[Newsletter PoDM ] Principles of Data Management, Extended Newsletter 49, September 2024

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Principles of Data Management, Extended Newsletter 49, September 2024
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BTW 2025: Call for Papers
KR 2024:  Call for Participation
PostDoc Position in Bordeaux, France
Job Announcement: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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BTW 2025 - 21st CONFERENCE ON DATABASE SYSTEMS FOR BUSINESS,
TECHNOLOGY AND WEB
   Call for Papers
   March 3-7, 2025, Bamberg, Germany
   https://btw2025.gi.de
* The BTW conference is the most important database conference in
   the German-speaking area. Every two years since 1985, it has served
   as a central forum for the exchange of information between scientists,
   practioners, and users on topics of database and information system
   technology.
* Since 2023, BTW also includes a Database Languages & Theory track,
   to which submissions focusing on database theory are most welcome.
* Important dates: Abstract submission due: 9 Sept 2024;
   Paper submission: 20 Sept 2024
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION 
21st International Conference on Principles of Knowledge Representation and Reasoning (KR 2024) 
November 2 - 8, 2024 
Hanoi, Vietnam

https://kr.org/KR2024/

* KR 2024 will be an in-person event and welcomes all researchers interested in KR to participate! KR is the leading conference on the representation and computational management of knowledge. 
* Information about how to register for the main conference and associated events can be found at  https://kr.org/KR2024/registration.php
**Early Registration Deadline GMT+7 (i.e. Vietnam time) Friday 20 September, 2024**
* The list of papers accepted at the main conference and special tracks can be found on the conference webpage; the confrence schedule will be published soon.
* Travel support available, please visit the website for details.
* Keynote speakers:
Meghyn Bienvenu (LaBRI - CNRS & University of Bordeaux, France)
Subbarao Kambhampati (Arizona State University, USA)
Sheila McIlraith (University of Toronto, Canada)
Murray Shanahan (Imperial College London, UK)
Nina Narodytska (VMware Research by Broadcom, USA)
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POSTDOC POSITION 
* Database theory, knowledge representation and reasoning, data quality
* LaBRI research lab, Bordeaux, France 
* 13-month postdoc position (flexible start date, ideally November or December 2024, or early 2025) 
* The postdoctoral researcher will conduct research as part of the INTENDED AI Chair project, whose aim is to develop intelligent, knowledge-based methods for handling imperfect data. 
* Details: https://intended.labri.fr/hiring.html
* Contact: Meghyn Bienvenu, CNRS researcher at LaBRI (meghyn.bienvenu at labri.fr)
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT:
* PhD Student and Postdoc positions
* Database Theory, Statistical-Symbolic AI
* Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
* 4 years (for PhD students), 1 year with potential for extension (for
  postdocs)
* Link: <https://tvanbr.github.io/>
* The research group of Asst. Prof. Timothy van Bremen in the College of
  Computing and Data Science, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), invites
  applications for PhD student and postdoc positions. Possible research topics
  include probabilistic databases, data provenance, knowledge compilation, and
  approximation algorithms. NTU is a world-class research university situated
  in the vibrant and cosmopolitan city-state of Singapore.
* Contact:
  Timothy van Bremen
  Assistant Professor
  College of Computing and Data Science, Nanyang Technological University
  Email: <timothy.vanbremen at ntu.edu.sg>
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