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Both within AI systems and in interactive systems, the ability to explain reasoning processes and results can have substantial impact. Current interest in mixed-initiative systems provides a new context in which explanation issues may play a crucial role. When knowledge-based systems are partners in an interactive socio-technical process, with incomplete and changing problem descriptions, communication between human and software systems is a central part. Explanations exchanged between human agents and software agents may play an important role in mixed-initiative problem solving.

Suggested topics for contributions (not restricted on IT views):
  • Models for explanations
  • Integrating application and explanation knowledge
  • Explanation-awareness in applications
  • Methodologies for developing explanation-aware systems
  • Learning to explain
  • Context-aware explanation vs. explanation-aware context
  • Confidence and explanations
  • Security, trust, and explanation
  • Requirements and needs for explanations to support human understanding
  • Explanation of complex, autonomous systems
  • Co-operative explanation
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