Heng Zheng

Heng Zheng

Postdoctoral Research Associate

PhD, Artificial Intelligence, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Master, Logic, Sun Yat-sen University

Research focus

Computational Argumentation, Artificial Intelligence and Law; Responsible and Explainable Artificial Intelligence; Arguments in Health Communication; Knowledge Maintenance in Digital Libraries

Publications & Papers

H. Zheng, T. D. Ledford, and J. Schneider. "Arguing about Controversial Science in the News: Does Epistemic Uncertainty Contribute to Information Disorder?" iConference 2024. (Accepted)

J. Schneider, J. Lee, H. Zheng, and M. O. Salami. "Assessing the Agreement in Retraction Indexing across 4 Multidisciplinary Sources: Crossref, Retraction Watch, Scopus, and Web of Science". In: 27th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (STI 2023). May 2023. doi: 10.55835/6441e5cae04dbe5586d06a5f

H. Zheng, D. Grossi, and B. Verheij. "Hardness of Case-Based Decisions: a Formal Theory". In: Proceedings of the Eighteenth International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law. ACM, New York, 2021, pp. 149–158. doi: 10.1145/3462757.3466071

H. Zheng, D. Grossi, and B. Verheij. "Precedent Comparison in the Precedent Model Formalism: A Technical Note". In: Legal Knowledge and Information Systems. Proceedings of JURIX 2020: The Thirty-third Annual Conference. Ed. by S. Villata, J. Harašta, and P. Kšemen. Vol. 334. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2020, pp. 259–262. doi: 10.3233/FAIA200878

H. Zheng, D. Grossi, and B. Verheij. "Case-Based Reasoning with Precedent Models: Preliminary Report". In: Computational Models of Argument. Proceedings of COMMA 2020. Ed. by H. Prakken, S. Bistarelli, F. Santini, and C. Taticchi. Vol. 326. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2020, pp. 443–450. doi: 10.3233/FAIA200528

H. Zheng, M. Xiong, and B. Verheij. "Checking the Validity of Rule-Based Arguments Grounded in Cases: A Computational Approach". In: Legal Knowledge and Information Systems. JURIX 2018: The Thirty-first Annual Conference. Ed. by M. Palmirani. Vol. 313. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2018, pp. 220–224. doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-935-5-220

Presentations

Checking the Validity of Rule-Based Arguments Grounded in Cases: A Computational Approach. Legal Knowledge and Information Systems (JURIX 2018), Groningen, The Netherlands, December 2018.

Introduction to case-based reasoning. Argumentation in artificial intelligence reading group, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, June 2020.

Case-Based Reasoning with Precedent Models: Preliminary Report. Computational Models of Argument (COMMA 2020), online, September 2020.

Precedent Comparison in the Precedent Model Formalism: A Technical Note. Legal Knowledge and Information Systems (JURIX 2020), online, December 2020.

Hardness of Case-Based Decisions: a Formal Theory. Joint meeting of the Argumentation in AI Reading group and MAS group, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, June 2021.

Hardness of Case-Based Decisions: a Formal Theory. ICAIL 2021, online, June 2021.