This course will teach you the basics of using formal argumentation to model dynamic knowledge and reason with them.
Dr. Bruno Yun
Send your queries by email. For a face-to-face meeting, contact me by email to arrange one.
This part of the course will have ~15 hours of lectures, 4.5 hours of tutorials, and 10.5 hours of practicals.
The teaching timetable is split into three sessions as follows.
Session 1 (4th of September 2026):
Lecture 1A: Argumentation theory and extension-based semantics(1.5 hours)
Lecture 1B: Labelling semantics and links to extension-based semantics (1.5 hours)
TD1: Computing extensions, labellings, and dialogues (1.5 hours)
Solution TD1: Computing extensions, labellings, and dialogues
Session 2 (11th of September 2026):
Lecture 2A: Further into admissibility and Serialization (2 hours)
Lecture 2B: Serialisability for ranking arguments (1 hour)
Session 3 (18th of September 2026) + CC1:
Lecture 3A: Principle-based approach and ranking-based semantics (1.5 hours)
Lecture 3B: Logic-based argumentation and fallacies (1.5 hours)
TD3: Ranking-based semantics, ASPIC-, and fallacies (1 hours)
[**Continuous assessment 1 (15% overall grade) - 30 mins**](https://bruno-yun.notion.site/Continuous-assessment-1-15-overall-grade-30-mins-0dbb5017e2bb469e927d888b4a28f700)
Session 4 (25th of September 2026):
Lecture 4A: Assumption-based argumentation and complexity (1.5 hours)
Session 5 (2rd of October 2026):
Lecture 5A: Graph Neural Networks for Extension-based semantics (1.5 hours)
Lecture 5B: Learning gradual semantics and enforcement problems (1.5 hours)
Session 6 (13th of October 2026):
Lecture 6: Dealing with Natural Language Arguments (2 hours)
Practical 2: Implementing an ASPIC- generator (2 hours)
Practical 3: Using semantics on argumentation graphs (1.5 hours)
Practical 4: RBAM with Natural Language Arguments (1.5 hours)
Session 7 (16th of October 2026):
This session will be used to assist you for the project you will have to submit for you continuous assessment. The details of this project are accessible below.
Continuous Assessment 2 (25% overall grade) - 2026
UE-INF2347M 2026 Automne bruno.yun.pdf
Your group will be displayed on TOMUSS. If you do not have a group after the deadline or would like to change group, contact me by email ASAP.