Organized by The Association for Logic Programming (ALP) and The Prolog Heritage Association
In the summer of 1972, Alain Colmerauer and his team in Marseille developed and implemented the first version of the logic programming language Prolog. Together with both earlier and later collaborations with Robert Kowalski and his colleagues in Edinburgh, this work laid the practical and theoretical foundations for the Prolog and logic programming of today. Prolog and its related technologies soon became key tools of symbolic programming and Artificial Intelligence.
The Year of Prolog celebrates the 50th anniversary of these events and highlights the continuing significance of Prolog and Logic Programming both for symbolic, explainable AI, and for computing more generally.
This celebration will culminate with the award 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 Prize will be presented at the Prolog Day Symposium on November 10, 2022, in Paris, France.
Eligibility
Any individual or group of individuals can nominate themselves or their institution(s)/organization(s) for the Prize.
Selection
The Prize will be given for depth, novelty, and proven or potential impact. A shortlist of up to five nominations will also be selected in the process.
Endowment
The winner(s) will receive a certificate and a cash Prize of 2,000 Euros. The expenses of the shortlisted nominees will be covered up to 1,000 Euros, supported by the Artificial Intelligence Journal.
Timeline
Deadline for nominations/submissions:
*** September 2, 2022 ***
Notification of the shortlisted candidates:
*** September 30, 2022 ***
For more information and details, see:
https://prologyear.logicprogramming.org/ColmerauerPrize.html
The Year of Prolog and its activities, including the Alain Colmerauer Prize, are sponsored by the Association for Logic Programming, the Prolog Heritage Association, the AI Journal, Institut Carnot Cognition, and Institut Fredrik Bull, among others.