Professor Nir Oren

Dean for Research Performance, Interdisciplinary Institute Director - AI & Big Data

Accepting PhDs

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Email Address: n.oren@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number: +44 (0)1224 274162
Office Address: Meston 222
School/Department: Provost

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Research

Research Overview

I work in multi-agent systems, specialising in formal argumentation, computational trust theory, and norm-based reasoning.

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Computing Science.

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Research Specialisms

Artificial Intelligence
Operational Research

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Teaching

Courses

Algorithms and Data Structures CS2522
Operating Systems CS3026
Languages And Computability CS3518

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Research Overview

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Accepting PhDs

Computing Science

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Generosity and Forgiveness: The Importance of Nuanced Reputation

Zero-Shot Goal Recognition with Large Language Models

Bounding Acceptability Degrees and Eliciting Initial Weights in Gradual Argumentation

Bases for Weighted Gradual Semantics and Inverse Problems in Argumentation Theory

Discrimination of haematoma and peri-haematoma regions of sub-acute intracerebral haemorrhage using Field-Cycling Imaging at field strengths below 0.2 T

Patient-Centred Explainability in IVF Outcome Prediction

Generalised BDI Planning

Responsibility-aware Strategic Reasoning in Probabilistic Multi-Agent Systems

Measuring Responsibility in Multi-Agent Systems

Responsibility-aware Strategic Reasoning in Probabilistic Multi-Agent Systems

An Extension-based Approach for Computing and Verifying Preferences in Abstract Argumentation

Unlocking the potential of sensors for our environment: A call to action from a NERC writing retreat

Abstract Weighted Based Gradual Semantics in Argumentation Theory

Evaluation of Human-Understandability of Global Model Explanations Using Decision Tree

Preface

Inferring Attack Relations for Gradual Semantics

Revisiting MAB based approaches to recursive delegation

Detection of haematoma and peri-haematomal regions of intracerebral haemorrhage using lowfield field-cycling imaging – preliminary study results

Evaluation of Human-Understandability of Global Model Explanations using Decision Tree

Generosity and the Emergence of Forgiveness in the Donation Game

Kindness Makes You Happy and Happiness Makes You Healthy: Actual Persuasiveness and Personalisation of Persuasive Messages in a Behaviour Change Intervention for Wellbeing

Human-Machine Collaboration in Intelligence Analysis: An Expert Evaluation

Resilience, reliability, and coordination in autonomous multi-agent systems

Improving Reasoning Efficiency in ASPIC+ with Backwards Chaining and Partial Arguments

Inverse Problems for Gradual Semantics

Representing Pure Nash Equilibria in Argumentation

Utility Functions for Human/Robot Interaction

Explaining BDI Agent Behaviour Through Dialogue

Utility Functions for Human/Robot Interaction

Analytical Solutions for the Inverse Problem within Gradual Semantics

The Inverse Problem for Argumentation Gradual Semantics

On probabilistic argumentation and subargument-completeness

Commentary to the Commission’s proposal for the “AI Act” – Response to selected issues

In Search of a Goldilocks Zone for Credible AI

Modelling Security Risk Scenarios Using Subjective Attack Trees

Security Analysis Using Subjective Attack Trees

Explaining BDI agent behaviour through dialogue

Preference Elicitation in Assumption-Based Argumentation

A Subjective Network Approach for Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

A probabilistic deontic argumentation framework

Efficient Construction of Structured Argumentation Systems

Argument-based plan explanation

Argumentation-based Reasoning about Plans, Maintenance Goals and Norms

Landmark-based approaches for goal recognition as planning

Using Sub-Optimal Plan Detection to Identify Commitment Abandonment in Discrete Environments

From Eigentrust to a Trust-measuring Algorithm in the Max-Plus Algebra

If you think the millennium bug was a hoax, here comes a history lesson

Hybrid Mechanisms for On-Demand Transport

Can I Influence You? Development of a Scale to Measure Perceived Persuasiveness and Two Studies Showing the Use of the Scale

A Coalitional Algorithm for Recursive Delegation

Algorithms for recursive delegation

Prioritized norms in formal argumentation

Accountability for Practical Reasoning Agents

Actual persuasiveness: Impact of personality, age, and gender on message type susceptibility

An Adversarial Algorithm for Delegation

Is ArguMessage Effective? A Critical Evaluation of the Persuasive Message Generation System

Policies to Regulate Distributed Data Exchange

Computing Argument Preferences and Explanations in Abstract Argumentation

Meta-Argumentation Frameworks for Multi-party Dialogues

Sensor Placement for Plan Monitoring using Genetic Programming

Kindness is contagious: Study into exploring engagement and adapting persuasive games for wellbeing

Kindness is contagious: Demonstration of a persuasive intervention for wellbeing

A Dynamic Model of Trust in Dialogues

Preface: Lecture Notes in Computer Science: 11224

Enumerating Preferred Extensions: A Case Study of Human Reasoning

On the Links Between Argumentation-Based Reasoning and Nonmonotonic Reasoning

Preface: 4th International Workshop on Theory and Applications of Formal Argumentation

Bounded-Monitor Placement in Normative Environments

Landmark-Based Heuristics for Goal Recognition

Qualitative study into adapting persuasive games for mental wellbeing to personality, stressors, and attitudes

Detecting commitment abandonment by monitoring sub-optimal steps during plan execution

Adapting Healthy Eating Messages to Personality