16-20 August 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark
FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS Workshop on Theories of Information Dynamics and Interaction and their Application to Dialogue http://www.irit.fr/~Laure.Vieu/Esslli10 Workshop organized as part of the European Summer School on Logic, Language and Information, ESSLLI 2010 (http://esslli2010cph.info/) August 16-20 (ESSLLI 2nd week) 2010, Copenhagen Workshop Purpose and Topics Theoretical approaches to communication and dialogue modeling are varied an d often unrelated because separately focusing on different aspects of dialogu e (speech acts, goals, beliefs, plans, questions, conventions, roles, cooperation, disputes, argumentation, reference, semantics-pragmatics interface). On the other hand, the area of foundations of multi-agent systems is induci ng new developments in logics of interaction and information dynamics, with a recent trend towards comparison and integration. Analyzing the impact of th is trend on communication and dialogue modeling is timely. This workshop aims at discussing formal theories and logics of information dynamics and interaction and their applications to dialogue and communicati on modeling. It is intended to bring together logicians, linguists and compute r scientists in order to provide a better understanding of the potentialities and limitations of formal methods for the analysis of dialogue and communicatio n. Its scope includes not only the technical aspects of logics, but also multidisciplinary aspects from linguistics, philosophy of language, philoso phy of social reality, social sciences (social psychology, economics). The following are some examples of formal theories and logics that are rele vant to the workshop (no order): # speech act theory, # argumentation theory, # game theory, # public announcement logic, # dynamic epistemic logic (DEL), # logics of agency and power (e.g. STIT, ATL, Coalition Logic), # theories of persuasion, # theories of commitment, # dynamic semantics, # semantic approaches to interrogative clauses, # rhetorical approaches to dialogue (e.g., segmented discourse representati on theory). The focus of the workshop will be on recent developments, especially those that combine several approaches (e.g. dynamic epistemic logic and speech act the ory, dynamic epistemic logic and segmented discourse representation theory, publ ic announcement logic and commitment theories, STIT and dynamic epistemic logi c, Coalition Logic and public announcement logic) to deal with complex dial ogue and communication phenomena. Workshop Organizers: Emiliano Lorini (lorini at irit.fr) and Laure Vieu (vieu at irit.f r) Workshop Programme Committee: Nicholas Asher, IRIT-CNRS, Toulouse Guillaume Aucher, Univ. of Luxembourg Alexandru Baltag, Oxford Univ. Anton Benz, ZAS, Berlin Patrick Blackburn, INRIA, Nancy Guido Boella, Univ. of Turin Jan Broersen, Univ. of Utrecht Cristiano Castelfranchi, ISTC-CNR, Rome Hans van Ditmarsch, Univ. of Otago & Univ. of Seville Raquel Fernández, Univ. of Amsterdam Jonathan Ginzburg, Kings College, London Jeroen Groenendijk, Univ. of Amsterdam Davide Grossi, Univ. of Amsterdam Andreas Herzig, IRIT-CNRS, Toulouse Wiebe van der Hoek, Univ. of Liverpool Joris Hulstijn, Vrije Univ. of Amsterdam Andrew Jones, Kings College, London Barteld Kooi, Univ. of Groningen Kepa Korta, Univ. of Basque Country, Donostia Alex Lascarides, Univ. Edinburgh Dominique Longin, IRIT-CNRS, Toulouse John-Jules Meyer, Univ. of Utrecht Paul Piwek, The Open Univ., Milton Keynes Henry Prakken, Univ. of Utrecht Leon van der Torre, Univ. of Luxembourg Submission Details: Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract presenting work relevant to the area of information dynamics, interaction and dialogue. Extended abstracts should have a maximum of 6 pages. Papers should be in PD F format (Latex-generated papers are preferred, but not necessary). Please follow the instructions that will be posted on the workshops web page (http://www.irit.fr/~Laure.Vieu/Esslli10) to submit your paper by the deadl ine below. The submissions will be reviewed by the program committee and possibly additional reviewers. The accepted papers will appear in the workshop proceedings published by ESSLLI. The format for the final versions will be made available in due course. A special issue of a relevant journal is planned, based on selected papers presented at the workshop, of which full versions will be independently reviewed. Important dates: Apr 12, 2010: Deadline for submission May 24, 2010: Notification June 1, 2010: Deadline for early registration to ESSLLI Jun 15, 2010: Deadline for final papers August 16-20, 2010: Workshop Local Arrangements: All workshop participants including the presenters will be required to regi ster for ESSLLI. Further Information: About the workshop: http://www.irit.fr/~Laure.Vieu/Esslli10 About ESSLLI: http://esslli2010cph.info/