<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-3d0cece7-7fff-8eb6-83f4-d9402f46c1df"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*** Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP ***</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Doctoral Consortium (DC) of LPNMR 2026 will take place as part of the 18th International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning (LPNMR 2026), held in Klagenfurt, Austria, on September 7–11, 2026. (</span><a href="https://sites.google.com/unical.it/dclpnmr2026" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Website Link</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Opportunities</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The DC offers different opportunities to PhD and Master students:</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We provide a supportive, collaborative, and open setting in which to present your research ideas, learn about ongoing work by peers, and receive constructive feedback.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You will receive insights into key aspects of doctoral studies and academic careers.</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We support early-career researchers by offering guidance on academic, industrial, and alternative career paths.</span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Authors of accepted applications may be waived the registration fees and receive partial financial support for their travel and accommodation (according to available funding).</span></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">IMPORTANT DATES</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All dates are Anywhere On Earth (AoE) UTC-12</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Extended Paper submission: July 9, 2026 </span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Notification to authors: July 30, 2026</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Camera-ready submission: August 7, 2026</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Doctoral Consortium: September 7, 2026</span></p></li></ul><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SUBMISSION DETAILS</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submissions must be written in English and include a research summary prepared in CEUR format (</span><a href="https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/template-for-submissions-to-ceur-workshop-proceedings-ceur-ws-dot-org/wqyfdgftmcfw" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">template</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">), consisting of 5–7 pages (excluding references), providing a clear overview of the research.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The research summary should include:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Full name, affiliation, and contact information</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Introduction and problem statement</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Background and related work</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Research objectives</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Current status of the research</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Preliminary results (if available)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Open issues and expected outcomes</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" role="presentation"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">References</span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submissions must be made electronically in PDF format via EasyChair, selecting the “LPNMR Doctoral Consortium 2026” track (</span><a href="https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lpnmr2026" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">link</span></a><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">).</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Students who have previously presented at LPNMR Doctoral Consortium may reapply, provided that their submission reflects substantial progress or significant updates.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Students can also consider resubmitting contributions from other doctoral consortiums.</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In this case the contribution must be relevant for LPNMR and sent in its original form by adding a footnote specifying the venue where it has been published (or it is going to be published). Note that, non-original contributions will not be included in the proceedings. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Further information can be found at: </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/unical.it/dclpnmr2026" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://sites.google.com/unical.it/dclpnmr2026</span></a></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We encourage all the interested students to apply and participate.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best Regards,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Isabelle Kuhlmann, University of Hagen, Germany</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:9pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(14,14,14);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Giuseppe Mazzotta, University of Calabria, Italy</span></p></div>

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