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Solving the Ramification Problem: Causal Propagation in an Argumentation-Theoretic Approach

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PRICAI 2002: Trends in Artificial Intelligence (PRICAI 2002)

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In this paper, we further develop a framework for reasoning about action. We show how the proposed formalism copes with complex action domains in the presence of indirect effects. Furthermore, we also introduce an alternative representation of dynamic systems that enables the proposed formalism to deal with sophisticated problems. We consider this to be the intermediate level between common-sense knowledge and scientific knowledge.

This work was performed while the first author was at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales.

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  1. Dept. of Computer Science, University of Saarland, Germany

    Quoc Bao Vo

  2. Knowledge Systems Group - School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia

    Norman Y. Foo

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  1. School of Information Science and Technology Department of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan

    Mitsuru Ishizuka

  2. School of Information Technology Knowledge Representation and Reasoning Unit (KRRU) Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, Griffith University, PMB 50 Gold Coast Mail Centre, Queensland, 9726, Australia

    Abdul Sattar

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Vo, Q.B., Foo, N.Y. (2002). Solving the Ramification Problem: Causal Propagation in an Argumentation-Theoretic Approach. In: Ishizuka, M., Sattar, A. (eds) PRICAI 2002: Trends in Artificial Intelligence. PRICAI 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2417. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45683-X_8

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