Björn Ebbinghaus

Björn Ebbinghaus is a Researcher at the Chair of Computer Networks and Communication Systems within the Department of Computer Science at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. Since January 2019, he has focused on extending argumentation systems with decision-making mechanisms and integrating them into natural language environments like chatbots.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (2017)
• Master of Science in Computer Science (May 2019)

Research Interests:

• Collaborative decision-making through argumentation systems
• Human-computer interaction in participatory processes
• Applications of argumentation in online environments (e.g., budgeting, chat systems)
• Fairness evaluation of decision-making algorithms

Publications highlight his work on participatory budgeting, proposal refinement, and argumentation graph models.