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Argumentation Service Platform with Integrated Components
ASPIC worked on developing a theoretical framework to support the creation and deployment of advanced knowledge technologies, called argumentation systems. Formal argumentation models have been developed for inference, decision-making, learning, multi-agent dialogue, translating the models into standard software components, and demonstrating their use in significant applications in eBusiness, eHealth and other domains.
Impact
ASPIC technologies looked to add substantial flexibility and end-user value to established technologies such as business rules, workflow systems, data mining and distributed agent technologies. ASPIC components extend both the functionality of such technologies and provided more naturalness and transparency in user interfaces. Argumentation techniques are a key innovation for the knowledge-based society.
Main innovation
Recent years have seen a rapidly growing interest in the ideas of argumentation, driven both by theoretical advances in computer science, and by demonstration of their benefits in such domains as law, medicine and issue management. However, the diversity of theoretical and technical approaches has led to a fragmentation of efforts to create practical tools and standards. ASPIC addressed these challenges in two main ways:
- The project consortium has comprehensively reviewed the state or the art in theoretical and practical work, with a view to developing a consensus on key theoretical issues and practical requirements. Four priority areas have been identified and technical results have been consolidated into four core functions a) construction, evaluation and use of arguments in reasoning and inference; b) making decisions based on arguments for and against options; c) modelling negotiation and persuasion using argument-based dialogue protocols; and d) enhancement of inductive learning techniques by associating example classifications with arguments.
More details
- Brief Project Presentation (PDF, 499KB)
- Annual Public Report 2004 (PDF, 144KB)
- Annual Public Report 2005 (PDF, 136KB)
- Annual Public Report 2006 (PDF, 88KB)
- Aspic Publications List
- Go to the website for more information
Administrative details
ASPIC (IST-002307) is an Integrated Project of the European Union's 6th Framework Programme centred on the Thematic Priority area “Information Society Technologies”. It was submitted to the second call of the programme and addresses the strategic objective “Semantic-based knowledge systems”. The overall budget is approximately 4 million euros
List of participants
- Logic DIS S.A. (Administrative co-ordinator), Greece
- Cancer Research UK (Scientific co-ordinator), UK
- Zeus Consulting S.A, Greece
- University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Technical University Of Catalonia, Spain
- Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse, France
- University of Liverpool, UK
- Utrecht University, Netherlands
- City University of New York, USA
Contact persons
- Administrative co-ordinator:
- Ioanna Tsakou, Logic DIS
- Scientific co-ordinator:
- John Fox, CRUK
Events in connection with ASPIC