- apply argumentation as a method of explainable reasoning;
- combine argumentation with other subfields of AI, such as knowledge representation and reasoning (KR) and machine learning (ML), to facilitate the latter's explainability;
- study explainability properties of argumentation.
To get an overview of argumentation and XAI, interested researchers may consult Francesca Toni's invited talk about explainable reasoning at KR 2021, as well as the following two survey papers:
- Argumentation and Explainable Artificial Intelligence: A Survey. The Knowledge Engineering Review. 2021.
- Argumentative XAI: A Survey. 30th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 2021.
Topics
Topics include, but are not limited to:- Argumentative Explainability
- Formal definitions of explanations
- Computational properties of explanations
- Neuro-symbolic explainable argumentation
- Explanation as a form of argumentation
- Human intelligibility of formal argumentation
- Dialectical, dialogical and conversational explanations
- AI methods to support argumentative explainability
- Argumentation for XAI
- Applications of argumentation for explainability in the fields of AI (e.g. machine learning, machine reasoning, multi-agent systems, natural language processing) and overlapping fields of research (e.g. optimisation, human-computer interaction, philosophy and social sciences)
- User-acceptance and evaluation of argumentation-based explanations
- Software systems that provide argumentation-based explanations
- Other defeasible reasoning approaches to XAI
Program (TBD)
The program will feature paper presentations followed by general discussions, invited talks/keynotes by Roberta Calegari and Nick Bassiliades, and an open or panel discussion on whether explanations should be argumentative or social.Submission
Submissions should be up to 12 pages in PDF format, including abstract, figures and references, and according to the CEUR-WS template (single column). The reviewing will be single-blind. All submissions will be made electronically, here through the EasyChair conference system.Accepted papers will be included in CEUR-WS workshop proceedings after a careful review process. At least one of the authors will be required to register and attend the COMMA conference to present the paper in order for it to be included in the workshop proceedings.
Important Dates
- Submission deadline: 8th July 2022
- Notification: 15th August
- Camera-ready deadline: 1st September 2022
- Workshop: 12th September 2022
Organisation
- Kristijonas Čyras, Ericsson Research
- Timotheus Kampik, Umeå University and SAP BPI
- Oana Cocarascu, King’s College London
- Antonio Rago, Imperial College London
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Kristijonas Čyras |
Timotheus Kampik |
Oana Cocarascu |
Antonio Rago |
Ericsson Research | Umeå University & SAP Signavio |
King's College London | Imperial College London |
Contact us at argxai22@easychair.com.
Programme Committee
- Nico Potyka, Imperial College London
- Johannes Wallner, Graz University of Technology
- Tjitze Rienstra, Maastricht University
- Pietro Baroni, University of Brescia
- Henry Prakken, Utrecht University, University of Groningen
- Wijnand van Woerkom, Utrecht University
- Leila Amgoud, CNRS
- Alejandro Javier García, Universidad Nacional del Sur
- Fernando Tohme, Universidad Nacional del Sur
- Antonis Kakas, University of Cyprus
- Beishui Liao, Zhejiang University
- Nadin Kökciyan, University of Edinburgh
- Isabel Sassoon, Brunel University London
- Jérôme Delobelle, University of Paris
- Anna Collins, King’s College London
- Xiuyi Fan, Nanyang Technological University
- Alexandros Vassiliades, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Nick Bassiliades, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- Alison R. Panisson, Federal University of Santa Catarina
- Mariela Morveli-Espinoza, Federal University of Technology - Paraná
- Juan Carlos Nieves, Umeå University
- Jieting Luo, Zhejiang University
- Roberta Calegari, University of Bologna
- Francesca Mosca, King’s College London
- Elizabeth Sklar, University of Lincoln
- Simon Parsons, University of Lincoln
- Madalina Croitoru, University of Montpellier
- Zeynep G. Saribatur, Vienna University of Technology
- Christian Straßer, Ruhr-University Bochum
- Elizabeth Black, King’s College London
- Odinaldo Rodrigues, King’s College London
- Serena Villata, CNRS
- Anthony Hunter, University College London
- Markus Ulbricht, Leipzig University