Computational Models of Argument
Background The conference on Computational Model of Arguments (COMMA) originated from the ASPIC project, and is intended as a regular forum in which research related to computational aspects of argumentation will be presented. Over the past decade argumentation has become increasingly important in Artificial Intelligence. It has provided a fruitful way of approaching non-monotonic and defeasible reasoning, deliberation about action, and agent communication scenarios such as negotiation. In application domains such as law, medicine and e-democracy it has come to be seen as an essential part of the reasoning. Among the predominant trends are investigations into, e.g.
argumentation frameworks |
COMMA 2008 was hosted by IRIT - Universite Toulouse 1 (on the Manufacture des Tabacs premises) between the 28th and 30th of May 2008 and its excellent organisation and programme continued the success of COMMA 2006 and have been instrumental in ensuring further meetings will take place.
Further information and links can be found here.
A formal set of by-laws governing the running of COMMA was adopted following the Steering Committee meeting on 29th May 2008. As a result the formal committee structure for COMMA comprises:
President: Paul E. Dunne (University of Liverpool)
Vice-President: Tom Gordon (Fraunhofer FOKUS)
Secretary: Sylvie Doutre (IRIT - Universite Toulouse I)
Pietro Baroni (Universita di Brescia)
Simon Parsons (City University of New York)
Henry Prakken (University of Utrecht & Groningen)
Chris Reed (University of Dundee)
Francesca Toni (Imperial College, London)