ECAI-98 Workshop on

Practical Reasoning and Rationality

Call for Papers

To be held in Brighton, England, on 24 August 1998
(with an extension to 25th August if there is sufficient interest)

A comprehensive logical theory of practical reasoning and rationality will include theoretical reasoning (reasoning about what is the case, involving informational attitudes such as beliefs and knowledge), practical reasoning (reasoning about what to do, involving motivational attitudes such as desires, goals, intentions, and obligations), and reasoning about actions and their effects.

Current work has tended to focus on particular aspects of the problem; including nonmonotonic logics, belief revision, probabilistic logics, argumentation, logics for belief, action, obligation, and preference, and logics for reasoning about action and change. This is the third in a series of workshops which aims to promote the integration of this work.

The focus of this workshop will be on the logical formalisation of the components of practical rationality; such as plans, goals, intentions, preferences, obligations and actions.

The programme will consist of paper presentations and discussion sessions.

Submission Information

Paper submissions should be emailed in postscript form and should not exceed 10 single-spaced pages. Those wishing to attend without contributing a paper should submit a 1-2 page statement of background and interest. Submissions and questions should be directed to John Bell (jb@dcs.qmw.ac.uk).

Please note that those wishing to attend must also register for ECAI-98 .

Important Dates

Deadline for Submissions: 3 April 1998.
Notification of Acceptance: 1 May 1998.
Camera Ready Copy: 5 June 1998.

Organising Committee

John Bell (QMW, Univ. of London),
Zhisheng Huang (QMW, Univ. of London),
John-Jules Meyer (University of Utrecht),
Mark Ryan (University of Birmingham),
Marek Sergot (Imperial College, Univ. of London),
Sam Steel (Univ. of Essex)
Mike Wooldridge (QMW, Univ. of London).

Web Sites

Information on earlier workshops can be found at http://www.dcs.qmw.ac.uk/conferences/prr/
Further information on this workshop will be posted at http://www.dcs.qmw.ac.uk/conferences/prr/prr98/
Further information on ECAI-98 can be found at http://www.cogs.susx.ac.uk/ecai98/