Defeasible reasoning and argument-based systems in medical fields: An informal overview

Luca Longo, Pierpaolo Dondio

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Abstract

The first aim of this article is to provide readers informally with the basic notions of defeasible and non-monotonic reasoning, logics borrowed from artificial intelligence. It then describes argumentation theory, a paradigm for implementing defeasible reasoning in practice as well as the common multi-layer schema upon which argument-based models are usually built. The second aim is to describe the selection of argument-based applications in the medical and health-care sectors. Finally, the paper will conclude with a summary of the features, which make defeasible reasoning and argumentation theory attractive, that emerge from the applications under review. The target reader is a medical or health-care practitioner, with limited skills in formal knowledge representation and logic, interested in enhancing evidence modelling and aggregation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2014 IEEE 27th International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages376-381
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781479944354
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event27th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2014 - New York, NY, United States
Duration: 27 May 201429 May 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
ISSN (Print)1063-7125

Conference

Conference27th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York, NY
Period27/05/1429/05/14

Keywords

  • argumentation theory
  • decision-making
  • Defeasible reasoning
  • medical systems

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