado da arte e objetivos (6000c)
+
+## Plano de investigação e métodos (10000c) 
+
+## Referências bibliográficas (10000c)
+
+> Inclua publicações citadas na descrição técnica e científica da candidatura. Esta lista não está limitada a publicações dos membros da equipa. (APA, MLA, Chicago)
+
+## Publicações anteriores (5 da equipa)
+
+## Tarefas 
+
+(externo)
+
+## Calendarização e gestão do projeto
+
+### Lista de milestones
+
+### Cronograma
+
+> Produza uma descrição da calendarização do projeto em formato electrónico. Sugerimos que utilize como ponto de partida a folha de cálculo que disponibilizamos em 2 formatos: (MS Excel) e ([ODF](https://myfct.fct.pt/Projects/ProjectTimelineManagement?ApplicationId=51568#)). Converta a versão final para formato PDF e faça upload, com a designação timeline.pdf.
+
+
+## Questões éticas
+
+## Agenda 2030
+
+> Os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) e a Agenda 2030, adotados pela quase totalidade dos países do mundo, no contexto das Nações Unidas, definem as prioridades e aspirações do desenvolvimento sustentável global para 2030 e procuram mobilizar esforços globais à volta de um conjunto de objetivos e metas comuns. São 17 ODS, em áreas que afetam a qualidade de vida de todos os cidadãos do mundo e daqueles que ainda estão para vir. [Mais informação sobre os ODS das Nações](https://myfct.fct.pt/Projects/Agenda2030?ApplicationId=51568#).
+
+### Enquadramento da candidatura nos ODS da Agenda 2030 das Nações Unidas
+(uma linha)
+
+### Fundamentação do enquadramento (3000c)
+
+## Outros projetos
+
+> Devem ser listados as candidaturas submetidas ou projetos aprovados (liderados pelo IR) através de avaliação por pares que se tenham iniciado há menos de 5 anos (concluídos ou em curso).
+
+### JuPy
+
+#### Relação com esta candidatura
+- Foi adquirido conhecimento e experiência sobre implementação e execução de programas num sistema distribuído HPC.
+- Foram estabelecidas relações de cooperação técnica e científica entre o PI e a equipa de gestão do cluster "Oblivion | HPCUE"
+
+- Knowledge and experience was acquired about implementing and executing programs in a distributed HPC system.
+- Technical and scientific cooperation relationships were established between the PI and the management team of the "Oblivion | HPCUE" cluster.
+
+## Ficheiros anexos
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+using Dates
+
+function budget(items, overhead=0.25)
+    partial = sum(items)
+    partial_overhead = overhead * partial
+    total = partial + partial_overhead
+    return (partial, partial_overhead, total)
+end
+
+function get_budget()
+    items = [3000, 500]
+    (partial, overhead, total) = budget(items)
+    println("Partial : $(partial)\nOverhead: $(overhead)\nTotal   : $total")
+end
+
+function project_month(n, startdate=Date(2024,09,01))
+    months = Dates.Month(n)
+    return startdate + months
+end
+
+function get_month(month=8)
+    cm = project_month(month)
+    println("M$(month) -> $(cm)")
+end
+
+get_budget()
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+# Narrative CV
+
+
+  - Contributions to the generation of new ideas, tools, methodologies, or knowledge
+  - Contributions to the development of individuals and/or research teams
+  - Contributions to the research community and the broader society
+  - Selected outputs and/or activities
+  - Why would this grant be timely for me, at this point in my career path and/or in my research?
+
+## Percurso Científico e Curricular (2000)
+
+1. 1993, Degree in Mathematics, FCUL.
+2. 1997, Master degree in Mathematics (Algebra), FCUL. About Hilbert's tenth problem (algorithmic resolution of Diophantine equations) and a computational model based on geometric constructions with ruler and compass.
+3. 2006, PhD in Informatics (Computer Science), UL. About deliberation by autonomous agents.
+4. 2008, Article "The euclid abstract machine: Trisection of the angle and the halting problem". Develops the ideas about computing and geometry, started in the master's dissertation.
+5. 2010, Book "Computation Theory, Computability and Complexity" (Escolar Editora). For graduate students.
+6. 2015, Article "Probabilistic perception revision in AgentSpeak(L)". Initial study on the integration of symbolic and statistical AI.
+7. 2016, Book "Introduction to Mathematics - Algebra, Analysis and Optimization" (LIDEL). For undergraduate students.
+8. 2017, Article "A method for regularization of evolutionary polynomial regression" (Applied Soft Computing). Proposes a method for learning polynomial models using genetic algorithms.
+9. 2021, Researcher at the chair "High Performance Computing" at UÉ. Organized and taught an introduction course to the Julia language, aimed at the digital humanities and social sciences.
+10. 2021, Integrated member of the NOVALINCS center. I have been researching the extension of the ASP language with probabilistic annotations.
+11. 2022, CPCA/A0 Project "JuPy". Small project exploring the use of "high-level" languages (Python and Julia) in distributed computing and HPC systems.
+12. 2023, "Zugzwang, Logic and Artificial Intelligence". Work focused on the extension of ASP with probabilistic annotations and the respective induction by a set of data and background knowledge.
+13. 2024, Submitted article "An Algebraic Approach to Stochastic ASP" (IJCAR 2024). Deals with the extension of probability from total choices to stable models and then to general events.
+
+## Contribuições para a Ciência e a Sociedade
+
+### Contribuições da originalidade de ideias, ferramentas, metodologias ou conhecimento (2000)
+
+- Interdisciplinar: Matemática; Lógica; Estatística; Inteligência Artificial
+- Geometria e Computação
+- Bibliotecas e programas
+- Modelos LaTeX para a UÉ
+
+### Contribuições para o desenvolvimento de competências ao nível individual e/ou em equipas (3000)
+
+- Mestrados
+- Doutoramentos
+- Bolsas
+- Cursos
+
+### Contribuições para a Comunidade Científica e para a Sociedade (3000)
+
+- Os dois livros
+- O curso de LaTeX
+- O curso de Julia na Índia
+- O curso de Júlia na Cátedra
+
+### Resultados ou/e atividades relevantes (2500)
+
+- Publicações
+
+### Que relevância atribui a este financiamento para a fase atual da sua carreira e/ou do seu percurso de investigação? (3000)
+
+- Evolução do percurso iniciado com a tese doutoramento; alguns artigos publicados; artigo submetido; colaboração interdisciplinar
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 ## Task List
-### Task LPSP
+### Task LP.SP
 - **Denomination**
   -  Logic Programs Structure and Properties
 - **Description and expected results:**
-    - **Objectives**: Clarify the role of logic program structure, eg stratified, or recursive  programs or functional symbols, in the equivalence relation of events classes. 
-    - **Methods**: Investigate the types of logic program structures, how they affect known ILP systems and what is the relationship with our approach.
-    - **Expected Results**: Two papers accepted in A* or A international conferences or Q1 journals.
-    - **Links to other tasks**: [TODO] (preconditions and results)
-    - **Partners and Institution Roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
-    - **Justification for the needed resources**: Members should present the results in international conferences, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
+  - **Objectives**: Clarify the role of logic program structure and composition elements (eg stratified or recursive  programs, functional symbols) in the stable models, our equivalence relation of events, and existing ASP and ILP systems. 
+  - **Methods**: Investigate logic program structures and composition elements, how they affect stable models, event classes, and existing ASP and ILP systems.
+  - **Expected results**: Assessment on the effects of the studied structures and composition elements on  stable models, event classes, and existing ASP and ILP systems.
+  - **Links to other tasks**:
+    - Preconditions from other tasks: None - this is an initial task, a continuation of already done research;
+    - Results for other tasks: 
+      - ISE: This task gives important insights into search strategies and transformation rules.
+      - ISF: For computation of the event classes and respective probabilities, this task gives important insights into algorithm design.
+      - LP.EQ: Different equivalence relations based on the stable models clearly depend on the program structure and composition, so this task gives important insights into that study.
+  - **Partners and Institution roles**: 
+    - Universidade de Évora, Principal contractor;
+  - **Justification for the needed resources**: A member should present the results of this task in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
 - **Assigned team members:**
-  - Francisco Coelho, Universidade de Évora
-  - Bruno Dinis, Universidade de Évora
-  - Salvador Abreu, Universidade de Évora
-- **Person*Month:**
-  - [TODO]
+  - Francisco Coelho, Universidade de Évora;
+  - Salvador Abreu, Universidade de Évora;
+  - Bruno Dinis, Universidade de Évora;
+- **Person * Month:**
+  | Member           | Percentage | Months | P*M |
+  |------------------|-----------:|:------:|----:|
+  | Francisco Coelho |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | Salvador Abreu   |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | Bruno Dinis      |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | **Total**        |            |        | 3.0 |
 - **Deliverables:**
-  - Paper ONE in International Conference: M08
+  - A paper accepted in a A* or A international conference or Q1 journal, by 2025-05-01.
 - **Budget**
-  - Registration, travel, accommodation and food for conference ONE: 3000,00€
-  - Total, including 25% overheads: 3750,00€
+  | Item                                                                     |   Amount |
+  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------:|
+  | Registration, travel, accommodation and food in international conference | 3000.00€ |
+  | Overheads (25%)                                                          |  750.00€ |
+  | **Total**                                                                | 3750.00€ |
-### Task LPEQ
+### Task LP.EQ
 - **Denomination**
-  - The Role of Equivalence Relations in Scoring Programs
+  - Equivalence Relations in Scoring Programs
 - **Description and expected results**
-    - **Objectives**: Clarify the role of the equivalence relation, used to partition the event space, in the performance of methods and applications. 
-    - **Methods**: Investigate variations of the equivalence relation, eg considering only super-events instead of super- and sub-events, and the resulting effects.
-    - **Expected Results**: One paper accepted in A* or A international conference or Q1 journal.
-    - **Links to other tasks**: [TODO] (preconditions and results)
-    - **Partners and Institution Roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
-    - **Justification for the needed resources**: A member should present the results in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
+    - **Objectives**: Clarify the role of the equivalence relation, used to partition the event space, on the performance of algorithms related to classes and respective probabilities. 
+    - **Methods**: Investigate variations of the equivalence relation (eg, considering only super-events instead of super- and sub-events) and the resulting effects on algorithms related to classes and respective probabilities.
+    - **Expected results**: Assessment on the effects of the variations of the equivalence relation on algorithms related to classes and respective probabilities.
+    - **Links to other tasks**:
+      - Preconditions from other tasks: 
+        - LP.SP: Program structure and composition elements, assessed in task LP.SP, contribute to determine the stable models that are, in turn, used to define the equivalence relation, studied here. 
+      - Results for other tasks: 
+        - ATS and RWC - The equivalence relation associates certain events to certain stable models and from this association results event probability. In applications, either theoretical scenarios or real world cases, models (in this case, SASPs) must support the calculus of event probabilities.
+    - **Partners and Institution roles**:
+      - Universidade de Évora, Principal contractor;
+    - **Justification for the needed resources**: A member should present the results of this task in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
 - **Assigned team members**
   - Francisco Coelho, Universidade de Évora
   - Bruno Dinis, Universidade de Évora
-- **Person*Month**
-  - [TODO]
+- **Person * Month**
+  | Member           | Percentage | Months | P*M |
+  |------------------|-----------:|:------:|----:|
+  | Francisco Coelho |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | Bruno Dinis      |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | **Total**        |            |        | 2.0 |
 - **Deliverables**
-  - Paper TWO in International Conference: M09 - M17
+  - A paper accepted in a A* or A international conference or Q1 journal, by 2026-02-01.
 - **Budget**
-  - Registration, travel, accommodation and food for conference TWO: 3000,00€
-  - Total, including 25% overheads: 3750,00€
+  | Item                                                                     |   Amount |
+  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------:|
+  | Registration, travel, accommodation and food in international conference | 3000.00€ |
+  | Overheads (25%)                                                          |  750.00€ |
+  | **Total**                                                                | 3750.00€ |
-### Task LPERR
+<!--
+### Task LP.ERR
 - **Denomination**
   - The Role of the Error Function
 - **Description and expected results**
     - **Objectives**: Explore the role of the error function, used to score a probabilistic ASP wrt observations, in the performance of methods and applications.
     - **Methods**: Investigate variations of the error function, eg Kullback-Leibler divergence instead of the L2 used, observation sets form various domains, and the resulting effects.
-    - **Expected Results**: One paper accepted in A* or A international conference or Q1 journal.
+    - **Expected results**: One paper accepted in A* or A international conference or Q1 journal.
     - **Links to other tasks**: [TODO] (preconditions and results)
-    - **Partners and Institution Roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
-    - **Justification for the needed resources**: A member should present the results in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
+    - **Partners and Institution roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
+    - **Justification for the needed resources**: A member should present the results of this task in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
 - **Assigned team members**
   - Francisco Coelho, Universidade de Évora
   - Ligia Henriques-Rodrigues, Universidade de Évora
-- **Person*Month**
+- **Person * Month**
   - [TODO]
 - **Deliverables**
   - Paper THREE in International Conference: M01 - M08
 - **Budget**
-  - Registration, travel, accommodation and food for conference THREE: 3000,00€
-  - Total, including 25% overheads: 3750,00€
+  - Registration, travel, accommodation and food for conference THREE: 3000.00€
+  - Total, including 25% overheads: 3750.00€
+-->
-### Task ISASTSE
+### Task ISE
 - **Denomination**
   - Inductive Stochastic Answer Set Programs by Space Exploration
 - **Description and expected results**
-    - **Objectives**: Proceed from scoring programs to induce ASP programs using genetic algorithms or other program space exploration methods.
-    - **Methods**: Investigate program transformation and program space exploration methods and rules.  
-    - **Expected Results**: One paper accepted in A* or A international conference or Q1 journal.
-    - **Links to other tasks**: [TODO] (preconditions and results)
-    - **Partners and Institution Roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
-    - **Justification for the needed resources**:  A member should present the results in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
+    - **Objectives**: Proceed from already established (in existing research) scoring programs methods to induce Stochastic Answer Set Programs (SASPs) using program space exploration algorithms based on program transformation rules (eg genetic algorithms).
+    - **Methods**: Investigate program transformation rules and program space exploration algorithms in the context of SASPs.  
+    - **Expected results**: Compilation and assessment of program transformation rules and space explorations algorithms for SASPs.
+    - **Links to other tasks**:
+      - Preconditions from other tasks: None - this is an initial task, a continuation of already done research;
+      - Results for other tasks: 
+        - HPC, ATS, RWC: This is an algorithm oriented research task; its results are to be utilized by the subsequent application tasks: HPC for induction and use of SASPs (HPC), Application of SASPs in Theoretic Scenarios (ATS) and Applications of SASPs to Real World Cases (RWC). 
+        - ISF: Induction of SASPs from data and background knowledge, in task ISF, requires the assessments of program space exploration algorithms and program transformation rules.
+    - **Partners and Institution roles**:
+      - Universidade de Évora, Principal contractor;
+    - **Justification for the needed resources**: A member should present the results of this task in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
 - **Assigned team members**
   - Francisco Coelho, Universidade de Évora
   - Salvador Abreu, Universidade de Évora
-- **Person*Month**
-  - [TODO]
+- **Person * Month**
+  | Member           | Percentage | Months | P*M |
+  |------------------|-----------:|:------:|----:|
+  | Francisco Coelho |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | Salvador Abreu   |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | **Total**        |            |        | 2.0 |
 - **Deliverables**
-  - Paper FOUR in International Conference: M01 - M09
+  - A paper accepted in a A* or A international conference or Q1 journal, by 2025-03-01.
 - **Budget**
-  - Registration, travel, accommodation and food for conference FOUR: 3000,00€
-  - Total, including 25% overheads: 3750,00€
+  | Item                                                                     |   Amount |
+  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------:|
+  | Registration, travel, accommodation and food in international conference | 3000.00€ |
+  | Overheads (25%)                                                          |  750.00€ |
+  | **Total**                                                                | 3750.00€ |
 ### Task ISF
 - **Denomination**
   - Integration with existing ASP and ILP software frameworks
 - **Description and expected results**
-    - **Objectives**: Exploit and contribute to existing ASP frameworks, such as Potassco.
-    - **Methods**: Implement a library to parse the ASP language extended with probabilistic annotations; utilize existing ASP frameworks to compute stable models; compute the event classes and respective probabilities.
-    - **Expected Results**: A library, and the respective API, to parse extended ASP; interface with existing ASP frameworks; compute event classes and respective probabilities.
+    - **Objectives**: A library, and its documentation, to enable efficient SASP related computations: parsing, event classes and probabilities, induction.
+    - **Methods**: Implement, test, document and demonstrate a library to process SASP programs (parse the SASP language; utilize existing ASP frameworks to compute stable models; compute the event classes and respective probabilities; induce SASPs from data).
+    - **Expected results**: A library that implements the algorithms proposed in previous tasks and existing research, to be utilized in future applications and tasks, and associated documentation; A PhD graduation; Contributions to existing ASP frameworks, such as Potassco. 
     - **Links to other tasks**: 
-      - Result: Task HPC; deliverable: Library API
-    - **Partners and Institution Roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
-    - **Justification for the needed resources**:
-      - The implementation amount and complexity requires a fulltime PhD student working over a year, using a suitable laptop.
+      - Preconditions from other tasks: None - this is an initial task, a continuation of already done research; However, results from task ISE will guide the implementation for induction of SASPs from data and background knowledge.
+      - Results for other tasks: 
+        - HPC: A proposed library API, to guide the implementation in the HPC task.
+        - ATS, RWC: These applied tasks require adequate software support, ie the library and documentation delivered by this task. 
+    - **Partners and Institution roles**:
+      - Universidade de Évora, Principal contractor;
+    - **Justification for the needed resources**: The implementation volume and complexity requires a fulltime PhD student working over a year, using a suitable laptop; The PhD student should present the results of this task in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
 - **Assigned team members**
   - Francisco Coelho, Universidade de Évora
   - BI Scholarship fellow, Universidade de Évora
-- **Person*Month**
-  - [TODO]
+- **Person * Month**
+  | Member                | Percentage | Months |  P*M |
+  |-----------------------|-----------:|:------:|-----:|
+  | Francisco Coelho      |      16.7% |   12   |  2.0 |
+  | BI Scholarship fellow |     100.0% |   12   | 12.0 |
+  | **Total**             |            |        | 14.0 |
 - **Deliverables**
-  - Software Library Repository: M03 - M15
-  - Library API:  M06
-  - Implementation Report: M16
+  - Proposal for the library API, by 2024-12-01.
+  - Report documenting the features and progress in the library implementation, by 2025-03-01.
+  - Paper accepted in a A* or A international conference or Q1 journal, by 2025-06-01.
+  - Library, and the respective documentation, to parse SASP; interface with existing ASP frameworks; compute event classes and respective probabilities, by 2025-06-01.
+  - Completed PhD thesis, by 2025-09-01.
 - **Budget**
-  - Laptop computer:   2600,00€
-  - BI Scholarship:   13735,68€ = 1144,64€ x 12 months 
-  - Total, including 25% overheads: 20419,60€
+  | Item                                                                     |    Amount |
+  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------:|
+  | Laptop Computer                                                          |  2600.00€ |
+  | Registration, travel, accommodation and food in international conference |  3000.00€ |
+  | BI Scholarship (12 months, 1144.64€/month)                               | 13735.68€ |
+  | Overheads (25%)                                                          |  4833.92€ |
+  | **Total**                                                                | 24169.60€ |
 ### Task HPC
 - **Denomination**
-  - High Performance Computing for Induction and Use of SASP
+  - High Performance Computing for Induction and Use of SASPs
 - **Description and expected results**
-    - **Objectives**: Use High Performance Computing systems to speedup and scale-up applications of our methods.
-    - **Methods**: Benchmark the benefits of data and process distribution on High Performance Computing systems. 
-    - **Expected Results**: Report on the performance of the distributed versions of the programs to interface with existing ASP frameworks and compute event classes and respective probabilities.  
+    - **Objectives**: Use High Performance Computing systems to speedup and scale-up applications of SASPs.
+    - **Methods**: Benchmark the benefits of data and process distribution for SASPs on High Performance Computing systems. 
+    - **Expected results**: Compilation and assessment of distributed SASPs on HPC systems; A library that implements distributed versions of some API functions described in the ISF task, to be utilized in future applications and tasks, and associated documentation; 
     - **Links to other tasks**:
-      -  Precondition: Task ISF; Deliverable: Library API
-    - **Partners and Institution Roles**: 
-      - Universidade de Évora [ROLES]
-      - High Performance Computing Chair [ROLES]
-    - **Justification for the needed resources**: [TODO]
+      - Preconditions from other tasks: 
+        - ISF: The proposed library API is utilized to guide this task implementation, in order to strive for compatibility.
+        - ISE: Results from task ISE will guide the implementation for induction of SASPs from data and background knowledge.
+      - Results for other tasks:
+        - ATS, RWC: These applied tasks require adequate software support, ie the library and documentation delivered by this task.
+    - **Partners and Institution roles**: 
+      - Universidade de Évora, Principal contractor;
+      - High Performance Computing Chair, Partner institution;
+    - **Justification for the needed resources**: 
+      - A member should present the results of this task in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
+      - Adaptation of sequential programs to HPC systems requires expert consultation.
+      - An HPC system is required to this task.
 - **Assigned team members**
   - Francisco Coelho, Universidade de Évora
-  - Miguel Avillez, High Performance Computing Chair
-- **Person*Month**
-  - [TODO]
+  - Miguel Avillez, High Performance Computing Chair (as Consultant)
+- **Person * Month**
+  | Member           | Percentage | Months | P*M |
+  |------------------|-----------:|:------:|----:|
+  | Francisco Coelho |      16.7% |   12   | 2.0 |
+  | Miguel Avillez   |      16.7% |   12   | 2.0 |
+  | **Total**        |            |        | 4.0 |
 - **Deliverables**
-  - Software Library Repository: M06 - M18
-  - Implementation Report: M18
+  - Report on the performance of the distributed versions of the programs to interface with existing ASP frameworks and compute event classes and respective probabilities, by 2025-09-01.
+  - Paper accepted in a A* or A international conference or Q1 journal, by 2026-03-01.
 - **Budget**
-  - [TODO] Item justification (criteria of N.4 from "Public Announcement of the Call")
-  - [TODO] Amount requested for the task: Include 25% overheads; Consistent with the _Principal Contractor Budget table in application form_; Ensure "total amount of funding requested by institution" = "total costs of the tasks in which the institution participates"
+  | Item                                                                     |   Amount |
+  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------:|
+  | Registration, travel, accommodation and food in international conference | 3000.00€ |
+  | HPC system                                                               | 1000.00€ |
+  | Overheads (25%)                                                          | 1000.00€ |
+  | **Total**                                                                | 5000.00€ |
-### Task APPT
+### Task ATS
 - **Denomination**
-  - Applications of Stochastic ASP in Theoretic Scenarios
+  - Applications of SASPs in Theoretic Scenarios
 - **Description and expected results**
-    - **Objectives**: [TODO]
-    - **Methods**: [TODO]
-    - **Expected Results**: [TODO]
-    - **Links to other tasks**: [TODO] (preconditions and results)
-    - **Partners and Institution Roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
-    - **Justification for the needed resources**: [TODO]
+    - **Objectives**: Evaluate SASP, and SASP induction, in some theoretic scenarios (toy problems) described in the relevant literature (eg Stochastic Plan Generation, Logic/Statistic Puzzles).
+    - **Methods**: Compile a set of theoretic problems; Evaluate hand-coded and induced SASPs on that set; Compare with state-of-the-art results. 
+    - **Expected results**: Assessment of the performance of hard-coded and induced SASPs with respect to state-of-the-art systems; List of advantages and problems.
+    - **Links to other tasks**:
+      - Preconditions from other tasks: Libraries, and respective documentation, from tasks IFS and HPC.
+      - Results for other tasks: None - This is a final task.
+    - **Partners and Institution roles**:
+      - Universidade de Évora, Principal contractor;
+    - **Justification for the needed resources**:  
+      - A member should present the results of this task in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
+      - An HPC system is required to this task.
 - **Assigned team members**
-  - [TODO] Member
-- **Person*Month**
-  - [TODO]
+  - Francisco Coelho, Universidade de Évora
+  - [TODO], [TODO]
+- **Person * Month**
+  | Member           | Percentage | Months | P*M |
+  |------------------|-----------:|:------:|----:|
+  | Francisco Coelho |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | [TODO]           |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | **Total**        |            |        | 2.0 |
 - **Deliverables**
-  - [TODO]Type  and Description; evidences and results
+  - A paper accepted in a A* or A international conference or Q1 journal, by 2026-03-01.
 - **Budget**
-  - [TODO] Item justification (criteria of N.4 from "Public Announcement of the Call")
-  - [TODO] Amount requested for the task: Include 25% overheads; Consistent with the _Principal Contractor Budget table in application form_; Ensure "total amount of funding requested by institution" = "total costs of the tasks in which the institution participates"
+  | Item                                                                     |   Amount |
+  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------:|
+  | Registration, travel, accommodation and food in international conference | 3000.00€ |
+  | HPC system                                                               |  500.00€ |
+  | Overheads (25%)                                                          |  875.00€ |
+  | **Total**                                                                | 4375.00€ |
+<!-- 
 ### Task APPS
 - **Denomination**
-  - Applications of Stochastic ASP in Statistic Tasks
+  - Applications of SASPs in Statistic Tasks
 - **Description and expected results**
     - **Objectives**: [TODO]
     - **Methods**: [TODO]
-    - **Expected Results**: [TODO]
+    - **Expected results**: [TODO]
     - **Links to other tasks**: [TODO] (preconditions and results)
-    - **Partners and Institution Roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
+    - **Partners and Institution roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
     - **Justification for the needed resources**: [TODO]
 - **Assigned team members**
   - [TODO] Member
-- **Person*Month**
+- **Person * Month**
   - [TODO]
 - **Deliverables**
   - [TODO]Type  and Description; evidences and results
 - **Budget**
   - [TODO] Item justification (criteria of N.4 from "Public Announcement of the Call")
   - [TODO] Amount requested for the task: Include 25% overheads; Consistent with the _Principal Contractor Budget table in application form_; Ensure "total amount of funding requested by institution" = "total costs of the tasks in which the institution participates"
+-->
-### Task APPW
-- **Denomination**
-  - Applications of Stochastic ASP in Real World Cases 
-- **Description and expected results**
-    - **Objectives**: [TODO]
-    - **Methods**: [TODO]
-    - **Expected Results**: [TODO]
-    - **Links to other tasks**: [TODO] (preconditions and results)
-    - **Partners and Institution Roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
-    - **Justification for the needed resources**: [TODO]
-- **Assigned team members**
-  - [TODO] Member
-- **Person*Month**
-  - [TODO]
-- **Deliverables**
-  - [TODO]Type  and Description; evidences and results
-- **Budget**
-  - [TODO] Item justification (criteria of N.4 from "Public Announcement of the Call")
-  - [TODO] Amount requested for the task: Include 25% overheads; Consistent with the _Principal Contractor Budget table in application form_; Ensure "total amount of funding requested by institution" = "total costs of the tasks in which the institution participates"
-### Task TaskID
+### Task RWC
 - **Denomination**
-  - [TODO] concise and self-explanatory
+  - Applications of SASPs to Real World Cases 
 - **Description and expected results**
-    - **Objectives**: [TODO]
-    - **Methods**: [TODO]
-    - **Expected Results**: [TODO]
-    - **Links to other tasks**: [TODO] (preconditions and results)
-    - **Partners and Institution Roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
-    - **Justification for the needed resources**: [TODO]
+    - **Objectives**: Apply SASP, and SASP induction, to some real world cases described in the relevant literature (eg [TODO]).
+    - **Methods**: Gather information in the form of background knowledge (eg from experts) and data (positive and negative examples) about the selected problem; Evaluate hand-coded and induced SASPs in that problem; Compare with other approaches to that problem. 
+    - **Expected results**: Assessment of the performance of hard-coded and induced SASPs on the selected problem; List of advantages and problems.
+    - **Links to other tasks**:
+      - Preconditions from other tasks: Libraries, and respective documentation, from tasks IFS and HPC.
+      - Results for other tasks: None - This is a final task.
+    - **Partners and Institution roles**:
+      - Universidade de Évora, Principal contractor;
+    - **Justification for the needed resources**:  
+      - A member should present the results of this task in an international conference, requiring support for registration, travel, accommodation and food.
+      - An HPC system is required to this task.
 - **Assigned team members**
-  - [TODO] Member
-- **Person*Month**
-  - [TODO]
+  - Francisco Coelho, Universidade de Évora
+  - [TODO], [TODO]
+- **Person * Month**
+  | Member           | Percentage | Months | P*M |
+  |------------------|-----------:|:------:|----:|
+  | Francisco Coelho |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | [TODO]           |      16.7% |   6    | 1.0 |
+  | **Total**        |            |        | 2.0 |
 - **Deliverables**
-  - [TODO]Type  and Description; evidences and results
+  - A paper accepted in a A* or A international conference or Q1 journal, by 2026-03-01.
 - **Budget**
-  - [TODO] Item justification (criteria of N.4 from "Public Announcement of the Call")
-  - [TODO] Amount requested for the task: Include 25% overheads; Consistent with the _Principal Contractor Budget table in application form_; Ensure "total amount of funding requested by institution" = "total costs of the tasks in which the institution participates"
+  | Item                                                                     |   Amount |
+  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------:|
+  | Registration, travel, accommodation and food in international conference | 3000.00€ |
+  | HPC system                                                               |  500.00€ |
+  | Overheads (25%)                                                          |  875.00€ |
+  | **Total**                                                                | 4375.00€ |
 ## Project Timeline
-```gantt
-title       IAM
+```mermaid
+gantt
+title       Induction of Stochastic Answer Set Programs by Algebraic Means (IAM)
 dateFormat  YYYY-MM-DD
+axisFormat  %Y-%m
+
+section Theoretical
+  Logic Programs Structure and Properties (LP.SP)    :lpsp,  2024-09-01, 6M
+  LP.SP Paper   :milestone, lpsppaper,  2025-03-01, 0d
+  Inductive Stochastic Answer Set Programs by Space Exploration (ISE)     :ise,   2024-09-01, 6M
+  ISE Paper     :milestone, isepaper,   2025-03-01, 0d
+  Equivalence Relations in Scoring Programs (LP.EQ)    :lpeq,  2025-03-01, 6M
+  LP.EQ Paper   :milestone, lpeqpaper,  2025-09-01, 0d
+  #LPERR  :lperr, 2025-09-01, 6M
+  #LPERR.PAPER  :milestone, lpeqpaper,  2025-05-01, 0d
-section Tasks
+section Implementation
+  Integration with existing ASP and ILP software frameworks (ISF)     :isf,   2024-09-01, 12M
+  ISF API       :milestone, isfapi,     2024-12-01, 0d
+  ISF Report    :milestone, isfreport,  2025-03-01, 0d
+  ISF Paper     :milestone, isfpaper,   2025-06-01, 0d
+  ISF Library   :milestone, isflibrary, 2025-06-01, 0d
+  ISF Thesis    :milestone, isfthesis,  2025-09-01, 0d
+  High Performance Computing for Induction and Use of SASP (HPC)     :after isfapi ise,  12M
+  HPC Report    :milestone, hpcreport,  2025-09-01, 0d
+  HPC Paper     :milestone, hpcpaper,   2026-03-01, 0d
+
+section Application
+  Applications of SASPs in Theoretic Scenarios (ATS)    :appt,  2025-09-01, 6M
+  ATS Paper    :milestone, apptpaper,  2026-03-01, 0d
+  #APPS   :after appt,        4M
+  Applications of SASPs to Real World Cases (RWC)    :appw,  2025-09-01, 6M
+  RWC Paper    :milestone, appwpaper,  2026-03-01, 0d
-  task1   :a1, 2024-09-01, 30d
 ```
+<!--
 - **Project timeline and management.** list of milestones, the timeline and the description of the management structure
   - **Milestones list**
     - milestone = objective achieved; phase completed; result obtained
@@ -250,4 +357,31 @@ section Tasks
     - start with the available spreadsheet
     - upload "timeline.pdf"
     - Indicate **partner responsible for task**; **acronyms of partners involved**
-  - **Management** project management structure: coordination; meetings; reporting structure
 \ No newline at end of file
+  - **Management** project management structure: coordination; meetings; reporting structure
+
+-->
+
+<!-- 
+
+### Task TaskID
+
+- **Denomination**
+  - [TODO] concise and self-explanatory
+- **Description and expected results**
+    - **Objectives**: [TODO]
+    - **Methods**: [TODO]
+    - **Expected results**: [TODO]
+    - **Links to other tasks**: [TODO] (preconditions and results)
+    - **Partners and Institution roles**: Universidade de Évora [TODO] [ROLES]
+    - **Justification for the needed resources**: [TODO]
+- **Assigned team members**
+  - [TODO] Member
+- **Person * Month**
+  - [TODO]
+- **Deliverables**
+  - [TODO]Type  and Description; evidences and results
+- **Budget**
+  - [TODO] Item justification (criteria of N.4 from "Public Announcement of the Call")
+  - [TODO] Amount requested for the task: Include 25% overheads; Consistent with the _Principal Contractor Budget table in application form_; Ensure "total amount of funding requested by institution" = "total costs of the tasks in which the institution participates" 
+ 
+-->
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 		},
 		{
 			"path": "../../../prog/contrib/zugzwang"
+		},
+		{
+			"path": "../jupy"
 		}
 	],
 	"settings": {
@@ -17,6 +20,7 @@
 			"Hirings",
 			"interpretability",
 			"println",
+			"SASP",
 			"stablecore",
 			"testset",
 			"uminus"
	@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ MP = 0,40 (0,50 A1 + 0,50 A2) +		@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ MP = 0,40 (0,50 A1 + 0,50 A2) +
189		189
190	## Questões	190	## Questões
191		191
192	-- O _Principal Contractor_ é a UÉvora ou o NOVALINCS?
193	--
194	-
195	## 2024-01-05 - Next Research Lines	192	## 2024-01-05 - Next Research Lines
196		193
197	> After the base-setting work of "_An Algebraic Approach to Stochastic ASP_" these are the next tasks to consider. Is summary:	194	> After the base-setting work of "_An Algebraic Approach to Stochastic ASP_" these are the next tasks to consider. Is summary:
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@		@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
	1	+# P04 - Plano de Trabalho
	2	+
	3	+## Resumo
	4	+
	5	+### Resumo em português (5000c)
	6	+
	7	+### Resumo em inglês (5000c)
	8	+
	9	+## Estado da arte e objetivos (6000c)
	10	+
	11	+## Plano de investigação e métodos (10000c)
	12	+
	13	+## Referências bibliográficas (10000c)
	14	+
	15	+> Inclua publicações citadas na descrição técnica e científica da candidatura. Esta lista não está limitada a publicações dos membros da equipa. (APA, MLA, Chicago)
	16	+
	17	+## Publicações anteriores (5 da equipa)
	18	+
	19	+## Tarefas
	20	+
	21	+(externo)
	22	+
	23	+## Calendarização e gestão do projeto
	24	+
	25	+### Lista de milestones
	26	+
	27	+### Cronograma
	28	+
	29	+> Produza uma descrição da calendarização do projeto em formato electrónico. Sugerimos que utilize como ponto de partida a folha de cálculo que disponibilizamos em 2 formatos: (MS Excel) e ([ODF](https://myfct.fct.pt/Projects/ProjectTimelineManagement?ApplicationId=51568#)). Converta a versão final para formato PDF e faça upload, com a designação timeline.pdf.
	30	+
	31	+
	32	+## Questões éticas
	33	+
	34	+## Agenda 2030
	35	+
	36	+> Os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) e a Agenda 2030, adotados pela quase totalidade dos países do mundo, no contexto das Nações Unidas, definem as prioridades e aspirações do desenvolvimento sustentável global para 2030 e procuram mobilizar esforços globais à volta de um conjunto de objetivos e metas comuns. São 17 ODS, em áreas que afetam a qualidade de vida de todos os cidadãos do mundo e daqueles que ainda estão para vir. [Mais informação sobre os ODS das Nações](https://myfct.fct.pt/Projects/Agenda2030?ApplicationId=51568#).
	37	+
	38	+### Enquadramento da candidatura nos ODS da Agenda 2030 das Nações Unidas
	39	+(uma linha)
	40	+
	41	+### Fundamentação do enquadramento (3000c)
	42	+
	43	+## Outros projetos
	44	+
	45	+> Devem ser listados as candidaturas submetidas ou projetos aprovados (liderados pelo IR) através de avaliação por pares que se tenham iniciado há menos de 5 anos (concluídos ou em curso).
	46	+
	47	+### JuPy
	48	+
	49	+#### Relação com esta candidatura
	50	+- Foi adquirido conhecimento e experiência sobre implementação e execução de programas num sistema distribuído HPC.
	51	+- Foram estabelecidas relações de cooperação técnica e científica entre o PI e a equipa de gestão do cluster "Oblivion \| HPCUE"
	52	+
	53	+- Knowledge and experience was acquired about implementing and executing programs in a distributed HPC system.
	54	+- Technical and scientific cooperation relationships were established between the PI and the management team of the "Oblivion \| HPCUE" cluster.
	55	+
	56	+## Ficheiros anexos
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		1	+using Dates
		2	+
		3	+function budget(items, overhead=0.25)
		4	+ partial = sum(items)
		5	+ partial_overhead = overhead * partial
		6	+ total = partial + partial_overhead
		7	+ return (partial, partial_overhead, total)
		8	+end
		9	+
		10	+function get_budget()
		11	+ items = [3000, 500]
		12	+ (partial, overhead, total) = budget(items)
		13	+ println("Partial : $(partial)\nOverhead: $(overhead)\nTotal : $total")
		14	+end
		15	+
		16	+function project_month(n, startdate=Date(2024,09,01))
		17	+ months = Dates.Month(n)
		18	+ return startdate + months
		19	+end
		20	+
		21	+function get_month(month=8)
		22	+ cm = project_month(month)
		23	+ println("M$(month) -> $(cm)")
		24	+end
		25	+
		26	+get_budget()
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		1	+# Narrative CV
		2	+
		3	+
		4	+ - Contributions to the generation of new ideas, tools, methodologies, or knowledge
		5	+ - Contributions to the development of individuals and/or research teams
		6	+ - Contributions to the research community and the broader society
		7	+ - Selected outputs and/or activities
		8	+ - Why would this grant be timely for me, at this point in my career path and/or in my research?
		9	+
		10	+## Percurso Científico e Curricular (2000)
		11	+
		12	+1. 1993, Degree in Mathematics, FCUL.
		13	+2. 1997, Master degree in Mathematics (Algebra), FCUL. About Hilbert's tenth problem (algorithmic resolution of Diophantine equations) and a computational model based on geometric constructions with ruler and compass.
		14	+3. 2006, PhD in Informatics (Computer Science), UL. About deliberation by autonomous agents.
		15	+4. 2008, Article "The euclid abstract machine: Trisection of the angle and the halting problem". Develops the ideas about computing and geometry, started in the master's dissertation.
		16	+5. 2010, Book "Computation Theory, Computability and Complexity" (Escolar Editora). For graduate students.
		17	+6. 2015, Article "Probabilistic perception revision in AgentSpeak(L)". Initial study on the integration of symbolic and statistical AI.
		18	+7. 2016, Book "Introduction to Mathematics - Algebra, Analysis and Optimization" (LIDEL). For undergraduate students.
		19	+8. 2017, Article "A method for regularization of evolutionary polynomial regression" (Applied Soft Computing). Proposes a method for learning polynomial models using genetic algorithms.
		20	+9. 2021, Researcher at the chair "High Performance Computing" at UÉ. Organized and taught an introduction course to the Julia language, aimed at the digital humanities and social sciences.
		21	+10. 2021, Integrated member of the NOVALINCS center. I have been researching the extension of the ASP language with probabilistic annotations.
		22	+11. 2022, CPCA/A0 Project "JuPy". Small project exploring the use of "high-level" languages (Python and Julia) in distributed computing and HPC systems.
		23	+12. 2023, "Zugzwang, Logic and Artificial Intelligence". Work focused on the extension of ASP with probabilistic annotations and the respective induction by a set of data and background knowledge.
		24	+13. 2024, Submitted article "An Algebraic Approach to Stochastic ASP" (IJCAR 2024). Deals with the extension of probability from total choices to stable models and then to general events.
		25	+
		26	+## Contribuições para a Ciência e a Sociedade
		27	+
		28	+### Contribuições da originalidade de ideias, ferramentas, metodologias ou conhecimento (2000)
		29	+
		30	+- Interdisciplinar: Matemática; Lógica; Estatística; Inteligência Artificial
		31	+- Geometria e Computação
		32	+- Bibliotecas e programas
		33	+- Modelos LaTeX para a UÉ
		34	+
		35	+### Contribuições para o desenvolvimento de competências ao nível individual e/ou em equipas (3000)
		36	+
		37	+- Mestrados
		38	+- Doutoramentos
		39	+- Bolsas
		40	+- Cursos
		41	+
		42	+### Contribuições para a Comunidade Científica e para a Sociedade (3000)
		43	+
		44	+- Os dois livros
		45	+- O curso de LaTeX
		46	+- O curso de Julia na Índia
		47	+- O curso de Júlia na Cátedra
		48	+
		49	+### Resultados ou/e atividades relevantes (2500)
		50	+
		51	+- Publicações
		52	+
		53	+### Que relevância atribui a este financiamento para a fase atual da sua carreira e/ou do seu percurso de investigação? (3000)
		54	+
		55	+- Evolução do percurso iniciado com a tese doutoramento; alguns artigos publicados; artigo submetido; colaboração interdisciplinar
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