Argumentation in Multi-agent Systems: 4th International Workshop, Argmas 2007, Honolulu, Hi, USA, May 15, 2007, Revised Selected and Invited Papers

by Rahwan, Iyad; Parsons, Simon; Reed, Chris

• ISBN13: 9783540789147
• ISBN10: 3540789146
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

"This volume presents the latest developments in the growing area of research at the interface of argumentation theory and multiagent systems." "The papers presented in this book constitute the post-workshop proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems, held in Honolulu, HI, USA, in May 2007 as an associated event of AAMA 2007, the main international conference on autonomous agents and multiagent systems."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Argumentation and Dialogue
A General Framework for Argumentation-Based Negotiation	p. 1
On the Benefits of Exploiting Hierarchical Goals in Bilateral Automated Negotiation	p. 18
Co-argumentation Artifact for Agent Societies	p. 31
On the Relevance of Utterances in Formal Inter-agent Dialogues	p. 47
A Persuasion Dialog for Gaining Access to Information	p. 63
Towards Characterising Argumentation Based Dialogue in the Argument Interchange Format	p. 80
Argument-Based Reasoning
Preferences and Assumption-Based Argumentation for Conflict-Free Normative Agents	p. 94
The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Argumentation-Based Decision Support System	p. 114
An Extended Value-Based Argumentation Framework for Ontology Mapping with Confidence Degrees	p. 132
Defeasible Argumentation Support for an Extended BDI Architecture	p. 145
Argumentation and Learning
Arguing and Explaining Classifications	p. 164
An Argumentation-Based Framework for Deliberation in Multi-agent Systems	p. 178
A Hybrid Argumentation of Symbolic and Neural Net Argumentation (Part I)	p. 197
A Hybrid Argumentation of Symbolic and Neural Net Argumentation (Part II)	p. 216
Author Index	p. 235
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