comp.constraints

  Constraint processing and related topics.

  During the International Workshop on Constraint Processing at CSAM'93 in
  St. Petersburg (Russia) this summer,  many participants expressed a need
  for a common forum to discuss all aspects of  constraint processing from
  different viewpoints  and to work out the common principles, techniques,
  and vocabulary, as well as to contrast and compare different approaches.
  
  TOPICS OF DISCUSSIONS
  
  Discussion and announcements on all aspects of constraint processing are
  welcome, including (but not limited to)
  
  .    *  constraint-satisfaction methods and consistency techniques,
  .    *  constraint logic programming,
  .    *  concurrent constraint languages,
  .    *  constraints and knowledge representation,
  .    *  object-oriented constraint processing,
  .    *  constraint programming,
  .    *  constraint maintenance,
  .    *  constraint relaxation techniques,
  .    *  hierarchical constraint problems,
  .    *  parallel and distributed computing with constraints,
  .    *  finite as well as continous domain handling,
  .    *  constraint processing in deductive databases, constraints in SQL,
  .    *  constraint processing in compilation for supercomputers,
  .    *  constraint processing in computer graphics and user interfaces,
  .    *  relations to operations research,
  .    *  complexity results,
  .    *  theoretical foundations,
  .    *  implementation techniques,
  .    *  and, especially, real-life applications.
  
  An increasing number  of researchers all over the world  are now dealing
  with different  aspects of constraint processing  regarded as a  general
  paradigm  of computation.  However, the constraint processing  community
  appears to be  very heterogeneous:   Researchers from logic programming,
  knowledge representation,  expert systems, theoretical computer science,
  operations research  and other  related fields are investigating the use
  of constraint processing methods, their theoretical foundations, as well
  as their applications  to real-life problems.  Each of these communities
  has its own subgroup dealing with  constraint processing issues, some of
  them with specialized meetings and workshops.  Discussion on  constraint
  processing issues is currently split over several newsgroups and mailing
  lists each dealing with constraint processing from different viewpoints.
  Thus,  it appears that a  common communication  media is missing for the
  discussion of  general issues  and for initiating a  cross-fertilization
  between the different communities.
  
  This newsgroup is intended to provide an international forum for
  communication between  researchers working  on different aspects of con-
  straint processing in order to investigate  similarities and differences
  between  their basic viewpoints  as well as to work out the common prin-
  ciples, vocabulary, and techniques that are used.

  comp.constraints FAQ */* Frequently Asked Questions [Monthly posting]
    Frequently asked questions about constraints
    <constraints-faq/part1>
    From: jampel@cs.city.ac.uk (Michael Jampel)
    Posted: monthly (17 Jan 1996 04:14:38 GMT)

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