Dr Federico Castagna
Lecturer in Computer Science
Summary
Dr Federico Castagna is a Lecturer in Computer Science at Brunel University. Before joining Brunel, Federico was a Post Doctoral Research Associate in Explainable AI (XAI) at the University of Lincoln, where he was involved in CONSULT, an EPSRC project in which he worked to improve the system explainability leveraging Computational Argumentation.
Federico's Ph.D. studies in Informatics at King's College London were preceded by a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and a Master's degree in Philosophical Sciences at the University of Milan. His research interests include Non-monotonic Reasoning, Human-computer Interactions, Explainable AI and Computational Argumentation. Federico is co-founder and editor-in-chief of the Online Handbook of Argumentation for AI (OHAAI).
Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Informatics, King's College London, UK.
- Master's degree in Philosophical Sciences, University of Milan, Italy.
- Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, University of Milan, Italy.
- Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
Newest selected publications
Castagna, F., Kökciyan, N., Sassoon, I., Parsons, S. and Sklar, E. (2024) 'Computational Argumentation-based Chatbots: a Survey'. Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research, 80. pp. 1271 - 1310. ISSN: 1076-9757 Open Access Link
Castagna, F., McBurney, P. and Parsons, S. (2024) 'Explanation–Question–Response dialogue: An argumentative tool for explainable AI'. Argument & Computation, 0 (in press, corrected proof). pp. 1 - 23. ISSN: 1946-2166 Open Access Link
Castagna, F. (2023) 'Dialectical Argument Game Proof Theories for Classical Logic'. Journal of Applied Logics — IfCoLog Journal of Logics and their Applications, 10 (3). pp. 279 - 317. ISSN: 2631-9810 Open Access Link
Castagna, F., Garton, A., McBurney, P., Parsons, S., Sassoon, I. and Sklar, EI. (2023) 'EQRbot: A chatbot delivering EQR argument-based explanations'. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 6. pp. 1 - 16. ISSN: 2624-8212 Open Access Link
Castagna, F., Parsons, S., Sassoon, I. and Sklar, E. (2022) 'Providing Explanations Via the EQR Argument Scheme'.9th International Conference on Computational Models of Argument (COMMA 2022). Cardiff, UK. 7 - 16 September. IOS Press. pp. 351 - 352. ISSN: 0922-6389