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Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems

7th International Workshop, ArgMAS 2010, Toronto, Canada, May 10, 2010, Revised Selected and Invited Papers

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS, volume 6614)

Part of the book sub series: Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence (LNAI)

Conference series link(s): ArgMAS: International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems

Conference proceedings info: ArgMAS 2010.

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Table of contents (18 papers)

  1. Front Matter

  2. Practical Reasoning and Argument about Action

    1. Instrumental Rationality

      • David Hitchcock
      Pages 1-11
    2. Agreeing What to Do

      • Elizabeth Black, Katie Atkinson
      Pages 12-30
    3. A Formal Argumentation Framework for Deliberation Dialogues

      • Eric M. Kok, John-Jules Ch. Meyer, Henry Prakken, Gerard A. W. Vreeswijk
      Pages 31-48
    4. Arguing about Preferences and Decisions

      • T. L. van der Weide, F. Dignum, J. -J. Ch. Meyer, H. Prakken, G. A. W. Vreeswijk
      Pages 68-85
  3. Applications

    1. On the Benefits of Argumentation-Derived Evidence in Learning Policies

      • Chukwuemeka David Emele, Timothy J. Norman, Frank Guerin, Simon Parsons
      Pages 86-104
    2. Argumentative Alternating Offers

      • Nabila Hadidi, Yannis Dimopoulos, Pavlos Moraitis
      Pages 105-122
    3. On a Computational Argumentation Framework for Agent Societies

      • Stella Heras, Vicente Botti, Vicente Julián
      Pages 123-140
    4. Towards a Dialectical Approach for Conversational Agents in Selling Situations

      • Maxime Morge, Sameh Abdel-Naby, Bruno Beaufils
      Pages 141-158
    5. Reasoning about Trust Using Argumentation: A Position Paper

      • Simon Parsons, Peter McBurney, Elizabeth Sklar
      Pages 159-170
  4. Theoretical Aspects

    1. An Argument-Based Multi-agent System for Information Integration

      • Marcela Capobianco, Guillermo R. Simari
      Pages 171-189
    2. Argumentation in the View of Modal Logic

      • Davide Grossi
      Pages 190-208
    3. Dynamic Argumentation in Abstract Dialogue Frameworks

      • M. Julieta Marcos, Marcelo A. Falappa, Guillermo R. Simari
      Pages 228-247
    4. Argumentation System Allowing Suspend/Resume of an Argumentation Line

      • Kenichi Okuno, Kazuko Takahashi
      Pages 248-267
    5. Computing Argumentation in Polynomial Number of BDD Operations: A Preliminary Report

      • Yuqing Tang, Timothy J. Norman, Simon Parsons
      Pages 268-285
    6. On Strategic Argument Selection in Structured Argumentation Systems

      • Matthias Thimm, Alejandro J. García
      Pages 286-305
  5. Back Matter

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About this book

This book constitutes the thoroughly reviewed post-proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems, ArgMas 2010, held in Toronto, Canada in May 2010 as a satellite workshop of AAMAS 2010.

The 14 revised full papers taken from ArgMAS 2010 were carefully reviewed and improved during two rounds of revision. Also included are 4 invited papers based on presentations on argumentation at the AAMAS 2010 main conference. All together the 18 papers included in the book give a representative overview on current research on argumentation in multi-agent systems. The papers are organized in topical sections on practical reasoning and argument about action, applications, and theoretical aspects.

Keywords

  • agent interaction
  • argumentation dialogues
  • concept maps
  • decision making
  • logic programming
  • negotiation
  • social networks

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Informatics, King’s College London, London, UK

    Peter McBurney

  • Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

    Iyad Rahwan

  • Department of Computer Science, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, USA

    Simon Parsons

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