[hpc-announce] Fwd: Constraint Programming and Quantum Computing track at CP 2024

[Philippe Codognet]

*** Call for Papers ***

Constraint Programming and Quantum Computing Track at CP 2024
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As the development of quantum computers is gaining momentum, the Constraint
Programming and Quantum Computing track aims at encouraging the
cross-fertilization between these two fields, both in the use of quantum
computing in order to solve constrained optimization problems and in the
use of constraint programming to tackle problems in the design and
implementation of quantum systems.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to: quantum algorithms for
constraint satisfaction and optimization problems, constraint formulations
in QUBO and Ising models, experiments with Quantum Annealing and Quantum
Approximate Optimization Algorithm for solving constraint problems, design
and development of quantum, quantum-inspired and hybrid solvers, Constraint
Programming for optimizing quantum circuits.

======================= CP 2024 CALL FOR PAPERS
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Thirtieth International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint
Programming, CP 2024
https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://cp2024.a4cp.org__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!bdvqXx30YfshX7TrxnZmvqRhkiFOgSi7FcNAXXZOxxXXY0e67hi2LwnHNFuyuUv-SqIDX9MqQQVr5w_G0CusNaM2NgGcOenPiw$ 

September 2-6, 2024, Girona, Spain


The CP conference is the premier international event for presenting research
in all aspects of computing with constraints, including, but not restricted
to:
theory, algorithms, environments, languages, models, systems, and
applications.
CP 2024 will be the 30th edition of the CP conference and will be held in
the historic city of Girona on the University of Girona campus, September
2-6, 2024.

The conference welcomes submissions that advance the state of the art of
fundamental
constraint-based technologies, as well as those that seek connections with
other
domains: for example, operations research, satisfiability, computational
biology,
configuration and design, computer music, entertainment, sport,
cybersecurity,
and AI in its broader context.

--- Tracks

Besides the main technical track, CP 2024 especially encourages submission
to three
additional specialized tracks.  A paper may only be submitted to either the
main
technical track or at most one specialized track.  Special track papers
will undergo
the same review and publication process as that of the main technical track.

* Applications
* CP and Machine Learning
* CP and Quantum Computing

--- Important Dates

* Abstract registration: 18/04
* Paper submission: 23/04
* Author rebuttal: 29/05-02/06
* Final notification: 20/06
* Camera Ready: 01/07
* Conference: September 2-6, 2024

Dates should be considered as Anywhere on Earth (AoE).

--- Submission Instructions

The submission Web page for CP 2024 is
https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=cp2024__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!bdvqXx30YfshX7TrxnZmvqRhkiFOgSi7FcNAXXZOxxXXY0e67hi2LwnHNFuyuUv-SqIDX9MqQQVr5w_G0CusNaM2NgE5_Brcqg$ 

Papers should be submitted in the form of a PDF file following LIPIcs
guidelines (https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://submission.dagstuhl.de/series/details/LIPIcs*author__;Iw!!G_uCfscf7eWS!bdvqXx30YfshX7TrxnZmvqRhkiFOgSi7FcNAXXZOxxXXY0e67hi2LwnHNFuyuUv-SqIDX9MqQQVr5w_G0CusNaM2NgG5DlJpDQ$ ).
Authors should carefully follow the formatting instructions and keep to
the style defined by LIPIcs.  Papers should also be readable in black and
white.

To open the conference more widely, two types of submissions will be
accepted:

* Full papers, that can use up to 15 pages (references excluded and
appendices excluded).

* Short papers, that can use a maximum of 8 pages (references and
appendices excluded).

Short papers cover early results or results that can be adequately
reported in the allocated 8 pages. They must nonetheless respect the quality
expectations of the conference.  Both full and short papers should attract
a wide
audience and will be allocated time for presentation during the conference.

Appendices may be included and will not contribute towards the total page
count,
although the program chair reserves the right to limit the number of
pages in extreme cases.  Supplemental material (for example, experimental
results or code) may be referenced, but only if this can be done in a manner
which would not reveal the authors' identities (see below on the
double-blind
review process).  Papers should be self-contained and be comprehensible
without reference to either appendices or supplemental material.  Authors
should not place elements essential to their paper in either appendices or
supplemental material and indeed it will be left to the discretion of each
reviewer whether they refer to this material or not.

Submissions exceeding the page limits or improperly formatted will be
rejected without review.

To facilitate reviewing management, authors who intend to submit a paper
to CP 2024 should submit an abstract of up to 150 words,
summarizing the contribution of the paper, by the 18th of April, 2024.
The paper submission must be completed by the 23rd of April, 2024.

All papers will go through a double-blind reviewing process, meaning
that authors and reviewers are mutually anonymous. For this reason,
submitted papers should not contain author names, affiliations, or links
to identifying websites. References to the authors' own papers should be
cited in such a way so as to avoid revealing the authorship of the paper.

A given paper must be submitted to one track only. When necessary,
the Program Chair may move a submission to a more suitable track.

Submitted papers must not appear in, be accepted for, or be under review
for a journal or another peer-reviewed conference with archived conference
proceedings.
Submissions that have appeared at workshops or other meetings and have not
been
formally published or have appeared only in highly shortened form (e.g.,
abstracts)
can be submitted as papers.

--- Proceedings

Accepted papers will appear in conference proceedings published by LIPIcs.
The proceedings will be available at the time of the conference.

--- Other Information

Questions about the paper submission process may be addressed to the Program
Chair, Paul Shaw (cp2024 at easychair.org).