This course will teach you the basics of using formal argumentation to model dynamic knowledge and reason with them.
Dr. Bruno Yun
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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 (5th of September 2024):
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 (12th of September 2024):
Lecture 2A: Further into admissibility and Serialization (3 hours)
Lecture 2B: Serialisability for ranking arguments
Session 3 (20th of September 2024):
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 (1.5 hours)
Solution TD3: Ranking-based semantics, ASPIC-, and fallacies
Session 4 (24th of September 2024):
Lecture 4A: Assumption-based argumentation and complexity (1.5 hours)
Session 5 (1st of October 2024):
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 (7th of October 2024):
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 (14th of October 2024):
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.
Deadline to form groups: 12th of September 2024
Deadline to submit report/code: 20th of October 2024
Continuous Assessment 2 (25% overall grade)
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.