IMDEA Researchers Manuel Hermenegildo, John Gallagher, and José Francisco Morales participated in the Prolog Day Symposium held on November 10, 2022 in Paris.
Manuel Hermenegildo gave the keynote address on “50 years of Prolog and Beyond” and participated in the panel for the first session on “What is Prolog and why is it important?”, chaired by Robert Kowalski. He also chaired the session on the Alain Colmerauer Prize and made the Announcement of the Prize winner. José Francisco Morales participated in the panel on “Prolog Thinking and Education”, and John Gallagher participated in the panel on “Prolog-powered applications”, chaired by David S. Warren.
The Prolog Day Symposium presented the highlights of the Year of Prolog, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Prolog programming language. There were more than 230 registered participants, both in-person at the auditorium and on line. It was broadcast online and recorded.
The Symposium included several sessions with presentations and round tables and the awarding of the inaugural edition of the ALP Alain Colmerauer Prolog Heritage Prize for recent practical accomplishments that highlight the benefits of Prolog-inspired computing for the future.
The morning was devoted to the nature and importance of Prolog, Prolog thinking, and Prolog education. The afternoon was devoted to the applications of Prolog, including also the session devoted to the Alain Colmerauer prize, with presentations of the Prolog applications selected as the five finalists for the prize. This was followed by the awarding of the prize.