Argumentation-based Dialogue
Systems for Autonomous Systems and Multiagent Systems (HALF-DAY)
ORGANIZER
Nieves Sánchez, Juan
Carlos ( Umeå University)
http://www.cs.umu.se/~jcnieves/
ABSTRACT
Formal argumentation has been
revealed as a powerful conceptual tool for exploring the theoretical
foundations of reasoning and interaction in autonomous systems and multiagent
systems. Different dialogue frameworks have been proposed based on the roots of
argumentation. Indeed, considering argumentation roots, the so called Agreement
Technologies have been suggested in order to lead with the new requirement of
interaction between autonomous systems and multiagent systems.
The aim of the tutorial is to
review recent developments on argumentation-based dialogue systems for
autonomous systems and multiagent systems.
We will present some formal definition of dialogue frameworks which have been defined in the state of the art of formal argumentation. Moreover, we will illustrate these dialogue frameworks with some applications. In the last part of the tutorial, we aim to highlight the fundamental role of argumentation-based dialogue systems on the oncoming technology such as internet of things, self-driving cars, ambient assistive technology, digital companions, etc.
ORGANIZER' SHORT BIO
I am a senior researcher at the Department of Computing Science, Umeå University, Sweden. My research goes from theoretical to applied research in the field of Artificial Intelligence with emphasis on knowledge representation and reasoning, mainly using semantic web technology, argumentation theory (e.g. agreement-technologies) and answer set programming (a declarative logic programming approach). I have a PhD in the field of Artificial Intelligence with emphasis on automated reasoning from BarcelonaTech (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain). After finishing my PhD, I have been working in different research projects at the EU level and national level in Spain and Sweden. These projects have given me the opportunity of experimenting with different technologies for implementing intelligent systems in domains such as: Wastewater Management, Smart Grid, Electric cars, Medical Diagnosis, Ambient Assisted Living, Telemedicine, Web Services architectures, etc. I have experience defining and implementing decision-making models based on automated reasoning. I have been working in the field of argumentation theory from the theoretical and practical points of view. Indeed, I have been working with real applications of argumentation-based dialogue systems following a multiagent-based approach. I have teaching experience at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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