Seminar Abstract Argumentation
Seminar Abstract Argumentation
Course with SWS 0/2/0 (lecture/exercise/practical) in WS 2016
Lecturer
SWS
- 0/2/0
Modules
Examination method
- Term paper
- Seminar presentation
Argumentatin is one of the major fields in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The concept of abstract Argumentation Frameworks (AFs) has been introduced by Phan Minh Dung in 1995. There arguments together with a binary relation called attacks are the only components one needs to represent and reason over conficting knowledge. In this couse the students should get an oververview over the actual research topics in the field of (abstract) argumentation. After an introduction on the basic concepts the student will review recent topics (selected papers from the latest conferences and journals), write a seminar paper and give a 30 min talk at the end of the semester.
Learning Outcomes
- The students will get an overview of recent research topic within the field of abstract argumentation.
- The students will be able to write a scientific article and give a scientific presentation.
- The students will participate in a peer-reviewing process.
Organization
After 3 introductory lectures on the basics of abstract argumentation the students will select their topics. The students need to write a 5 pages seminar article about their topic. These articles will then be verified in a peer-reviewing process among the students. At the end of the semester each student needs to present his/her work in a 30 min talk.
Important Dates
- Lecture 1: 17.10.2016
- Lecture 2: 24.10.2016
- Lecture 3: 07.11.2016
- Deadline seminar article: 9.12.2016
- Reviewing period: 12.12.2016-6.1.2017
- Revised version seminar article: 20.1.2017
- Presentations: 23.1.2017-27.1.2017
Selected Articles
- Phan Minh Dung: A Canonical Semantics for Structured Argumentation with Priorities. COMMA 2016: 263-274. http://ebooks.iospress.nl/publication/45266
- Phan Minh Dung, Tran Cao Son, Phan Minh Thang: Argumentation-Based Semantics for Logic Programs with First-Order Formulae. PRIMA 2016: 43-60. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-44832-9_3
- Stefano Bistarelli, Fabio Rossi, Francesco Santini: A Comparative Test on the Enumeration of Extensions in Abstract Argumentation*. Fundam. Inform. 140(3-4): 263-278 (2015). http://content.iospress.com/articles/fundamenta-informaticae/fi1254
- Federico Cerutti, Mauro Vallati, Massimiliano Giacomin: Where Are We Now? State of the Art and Future Trends of Solvers for Hard Argumentation Problems. COMMA 2016: 207-218. http://ebooks.iospress.nl/publication/45261
- Sjoerd T. Timmer, John-Jules Ch. Meyer, Henry Prakken, Silja Renooij, Bart Verheij: Explaining Bayesian Networks Using Argumentation. ECSQARU 2015: 83-92. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-20807-7_8
- How to give a research talk – Emmanuelle Dietz part I part II
- How to write a research paper – Christoph Wernhard
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