Chris Jefferson, University of Oxford Creating and Extending Efficient Propagating Constraint Solvers
Ian Miguel, Univeristy of
St Andrews Thinking Abstractly about Constraint Modelling
Barry O'Sullivan, University College Cork and 4C Explanations in Constraint Programming & Modelling and Solving Two Complex Problems using CP and OR
Karen Petrie, University of Oxford Finding the Solution to Your Problem: How to Go From a High Level Problem Description to the Solutions Using the Minion Constraint Solver
Barbara Smith, University of Leeds Modelling for Constraint Programming
Toby Walsh, NICTA and UNSW Global Constraints
Christian Bessiere (The Montpellier Laboratory of Computer Science, Robotics, and Microelectronics) (To be confirmed.) Using CP When You Don't Know CP & Reformulate Your Network? Why Not Change Your Local Consistency Instead?
Scholarships
There will be financial help to attend the Summer school for those who could not afford to come otherwise. If this money is over subscribed than we will allocate it to the students who have the most to gain from attending this event. If you wish to apply for funding please ask your supervisor to write a letter of recommendation for you and send it to cpss2008 at mcs dot st minus and dot ac dot uk by Friday the 6th of June when we will confirm funding.
Schedule
The Summer School will start at 9am on Monday 30th June and finish at lunchtime on Friday 4th July. Participants are
advised to arrive on Sunday 29th June. A full schedule will be available soon.
Registration
The registration fee for the summer school is 227.50 GBP.
Accommodation
Accommodation for the Summer School will be provided in New Hall. All rooms are double, en-suite and cost 44.50 GBP per night with a total of 222.50 GBP for 5 nights (Sunday-Thursday).