Logic, Rationality and Interaction

[Wiebe van der Hoek]

CALL FOR PAPERS

Workshop Logic, Rationality and Interaction, 5-9 August, 2007.
URL: http://www.illc.uva.nl/LORI
Beijing, China.

*About the Workshop*

In the past decade it has become increasingly clear that studying
information, first and foremost, means studying information exchange. This
acknowledgement of the inherently social character of information shows up
at many places in modern logical theories. More generally, information
exchange is a form of interaction where agents act together in strategic
ways. This new perspective has led to contacts between logic and game
theory, bringing a new set of disciplines into the scope of logic: viz.,
economics, and the social sciences. New interfaces are arising, such as
epistemic studies of rational behavior in games. Another interesting
development in this area is the rise of the notion of 'social software',
the idea of using computational techniques for analyzing patterns of
social behavior. And finally, interaction is also crucial to intelligent
behavior in the field of natural language. Here pragmatics, the study of
the actual use of language between different agents, has become the
primary focus of research. Notions from game theory, in particular
evolutionary games, are being used to-day to answer all kinds of pragmatic
issues, for instance, how linguistic conventions can arise.
This workshop aims to bring together researchers working on these and
related topics in logic, philosophy, computer science, and related areas
in order to arrive at an integrated perspective on knowledge acquisition,
information exchange, and rational action.

*Call for papers*

Researchers from various fields, including artificial intelligence, game
theory, linguistics, logic, philosophy, and cognitive science are invited
to submit a paper to this workshop which aims to arrive at an
interdisciplinary perspective on knowledge acquisition, information
exchange, and rational action. Topics of interest include, but are not
limited to

    a. semantic models for knowledge, for belief, and for uncertainty
    b. dynamic logics of knowledge, information flow, and action
    c. logical analysis of the structure of games
    d. belief revision, belief merging
    e. logics for preferences and utilities
    f. logics of probability and uncertainty

All researchers in the area are invited to submit a paper of 12 pages.
Each paper should include a title, the names and contact details of all
authors, and a short abstract of 100-300 words. Talks will be 45 minutes
long, including 10 - 15 minutes for discussion. The detailed submission
procedure will be specified soon. A selection of the accepted papers will
be published in a special issue of 'Knowledge, Rationality and Action'.

*Important Dates*

    a.  Paper submission deadline: 15 April 2007
    b.  Notification of authors: 15 May 2007
    c.  Camera-ready copies due: 15 June 2007
    d.  Workshop dates: 5-9 August 2007


*People involved *

Chair: Johan van Benthem
Co-Chairs: Shier Ju and Frank Veltman
General Organizers : Minghui Xiong and Fenrong Liu

Invited Speakers
       a. Alexandru Baltag (Oxford University, UK)
       b. Vincent F. Hendricks (Roskilde University, Denmark)
       c. Wiebe van der Hoek (Liverpool University, UK)
       d. Gerhard Jager (University of Bielefeld, Germany)
       e. Yossi Feinberg (Stanford University, USA)
       f. Jialong Zhang (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)

Programme Committee

The Programme Committee consists of chairs and invited speakers.

Committee of Recommendation

       a. Patrick Blackburn (European Association of Logic, Language and
Information)
       b. Giacomo Bonanno (LOFT)
       c. Joseph Halpern (TARK)
       d. Jacek Malinowski (Studia Logica)
       e. Gabriel Sandu (Eurocores Program)

*Contact*

If you have any questions or comments regarding the organization of the
workshop or the paper submission procedure, please do not hesitate to
contact us:
        a. Minghui Xiong (email: hssxmh at mail.sysu.edu.cn)
        b.  Fenrong Liu (email: fenrong at science.uva.nl)