Dedicated Tabling for a Probabilistic Setting

@inproceedings{Mantadelis2010DedicatedTF,
  title={Dedicated Tabling for a Probabilistic Setting},
  author={Theofrastos Mantadelis and Gerda Janssens},
  booktitle={ICLP},
  year={2010}
}
ProbLog is a probabilistic framework that extends Prolog with probabilistic facts. To compute the probability of a query, the complete SLD proof tree of the query is collected as a sum of products. ProbLog applies advanced techniques to make this feasible and to assess the correct probability. Tabling is a well-known technique to avoid repeated subcomputations and to terminate loops. We investigate how tabling can be used in ProbLog. The challenge is that we have to reconcile tabling with the… 
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