TU Wien Informatics

Logic and Computation

Over the last few decades, computers have been increasingly used for tasks that were once thought the sole preserve of human intelligence. Scientists have developed ways of formally representing knowledge and using “intelligent” methods to solve problems with the aid of computers. This field is generally described as computational intelligence.

Logic and Computation

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Research Topics

  • Algorithms and Complexity
  • Computational Logic and Deduction
  • Constraints and Satisfiability
  • Problem Solving and Optimization
  • Foundations of Databases and Artificial Intelligence
  • Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Methods
  • Semantic Systems and the Web
  • Formal Methods for Security and Privacy
  • Verification and Safety of Computer Systems
  • Natural Computing and Formal Languages

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Over the last few decades, computers have been increasingly used for tasks that were once thought the sole preserve of human intelligence. Scientists have developed ways of formally representing knowledge and using “intelligent” methods to solve problems with the aid of computers. This field is generally described as computational intelligence.

Logic and Computation focuses on logical methods and algorithms for modeling, constructing, and analyzing complex and intelligent computer systems. The research focus comprises basic research on mathematical logic, automated decision procedures, and algorithms and their complexity, as well as applications of logical methods to data and knowledge bases, semantic systems, artificial intelligence, and formal methods for building and operating computer systems. Logic serves as a unifying theme that provides the theory and tools to acquire, represent, and manipulate information in intelligent systems, and to address challenges such as the security, safety, and correctness of safety-critical and distributed systems.

Below is a small selection of recent research activities related to Logic and Computation. To learn more, visit the pages of the research units listed above.

Note: Due to the rollout of TU Wien’s new publication database, the list below may be slightly outdated. Once the migration is complete, everything will be up to date again.

Note: Due to the rollout of TU Wien’s new publication database, the list below may be slightly outdated. Once the migration is complete, everything will be up to date again.

  • Thomas Eiter: KR 2022 Test of Time Award
    2022 / International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning / USA
  • Nysret Musliu: Best Industry and Applications Track Paper Award
    2022 / ICAPS 2022 / Singapore / Website
  • Reinhard Pichler: Best Paper Award at the 40th ACM SIGMOD-SIGACT-SIGAI Symposium on Principles of Database Systems
    2022 / ACM SIGMOD / USA / Website
  • Reinhard Pichler: 2021 Alonzo Church Award for Outstanding Contributions to Logic and Computation
    2021 / ACM SIGLOG / USA / Website
  • Thomas Eiter: ACM Fellow
    2020 / ACM Fellowship / USA
  • Nysret Musliu: Best Practices in Education Award
    2019 / Informatics Europe / Switzerland / Website
  • Thomas Eiter: Best Paper of the 3rd International Joint Conference on Rules and Reasoning (RuleML+RR 2019)
    2019 / 3rd International Joint Conference on Rules and Reasoning (RuleML+RR 2019), September 16-19, 2019, Bolzano, Italy / Germany
  • Thomas Eiter: Best Systems Paper Award of the 35th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 2019)
    2019 / 35th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 2019), September 22-25, 2019, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA / UK
  • Thomas Eiter: Best Student Paper of the 15th International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning (LPNMR 2019)
    2019 / 15th International Conference on Logic Programming and Non-monotonic Reasoning (LPNMR 2019), Jun 3-7, 2019, Philadelphia, USA / USA
  • Thomas Eiter: Best Paper Award of the 34th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 2018)
    2018 / 34th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP 2018), July 14- 17, 2018, Oxford, UK / UK
  • Stefan Woltran: EurAI Fellows programme
    2018 / EurAI Fellow / Website
  • Thomas Eiter: Best Paper Award of the 14th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2017)
    2017 / 14th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2017), May 28 - June 1, 2017, Portoroz, Slovenia / Germany
  • Ewa Vesely: Vereinbarkeit vom Beruf/Forschung und Pflege von Angehörigen
    2016 / HR Inside Summit Award 2016, BRONZE / Austria / Website
  • Thomas Eiter: Member of Academia Europea (London)
    2016 / Academia Europea (London) Membership / UK
  • Ewa Vesely: Unterstützungsmaßnahmen für pflegende Angehörige
    2016 / Austria / Website
  • Florian Zuleger: Verication of Asynchronous Mobile-Robots in Partially-Known Environments
    2015 / Best Paper Award / Italy
  • Georg Gottlob: ExtraLytics
    2014 / ERC Europäischer Forschungsrat
  • Maria Magdalena Ortiz de la Fuente: Distinguished Alumna Award of the European Masters in Computational Logic
    2014 / International Organization
  • Stefan Woltran: Treating Hard Problems with Decomposition and Dynamic Programming (Decodyn)
    2014 / START-Programm / Austria / Website / Project
  • Maria Magdalena Ortiz de la Fuente: EMCL Distinguished Alumni Award
    2014 / Joint Consortium of the European Masters in Computational Logic