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Efficiently Coupling the I-DLV Grounder with ASP Solvers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 December 2018

FRANCESCO CALIMERI Open the ORCID record for FRANCESCO CALIMERI [Opens in a new window] ,
CARMINE DODARO Open the ORCID record for CARMINE DODARO [Opens in a new window] ,
DAVIDE FUSCÀ ,
SIMONA PERRI Open the ORCID record for SIMONA PERRI [Opens in a new window]  and
JESSICA ZANGARI
FRANCESCO CALIMERI
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy (e-mails: calimeri@mat.unical.it, fusca@mat.unical.it, perri@mat.unical.it, zangari@mat.unical.it)
CARMINE DODARO*
Affiliation:
Department of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and Systems Engineering, University of Genova, Genova, Italy(e-mails: dodaro@dibris.unige.it)
DAVIDE FUSCÀ
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy (e-mails: calimeri@mat.unical.it, fusca@mat.unical.it, perri@mat.unical.it, zangari@mat.unical.it)
SIMONA PERRI
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy (e-mails: calimeri@mat.unical.it, fusca@mat.unical.it, perri@mat.unical.it, zangari@mat.unical.it)
JESSICA ZANGARI
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy (e-mails: calimeri@mat.unical.it, fusca@mat.unical.it, perri@mat.unical.it, zangari@mat.unical.it)
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Abstract

We present ${{{{$\mathscr{I}$}-}\textsc{dlv}}+{{$\mathscr{MS}$}}}$, a new answer set programming (ASP) system that integrates an efficient grounder, namely ${{{$\mathscr{I}$}-}\textsc{dlv}}$, with an automatic selector that inductively chooses a solver: depending on some inherent features of the instantiation produced by ${{{$\mathscr{I}$}-}\textsc{dlv}}$, machine learning techniques guide the selection of the most appropriate solver. The system participated in the latest (7th) ASP competition, winning the regular track, category SP (i.e., one processor allowed).

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knowledge representation and nonmonotonic reasoningconstraintstechnical notes and rapid communications

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Theory and Practice of Logic Programming , Volume 20 , Issue 2 , March 2020 , pp. 205 - 224
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© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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