Publications

2022

Black, E., Brandão, M., Cocarascu, O., De Keijzer, B., Du, Y., Long, D., Luck, M., McBurney, P., Meroño-Peñuela, A., Miles, S., Modgil, S., Moreau, L., Polukarov, M., Rodrigues, O. & Ventre, C. Reasoning and interaction for social artificial intelligence. In AI Communications. 35, 4, p. 309 - 325. 2022.

Xydis, A., Hampson, C., Modgil, S., & Black, E. A sound and complete dialogue system for handling misunderstandings. In Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Systems and Algorithms for Formal Argumentation. SAFA 2022. CEUR-WS, Vol. 3236, p. 19 - 32. 2022.

Mumford, J., Sassoon, I., Black, E. & Parsons, S. On the complexity of determining defeat relations consistent with abstract argumentation semantics. In Computational Models of Argument: Proceedings of COMMA 2022. IOS Press, Vol. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications 353, p. 260 - 271. 2022.

Jorgensen, M., Black, E., Criado, N. & Such, J. Supposedly fair classification systems and their impacts. In Proceedings of the 2nd Workshop on Adverse Impacts and Collateral Effects of Artificial Intelligence Technologies. AIofAI 2022. CEUR-WS, Vol. 3275, p. 1 - 12. 2022.

2021

Black, E., Maudet, N., & Parsons, S. Argument-based dialogue. In Handbook of Formal Argumentation, Volume 2. College Publications, p. 511 - 576. 2021.

Xydis, A., Hampson, C., Modgil, S., & Black, E. Toward a sound and complete dialogue system for handling enthymemes. In Logic and Argumentation. CLAR 2021. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 13040, p. 437 - 456. 2021.

2020

Xydis, A., Hampson, C., Modgil, S., & Black, E. Enthymemes in dialogues. In Computational Models of Argument: Proceedings of COMMA 2020. IOS Press, Vol. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications 326, p. 395 - 402. 2020.

2019

Henning, A., Young, A., Sklar, E. I., Miles, S., & Black, E. Combining classification-centered and relation-based methods for argument mining. In Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Advances In Argumentation In Artificial Intelligence, p. 135 - 139. 2019.

2018

Murphy, J., Burdusel, A., Luck, M., Zschaler, S. & Black, E. Deriving persuasion strategies using search-based model engineering. In Computational Models of Argument: Proceedings of COMMA 2016. IOS Press, Vol. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications 305, p. 221 - 231. 2018.

Rodrigues, O., Black, E., Luck, M. & Murphy, J. On structural properties of argumentation frameworks: Lessons from ICCMA. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Systems and Algorithms for Formal Argumentation. CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Vol. 2171, p. 22 - 35. 2018.

Black, E., Modgil, S. & Oren, N. (eds.). Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation: 4th International Workshop, TAFA 2017, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, August 19-20, 2017, Revised selected papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 10757. 2018

Murphy, J., Sassoon, I., Luck, M. & Black, E. An investigation of argumentation characteristics. In Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation: 4th International Workshop, TAFA 2017, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, August 19-20, 2017, Revised selected papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 10757, p. 1-16. 2018. The final publication is available at Springer via https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75553-3_1.

Kohan Marzagão, D., Murphy, J., Young, A., Gauy, M., Luck, M., McBurney, P., & Black, E. Team persuasion. In Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation: 4th International Workshop, TAFA 2017, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, August 19-20, 2017, Revised selected papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 10757, p. 159-174. 2018. The final publication is available at Springer via https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75553-3_12.

Essers, K., Rogers. R., Sturt, J., Sklar, E. I., & Black, E. Assessing the POSTURE prototype: A late-breaking report on patient views. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction. ACM, p. 344 - 346. 2018.

2017

Black, E., Coles, A. J. & Hampson, C. S. Planning for persuasion. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, p. 933 - 942. 2017.

2016

Black, E., Coles, A. J. & Hampson, C. S. Optimal simple strategies for persuasion. In ECAI 2016: 22nd European Conference on Artificial Intelligence 29 August–2 September 2016, The Hague, The Netherlands. IOS Press, Vol. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications 285, p. 1736 - 1737. 2016.

Criado, N., Black, E. & Luck, M. A coherence maximisation process for solving normative inconsistencies. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. 30, 4, p. 640–680. 2016.

Murphy, J., Black, E. & Luck, M. A heuristic strategy for persuasion dialogues. In Computational Models of Argument: Proceedings of COMMA 2016. IOS Press, Vol. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications 287, p. 411 - 418 . 2016.

Sklar, E. I. & Black, E. Toward a model for handling noise in human-robot communication. In Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Human-Agent Interaction Design and Models. 2016.

Black, E. & Sklar, E. I. Computational argumentation to support multi-party human-robot interaction: challenges and advantages. In Proceedings of the Groups in Human-Robot Interaction Workshop: A workshop at the IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication. 2016.

Murphy, J., Black, E. & Luck, M. Arguing from similar positions: an empirical analysis. In Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation: Third International Workshop, TAFA 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 25-26, 2015, Revised selected papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 9524, p. 177-193. 2016. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28460-6_11.

Hadjinikolis, C., Modgil, S. & Black, E. Building support-based opponent models in persuasion dialogues. In Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation: Third International Workshop, TAFA 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 25-26, 2015, Revised selected papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 9524, p. 128-145. 2016. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28460-6_8.

Black, E. & Hunter, A. Reasons and options for updating an opponent model in persuasion dialogues. In Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation: Third International Workshop, TAFA 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 25-26, 2015, Revised selected papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 9524, p. 21-39. 2016. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28460-6_2.

Black, E., Modgil, S. & Oren, N. (eds.). Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation: Third International Workshop, TAFA 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 25-26, 2015, Revised selected papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 9524. 2016

2015

Voinitchi, A., Black, E. & Luck, M. Towards the disruption of plans. In Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, and Norms in Agent Systems X: COIN 2014 International Workshops, COIN@AAMAS, Paris, France, May 6, 2014, COIN@PRICAI, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, December 4, 2014, Revised Selected Papers. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 9372, p. 233-250. 2015. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25420-3_15.

2014

Black, E., Coles, A. & Bernardini, S. Automated planning of simple persuasion dialogues. In Computational Logic in Multi-Agent Systems: 15th International Workshop, CLIMA XV, Prague, Czech Republic, August 18-19, 2014. Proceedings. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 8624. 2014. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09764-0_6.

Voinitchi, A., Black, E. & Luck, M. On the disruption of plans In Proceedings of the 31st Workshop of the UK Planning & Scheduling Special Interest Group. 2014.

Black, E., Modgil, S. & Oren, N. (eds.). Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation: Second International Workshop, TAFA 2013, Beijing, China, August 3-5, 2013, Revised Selected papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 8306. 2014.

Black, E., McBurney, P. & Zschaler, S. Toward agent dialogue as a tool for capturing software design discussions. In Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation: Second International Workshop, TAFA 2013, Beijing, China, August 3-5, 2013, Revised Selected Papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 8306, p. 95-110. 2014. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54373-9_7.

2013

Hadjinikolis, C., Siantos, Y., Modgil, S., Black, E. & McBurney, P. Opponent modelling in persuasion dialogues. In IJCAI-13: Proceedings of the 23rd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence : Beijing, China, 3-9 August 2013. AAAI Press, p. 164-170. 2013.

2012

Voinitchi, A., Black, E. & Luck, M. Introduction to Team Disruption Mechanisms. In 2012 Imperial College Computing Student Workshop: ICCSW’12, September 27–28, 2012, London, United Kingdom. Schloss Dagstuhl, Vol. Open Access Series in Informatics 28, p. 149-155. 2012.

Hadjinikolis, C., Modgil, S., Black, E. & McBurney, P. Mechanisms for opponent modelling. In 2012 Imperial College Computing Student Workshop: ICCSW’12, September 27–28, 2012, London, United Kingdom. Schloss Dagstuhl, Vol. Open Access Series in Informatics 28, p. 62-68. 2012.

Black, E. & Hunter, A. A Relevance-theoretic Framework for Constructing and Deconstructing Enthymemes. Journal of Logic and Computation. 22, 1, p. 55 - 78. 2012.

Riley, L., Atkinson, K., Payne, T. & Black, E. An implemented dialogue system for inquiry and persuasion. In Theories and Applications of Formal Argumentation: First International Workshop, TAFA 2011. Barcelona, Spain, July 16-17, 2011, Revised Selected Papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 7132, p. 67-84. 2012. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29184-5_5.

Black, E. & Bentley, K. An Empirical Study of a Deliberation Dialogue System. In Theories and Applications of Formal Argumentation: First International Workshop, TAFA 2011. Barcelona, Spain, July 16-17, 2011, Revised Selected Papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 7132, p. 132-146. 2012. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29184-5_9.

Black, E. & Hunter, A. Executable logic for dialogical argumentation. In ECAI 2012: 20th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 27-31 August 2012, Montpellier, France. IOS Press, Vol. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications 242, p. 15-20. 2012.

Hadjinikolis, C., Modgil, S., Black, E., McBurney, P. & Luck, M. Investigating strategic considerations in persuasion dialogue games. In Proceedings of the Sixth Starting Artificial Intelligence Research Symposium. IOS Press, Vol. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications 241, p. 137-148. 2012.

2011

Black, E. & Atkinson, K. Choosing persuasive arguments for action. In AAMAS '11 The 10th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Vol. 3, p. 905 - 912. 2011.

Black, E. & Atkinson, K. Agreeing what to do. In Argumentation in Multi-Agent Systems: 7th International Workshop, ArgMAS 2010 Toronto, ON, Canada, May 10, 2010 Revised, Selected and Invited Papers. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 6614, p. 12-30. 2011. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21940-5_2.

2010

Fox, J., Glasspool, D., Patkar, V., Austin, M., Black, E., South, M., Robertson, D. & Vincent, C. Delivering clinical decision support services: There is nothing as practical as a good theory. Journal of Biomedical Informatics 43, 5, p. 831 - 843. 2010.

Black, E., Floridi, L. & Third, A. (eds.). Special issue on the nature and scope of information, Synthese 175, S1. 2010.

2009

Black, E. & Hunter, A. An inquiry dialogue system. Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. 19, 2, p. 173-209. 2009. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10458-008-9074-5.

Black, E., Hunter, A. & Pan, J. Z. An Argument-Based Approach to Using Multiple Ontologies. In Scalable Uncertainty Management: Third International Conference, SUM 2009, Washington, DC, USA, September 28-30, 2009. Proceedings. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 5785, p. 68-79, 2009. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04388-8_7.

Black, E. & Atkinson, K. Dialogues that account for different perspectives in collaborative argumentation. In AAMAS '09: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Vol. 2, p. 867 - 874. 2009.

Black, E., Glasspool, D. W., Grando, M. A., Patkar, V. & Fox, J. Goal-Based Decisions for Dynamic Planning. In Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: 12th Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, AIME 2009, Verona, Italy, July 18-22, 2009. Proceedings. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, Vol. LNAI 5651, p. 96-100. 2009. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02976-9_13.

2008

Fox, J., Black, E., Chronakis, I., Dunlop, R., Patkar, V., South, M. & Thomson, R. From guidelines to careflows: modelling and supporting complex clinical processes. In Computer-based Medical Guidelines and Protocols: A Primer and Current Trends IOS Press, Vol. Studies in health technology and informatics 139, p. 44 - 62. 2008.

Black, E. & Hunter, A. Using enthymemes in an inquiry dialogue system. In AAMAS '08 Proceedings of the 7th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems.: International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Vol. 1, p. 437 - 444. 2008.

2007

Black, E. & Hunter, A. A generative inquiry dialogue system. In AAMAS '07 Proceedings of the 6th International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multi-Agent Systems.: International Foundation for Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, p. 1010 - 1017. 2007. Winner of the Best Student Paper Award.

Black, E. A Generative Framework for Argumentation-Based Inquiry Dialogues. PhD Thesis, University College London. 2007.

2006

Fox, J., Alabassi, A., Patkar, V., Rose, T. & Black, E. An ontological approach to modelling tasks and goals. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 36, 7-8, p. 837-856 2006.

Fox, J., Patkar, V., Thomson, R. & Black, E. PROforma guidelines and care pathways: performance in trials and future plans. In Proceedings of Workshop on Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Healthcare: Evidence-based Guidelines and Protocols. 2006.

Fox, J., Glasspool, D., Modgil, S., Tolchinksy, P. & Black, E. Towards a canonical framework for designing agents to support healthcare organisations. In Proceedings of Fourth Workshop on Agents Applied in Healthcare. 2006.

Fox, J., Black, E., Glasspool, D., Modgil, S., Oettinger, A., Patkar, V. & Williams, M. Towards a general model for argumentation services. In Argumentation for Consumers of Healthcare, papers from the AAAI 2006 Spring Symposium Series. 2006.

2004

Fox, J., Alabassi, A., Black, E., Hurt, C., & Rose. Modelling clinical goals: a corpus of examples and a tentative ontology. In Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 101, p. 31-45. 2004.