We address the problem of specifying a voting rule by means of a series of examples. Each example consists of the answer to a simple question: how should the rule rank two alternatives, given the positions at which each voter ranks the two alternatives? To be able to formalise this elicitation problem, we develop a novel variant of classical social choice theory in terms of associations of alte...

The objective of this paper is to empirically evaluate SKLSEForum, a lightweight forum-based tool, for predicting the likelihood of acceptance of the tool in requirements elicitation practice and finding directions for improvement. We analyzed three data sets from a family of experiments, deriving from two replicated controlled experiments and a survey of expert panel. Results showed that SKLSE...

Requirements elicitation has been recognized as a critical stage in system development projects, yet current models prescribing particular elicitation techniques are still limited in their development and application. This research reviews efforts aimed at addressing this, and synthesizes a common structure consisting of project contingencies, elicitation techniques, logic of fit, and a success...

When a quantitative student model is constructed, one of the first tasks to perform is to identify the domain concepts assessed. In general, this task is easily done by the domain experts. In addition, the model may include some misconceptions which are also identified by these experts. Identifying these misconceptions is a difficult task, however, and one which requires considerable previous e...

We consider the challenge of preference elicitation in systems that help users discover the most desirable item(s) within a given database. Past work on preference elicitation focused on structured models that provide a factored representation of users’ preferences. Such models require less information to construct and support efficient reasoning algorithms. This paper makes two substantial con...

In this game, agents will face-off against each other in the ultra-competitive real estate market. Each competitor will act as a real estate agent, working on behalf of clients who need to move into new homes. These clients need to buy a new home as well as sell their current home. The game will test competitors’ technology in two main research areas: preference elicitation and multi-issue nego...